I just got a container of riced cauliflower from the market down the street. But have never made anything with it! How do you cook it? What do you add for seasoning/flavor?
I like SIMPLE because toddler and infant and I don’t like cooking.
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I often just use it in place of rice in recipes where we would put something over rice, like stir-fry or curry.
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@kiddosc: but how do you actually cook it? Steam? Sauté?
I got it as a side for (brace yourself) sloppy joes. My husband is obsessed with them because of his childhood memories. So I thought the cauli rice could be an interesting way to have a veggie side. -
I like to wok-fry it in a bit of olive oil, but you can basically do whatever - steam, sautée, even microwave.
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@SweetiePie: I've always bought it as a frozen steamer bag, so I just steam it in the microwave. I'm not worried about flavor because I'm topping it with something.
I kind of think it might be good mixed into the sloppy Joe's though.
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I sauté it also
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Saute in butter and/or oil
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I either steam or sautee. If you have fresh then sauteeing will likely be good because you can flavor it while you are cooking it and you'll be more likely to be able to get the moisture out.
It's a very blank slate, and really tastes only like the seasonings or the other ingredients you're pairing it with. As a side itself I would likey cook it with some sauteed finely diced onion and use a good amount of seasoning/herbs.
Like others said I almost exclusively use it in-place of rice or another grain in a recipe or to cut the rice/grain amount down. My typical go-to's are for fried rice (frozen veg, scrambled egg, pork or other protein if desired, soy sauce, seasonings), under stir fry/Indian food, or as part of a rice casserole or to sub for half of a recipe of grits or something like that. -
saute it for 10 mins on med/low in a little oil or butter
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Spread on a baking pan, drizzle with olive oil and roast at 425 until starts to brown. So easy!
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I make fried rice with it. I add some veggies and soy sauce and crisp it up a bit in a frying pan. Then I add a couple scramble eggs.
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Interesting post, I've never even heard of riced cauliflower. I'll look out for it now
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@RonjaL7: @lindseykaye: @Baby Boy Mom: great ideas thanks!
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For my kids I mix it in mashed potatoes and hash browns to sneak in more veggies.
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I sometimes sauté it with olive oil and taco seasoning and use it as the “meat” in tacos.
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@PurplePeony: oooh yum
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Just wanted to update that I decided to roast it! Basically I needed a skillet for our main and I didn’t feel like dirtying two of them. Haha. So I put it in a ziploc and shook it up with olive oil, Parmesan and minced garlic. Spread it in a thin layer on a sheet pan. Sprinkled with sea salt. 425 degrees for 20-ish minutes with one stirring around in the middle.
It was INSANELY good! Brown and toasty and carmelized and garlicky and just a little cheesy. I can’t wait to make it again! -
@SweetiePie: You are a genius, that sounds SO GOOD!
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@erinbaderin: I’m so not a cook, so I felt like I was on top chef.
I’m not even bad. I just don’t like it. So I don’t do it.
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