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Sticky Hoisin Cauliflower Wings & Fried Rice
American-style vegan cauliflower wings meet big Asian-style flavours. Ginger. Sesame seeds. Lime. Maple syrup plus hoisin come together to form the most delicious and moreish sticky sweet sauce. Fluffy brown rice, flecked with colourful, good-for-you veg to soak it all up. Need we say more?
Prep in 10
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 80g brown rice (brown rice (100%))
- 2 tsp black sesame seeds (Sesame)
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 1 cauliflower (use a quarter)
- 200ml almond cream (use half) (Nuts) (Water, almond, sunflower oil, stabilisers (arabic gum, xanthan gum), sea salt)
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 4 tbsp cornflour
- 6 tbsp hoisin sauce (Soya) (Water, Miso Paste (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Date Syrup, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans Salt, Rice, Ethyl alcohol), Tomato Paste, Cornflour, Salt, Garlic, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid, Chinese Five Spice (Fennel Seed, Cassia, Black Pepper, Star Anise, Cloves), Cayenne Pepper)
- 1 pak choi
- 1 tsp cajun spice (use half) (cayenne pepper, cardamom, cumin, black pepper, sea salt, fennel, coriander, chilli, oregano, thyme)
- 1 pepper
Nutritional Information
Calories: 824
Protein: 19g
Carbs: 144g
Fat: 19g
Ingredients
- 1 tsp cajun spice (cayenne pepper, cardamom, cumin, black pepper, sea salt, fennel, coriander, chilli, oregano, thyme)
- 1 pak choi
- 200ml almond cream (Nuts) (Water, almond, sunflower oil, stabilisers (arabic gum, xanthan gum), sea salt)
- 2 tsp black sesame seeds (Sesame)
- 1 cauliflower (use half)
- 80g brown rice (brown rice (100%))
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 4 tbsp cornflour (use half)
- 6 tbsp hoisin sauce (Soya) (Water, Miso Paste (Water, Soybeans, Rice, Salt), Date Syrup, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans Salt, Rice, Ethyl alcohol), Tomato Paste, Cornflour, Salt, Garlic, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid, Chinese Five Spice (Fennel Seed, Cassia, Black Pepper, Star Anise, Cloves), Cayenne Pepper)
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 1 pepper
- 1 unwaxed lime
Nutritional Information
Calories: 505
Protein: 11g
Carbs: 67g
Fat: 21g
Sticky Hoisin Cauliflower Wings & Fried Rice
American-style vegan cauliflower wings meet big Asian-style flavours. Ginger. Sesame seeds. Lime. Maple syrup plus hoisin come together to form the most delicious and moreish sticky sweet sauce. Fluffy brown rice, flecked with colourful, good-for-you veg to soak it all up. Need we say more?
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Cooking Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220C / fan 200C / gas mark 7. Bring a large saucepan filled with salted hot water to a boil. Add the rice and boil for 25-30 mins, until cooked, then drain.
- Remove the leaves and cut the cauliflower into small florets. In a mixing bowl, combine the cajun spice, half the cornflour and a good pinch of sea salt. Pour the cream into another bowl. Cover the cauliflower with cream, then transfer to the spiced cornflour bowl. Toss to coat. Place on a lined baking tray and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Roast for 10 mins.
- Roughly dice the pepper into 2cm squares. Trim the pak choi and cut into bite-sized pieces. Clean the cream bowl, then add the hoisin, maple syrup and half the ginger and garlic paste. Mix well.
- After 10 mins of roasting, remove the tray from the oven and add half the hoisin. Toss to coat, then roast for another 5-10 mins, until soft and caramelised.
- Heat a large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil. Add the peppers, pak choi and the remaining ginger and garlic paste. Cook for 4-5 mins, until softening. Add the cooked rice and cook for 2-3 mins. Season with sea salt and juice from half the lime.
- Serve the rice topped with the cauliflower wings. Drizzle over the remaining hoisin sauce and garnish with the remaining lime wedges.
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