Baked General Tso's Cauliflower
Quick and easy extra saucy General Tso's Cauliflower recipe. This tastes like takeout but it's so much more healthy because it's baked, not deep-fried in oil!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 large head cauliflower chopped into small florets (equals about 8 cups)
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
For the sauce
- 2 teaspoons grapeseed oil or olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice cooking wine
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Optional: sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the cauliflower out on it. Pour grapeseed oil and cornstarch on top of the cauliflower, stirring to fully coat each piece.
- Bake for 30 minutes, flipping it half way.
- Time to make the sauce! Heat up oil in a large skillet over medium high heat, add the minced garlic, and cook until garlic is fragrant and browned, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice cooking wine, honey, sesame oil, cornstarch and pepper flakes into the skillet, stirring to make sure all the ingredients are fully combined.
- Bring sauce to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- When cauliflower is finished baking, remove from the oven and pour directly into the skillet. Stir the cauliflower so the sauce completely covers it.
- Serve cauliflower over white rice, and top with sesame seeds. (optional). Enjoy!