This oil free Spicy Orange Cauliflower is infused with fresh and real ingredients. It’s a delightful Chinese dinner for the entire family. Along with being vegan it’s a healthier form of the traditional Chinese dish.
Preheat oven at 450-degree Fahrenheit. Prepare a cookie/baking sheet with a parchment paper.
In a mixing bowl combine the ingredients for cauliflower (cornstarch, salt, pepper and water). Stir it with a spoon until nicely mixed and there are no lumps. In a small plate/bowl keep panko aside.
Now, toss cauliflower florets in the cornstarch mixture and mix very well so that each floret is well coated with the cornstarch mixture. Now, take a piece of cauliflower floret and cover/wrap it in panko crumbs nicely. Place it on the baking sheet. Repeat the same process for the rest of the cauliflower florets. Discard the extra cornstarch mixture and panko.
Spray them with cooking spray and place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake them for 35-40 minutes or until brown and crisp. Turn off the oven and take the sheet out. Keep it aside.
Now, peel the oranges and juice it using a juicer or blend it in the blender and then strain it in another mixing bowl.
Then combine all the ingredients of the sauce in the orange juice. Mix it well and keep it aside.
Place the nonstick wok/pan on the stove and before turning it on pour the orange sauce in it. Turn on the flame and keep stirring until it starts to boil (make sure to stir so that it does not stick at the bottom).
Let it continue to cook at low-medium flame for about 5-7 minutes stirring twice at intervals or until the sauce thickens.
Turn off the flame and toss in baked cauliflower. Gently, mix everything without breaking the florets.
Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with steamed white rice/brown rice.
Notes
To make it non spicy for kids – skip sriracha sauce and black pepper in the orange sauce. If your oranges are ripe and sweet then you may not need to add brown sugar as well.
For Air Fryer – Follow the steps 2, 3, and 4. Instead of placing them in the oven place the florets in the air fryer basket and spray cooking spray on them. Bake them at 350 degree for 15-20 minutes or until brown and crispy shaking them once after 10 minutes.
I have provided step wise images above in the post for your reference.