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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 25-30 florets- 1 ½ inch each cauliflower
  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • ½ cup corn starch
  • few drops orange food coloring
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 ½ tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp chili sauce
  • ½, grated jalapeno
  • 2 inch (grated) ginger
  • 1 1/3 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2-3 quarts water
  • for frying oil
For Gravy
  • ½ cup (chopped) sweet onion
  • ½ cup (chopped) bell pepper
  • 7-8 stalks (chopped) green onion
  • 6 tbsp ketchup
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp chili sauce
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp oil

Method
 

  1. Boil 2-3 quarts of water in a 5 quart saucepan
  2. After the water comes to a boil, turn off the flame and add 1 tbsp salt and cauliflower florets to the boiling water and leave for 10 minutes
  3. After 10 minutes, drain the water from the cauliflower florets using a sieve. Set aside and let it cool
  4. To make the gravy, put the 1 tbsp oil in a 5 quart pan/wok and heat
  5. Add the sweet onion to the pan and sauté until the onion becomes translucent for 1-2 minutes
  6. Add the bell pepper to the pan and sauté until crisp tender for 1-2 minutes
  7. Add ketchup, soy sauce, chili sauce and black pepper to the pan, mix well and cook for 2 minutes
  8. After 2 minutes, turn off the flame and keep the pan aside
  9. To make the batter, add flour, corn starch, 2-3 drops of orange food coloring, soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce, jalapeno, ginger, 1 tsp salt and black pepper to a big bowl and mix
  10. Add water and mix well until it has a batter-like consistency and set aside
  11. Heat oil in a frying pan
  12. Dip each cauliflower floret into the batter and make sure each part of the floret is covered with the batter
  13. Put it in the frying pan and fry until golden-brown (they will be fried in about 2-3 batches)
  14. After the cauliflower florets turn golden-brown, take them out of the frying pan and remove excess oil
  15. After all of the florets have been fried, add to the pan/wok containing the gravy and mix gently to coat each floret with the gravy
  16. Carefully take the florets out and place onto a big tray
  17. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately
  18. Note: **Do not put the florets into the gravy unless you plan on eating immediately or else they will get soggy; Put them into the gravy right before you serve.