General Tso’s Cauliflower

General Tso’s Cauliflower Sweet and spicy and better than takeout 

When it comes to tonight's dinner, you can either call your local Chinese takeout joint, or you can make our recipe for General Tso's Cauliflower. Oh, what's that? You want to make our cauliflower recipe? Well, you chose right. Our version is spicy-sweet like the original but will please meat-eaters and vegetarians alike. (For the record, leftovers taste fantastic--that is, if there are any.)

Ingredients  

• Cauliflower 
• ½ cup all-purpose flour 
• ⅓ cup cornstarch 
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 2 eggs 
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce 
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 
• ½ cup neutral oil (like peanut or vegetable) 
• 1 head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
  

Sauce

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil 
• 6 scallions, white part finely sliced, green part chopped into 1-inch pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, minced 
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger 
• 5 small dried chiles (optional) 
• ¼ cup vegetable broth 
• ¼ cup soy sauce 
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar 
• 2 tablespoons mirin 
• 3 tablespoons sugar 
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch 
• Sesame seeds, for garnish (optional) 
  

See Directions > http://www.purewow.com/recipes/General-Tsos-Cauliflower 

PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

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