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    Home » Recipes » Sichuan Recipes

    Sichuan Dry fried Cauliflower

    Last Modified: October 11, 2022 by Elaine| 15 Comments

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    Sichuan style dry fried cauliflower with a savory and slightly spicy flavor. Comparing with famous Sichuan dry fried green beans, this might be less known and I really think it worth trying. It is always the top star in real Sichuan restaurants along with Mapo tofu and twice cooked pork belly.

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    About the cooking method: Dry-frying

    Gan bian or dry-frying is a famous cooking method in Sichuan cuisine. Crunchy vegetables like cauliflower, green beans and cabbage, firstly deep-frying or pan-frying is used to remove the water contained in raw materials. And then add Sichuan peppercorn, chili peppers or other seasonings and side ingredients for flavoring. Removing the water inside the vegetables can make them absorb flavors and seasonings better.

    I am a big fan of this series of dishes. I am always trying to find new ingredients to replace green beans. After several testing, it proofed that cauliflower, winter bamboo shoots, chicken leg mushrooms and beef(Sichuan shredded beef ), chicken and potatoes are perfect ingredients for Gan Bian dishes. When it comes to cauliflower, I was totally amazed by how great the cauliflower when absorbed the spicy but not overwhelming hot taste.

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    Choose of cauliflower

    I recommend long stem organic cauliflower for this recipes since it is much crunchier than the short stem ones. It is much crunchier and tender in flavor and texture.

    Cook's Note

    Don't blanching the cauliflower like regular light stir frying process as we need to remove water mostly.

    Sichuan dry fried caulifowers|chinasichuanfood.com

    Instructions

    Place around 100g pork belly in wok and fry until the pork becomes cured and browned. This is a big flavor resource. But if you really want to turn this dish into vegan friendly, vegetable cooking oil can be also used.

    Sichuan dry fried caulifowers|chinasichuanfood.com

    Remove the extra oil and then add cauliflower. Continue frying for 5-6 minutes until the cauliflower is well cooked and becomes soft. Transfer all of the content to edges of the wok and leave some oil in center. Place garlic, ginger, dried pepper (or fresh ones) and Sichuan peppercorn. Fry until aromatic.

    Sichuan dry fried cauliflower|chinasichuanfood.com

    Add salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Give a big stir fry to mix all the seasonings even.

    Sichuan dry fried cauliflower|ChinaSichuanfood.com

    Other dry fried dishes to try

    • Sichuan style dry fired potatoes
    • Sichuan dry fried green beans with minced pork
    • Dry fried cabbage
    Sichuan style cauliflower stir fry|Chinasichuanfood.com

    Sichuan dry fried cauliflower

    Sichuan style dry fried cauliflower
    5 from 1 vote
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    Servings 2
    Calories 290 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 100 g  pork belly ,skin removed and sliced
    • 1 small head of cauliflower , cut into small pieces
    • ¼ tsp. Sichuan peppercorn , whole Sichuan peppercorn seeds
    • 4 garlic cloves  , cut into dices
    • 1 small chunk of ginger , cut into dices
    • 5 dried chili peppers , cut into halves (you can also use fresh ones)
    • ¼ tsp. salt
    • 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
    • ½ tsp. dark soy sauce
    • ½ teaspoon sugar
    • 3 green onions , cut into sections.

    Instructions
     

    • Place around 100g pork belly in wok with a very little amount of oil and fry until the pork becomes cured and browned. This is a big flavor resource. But if you really want to turn this dish into vegan friendly, vegetable cooking oil can be also used.
    • Remove the extra oil and then add cauliflower. Continue frying for 5-6 minutes until the cauliflower is well cooked and becomes soft. Transfer all of the content to edges of the wok and leave some oil in center. Place garlic, ginger, dried pepper (or fresh ones) and Sichuan peppercorn. Fry until aromatic.
    • Add green onion sections, salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Give a big stir fry to mix all the seasonings even.
    • Serve hot!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 6gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 742mgPotassium: 222mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 516IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Amanda Meyer

      September 10, 2014 at 10:00 am

      OMG! This looks so good. After trying dry-fried green beans and dry-fried eggplant I am also quickly becoming obsessed with dry-fry flavor. Thanks for the idea 🙂

      Reply
      • Elaine Luo

        September 10, 2014 at 10:09 am

        Hi Amanda,
        Honestly, this is really great as good as dry-fried green beans. Cauliflower absorb the chili sauces and provide an amazing taste. I am obsessed with dry-fry flavor for quite a long time. Happy cooking and hope you love it too.

        Reply
    2. alex

      September 24, 2014 at 4:11 pm

      Hi Elaine! Does it matter if the peppers are fresh or dried? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Elaine Luo

        September 25, 2014 at 3:34 am

        Hi Alex,
        Nice to see you again. For dry frying dishes, dried peppers are recommended but I think fresh ones are also ok for this recipe.
        Try it and recommend to drop me a feedback.

        Reply
    3. Kayiu @ Saucy Spatula

      November 13, 2014 at 11:18 pm

      These shots are gorgeous!

      Reply
      • Elaine Luo

        November 15, 2014 at 7:58 am

        Thanks Kayiu for include my recipe.

        Reply
    4. Robert

      March 29, 2022 at 7:54 pm

      Wow! Your recipe looks amazing, Sichuan food is so interesting and diverse.

      Thank you for sharing this information.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        April 01, 2022 at 9:36 am

        Thanks Robert!

        Reply
    5. Alex

      April 04, 2022 at 5:50 pm

      Many thanks for the recipe, Elaine! How would you recommend to serve it - with steamed rice or something else? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        April 05, 2022 at 7:34 am

        Usually with steamed rice. But it is ok to serve with breads or buns too.

        Reply
    6. Pete

      May 08, 2022 at 12:18 am

      You've omitted the salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar from the ingredients list. Could you please let me know how much of these to use?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        May 08, 2022 at 10:34 am

        Hi Pete,
        Thanks for the feedback. I have already updated the recipe.

        Reply
        • Pete

          May 10, 2022 at 12:58 am

          I just started to make this when I realised that you have forgotten the Sichuan peppercorns from the ingredients!!!

          Reply
    7. Pete

      May 11, 2022 at 3:52 pm

      5 stars
      I made this last night and we thought it was absolutely delicious. It'll join our favourites list.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        May 11, 2022 at 9:24 pm

        Thanks Pete for the final update about the final dish. I am so happy to hear it. And thank you again for your correctness.

        Reply

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