Cauliflower And Shrimp Caldin Recipes

SHRIMP CAULIFLOWER FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large flat-bottomed carbon-steel wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat. Add eggs and cook, without stirring, until fully cooked on one side, about 30 seconds. Flip and cook until just cooked through, about 15 seconds. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Add 2 teaspoons oil to the pan; heat over high heat. Add cauliflower in an even layer; cook, undisturbed, until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add 2 teaspoons oil to the pan; heat over high heat. Add shrimp; cook, stirring often, until just opaque, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the plate with the cauliflower.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the pan; heat over high heat. Add broccoli, bell pepper and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly charred, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce (or tamari), water, vinegar and pepper. Bring to a boil; boil for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat. Stir in the reserved eggs, cauliflower and shrimp.

SHRIMP AND CAULIFLOWER BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl toss together cauliflower, onion, oil, crushed red pepper and salt. Spread the mixture in a shallow metal roasting pan. Bake 25 minutes or just until the cauliflower is tender.
• Meanwhile, rinse shrimp; pat dry. In a medium bowl combine shrimp, tomatoes, garlic and lemon zest. Pour shrimp mixture over cauliflower mixture. Bake 15 minutes more or until shrimp are opaque.
• Combine cheese and dill; sprinkle over shrimp mixture. If desired, serve with lemon wedges.

CAULIFLOWER AND SHRIMP CALDIN

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pierce softest eye of coconut with a metal skewer or small screwdriver and drain liquid. Bake coconut 15 minutes.
• Break shell with a hammer or back of a heavy cleaver and remove flesh, prying it out carefully with tip of a flat-head screwdriver. Remove brown membrane with a sharp paring knife or vegetable peeler.
• Coarsely chop one third of coconut (reserve remainder for another use) and finely grind in a blender. Measure out 1/2 cup ground coconut (reserve remainder for another use) and purée with garlic, half of onion, and 1/2 cup water in blender until a paste forms.
• Cook remaining onion in oil in a wide 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add coconut paste, cumin, turmeric, and chile and cook at a bare simmer (do not let boil), stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in 2 cups water and cook at a bare simmer (do not let boil), uncovered, 15 minutes. Add cauliflower and cook at a bare simmer (do not let boil), uncovered, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• While cauliflower cooks, toss shrimp with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Gently mash tamarind pulp with remaining 2 tablespoons water in another small bowl until pulp is softened. Force pulp through a sieve into a bowl, discarding seeds and thick fibers.
• Pat shrimp dry and stir into cauliflower along with tamarind, canned coconut milk, and vinegar. Bring to a bare simmer (do not let boil) and cook until shrimp are just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir in remaining teaspoon salt.
• *Available at Indian markets and Kalustyan's (800-352-3451; kalustyans.com).

SHRIMP FRIED CAULIFLOWER RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wok or nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until it becomes soft and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the frozen vegetables and shrimp and cook, continuing to stir, until the shrimp begins to turn pink and opaque, or another 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for another 30 seconds.
• Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to move the vegetable mixture to one side of the pan. On the other side of the pan, add the beaten eggs and cook them, stirring constantly, until they are scrambled, about 2 minutes. Once the eggs are scrambled, mix them with the vegetables and then add the cauliflower rice, soy sauce and sriracha. Cook, stirring constantly, until the cauliflower rice softens, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the green onions.
• This dish can be served immediately or refrigerated, covered, for 3 to 4 days. It can be enjoyed either hot or cold.

SHRIMP AND CAULIFLOWER "GRITS"

Steps:

• Pulse about half of the cauliflower in a food processor until the florets break down into finer pieces about the size of grains of rice (it's totally fine if they clump; think of this step as cauliflower "rice" gone wrong). Transfer to a medium saucepan, pulse the remaining cauliflower and add that to the pan too. Add the milk, 1 tablespoon of the butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture is soft and smooth and looks like grits, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the Parmesan and adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper if you'd like. Cover and keep warm.
• Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, garlic and cayenne if using and cook, tossing, until the shrimp are pink and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon water and stir to coat the shrimp with the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the cauliflower grits among shallow bowls and top with the shrimp and sauce. Serve with lemon wedges.