If you've never cooked cauliflower before, it's time to try a new method.Roasting cauliflower in a hot oven gives it a rich flavor.If you want a fast, low-fat cooking method, boil the florets just until they're tender or steam them in the microwave.If you want to make cauliflower the centerpiece of your meal, cut it into thick steaks and grill them until they're tender and charred.
Step 1: Grease a baking sheet after preheating the oven to 400 F.
Line the rimmed sheet with a piece of aluminum foil.If you don't have a baking sheet, use a roasting pan.
Step 2: Cut the cauliflower in half.
The cauliflower is cut from the top through the stem.You can cut the pieces in half by laying them flat on your board.To remove the core, turn 1 of the quarters on its side and cut at an angle.The cauliflower should be broken up so that the florets fall into the bowl.This is done with each cauliflower quarter.
Step 3: The cauliflower should be tossed with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil should be put over the cauliflower in the bowl.You can add garlic powder along with salt and pepper according to your liking.It might burn as a cauliflower roast if you use fresh garlic.
Step 4: If you want to bake cauliflower, spread it on the sheet and bake it for 20 to 25 minutes.
Put the sheet in the oven if you want the florets to be in a single layer.When you poke a piece with a fork, Roast the cauliflower until it's tender.The cauliflower's tops are slightly brown.
Step 5: The florets should be covered with 1/2 cup (50 g) of parmesan.
The baking sheet needs to be taken out of the oven.Sprinkle the cheese over the cauliflower.skip this step if you don't want to add parmesan to cauliflower
Step 6: The florets should be cooked for 3 to 5 minutes.
Return the cauliflower to the oven and cook it.While they're hot, remove the florets and serve them.For up to 5 days, store cauliflower in a container.
Step 7: Cut cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.
Put a cauliflower on your cutting board and slice it in half.Cut the halves in half.Cut the core out at an angle when you turn a piece on its side.The cauliflower should be broken up so that it falls into the bowl.
Step 8: Bring the water to the boil.
Place a medium pot on the stove and fill it with water.Put a lid on the pot and turn the burner on so the water begins to boil.Chicken or vegetable stock can be used to flavor the cauliflower.
Step 9: The cauliflower can be boiled for 5 to 7 minutes.
Take the hot lid off of the pot and add the florets to the boiling water.Put the lid on the pot and cook the cauliflower until it's as tender as you want it to be.When you poke the cauliflower with a fork, cook them until they are completely soft.
Step 10: The cauliflower needs to be drained in a strainer.
Put a strainer in the sink and slowly pour cauliflower into it to drain the water.The steam from the water is hot.
Step 11: Sprinkle salt and pepper on the cauliflower.
Season the cauliflower with salt, pepper, or butter.The cauliflower can be refrigerated for up to five days.
Step 12: Cut cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.
Take a chef's knife and slice the cauliflower in half.Cut them in half and lay them flat.Cut the core away from each quarter with your knife.Put the cauliflower in a bowl and cook it.The cauliflower is easy to break into florets if you cut away the core.You can use a microwave-safe bowl.
Step 13: The water should be poured into the bowl and covered with a piece of cloth.
To cover the bottom of the cauliflower bowl, add water.If you want to trap steam as cauliflower cooks, lay a piece of plastic wrap, wax paper, or a wet towel over the bowl.A small microwave-safe plate could be used to cover the bowl.
Step 14: The cauliflower can be microwaved for 3 to 4 minutes.
If you enjoy eating cauliflower, cook it for 3 minutes.If you like cauliflower to be soft, microwave it for four minutes.The cauliflower can be microwaved on full power.
Step 15: Before you take it out, leave the cauliflower in the microwave for a minute.
As the cauliflower rests, it will continue to cook.Remove the hot bowl with oven mitts after 1 minute.To find out if it's as tender as you want, insert a fork into a floret.Lift the lid away from your face because the steam is very hot.If the cauliflower is not as soft as you want, cover the bowl and microwave it.Check the cauliflower again after one minute.
Step 16: Take the water out of the bowl.
There might be some water left in the bowl.Put the cauliflower into a strainer over the sink so the water doesn't get into it.
Step 17: Put the cauliflower in a container.
Place the cauliflower in the bowl with salt and pepper.Adding butter or olive oil adds extra flavor.Warm cheese sauce can be poured over the cauliflower florets.The cauliflower can be refrigerated for up to 5 days.
Step 18: To grill on a gas or charcoal grill, heat it to medium-low.
If you're using a gas grill, leave half of the burners on and turn the others to medium-low.If you're using a charcoal grill, fill a chimney with briquettes and light them.Dump the coals on the side of the grill that is not covered with ash.A 2-zone fire is created when the coals are dumped on the grill grate.The temperature can be controlled as you grill cauliflower steaks.
Step 19: Cut the cauliflower into steaks.
Put the cauliflower on the board.Pull the cauliflower out of the leaves and use a chef's knife to trim the stem so you can place it on a flat base.Hold the cauliflower in place with one hand and cut it into 4 slabs that are about 1 2 inches thick.The steaks should be put on a sheet.As you cut the steaks, keep in mind that the florets will fall away.You can use these in other recipes.
Step 20: The steaks should be brushed with 4 cup of olive oil.
Put the oil into a small bowl and dip the brush into it.The oil should be brushed over the steak's surface.The other side of the steaks should be brushed as well.The steaks are prevented from sticking to the grill with the help of the olive oil.
Step 21: Prepare the steaks by seasoning them with salt, pepper, garlic, powder, and paprika.
Put a small bowl of sea salt and black pepper in it.Stir in 1 g of garlic powder and 1 gram of smoked paprika.The seasoning mix should be placed over the cauliflower steak.
Step 22: Grill the steaks for 14 to 16 minutes.
The steaks should be placed on the grill with at least 1 inch of space between them.Grill the steaks until they are charred on both sides.The steaks should be flipped over halfway through the cooking time.If you're using a charcoal grill, put the steaks on the side of the grill that has the hot coals underneath it.
Step 23: The steaks should be moved to indirect heat.
Lift the lid of the grill with the help of oven mitt.The steaks should be moved to the cool side of the grill by using the tongs.The grill will get hotter if the lid is not put back down.
Step 24: For another 15 to 20 minutes, grill the cauliflower.
The steaks need to be cooked until they're tender.Enjoy the steaks with other grilled vegetables on the serving platter.To find out how tender the steaks are, stick a paring knife into the center of the steak.The knife should come out easily if you like steaks soft.If you want to keep cauliflower steaks refrigerated, store them in a container for up to 5 days.