Air Fried Korean Cauliflower
Don't have an air fryer? You can also bake these in the oven: 425 degrees for about 18 to 20 minutes. If desired, turn to the broiler setting (500 degrees) for the last 3 minutes of cooking to get a little char on top. Want Crunchy Cauliflower? After mixing the cauliflower in the gochujang batter, coat each one in panko and air fry or bake in the oven.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1/2 head cauliflower (about 4 heaping cups) chopped into florets or small pieces
- 1/2 cup almond flour*
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/3 cup gochujang**
- 2 tablespoons honey***
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon water + more of needed
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or coconut aminos
- green onions diced for garnish
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer (or oven) to 400 degrees. See notes above if using an oven. (oven temp is different). Chop up your caulflower into florets or small 1-inch pieces. Using a large mixing bowl, combine and whisk together all of the ingredients from the almond flour* to the soy sauce. If the batter seems too thick, you can add another tablespoon of water. Taste, and adjust anything as needed.
- Add the cauliflower into the bowl and mix together until all of the cauliflower is nicely coated with the gochujang batter. If making the "crunchy cauliflower", coat each one in panko and proceed.
- When the air fryer is preheated and ready to go, place the cauliflower into your air fryer drawer or on the racks and air fry for about 8 minutes, rotating the trays halfway through. Be sure to watch your cauliflower so it doesn't burn. Repeat until all of the cauliflower is air fried or baked.
- When serving: garnish with some green onions and sesame seeds. Enjoy this Korean cauliflower just by itself, or in a taco or wrap or with a bowl of rice. Enjoy!
Notes
*You can also use all-purpose flour. If you do, add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
**I made mine really spicy, if you want moderate spice, use only 1/4 cup gochujang
***You can also use maple syrup