Roasted Cauliflower With Soy Ginger Sauce With Scallions Food

SCALLION-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir together the ginger, scallions and 1 teaspoon salt in a heatproof medium bowl.
• Heat the oil over high heat in a small pot until it just starts to smoke or registers 375 degrees F on a digital thermometer, 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully pour the hot oil over the scallion-ginger mixture and stir to combine. Mix in the sugar and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper. Serve as a condiment for bai qie ji (white cut chicken).

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH GARLICKY SOY-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• To roast the cauliflower: Place the oven rack to lowest position. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Trim off the leaves and tough ends, cut the cauliflower into 8 equal parts. Place the cauliflower onto a baking sheet lined with a large piece of foil. Drizzle half of the olive oil over the cauliflower. Turn over the cauliflower, drizzle the remaining oil over, then season with salt and freshly ground black. Using another piece of foil covers the cauliflower completely. Roast 10 minutes, remove the foil, and continue roasting for 10 minutes. Using tongs turns the cauliflower over, and continue roasting for another 10 minutes until the cauliflower turns into golden and brown on almost all sides and tender-crisp. Remove from the oven. To make the sauce: While the cauliflower is roasting, heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a nonstick skillet until hot. Add the garlic and ginger, stirring, and cook for about 1 to minutes until fragrant. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and water, simmering for about 5 minutes until the sauce gets a little bit thick. Remove the pan from heat. Place roasted cauliflower onto a serving platter. Drizzle with sauce, sesame oil, and sprinkle with some sesame seeds if needed. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

SOY-GINGER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Transfer meat to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix water, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, garlic, ginger and mustard; pour over meat. Top with onion. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 7-9 hours., Remove roast and onion to a serving platter; keep warm. Transfer cooking juices to a large saucepan; skim fat. Bring cooking juices to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Return to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve with roast.