Cauliflower, Brown Rice, and Vegetable Fried Rice

Name: Cauliflower, Brown Rice, and Vegetable Fried Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Grapeseed Oil (2 tablespoons grapeseed oil); 2 tbsp Coconut Oil (2 tablespoons coconut oil); 7 pieces Scallion (7 scallions, chopped (keep white/light green ends separate from dark green tops)); 5 cloves Garlic (5 cloves of garlic, chopped); 1 head Cauliflower (head of cauliflower, raw); 3 cup Brown Rice (3 cups of cooked brown rice, cold); 2 cup Broccoli Florets (2 cups cooked broccoli, chopped small); 1 cup Green Peas (1 cup frozen peas); 3 tbsp Soy Sauce (3 T reduced-sodium soy sauce); 2 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil (2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil); 0 pieces Sesame Seeds (toasted sesame seeds, optional) — optional; 0 pieces Green Onion (additional chopped scallion tops for garnish); 0 pieces Table Salt (salt, to taste)

30 minChinese

Servings8

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Steps

1Remove the cauliflower's tough stem and reserve for another use. Using a food processor, pulse cauliflower florets until they resemble rice or couscous. You should end up with around four cups of "cauliflower rice."
2Heat 1T butter and 1T oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
3Add garlic and the white and light green pieces of scallion. Sauté about a minute.
4Add the cauliflower to the pan. Stir to coat with oil, then spread out in pan and let sit; you want it cook a bit and to caramelize (get a bit brown), which will bring out the sweetness. After a couple of minutes, stir and spread out again.
5Add cold rice (it separates easily, so it won't clump up during cooking), plus the additional grapeseed and coconut oil or butter. Raise heat to medium-high. Toss everything together and, again, spread the mixture out over the whole pan and press a bit into the bottom.
6Let it sit for about two minutes—so the rice can get toasted and a little crispy.
7Add the peas and broccoli and stir again.
8Drizzle soy sauce and toasted sesame oil over rice.Cook for another minute or so and turn off heat.
9Add chopped scallion tops and toss.I like to toast some sesame seeds in a dry pan; I sprinkle these and some more raw, chopped scallion over the top of the rice for added flavor and crunch.Season to taste with salt and, if you'd like, more soy sauce. Keep in mind that if you're serving this with something salty and saucy (ie. teriyaki chicken) you may want to hold off on adding too much salt to the fried rice.