Test cook Dan Souza reveals the secrets to perfect Grilled Cauliflower.
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Put food in microvave ove is crime , it will become poisones food after that. Injoy in your poisones deli!
Microwave !!! 😱
Why remove the leaves? They are edible and delicious. Just remove the outside ones, cut any damaged ends off and leave them on.
This turned out excellent. Even the wife loved it and she's not big on cauliflower.
Can I leave out the sugar?
I don’t think Dan know what “dissolve” means. If salt and sugar are dissolved in water, then the water should be clear. Probably doesn’t matter for this recipe, however it shouldn’t be called a “solution”.
Also, I don’t think it’s a good idea to use EVOO for browning on a grill. A quick Maillard reaction (e.g., on a grill) will take place at >350 degrees F, above the smoke point if EVOO. In fact, those grill grates might be closer to 500 degrees. That’s why people typically use a neutral oil with a high smoke point to grill. If you want the flavor of EVOO then use it to baste at the end (which he does).
I love cauliflower and followed this recipe to the letter and found that 14mins in the nuke made it too tender to flip on the grill, it disintegrated. Tried a second time at 7mins and it came out perfect, brown and crispy on the outside yet creamy on the inside. I think the key was shortening the cook time and extending the grill time.
Watching this video makes me hungry, but not for cauliflower…
I love cauliflower in all it's forms.
This looks amazing, what a beautiful share Dan.
Thank you for this video
Attn: Stylist of ATK… For the love of cooking, please give Dan a good haircut and grooming his facial hair.
Because Covid related inflation is a world wide THING, (yeah it is a THING) one would think that democracy loving reporters would be telling us how well the US under Mr Biden is doing in comparison to the other countries. Maybe in fact Mr Biden is making the US economy stronger in relation to all other countries. This would be positive news and help the country steer clear of more lying grifting cheating racist Trumpism in the future.
You lost me at using chef Mike for 14 min.
How to grill cauliflower. Released in January. When half of America (my half) is frozen and not grilling. WTF?
Excellent tips and that looked absolutely delicious!!! Thx!
Good grief is cauliflower the only alternative to potatoes? It's lame in the flavor department and all we see are recipes for grilling, bbqing, broiling, mashing, ect, ect. There has to be something out there in vegetable land better than the "big flower".
Man Americans add sugar to EVERYTHING.
I followed this technique yesterday and roasted the cauliflower instead of grilling it. It was excellent. I preheated a sheet pan in the oven until it was piping hot and only then placed the cauliflower. Initially all the residual water dries up and only then does the browning start. I have been looking for a way to overcome the seasoning problem that Dan talks about and this one nails it. In my case only 10 mins in the microwave was enough.
How about on a griddle? For those of us without a grill?
Might as well as broiled them in the oven in your kitchen! a gas "grill" so sad really those who fear smoke as a flavor.
To Much Work! No Time For that! Come up with easy ones!!
Oh, barf! 🤮
I don't own a microwave. Do you recommend booling it the solution? Or, baking, covered in foil? If so, what temp and how long?
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Dan needs a haircut and a shave
The best thing about atk is you give measurements for everything rather than just say a little of this & a little of that, as your little may not be the the same for everyone.
I usually pick my own cauliflower from a "U pick farm"..are the leaves on the cauliflower useable/tasty?
How do I cook them if so?
Once I saw it go into the microwave for 16 mins. I knew the title was misleading.
I've always cut whole heads into slices and then grilled the resulting "steaks."
Step one: open up the refrigerator, grab said cauliflower. Step two, Open up garbage can. Step three throw out cauliflower and grab chicken wings
you can also grilled the leaves; it comes out great.
It’s January. Where is there somewhere that there’s green? Right now, in Northern Canada, we can’t see the street from our front window…
Dan you make it so straight forward and I love you teach any new cooks watching to watch out for that steam. In my early twenties I got some nasty burns that way.
Dan could make a lump of coal look and taste delicious
Thank you
After 14 minutes in my microwave, the cauliflower would turn to carbon and then to diamond.
So yummy! You just made me so hungry Dan! 😋
You leave the grill open the whole time you prep the cauliflower?
Also any alternatives to the microwave?
A gas grill on an upstairs balcony? Isn't that a fire hazard?
ever thought about going to a hair stylist
What a convoluted way of doing something simple. Salt and oil it and pop in air fryer or oven. If you must grill, cut in stakes, par boil or steam it. Hit it with salt after steaming so the salt and pepper sticks. Oil it and grill.
But if you really want cauliflower to shine, head to you local Indian restaurant and try Gobi (cauliflower) 65.
Yummy!
Why is his porch clear? My deck is covered with 6" of snow. Not fair.
How do we do this without a microwave?