This baby is a no-brainer in my quest to make the family eat less meat.
Why?
Because when you mash up a cauliflower? It’s almost like a potato or something. It becomes magical.
This super easy recipe is perfect for my little magical family. I hope it’s perfect for yours, too.
This recipe is completely adapted from An Edible Mosaic.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 12 minutes |
| Passive Time | none we are not passive |
| Servings |
humans
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- 1 lb cauliflower chopped into small pieces
- 1 regular ole onion dice that baby up
- .25 tsp smoked paprika if you have it. I am too poor & have to use regular or Old Bay or turmeric
- .25 tsp salt I have this
- .25 tsp black pepper
- 3 Tbsp water
- 1 clove garlic large and minced
- 2 tsp juice of the lemon it sounds fancy that way
- 2 tsp parsley minced, for garnish, if you can afford it
Ingredients
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- FIND A SKILLET. Is the house to messy? Did you find one? PUT THE OIL IN THE SKILLET AND TURN THE BURNER ON MEDIUM HEAT.
- Is the oil sort of medium heatness? Good. PUT THOSE CAULIFLOWER TREES in there. DO NOT STIR! DO NOT TOUCH IT! I know. I know. This is hard. Distract yourself from your need to stir by using your writer imagination. Imagine they are white little trees. Or warts? Why do they look like warts? Rethink this recipe. Rethink cauliflower. Refuse to think and COOK CAULIFLOWER FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. It will start to change color a bit.
- STIR IT NOW. ADD THE SPICES AND WATER. FIND A COVER TO THE SKILLET! Panic because you forgot about the cover. PUT THE COVER ON TOP. COOK FOR 3-5 minutes. The cauliflower will be tender but not a giant mush.
- TAKE THE COVER OFF. TURN THE HEAT TO LOW. ADD THE GARLIC. COOK 2 MINUTES and STIR LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER STIRRED BEFORE! THIS IS YOUR TIME TO STIR! CLAIM IT!
- Sorry for the caps lock. I got excited. STIR IN THE LEMON JUICE. Watch it evaporate. This takes less than a minute.
- Sprinkle parsley on it. If you aren't really a vegetarian, put a fried egg on there. But... you know...
MAN VERDICT – There is not nearly enough of this.
CARRIE VERDICT – I didn’t get to eat any.
DOG VERDICT – Neither did we!
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