Fuyu's fried cauliflower with white miso, sesame and furikake

Name: Fuyu's fried cauliflower with white miso, sesame and furikake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Sunflower oil, for deep frying; 500 gm cauliflower, cut into florets (about ½); 2 tbsp furikake (see note); Shiso leaves, to serve (see note); Large pinch of instant dashi powder; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 2 tbsp shiro (white) miso (see note); 2 tsp sake; 1 tsp egg yolk; 1 tsp caster sugar; 1 tsp mirin; ¼ tsp sansho pepper powder (see note)

Fuyu restaurant shares its recipe for a tender caramelised cauliflower cooked Japanese-style with a white miso dressing.

Aug 29, 2016 2:00pm

20 mins preparation
10 mins cooking

"David Coomer's fried cauliflower at Fuyu is a dish I could eat every week. Would you share the recipe?" - Dan Rodriguez, Perth, WA

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Ingredients

Sunflower oil, for deep frying
500 gm cauliflower, cut into florets (about ½)
2 tbsp furikake (see note)
Shiso leaves, to serve (see note)

White miso dressing

Large pinch of instant dashi powder
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp shiro (white) miso (see note)
2 tsp sake
1 tsp egg yolk
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp mirin
¼ tsp sansho pepper powder (see note)

Method

Main

1
For white miso dressing, dissolve dashi powder in 1 tbsp boiling water and set aside. Finely grind sesame seeds with a mortar and pestle. Mix in miso, sake, yolk, sugar, mirin and sansho pepper, mixing well between each addition before adding the next ingredient. Thin with dashi (about 3 tsp) to a thick cream consistency.
2
Heat oil in a deep saucepan to 180C. Deep-fry cauliflower in batches until caramelised and tender (3-5 minutes; be careful, hot oil will spit). Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels and season with salt. Spread miso dressing onto serving plates, top with cauliflower, dust with furikake, scatter with shiso leaves and serve.

Notes

Furikake seasoning is a mix of bonito flakes, sesame seeds and nori. Furikake, shiso, shiro miso and sansho pepper are available from Japanese grocers.