Whether it’s stove top cooking, baking or roasting in the oven or boiling the cauliflower in the instant pot pressure cooker, you can learn here how to cook fresh cauliflower or frozen cauliflower in some of the best, most easy and simple but different ways so your cauliflower turns perfectly cooked every single time!
Whichever way you choose to cook cauliflower, it most certainly makes one of the most simple, easy, delicious vegetable side dishes that goes great with any meals including holiday meals like Thanksgiving dinner or lunch and every day lunch or dinner! Cauliflower dishes also goes great in lunch boxes!
Best, Easy Ways To Prepare Cauliflower
Here you can see some of the most best and easy ways to cook cauliflower using fresh cauliflower or frozen cauliflower!
Roasting Or Baking Cauliflower In Oven
Fresh or frozen cauliflower can be easily roasted in the oven.
If using fresh cauliflower, make sure to wash the cauliflower very well, chop the cauliflower head into medium sized florets.
If using frozen cauliflower, you can directly use the frozen cauliflower for roasting as thawing is not necessary.
There are different recipes to easily roast cauliflower florets. Let’s look at some of them here for making the best roasted cauliflower!
Curry roasted frozen cauliflower
Curry roasted cauliflower is spicy and delicious, but super simple to make in the oven!
Roasted fresh cauliflower
Roasted fresh cauliflower florets with lemon and pepper makes a simple, yummy side dish for any meal!
Turmeric roasted frozen cauliflower
Turmeric roasted cauliflower using frozen cauliflower is so simple, easy to bake in the oven and tastes delicious!
Rainbow Cauliflower:
Oven roasted rainbow cauliflower makes the perfect colorful cauliflower side dish that is also delicious and healthy!
Roasted cauliflower crumbles (cauliflower rice):
Roasted cauliflower crumbles or cauliflower rice is super easy to do if you have frozen cauliflower crumbles!
Stove top cooking of cauliflower:
Stove top preparation of cauliflower is one of the most popular ways to cook cauliflower florets.
You can boil cauliflower florets to make healthy, nutritious side dish, you can saute cauliflower, you can steam them and so on.
Stove top boiled cauliflower
You can cook cauliflower on the stove top in different methods and boiling cauliflower is one of the most easy ways to make healthy cauliflower side dish that is so simple and tasty as well!
Easy curried cauliflower
Cauliflower curry dishes goes great with rice and you can adjust the spices based on your preferences in most recipes.
Instant Pot Caulifower:
In instant pot pressure cookers, you can easily cook cauliflower in different ways.
That include steaming the cauliflower, boiling the cauliflower, sauteeing the cauliflower or making cauliflower curry!
Cauliflower curry in instant pot using frozen cauliflower florets
Instant pot frozen cauliflower curry is perfect, easy way to cook cauliflower if you like curry!
Here we will also have a simple recipe to cook cauliflower florets easily on stove top using a frying pan!
How To Cook Cauliflower – Sauteed Cauliflower Recipe
To make easy, delicious sauteed cauliflower you can use fresh cauliflower florets or frozen cauliflower florets.
Ingredients used:
cauliflower 16 oz (fresh or frozen)
salt adjust to taste
pepper ½ teaspoon
paprika ½ teaspoon
garlic powder 1 teaspoon
onion powder ½ teaspoon
oil 2 tablespoon
soy sauce 1 tablespoon
curry leaves or cilantro a few leaves (optional)
Step by step instructions
Add the cauliflower florets to a large frying pan or skillet, if you are using frozen cauliflower, cook in medium low heat until the water content evaporates.
If using fresh cauliflower which is dry and do not have any water in it, you can proceed to add remaining ingredients.
Add salt and oil, mix well to combine with the cauliflower (Keep in mind not to add oil if the water is not evaporated from frozen cauliflower or if there is any water content left from washing cauliflowe. Add the oil only once any water content in the cauliflower is evaporated).
Saute the cauliflower for 2 to 3 minutes until the cauliflower is lightly fried on the outside.
Cover the pan with lid and cook in low heat for another 3 to 4 minutes until cauliflower is cooked and tender.
Once the cauliflower is cooked, add the spices & soy sauce and also add curry leaves or cilantro (if using) stir to combine and saute for another 1 more minute.
Turn off the heat and transfer the cooked cauliflower to a serving dish.
Serve hot as a simple, delicious vegetable side dish with any meals like lunch or dinner!
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Below you can get the recipe for sauteed cauliflower in detail.
How To Cook Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 16 oz cauliflower fresh or frozen
- salt adjust to taste
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 string curry leaves or cilantro, optional
Instructions
- Add the cauliflower florets to a large frying pan or skillet, if you are using frozen cauliflower, cook in medium low heat until the water content evaporates.
- If using fresh cauliflower which is dry and do not have any water in it, you can proceed to add remaining ingredients.
- Add salt and oil, mix well to combine with the cauliflower (Keep in mind not to add oil if the water is not evaporated from frozen cauliflower or if there is any water content left from washing cauliflowe. Add the oil only once any water content in the cauliflower is evaporated).
- Saute the cauliflower for 2 to 3 minutes until the cauliflower is lightly fried on the outside.
- Cover the pan with lid and cook in low heat for another 3 to 4 minutes until cauliflower is cooked and tender.
- Once the cauliflower is cooked, add the spices & soy sauce and also add curry leaves or cilantro (if using) stir to combine and saute for another 1 more minute.
- Turn off the heat and transfer the cooked cauliflower to a serving dish.
- Serve hot as a simple, delicious vegetable side dish with any meals like lunch or dinner!
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