Yakimeshi Style Japanese Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe
We’re all looking for ways to stay healthy this pandemic and I’m here to help you cut down on the carbs! I know that rice is life for many of you, but did you know that cauliflower rice is a pretty amazing substitute? If done right, it can really act the same way as the rice in your meals and it won’t leave you feeling so “kawawa” and deprived.
While I often make this fairly plain so that I can eat it with my usual proteins in my favorite dishes, I also enjoy making fancier versions. Here’s the recipe for my YAKIMESHI or Japanese Fried Rice using cauliflower.
Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower
2-3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 small-medium carrot
2-4 sticks kani
2 eggs
2 tbsp. spring onions
2 tbsp. furikake/nori flakes
2 tsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. sesame oil
Procedure:
- Trim, wash and dry your cauliflower head. Separate into florets before pulsing in a food processor with 2-3 cloves of garlic. Check the size until you are satisfied that the pieces look like rice. Set aside.
- Chop all your vegetables (carrots, onion, leeks/spring onions) and kani sticks to prepare for the quick stir fry.
- Beat two eggs, season and make a thin omelette. Set the cooked omelette aside.
- In the same pan, add more cooking oil and soften your carrots and onions until aromatic.
- Add your cauliflower once the carrots have softened. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Once the cauliflower has softened, add the soy sauce and mix everything well.
- Add your chopped kani and furikake//nori flakes. Drizzle with sesame oil.
- Julienne your egg and sprinkle on top of your cauliflower rice along with the leeks/spring onions.
You’re done! You now have a low-carb but very tasty and satisfying alternative to Japanese fried rice! I hop you can try this recipe and let me know what you think!
Enjoy!
