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Slow-Cooked Cauliflower with fish sauce and lime

Weeknight-friendly Cauliflower Broth with the fish sauce and lime we come back to again and again. Big flavour, short shopping list.

4.5 from 1,609 cooks
Prep25 min
Cook60 min
Serves4
LevelMedium
Free to cook
Slow-Cooked Cauliflower with fish sauce and lime
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the fish sauce and lime elements, and pat the cauliflower dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add the cauliflower and slow-cook until it takes on colour and the edges catch, 4 to 6 minutes.

Stir in the hoisin and the rest of the fish sauce and lime flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the broccoli along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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