Ingredients
14 oz cauliflower
Roasted sesame seeds (optional)
For batter
1/4 cup potato starch/or corn starch
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 tsp black pepper
1/3 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
1/4 cup water or veg broth
Sauce
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp mince garlic
1.5 tbsp gochujang (Korean red pepper paste)
1/4 cup mirin
1/4 cup brown rice syrup
3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Steps
Prepare
Separates the cauliflower floret and stem, break and cut into bite-sized pieces
Mix well all batter ingredients until texture become dense, but not wet
Add cauliflower to the flour batter, mix well to coat. Give cauliflower a little massage with batter :)
Cooking
Place coated cauliflower in air fryer. Fry at 350F for 15-20 minutes (depends on the size of your air fryer and the portion of your cauliflower, check accordingly to when cooking)
Turn stove on medium heat, heat 1 tbsp oil on a skillet. When oil is medium hot, add 1 tbsp minced garlic and stir fry with until fragrant. Add 1.5 tbsp Korean red pepper paste (adjust to your taste)* and 1/4 cup mirin, let it boil for alcohol to evaporate. Then reduce heat to medium low
Add 1/4 cup brown rice syrup (or maple syrup or other sweet of your choice) + 3 tbsp sugar + 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Stir well to mix all sauce ingredient and let it slightly boil in 2 minutes. Taste and adjust sweetness, spiciness and sourness to your taste
Add air fried cauliflowers to skillet. Return heat to medium and mix well to coat sauce evenly all over cauliflower until cauliflowers are all coated and sauce reduced. Turn off heat and sprinkle roasted white sesame seeds
Note
I find that Korean gochujang is more spicy than Korean chili powder. So If the spiciness does not bothering you, you can add more to your taste.