Spanish Cauliflower Rice

Paella-inspired Spanish Cauliflower Rice with shrimp, hen and chorizo is wholesome and scrumptious, excellent for a grain-free, low-carb dinner. Cauliflower is chopped into rice-like kernels and cooked in a wonderful sofrito of onions, garlic and pink candy peppers.

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This cauliflower Spanish rice is impressed by the standard Spanish dish often called paella. I didn’t wish to name it that as such as a result of it options chorizo – a no-no in a paella if you happen to ask a Spaniard – and it’s not made with correct paella rice, so I form of really feel like I might be bastardizing the dish an excessive amount of. So, Spanish cauliflower rice it’s!

When it comes to flavours, it has these lovely hints of paprika and saffron (if you happen to can afford it) in addition to loads of onions, garlic and pink peppers cooked down into beautiful, caramelised sofrito.

This riced cauliflower recipe works as a important dish and is satiating and nutritionally balanced. It’s grain-free, gluten-free, low-carb, paleo, and Whole30 pleasant.

What Is Sofrito?

A sofrito (also referred to as sofregit, soffritto, or refogado) refers to a cooking technique or a component used within the Mediterranean, Latin American, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese cooking.

It options fragrant components like onions, garlic and infrequently carrots, celery, peppers or tomatoes, minimize into small items and sautéed or braised in cooking oil till mushy and translucent. Sofrito serves as a flavourful base for sauces or to coat different meals in and it’s important for paella and likewise for this cauliflower Spanish rice model.

Components For Spanish Cauli Rice

Discover the total measurements within the recipe card beneath.

• Cauliflower rice: you will have about 1 head of cauliflower to make 5 cups of cauliflower rice. You can even use pre-chopped, store-bought cauliflower rice and even frozen cauliflower rice.
• Protein: good-quality chorizo (search for the Spanish sort, with a lot of paprika) or one other sort of sausage if you happen to can’t discover it; hen breast or thighs; and shrimp/prawns, which will be uncooked, cooked or frozen.  
• For sofrito: a lot of olive oil, onion, garlic, pink candy pepper (bell pepper/capsicum), chili, candy and smoked paprika, white wine, vegetable or hen inventory, and tomato paste. I like including some saffron or saffron powder for that genuine paella flavour BUT it’s costly and never at all times accessible so it’s non-obligatory on this recipe.
• Plus: a bit of salt and pepper, lemon juice and inexperienced onion for garnish. 

How To Make Spanish Cauliflower Rice

• Prep the cauliflower. Utilizing a processor, or chopping by hand, cube cauliflower into small, rice-size crumbs. Put aside. If utilizing frozen cauliflower rice, measure out 4-5 cups and pop it within the microwave to defrost. Alternatively, add to a big bowl and canopy with boiling scorching water for 10-15 seconds, then pressure and put aside.
• Put together the remainder of the components and have the whole lot prepared earlier than you begin cooking this dish.

• Step 1. Warmth a tablespoon of olive oil in a big frying pan over medium-high warmth. Add the chorizo and cook dinner on each side for 1-2 minutes, or till browned and crisp. Take away chorizo to a plate however reserve the fats/oil that oozed from the sausage. 
• Step 2. Add the prawns and cook dinner on all sides for 1 minute, sprinkle with a bit of salt and take away to a plate. 

• Step 3. Lastly, add the hen with a bit of extra olive oil if the pan begins getting sticky. Season with about 1/2 teaspoon of salt and some pinches of pepper. Prepare dinner hen for about 6-7 minutes, till barely browned on all sides. Take away to a aspect plate as properly. Be aware: it’s going to cook dinner for a bit of longer as soon as we add the cauliflower rice into the dish. 

• Step 4. Conserving the warmth on medium, add 2 extra tablespoons of olive oil to the identical frying pan. Add the onions, pink peppers, chilli and a very good pinch of salt and cook dinner for 3-4 minutes, stirring a number of instances. Add garlic, paprika and saffron if utilizing. Stir by way of for 10 seconds to launch the aromas. 
• Step 5. Add white wine and let it bubble away for 30 seconds. Add tomato paste and inventory and cook dinner on low warmth for five minutes till onions and pink peppers have softened and the sauce has thickened barely.

• Step 6: At this stage, add the pre-cooked chorizo (reserve a number of slices for styling) and hen along with the cauliflower ‘rice’. Combine by way of and cook dinner for 2-3 minutes, stirring a number of instances, till the cauliflower has softened barely however remains to be a bit of crunchy. You’ll be able to add a bit of extra oil or/and inventory if the pan will get a bit of sticky or it feels such as you want extra liquid. 
• Step 7. Lastly, stir within the pre-cooked prawns and drizzle with lemon juice to complete issues off. Serve with some chopped inexperienced onions and a sprinkle of paprika.

Vitamin Notes

This Spanish cauliflower rice dish is excessive in protein and fibre, satiating but not heavy, and balanced in most important vitamins. Actually, I might name it nutrient-dense, particularly excessive in B-vitamins, magnesium, zinc, iron, and antioxidant-potent nutritional vitamins C and E. It’s grain-free, gluten-free, low-carb, paleo, and Whole30 pleasant.

Vitamin Macros Per Serving: 499 energy, 19.9 g complete carbs, 6.1 g fibre (13.8 g internet carbs), 38.4 g protein, 28.7 g fats.

Storage, Freezing & Reheating

• You’ll be able to retailer cauliflower rice in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3-4 days.
• To freeze, cool the Spanish Cauliflower Rice and retailer in an hermetic, freezer-safe container or plastic bag for as much as 3 months.
• Defrost in a single day within the fridge and reheat completely in a frying pan with a bit of oil. In any other case, reheat within the microwave for 2-4 minutes, till warmed by way of.

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