This vegetarian dish is full of indulgence because of the crispy fried exterior and the depth of flavor imparted by starting with smoked broccoli. People don’t realize that they crave a smokey taste.
Ingredients
- Red Curry Dipping Sauce
- 6 tablespoons Kewpie mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tablespoon Red Curry Paste
- 2 1/2 teaspoons lime juice freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons green or red Thai chilis, sliced
- salt, to taste
- Turmeric Fried Broccoli
- 6 cups broccoli florets
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons Panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Turmeric, Ground
- 1/2 cup seltzer water ice cold
- 1/2 cup vodka ice cold and inexpensive
- 1/4 cup scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, fresh picked
- 1/4 cup mint, fresh, leaves only
- 1 lime, quartered
Nutrition Information
(per serving)
This vegetarian dish is full of indulgence because of the crispy fried exterior and the depth of flavor imparted by starting with smoked broccoli. People don’t realize that they crave a smokey taste.
Key products
Instructions
For Red Curry Dipping Sauce:
- Mix together all sauce ingredients in a big bowl. Set aside.
For Turmeric Fried Broccoli:
- Smoke the broccoli either using a smoker, or constructing one from tin foil by the following:
- a) Line a square baking pan with tin foil, add 2 cups of hickory chips to the bottom, and place over burners on high heat. Cover with tinfoil like a lid.
- b) Once smoke starts to curl out from under the lid, put a tray or rack over the chips and place broccoli on it. Recover and let it sit on high heat until smoke comes out from under the lid again. Then remove broccoli.
- Toss the smoked broccoli in 1/4 cup of the cornstarch, then shake off excess powder.
- Mix the remaining cornstarch, baking powder, panko, turmeric, salt, and flour together.
- Add vodka and seltzer to the cornstarch mixture.
- Roll the broccoli in the wet batter.
- Deep fry broccoli in batches until golden. Set on paper towels to drain.
For Assembly:
- Drizzle the dipping sauce all over the broccoli
- Sprinkle Scallions and herbs and chilis on top
