Apparently Cheesecake Factory has a delicious Orange Chicken and rice….and a certain youtuber is obsessed! Our orange chicken queen! Soooooo, I veganized it!

I’m so pleased with how this turned out! I highly recommend it!

Be sure to watch my video for more tips and tricks!

Ingredients:

• 1 head of cauliflower
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened plain almond milk (or a citra hopped vegan beer like I used for extra dimension)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1-1 1/2 cups panko
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
• 1/4 cup orange juice (fresh squeezed plus the zest)
• 1 cup coconut sugar
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp each of ground ginger, red pepper flakes and onion powder
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 tbsp water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cut cauliflower in bite sized pieces.
3. Mix flour, salt, pepper, a little of the orange zest and almond milk (or beer) together.
4. Pour over the cauliflower and mix until well coated.
5. Pour Panko on top and lightly toss a couple of times. The amount of Panko depends on the size of your cauliflower.
6. Place cauliflower in a single layer on a well greased baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes, flipping halfway.
7. While the cauliflower is cooking, you can begin prepping you sauce.
8. In a medium saucepan, add the 1 cup water, lemon juice, orange juice and rest of the zest, coconut sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, onion powder and red pepper flakes.
9. Bring sauce to a boil and then simmer for a couple of minutes.
10. Then mix the cornstarch and 3 tbsp water together into a slurry and add to the sauce mix.
11. The sauce will begin to thicken. Continue to heat until thickened to preferred consistency. This was only a minute or two for me. Then remove from heat.
12. Serve sauce on top of cauliflower and rice for a complete meal.
13. Enjoy!