Cauliflower 'Steak' with Peanuts & Herbs

Ingredients

• 1 recipe Thai Peanut Sauce
• 1 head cauliflower, leaves and stem trimmed*
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 cups stock or water
• 1/4 cup vermouth
• 1 stalk lemongrass, cut in half lengthwise
• 2 makrut lime leaves
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 2 shallots, thinly sliced into rings
• 1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled, finely julienned
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Thai green chile (jalapeño or serrano), thinly sliced into rounds*
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced on diagonal
• 1/3 cup mint, Thai basil and cilantro, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp dry-roasted peanuts, unsalted, roughly chopped
• 4 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 3 tbsp Fish-Less Fish Sauce
• 1 to 2 tbsp palm sugar, or sweetener of choice
• 1 tbsp oil