Nashville Hot Cauliflower

Name: Nashville Hot Cauliflower
Ingredients: 1 medium head cauliflower; 2 cups non- dairy milk; 2 tsp apple cider vinegar; 2 tsp hot sauce; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 tsp salt; 2 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs; Scallions, for topping; 1/2 cup vegan butter; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 tbsp hot sauce; 1/4 cup agave syrup; 1 1/2tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1tsp salt

8 steps

no animals were harmed in the making of this Nashville hot chicken- inspired recipe. these little bites of juicy cauliflower are a prefect replacement for poultry. they are dang crispy and crunchy that thinking about them keeps me up at night. the Nashville hit sauce these golden nuggets are tossed in tastes like nothing else, and no one should have to live without this recipe.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:38:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories880.2 kcal (44%)

Total Fat44.5 g (64%)

Carbs104.9 g (40%)

Sugars23.6 g (26%)

Protein12.3 g (25%)

Sodium1640.2 mg (82%)

Fiber4.9 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

Cauliflower

1 headcauliflower

medium

2 cupsnon-dairy milk

2 tspapple cider vinegar

2 tsphot sauce

2 cupsall purpose flour

1 tspsalt

2 ½ cupspanko breadcrumbs

scallions

for topping

Sauce

½ cupvegan butter

¼ cupolive oil

3 Tbsphot sauce

¼ cupagave syrup

1 ½ tspsmoked paprika

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tspsalt

Instructions

Step 1

To make the cauliflower, preheat the oven to 375F. Spray a medium baking sheet with nonstick spray.

Step 2

Cut the cauliflower into 1-inch florets and set them aside.

Step 3

Set 3 medium bowls in a row to form a dredging station. In the first bowl, whisk together the milk, vinegar and hot sauce. In the second bowl, whisk ogether the flour ands alt. Add the breadcrumbs to the third bowl.

Step 4

Dip a cauliflower floret in the milk mixture, then put it in the flour, coating it completely. Dip it in the milk mixture again, then back in the flour, dip it in the milk mixturea d third time, then coat it completely in the breadcrumbs. Place the floret on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 5

Repeat the preceding steps with all of the cauliflower florets. i like to dredge 3 or 4 florets at a time to speed up the process.

Step 6

Spray the cauliflower with nonstick spray and bake for 10 minutes. Flip the cauliflower and bake for 14 to 20 minutes more, or until it is brown and crispy.

Step 7

After flipping the cauliflower, make the sauce. In a medium saucepan, over medium low heat, combine the butter, oil, hot sauce, agave syrup, smoked paprika, garlic powder and salt. Heat the mixture, whisking to combine, until the butter has melted and all the ingredients are fully incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat.

Step 8

When the cauliflower is done, transfer it to a large bow and pour the sauce on top. Toss to coat all the cauliflower in the sauce. Top with scallions.