Bang Bang Cauliflower
Bang Bang Cauliflower
If you need a way to use up your cauliflower, you’ve got to make these superbly delicious crunchy, melt in your mouth, bang bang cauliflower. I order this dish just about every time I see it on a menu…and this version is totally restaurant worthy!
Bang Bang Cauliflower
Ingredients:
For the Sauce:
1 cup of a sriracha mayo OR mix together 1 cup mayo, 1 tbsp sriracha sauce
1/2 tsp honey
1 tsp rice vinegar
2 heads Cauliflower
1.5 cups all-purpose flour (can sub #glutenfree)
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
2 tablespoon corn starch
2 teaspoon Garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 cups Buttermilk
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
Spring onion greens for garnishing
Toasted sesame seeds for garnishing
Directions:
To make the sauce, add sauce ingredients in a bowl. Whisk it until smooth. Set it aside.
Next, make the batter, by whisking the flour, cornstarch, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a bowl. Then add the buttermilk and try to mix until it’s a smooth, thick batter.
Keep 3 bowls (for the batter, panko bread crumbs, cauliflower florets), a plate (to keep breaded florets) and 2 forks (one for batter and one for breadcrumbs) ready.
Now dip one floret into the batter and drain excess batter by lifting it using a fork and place on a plate or directly into the air-fryer basket.
Repeat the same until it fits into the basket in a single layer. Spray it with cooking oil spray. You may have to do it in batches.
Air fry them at 400°F for 15 minutes. The florets should be golden brown and crispy around the edges, but soft from the inside.
Baking instructions:
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Arrange the breaded florets on a parchment-lined baking tray in a single layer. Bake for 20 minutes, flip and bake another 5 minutes.
Drizzle the bang bang sauce on top. Toss it until the florets are coated with the sauce.
Serve immediately on a plate, garnish with chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds.
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