Cauliflower Nashville Hot “Chicken”

Cauliflower Nashville Hot “Chicken”. Yep, I went there. I figure that I’m going to equally praised and ridiculed for this recipe. But, I’m okay with it because it’s DELICIOUS!! And seeing as I never want to see chicken meat again after getting backyard chickens and falling in love with them, I thought that I would create my very own vegan/vegetarian version of Nashville’s Hot Chicken. In all honesty, I’m SUPER proud of how well this recipe turned out! It makes me want to have a party just so that I can make this for a bunch of friends!

Author: Food with Feeling

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 2 Servings

Calories: 4,798 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 head - cauliflower
4 - flax eggs
½ cup - almond milk
2 tablespoons - hot sauce
1 cup - flour
½ cup - cornstarch
1 tbsp - baking powder
2 teaspoons - salt
Oil for frying
½ cup - vegan butter
white sandwich bread
2 tablespoons - hot chicken rub
pickle slices

Instructions

Chop up the head of cauliflower into bite sized pieces. Set aside.
In a wide, shallow bowl, whisk together the flax eggs, almond milk, and hot sauce.
In a separate shallow bowl, whisk together the flour, corn starch, baking powder, and salt.
Heat your oil in a heavy bottomed pot over medium high heat. To test that it's ready, drop a bit of the batter (wet ingredients mixed with the dry ingredients) into the pot. Once it floats to the top, the oil is ready.
Prepare a place for the fried cauliflower to rest after it comes out of the oil. I've found the best results by places a wire rack over top of a baking sheet and then placing a paper towel under the rack to collect some of the oil.
Working in batches, dip the cauliflower pieces in the wet mixture, then dip each piece fully in the flour mixture. I do this TWO times per piece of cauliflower but you can also just do once.
Gently place the cauliflower into the pot in a single layer. Fry for about 4-5 minutes on each side. It's done when the breading just begins to brown. While one batch is frying, prepare the next batch.
Place the finished pieces on the wire rack to cool down.
Once all of the cauliflower is fried, prepare the spice mix by whisking together the spices and the melted butter in a small bowl. Place the cauliflower in a large bowl and drizzly the butter mixture over top. Toss to combine.
Serve the Hot Cauliflower on the bread and topped with the pickle slices.
ENJOY!! (and have a good drink nearby!!)

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