Ketchup chip beer battered buffalo cauliflower bites
Ingredients
- Canola oil to deep fry
- 1 head of cauliflower, washed and cut into florets (small bit sized pieces)
- 1 bottle of beer (lager, IPA or pale ale)
- 2 cups of flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of dried thyme
- 1 x bag Ketchup chips, crushed
- Salt, pepper to taste
- Ranch dressing for sauce to top or dip into
- 4 green onions, finely diced
- 2 Thai chilies, seeds removed and finely diced
Sauce ingredients:
- 114 grams melted butter
- 1/4 cup Tabasco Chipotle sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Directions
- In a large bowl, mix well together the batter ingredients until smooth.
- Add more milk if batter is too thick.
- Prepare the oil and add five centimeters of Canola oil in a medium pot or use a home deep fryer set to 355F degrees.
- Dip cauliflower into batter and always remove excess batter.
- Roll each battered cauliflower into the crushed chips and cover entirely, shaking off any excess chips.
- Lay away from you into hot oil and fry until golden and floating. Remove to a paper-towel lined
Sauce directions:
- In a small pot, heat on medium and melt butter. Add Tabasco sauce and brown sugar, simmer for one to two minutes until sugar has dissolved]
- Remove from heat and pour into large mixing bowl.
- Add deep fried cauliflower florets into the sauce and toss, ensuring to cover all the prices fully. Transfer to a serving plate, garnishing with ranch dressing, thai chilies and green onions.
- Enjoy!
