Maple bbq cauliflower nuggets

original blog post: https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2018/04/maple-bbq-cauliflower-nuggets.html

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower

½ teaspoon Salt

Drizzle of oil

For the fry

Enough oil to deep fry

½ cup Flour

½ cup Cornstarch

1 teaspoon Onion powder

1 teaspoon Smoked paprika

½ teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon cumin

2 Eggs

1 cup Milk

For the sauce

½ cup maple syrup

¼ cup hickory bbq sauce

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
• Wash and clean the cauliflower and break apart into small pieces
• Place on a parchment lined baking stray season with oil and salt toss to completely coat
• Bake/cook in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until fork tender
• Once cooked remove from oven and set aside to cool
• Heat oil in a deep fryer or pot to 400 degrees
• In a zip loc bag combine flour, cornstarch, onion powder, paprika, salt and cumin
• In a bowl whisk together, the eggs and milk
• Place all the cooked and cooled cauliflower into the bag with the flour and shake to coat
• Remove the pieces shaking off excess flour dip into the egg mixture and back into the flour
• Repeat for all the pieces and fry in the hot oil until golden brown (about 5 minutes)
• Once all the pieces are fried add to a bowl and toss with maple syrup bbq sauce and red pepper flakes before serving.