Sticky sweet, spicy and tangy is what comes to mind when you bite into these fried Cauliflower Wings tossed in a Lemon Pepper Spicy Honey Butter.
Course Appetizer, Dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword brunch, easy recipes
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Rest time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Ingredients
Wet Batter
2headsCauliflower or 2 bags of cut Cauliflower
2cupsFlour
¼cupCornstarch
2½cupsButtermilk or Almond milk
1tbsp21 seasoning salute (No-salt seasoning)
1tbspOnion salt
1tbspSeasoning salt(optional)
1½tbspLemon Pepper Seasoning
1tbspCayenne Pepper
Salt and Pepper(to taste)
Dry Dredge
2cupsFlour
¼cupCornstarch
1tbspPaprika
1½tbspLemon Pepper Seasoning
1tbsp21 Seasoning Salute (No salt seasoning)
1tbspOnion Salt
Salt and Pepper(to taste)
EnoughOil for deep frying
Lemon Pepper Spicy Honey Butter
6½tbspButter
1cupHot Sauce
1cupHoney
1-2tbspLemon pepper seasoning
1Lemon (juiced and zest)
1tspBlack pepper
1tbspSoy Sauce(optional)
1tbspWorcestershire Sauce(optional)
1tbspPaprika(optional)
½tbsp21 Season Salute (No Salt Seasoning)(optional)
½tbspOnion Salt(optional)
½tbspRed Pepper Flakes(optional)
Instructions
Lemon Pepper Cauliflower wings
If you are using a head of cauliflower, remove the base and cut the cauliflower into stems or chunks. Rinse the cauliflower and pat dry.
In a large bowl add the ingredients for the wet batter. Add the flour, cornstarch, buttermilk, no-salt seasoning, seasoning salt, onion salt, cayenne pepper, lemon pepper seasoning and salt. Stir all together and soak the cauliflower pieces. Soak for 30 minutes minimum in the fridge covered.
In a second large bowl add the dry ingredients. Add the flour, cornstarch, no-salt seasoning, onion salt, paprika and lemon pepper seasoning. Stir till evenly combined. Set aside till you are ready to fry.
When ready to fry, Pour and heat the oil in a deep medium-size pot. Take the battered cauliflower and drop in the dry ingredients and coat it until its fully coated. Shake the excess flour and fry till golden. Test the oil with one cauliflower first to see if the oil is hot enough
Let Cauliflower rest on a paper towel. Till you are ready to coat in the Spicy Honey Butter.
Spicy Honey Butter
Warm up a small frying pan on low heat. Melt the butter. When fully melted add the honey and stir till combined. Let simmer for a minute, then add the hot sauce of your choice. Stir and combine.
Add the juice and zest of a lemon, black pepper and lemon pepper seasoning. Stir and simmer for a minute. Taste if its to your liking, you can stop right here and let it thicken up a bit. If you want an umami flavor add the paprika, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Stir and let simmer for about 2 minutes.
Taste to see if it's to your liking. Add more seasoning if you need to and let simmer till the sauce thickens up. When ready toss the cauliflower in the spicy honey butter until evenly coated. Place on a serving tray and enjoy.