Buffalo Cauliflower Nuggets

I LOVE buffalo wings, but I hate to use them as a side dish, especially with a chicken entree.  So, replacing the chicken with a veggie I love and WHAM!  Awesome side.

Chop a small head of cauliflower into roughly bite sized pieces (or half the head if it's one of the GIANT ones from the grocery store.  or Double the recipe.  whatever.)

Batter:
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Cayenne (or ancho or chipotle)
1 1/3 cup water

Topping:
Your favorite wing sauce
Your favorite Blue Cheese or Ranch dressing.
(We like Frank's Red Hot's Wing Sauce and Ken's Steakhouse Chunky Blue Cheese.)


Preheat cooking oil in a frying pan.

Mix dry ingredients in a small mixing bowl.  Stir in water 1/3 cup or so at a time.

Dip cauliflower in batter and drop gently in hot oil.  Cook in batches, so the pieces don't stick together, until golden.

Drain on paper towels and top with wing sauce and dressing.

If you have a favorite hot sauce that's not a wing sauce, add melted butter to it in a roughly 50-50 mix to make a wing sauce out of it!