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July 10, 2013

Beer-Battered Cauliflower

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Beer-Battered Cauliflower

As I was eating roasted cauliflower while sipping a beer the other night, I thought: why not combine these two delicious things, and deep fry it? It turned out to be a good thought—these gorgeously golden, celery-seed flecked florets were rich without being heavy and perfectly complemented by a light and sweet rice vinegar sauce served on the side.

Beer-Battered Cauliflower

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Beer-Battered Cauliflower

BEER-BATTERED CAULIFLOWER


  • Author: olivesfordinner.com
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings
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Ingredients

for the batter

  • 3/4 cup white rice flour
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 2 TB chickpea flour
  • 1 cup beer
  • 2 tsp celery seed
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp salt

for the sauce

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 5 TB sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • a few dashes of celery seed

prep for frying

  • 3 tsp Ener-G, whisked with 8 TB water
  • plenty of canola or grapeseed oil, for frying
  • 1 head of cauliflower, separated into florets

Instructions

  1. Whisk all of the batter ingredients together until smooth. Set aside.
  2. To make the sauce, place the water and rice vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then add in the sugar and salt. Stir until dissolved, then remove from the heat. Sprinkle some celery seed over the top and allow to cool.
  3. Whisk the Ener-G and water together in a small bowl. Set aside.
  4. Place several inches of oil into a medium saucepan. Place over medium-high heat. After about 7 minutes, throw a pinch of the batter into the oil. If it bubbles up immediately, you are ready to fry.
  5. Working in batches of 3 florets at a time, toss in the Ener-G/water mixture, then coat in the batter, letting any excess drip back off into the bowl. Using tongs or chopsticks, place into the hot oil, holding it for a few seconds in the oil before releasing it. (Otherwise, the battered cauliflower will stick to the bottom of the pan.) Allow the cauliflower to fry for a few minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oil and place on paper towels to drain, sprinkling with salt immediately.
  6. Sprinkle the fried cauliflower with fresh parsley and serve immediately with the sauce.
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes

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  1. Caitlin says

    July 10, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    you're the deep frying queen! these look so crisp and light. i love it!!

    Reply
    • erinwyso says

      July 10, 2013 at 2:56 pm

      ha! I do love to deep fry. : )

      Reply
  2. Cadry says

    July 10, 2013 at 4:21 pm

    I like the way you think! This looks amazing!

    Reply
    • erinwyso says

      July 10, 2013 at 6:26 pm

      thanks Cadry! Isn't beer inspiring?

      Reply
  3. Chef Amber Shea says

    July 10, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    WOW. Just…wow. Cauliflower is my favorite veggie, and these just look unreal. I think I could eat the whole batch!

    Reply
    • erinwyso says

      July 10, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      Thanks Amber, I almost did! : P

      Reply
  4. LittleMonsterx14 says

    July 10, 2013 at 10:26 pm

    these look incredible!

    Reply
  5. racheyalex says

    July 11, 2013 at 2:50 am

    you mentioned roasted cauliflower; did you cook this cauliflower before frying it up? totally making this.

    Reply
    • erinwyso says

      July 11, 2013 at 10:46 am

      nope, no need to cook the cauliflower before frying — I hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Fuzzy Slippers says

    July 11, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    Was that the NH beer from this weekend? 😀 That cauli sounds fantastic!!! We'll have to get together soon so you can make it for us. 😉

    Reply
    • erinwyso says

      July 12, 2013 at 12:19 am

      it was! Yes, let's get together and deep fry soon! : )

      Reply
  7. Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking says

    July 16, 2013 at 1:55 am

    Oh now this cauliflower looks amazing!!

    Reply
  8. lsengler.com says

    July 16, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    I was literally thinking of exactly what I wanted to do with cauliflower tonight when I came across this post; what an amazing idea! Definitely giving this a go!

    Reply
  9. Leila A. Fortier says

    July 17, 2013 at 10:47 am

    Hi Erin! I was delighted to have the opportunity to make one of your delicious creations. Tried these tonight and they hit the spot. Delicious as always:)

    Reply
  10. erinwyso says

    July 17, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    Thanks for trying it out, Leila — glad you enjoyed! : )

    Reply

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