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Cauliflower wings baked with BBQ sauce
Sticky and smoky BBQ cauliflower bites fresh from the oven.

BBQ cauliflower wings

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Quick Meals
Who said you need meat for the 'chicken wing' experience? This recipe is a masterful play of textures: cauliflower florets bake butter-soft inside, whilst the spicy coating and baked-on BBQ sauce create a crispy, sticky crust outside. Perfect example of how a simple vegetable can become the star of gatherings, keeping all the joy of 'finger food'.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 45 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 220 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large baking tray
  • Baking paper
  • Mixing bowl for the batter
  • Brush for basting

Allergen Information

⚠️ Gluten

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Tip: A hot oven is key to crispiness, don't put it in a cold oven.
2 ✓

Break cauliflower into walnut-sized florets, trim the stalks (save these for soup).

Tip: Uniform size ensures they bake through at the same time.
3 ✓

Whisk the flour, water and spices (salt, pepper, paprika, garlic) until smooth. It should be pancake batter consistency: coating the spoon but running off it.

Tip: If too runny, it runs off the cauliflower; if too thick, the result will be 'bready'.
4 ✓

Toss the cauliflower in the batter, shake off excess, and place on the tray ensuring they don't touch.

Tip: A crowded tray generates steam which prevents browning.
5 ✓

Bake for 20 minutes until batter sets and turns matte. Turn them halfway through.

Tip: It doesn't need to be fully brown yet, just 'set'.
6 ✓

Remove tray. Mix BBQ sauce with oil, and brush every side of the florets thoroughly.

Tip: Oil helps heat conduction and caramelisation of the sauce.
7 ✓

Return for 10-15 minutes until sauce bakes on, bubbles and forms a dark, sticky crust.

Tip: Sugar in the sauce burns easily, so watch continuously in the final minutes (caramelisation).

Recipe FAQ

Why didn't it get crispy?
You likely packed them too densely on the tray, and they steamed instead of baking. Leave space between them for air flow!
Can I use other flour?
Yes, with chickpea flour it becomes gluten-free and even crispier.

Ingredients

  • 1 head Cauliflower
  • 100 g Plain flour
  • 150 ml Cold water
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Ground pepper
  • 150 ml BBQ sauce (your favourite brand)
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil