Cauliflower, cooked in batter, not only retains its useful properties, but also gets additional taste, special crunchiness. For batter, you can use a variety of products, not just standard eggs with flour. You can fry the inflorescences both in deep fat and in a regular frying pan.
The easiest recipe for cabbage in batter
You will need:
- 600 grams of cauliflower;
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 2 cups of flour;
- 4 tbsp. tablespoons of sunflower oil;
- 1 tsp baking powder;
- pepper and salt to taste.
Disassemble the cauliflower into inflorescences and boil half-ready in salted water. Throw in a colander.
Mix cold water with vegetable oil in a deep cup. Add baking powder there, salt and pepper to taste, mix everything. Gradually add 2 cups of flour, stirring thoroughly so that there are no lumps.
Dip boiled cabbage inflorescences on all sides in the resulting batter and immediately fry in a pan over medium heat in a large amount of oil until golden brown.
To make the crust on the buds especially crispy, do not spare the oil, it is good if you have the opportunity to deep-fry. Serve cauliflower in batter as an independent dish or as a side dish with fish or meat.
Cauliflower in cheese batter with garlic sauce
Cauliflower in cheese batter is a product with a delicate cheese aroma, a pronounced creamy taste and an unmatched golden crust on the inflorescences. The inside of the cabbage will be juicy, but the outside will be delicious and crispy. Sour cream, garlic and parsley sauce gives the dish a piquancy and pungency.
You will need:
- 800 g of cauliflower;
- 150 g wheat flour;
- 3 chicken eggs;
- 100 g of hard cheese;
- 100 ml of sunflower oil;
- 0.5 tsp ground paprika;
- a few sprigs of parsley;
- salt to taste.
For the sauce:
- 150 g sour cream with a fat content of more than 20%;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- parsley.
Disassemble the cauliflower into inflorescences. Wash them and place them in a deep saucepan of boiling water. Boil the cabbage in salted water until half cooked, about 7-10 minutes.
Transfer the flowers to a colander and rinse with ice water to stop the cooking process. Leave the vegetables to drain.
Make cheese batter. To do this, grate hard cheese on a fine grater and pour it into a deep bowl. Beat in 3 chicken eggs, add ground paprika and a little salt to taste. For flavor, add finely chopped fresh parsley.
Stir the cheese batter until smooth. Heat the skillet and pour the vegetable oil into it. Pour the wheat flour onto a plate.
Dip the cooled cabbage in wheat flour to keep the batter better. Then dip the inflorescences into the finished cheese batter, making sure that it evenly covers all sides of the pieces.
Place the prepared cauliflower slices immediately in the skillet and fry the vegetables over medium heat until golden brown. At the same time, a few pieces should be roasted so that they can roast well.
Turn the inflorescences periodically so that they are golden on all sides. Spread the finished cauliflower on paper towels or napkins to remove excess fat.
Make garlic sauce. To do this, add garlic cloves squeezed through a press and chopped parsley, cilantro, dill into the sour cream. Stir the sauce until smooth and serve with the broiled cabbage.
Cauliflower in batter on mineral water
Cauliflower in batter on ordinary mineral water turns out to be an interesting and unusual side dish.
You will need:
- 1 kg of cauliflower;
- 1 glass of mineral water;
- 2 eggs;
- 6 tbsp. tablespoons of flour;
- curry and fresh cilantro to taste;
- 1/4 tsp hot pepper;
- 1 tsp ground paprika.
Disassemble in advance into inflorescences and boil cauliflower until half cooked. Break the eggs into a deep cup, add all the spices, herbs, mix and gradually add flour to the mass. Whisk everything well and add mineral water last, then whisk again.
Put the cabbage inflorescences into the mixture and mix them until they are evenly covered with batter. Next, spoon the cabbage slices into the pan and fry in a little oil until tender. Serve the cooked spicy cauliflower with any sweet sauce.
Cauliflower in sour cream batter
You will need:
- 1 head of cauliflower;
- 2 eggs;
- 5, 5 tbsp. flour;
- 2 tbsp sour cream;
- salt and pepper to your taste.
Get rid of the leaves and stalks in the cabbage head, and remove the blackheads as well. Place the vegetable in a pot of water, salt, bring to a boil, cook for 15 minutes. Check the readiness with a knife, if it enters without effort, turn off the heat.
To make batter, combine flour, sour cream, salt and pepper in one bowl. The result should be a creamy mass. If it's too runny, add a little flour.
Divide the boiled head of cabbage into inflorescences, trying to make them even. Put the skillet on fire and add some oil. Dip each inflorescence in batter so that they are well saturated on all sides, and immediately put the cabbage in the pan. Fry until golden brown.
To add tenderness to the dish, you can separately prepare a creamy sauce or simply put butter in the finished cabbage, it will be very tasty and satisfying.
Oven baked cauliflower in spicy batter
You can bake cauliflower in the oven in cream, with minced meat, with cheese and other additives. But it is simple and tasty to make ordinary baked cabbage in spicy batter without unnecessary addition of oil. This dish is accompanied by its own special mint sauce.
You will need:
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 eggs;
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 tsp. salt and baking powder;
- 1/4 tsp. ground cumin, cayenne pepper, turmeric, black pepper, Indian spice "Garam Massala";
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- 1/2 cup mineral water.
For the sauce:
- 1 chili pepper;
- 1 large bunch of cilantro
- 10 mint leaves;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of water;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil.
Prepare the batter. To do this, pour the flour into a deep bowl, add breadcrumbs, baking powder and salt to it. Toss and add cumin, turmeric, cayenne and black peppers, and Garam Massala.
Pour mineral water, lemon juice and vegetable oil into this mixture. Beat 2 egg whites separately until foamy, gently insert them into the batter and mix. Preheat oven to 240C.
Dip the cabbage inflorescences in batter, roll in the remaining breadcrumbs and place on a greased baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Prepare the sauce during this time. To do this, mix the chili pepper, a bunch of cilantro and mint leaves in a blender bowl, chop everything in the appliance. Add lemon juice, vegetable oil and water and puree everything.
Cover the sauce and refrigerate. Before serving, place the oven-baked cabbage on a platter and serve with mint sauce.
How to fry cauliflower in garlic mayonnaise batter
You will need:
- cauliflower - 1 head;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- mayonnaise - 3 tablespoons;
- flour - 3-5 tbsp.;
- salt to taste;
- vegetable oil;
- pepper to taste.
Disassemble the cabbage into inflorescences, rinse in running water and boil for 5 minutes. Break eggs into a separate cup, add mayonnaise, garlic squeezed out on a press, salt and pepper to taste.
Stir everything thoroughly and start adding and stirring in the flour little by little. Add it until you end up with a mass with the consistency of sour cream. The final amount of flour may differ from that indicated in the recipe, it depends mainly on its moisture content.
Dip the cabbage slices in batter and fry in a skillet over medium heat in a large amount of vegetable oil until golden brown.
Cauliflower in batter on beer
The batter for this recipe is very airy.
You will need:
- 1 small head of cauliflower
- 1/2 glass of beer
- 2 eggs,
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour.
First, prepare the cabbage, disassemble the head of cabbage into inflorescences, boil for 2-3 minutes in boiling water and discard in a colander.
To make a batter, mix half a glass of beer with salt to taste in a deep container, break 2 eggs there and add 2 tablespoons of flour. Stir gently again with a whisk. This is enough for roasting a small head of cabbage.
Fry the cabbage as usual over low heat, dipping the inflorescences in the batter, turning in a skillet on all sides until golden brown.
Cauliflower in batter without eggs
This batter is without eggs, but with milk. If you want a completely lean or vegetarian option, use soy milk instead of regular cow's milk.
You will need:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 glass of water
- 1 head of cabbage;
- ground pepper and seasonings to taste.
Disassemble the head of cabbage and boil the cabbage inflorescences in salted water for 5-6 minutes.
Prepare the batter. To do this, mix milk with water, salt the mixture to taste, add ground pepper and your favorite seasonings. Pour flour into the liquid and stir until a pancake-like consistency is obtained.
Dip the boiled cabbage inflorescences in batter and put in a well-heated oil in a pan, fry the inflorescences until golden brown. Cabbage tastes as good as in batter with eggs.
