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buffalo broccoli

Buffalo Broccoli

Delicious broccoli bites dipped in hot buffalo sauce and roasted to make a great appetizer.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 2

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl
  • 1 oven
  • 1 Baking tray

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large broccoli head or 400 gms broccoli florets
  • ¾ - 1 cup buffalo sauce

For Batter

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour or rice flour for gluten-free
  • 1/4 cup corn starch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • unsweetened almond milk as required to make smooth batter

Bread Crumb Mix

  • 1 cup breadcrumbs preferably panko crumbs
  • 1 tsp Italian seasonings
  • pinch of salt and pepper if required

Buffalo sauce (Homemade)

  • 3/4 cup hot sauce like frank's Red Hot
  • 1½ tbsp tomato ketchup or maple syrup can add more depending on how hot you need
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil or olive oil or vegan butter
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp corn starch slurry (1 tbsp corn starch + 2 tbsp water) optional
  • pinch of salt if required at all

Instructions
 

Prepare Buffalo Sauce

  • In a sauce pan add the buffalo sauce ingredients.
  • Turn off once it starts to simmer.
  • If you want a thicker saucy consistency, add 2 tbsp cornstarch slurry while it's simmering.
  • Stir nicely and turn off stove.

Make the batter -

  • In a mixing bowl add flour, corn starch, salt, smoked paprika.
  • Add water or plant-based milk to make a batter of coating consistency. Don't make the batter thick.

Make Seasoned Bread Crumbs -

  • In another plate or bowl, take bread crumbs, Italian seasonings, salt, and mix well.

Prepare Broccoli Bites -

  • Cut the broccoli florets into bite-sized pieces.
  • Take the floret and dip in the batter.
  • Drip off excess batter and then roll it on the bread crumbs mix and coat the florets nicely.
  • Drip off excess batter and then roll it on the bread crumbs mix and coat the florets nicely.
  • Repeat for all the florets.

Bake the broccoli florets -

  • Preheat the oven.
  • Place the baking tray and start the oven at 425 F for 15 minutes, flip the florets after 10 minutes.
  • Then remove the tray and transfer the roasted florets into a mixing bowl.
  • Pour in the buffalo sauce prepared.
  • Mix them all gently so that the florets are coated nicely with the buffalo sauce.
  • You can serve them as it is now or roast them again for 2 minutes.
  • Place them again on the baking tray and roast at 425 F for 2 - 3 minutes more.
Keyword Buffalo Broccoli
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