Buffalo Style Smoked Cauliflower
A head of cauliflower is par-cooked in a microwave, seasoned with a dry rub then smoked and coated in Buffalo Sauce.
Equipment
- Traeger, Pit Boss or Z Grills pellet grill
Ingredients
- 1 head of cauliflower
- Dry Rub
- 1/2 cup smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Buffalo Sauce
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 12 ounce Frank's hot sauce
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Trim the stalk and leaves from the cauliflower.
- Place the cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl, cover with a damp paper towel and heat on High until tender (4-6 minutes depending upon the size of the cauliflower)
- Season the cauliflower with the dry rub.
- Turn on your pellet grill and set it to 250F.
- Place the cauliflower in a disposable pan and smoke at 250F for one hour.
- Coat the cauliflower with the Buffalo Sauce.
- Return the cauliflower to the smoker and cook for 30 more minutes to set the sauce.
- Remove the cauliflower from the smoker, slice and serve.
Notes
Pre-cooking the cauliflower in the microwave is the key to success for this recipe. We are only using the pellet grill to add a layer of smoke flavor and to help the sauce penetrate and set.