Vegan Fried "Popeyes" Chicken

Vegan Popeyes Fried Chicken (Vegetarian)

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Prep time

25 mins

Cook time

2 hours

Total time

2 hours 25 mins

There is no reason to head out for fried chicken, when you can make this amazing vegan recipe at home without harming any animals!! You'll love this vegan Popeye's fried chicken recipe, I am sure of it.

Author: The Edgy Veg

Recipe type: dinner

Cuisine: American

Serves: 4-6 people

Ingredients

• “Chicken”

• 2 cups vital wheat gluten

• 5 tbsp nutritional yeast

• 2 tsp onion powder

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp poultry seasoning

• 1½ cup Franks hot sauce (for a less spicy version sub ¾ with vegetable broth instead)

• 5 tbsp tahini

• 6 cups of vegetable broth

• Dredging

• 2 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp cayenne pepper

• ½ tsp white pepper

• ½ tsp onion powder

• ½ teaspoon paprika

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• ¼ tsp sugar

• ¼ chipotle powder

• Sauce

• ⅓ Frank’s Original Red Hot Pepper Sauce

• 1 tbsp mustard

• 3 eggs worth of egg replacer (I like The Vegg)

• Oil for frying

Instructions

"Chicken"

1. In a mixing bowl, mix together wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, onion powder and poultry seasoning.

2. In a larger bowl, combine Franks and tahini and whisk until smooth.

3. Mix the dry ingredients with the wet and stir until well combined.

4. Knead the dough until it is elastic but not dry. Sprinkle some additional gluten flour if you find you have made your dough too sticky.

5. Divide the dough into chicken size pieces. Keep in mind they will grow to about twice their size, so make them a bit smaller than a normal chicken breast.

6. Place the nuggets in a pot filled with boiling broth, ensure they are totally covered.

7. Cook nuggets in broth for 1 hour at a low boil, stirring every 15 mins.

8. Remove from broth and place on a wire baking rack to dry.

Coating

1. Combine the hot sauce and water, egg replacer and mustard in a small bowl.

2. Combine the flour and all spices in another shallow bowl, and whisk until well combined.

3. Working with one piece of seitan at a time, coat each piece with the flour, then dredge it in the hot sauce mixture, and coat again in the flour mixture.

4. Set aside until the rest of the seitan is breaded.

5. Heat up plenty of oil in a skillet, or heat up your deep fryer. When hot (350 degrees) fry the filets for 8-12 minutes or until they are light brown and crispy.

6. Remove the seitan and place on paper towels to drain

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