Vegan Fried "Chicken"
Here's how to make the vegan fried "chicken" that mimics the world-renowned southern fried chicken recipe! It's also secretly healthy and will surely become one of your favorite faux-fast food meals!
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower cut into medium size florets (you can also use frozen cauliflower, but let it thaw first)
For the marinade:
- ¾ cup milk non-dairy, unsweetened or regular
- 3 Tbsp hot sauce
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
For the flour mix:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or GF flour, like Schar Mix It Universal or Farina
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 Tbsp paprika
- ½ tsp dried sage
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
- ½ tsp cumin powder
Other ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley for serving
- hot sauce and vegan garlic sauce for serving
Instructions
- In a bowl, add all the marinade ingredients
- Add cauliflower florets to the marinade and let sit overnight in the fridge.
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Cover a baking tray with some parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the flour mixture
- Take a marinated cauliflower floret and dip it in the flour mix; remove the excess and place it on the prepared baking tray. Repeat with all florets. Drizzle with oil.
- Bake about 25 minutes or until golden and nicely roasted.
- Serve with sesame, freshly chopped greens, and a dipping sauce.