Vegan Recipes - Entrees

Jay-Lo's Fried "Chicken"

by Sarah Kramer

When you prepare your "chicken", shape and cut them so they resemble a nice breast. Tee hee. I said breast. This is my good friend Jason's fried chicken recipe that he makes for BBQ's at his house. It's delish and quite a dish… just like Jay.

Basic Instant Gluten

1/2 cup instant vital wheat gluten flour
1/2 cup water

In a medium bowl, stir together the wheat gluten and water until it becomes elastic. Knead for 5 minutes and set aside. Prepare the faux chicken flavouring to use with your dough.

Makes 2 large or 4 small servings.

Faux Chicken Flavoring

2 cups water
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 tbsp tamari
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried sage
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp celery seed

In a large saucepan, bring all of the broth ingredients to a boil.

Shape Basic Instant Gluten into breast shapes and drop carefully into broth. Reduce heat and cover with lid. Let simmer for 50-60 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until broth has reduced completely.

[General use directions:] Use "chicken" immediately in your dish of choice or store in the refrigerator (for up to 6 days) or the freezer (for up to 6 months). For a chewier texture, once you've boiled the "chicken", bake it at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a lightly oiled baking dish for 30 minutes.

Makes 2 large or 4 small servings.

Jay-Lo's Fried "Chicken"

1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup "milk" (soy, oat, rice etc)
Faux Chicken (see recipe above)
3-4 tbsp olive oil

In a shallow dish, stir together the flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Set aside. In a small bowl, pour "milk" and set aside. Dip "chicken" into flour, then dip in "milk" and then into flour again. In a large frying pan on medium-high heat, fry "chicken" in oil until well browned on both sides.

Makes 2 large or 4 small servings.

Reprinted with permission. For more great recipes like this, get your copy of La Dolce Vegan!: Vegan Livin' Made Easyby Sarah Kramer ( GoVegan.net) Arsenal Pulp Press.

Sarah Kramer is a self confessed web junkie, "spreading the Vegan gospel to anyone who will listen." An avid writer, Sarah is the author of How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet, The Garden of Vegan: How It All Vegan Again!, and La Dolce Vegan!: Vegan Livin' Made Easy. Sarah's safe haven on the world wide web is GoVegan.net.

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