Sizzling bite-sized Vegan Popcorn Chicken; oyster mushrooms with oregano, paprika and garlic in a crisp rice, cassava and polenta coating.
Unleash your inhibitions. And, dazzle with finesse.
This dish will obliterate any hang-ups that vegan food can’t be super scrummy.
Make this:
- When you’ve got a night in with the lads watching the footie. And, need a pick me to tuck into as you lash out on the bevvies
- When you’ve got twinkle toes away at the weekend and fancy a little self-indulgence. Just flick on the projector and enjoy home cinema experience with a little luxury to yourself
- When you’ve got a kiddies birthday party to organise. And, these little tasty treats will have them pampering for more
Vegan Popcorn Chicken was inspired when out with a friend at a greasy fast-food place. Nothing had taken my fancy. And, I simply wanted a lush savoury dish that would be quick to make and taste the bees knees.
This savoury dish is vegan and gluten-free, and American cuisine.
What equipment to use
For this dish, I suggest:
Stove
Air fryer
What to do next
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Ingredients
- For the chicken
- 350g oyster mushrooms
- For coating
- 200g Yoghurt
- 75g Glutenous white rice flour
- 75g Cassava flour
- 20g Tapioca flour
- 30g Polenta
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Pinch of cayenne (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp peppercorns, ground
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Pour the yoghurt into a medium sized bowl and set to one side.
- Make the coating by mixing together the flours and spices in a large bowl. Set to one side.
- Line a large tray with parchment paper and place the mushrooms atop. Strip the mushrooms into bite-sized chunks.
- Use your fingers to coat each of the mushrooms in flour and return to the tray.
- Using a small dessert figure dunk each mushroom in the yoghurt and then the flour. Return to the tray. Repeat until completed and coat a second time too.
- Warm oil in a wok to deep fry the popcorn chicken. Once to a sufficiently high degree using a spider spoon quickly dunk the popcorn chicken for about 30 seconds removing and returning to a second tray lined with parchment paper and kitchen paper, to remove excess oil. Repeat until all the popcorn chicken has been lightly fried.
- When ready to serve, air fry the popcorn at 180 Celsius degrees for 4 minutes. Serve warm.
