Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets — Vegan Recipe
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The vegan version of the Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets is essentially a delicious marinated tofu, covered in a slightly spicy, crunchy, fried to crispy perfection coating. Great for dipping.This recipe makes for an easy and tasty snack or meal. They're even better when they're done up buffalo style with a spicy sauce, and side of ranch dip.
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Serves: Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 blocks extra firm tofu, pressed & torn into bite-sized nuggets
- 2 cups double strength no chicken, chicken-style vegetable broth
- 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cayenne powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 5 eggs worth of egg replacer, prepared (I used The Vegg baking formula)
- ⅓ cup Franks Hot Sauce
- Canola oil, for frying
Instructions
- Place tofu nuggets into a bowl and add chicken-style broth. Turn to coat each piece of tofu completely and let stand at least 15 minutes or cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.
- In a medium shallow bowl, whisk together flour, breadcrumbs, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Set Aside.
- Whisk together egg replacer and Franks Hot sauce.
- Dredge the tofu by removing each piece from the broth marinade and dip into the seasoned flour.
- Dip it into the egg replacer mixture, and once more into the seasoned flour.
- Place the dredged tofu on a wire rack, and continue until you’ve dredged all your tofu.
- Heat up your oil to 365F, and line a baking sheet, as the tofu rests.
- Carefully lower the tofu into the hot oil, cooking it in batches.
- Fry until golden brown, and heated through, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the tofu from the oil and place on a clean wire rack, set over a lined- baking sheet. Repeat until you have cooked all the tofu.
- Serve with your choice of dipping sauces: vegan ranch, creamy Sriracha(recipe below), BBQ, Sweet & Sour, Maple Mustard, Habanero Ranch, or Side of S’Awesome sauce.
Notes
To cook in oven
Preheat the oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
Place dredged tofu on the prepared baking sheet with parchment paper and bake for 15 mins, flip, and bake for another 15 more minutes, or until golden.
Preheat the oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
Place dredged tofu on the prepared baking sheet with parchment paper and bake for 15 mins, flip, and bake for another 15 more minutes, or until golden.
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2019/07/16/wendys-spicy-chicken-nuggets-vegan-recipe/