Vegan Spicy Nuggets (McDonald's)
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This Vegan McDonald's Spicy Nuggets recipe can be made in 30 minutes! I'll show you how to make vegan nuggets using tofu with a spicy coating!
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 blocks extra-firm tofu, pressed & torn into bite-sized nuggets
- 2 cups double-strength no chicken, chicken-style vegetable broth
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup tempura mix (ensure it's an egg-free one)*see note
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp soy milk powder (optional)
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp paprika (for colour)
- ½ tsp turmeric (for colour)
- 2 eggs worth of prepared egg replacer
- ½ cup unsweetened soy milk
- ⅓ cup frank's hot sauce
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- Oil, for frying
Instructions
- Place tofu into a bowl and add chicken-style broth. Turn to coat each piece of tofu completely and let stand at 15 minutes or cover and refrigerate up to 24 hrs.
- Heat oil to 350-375F in a deep fryer, or a large pot.
- In a medium shallow bowl, whisk together flour, tempura flour, onion powder, garlic powder, soy milk powder, sugar, salt, back pepper, cayenne pepper, and paprika. Set Aside.
- In a second bowl, whisk together egg replacer, soy milk, hot sauce, and corn starch.
- Place a wire cooling rack over a lipped baking sheet.
- In batches, dredge the tofu one by one, by coating it in seasoned flour shaking off the excess, and then the egg replacer mixture, gently shaking off the excess, and then carefully placing it into the hot oil.
- Fry until golden brown, about 3 to 5 mins.
- Remove the tofu from the oil and place them onto the prepared cooling rack.
- Repeat until you run out of tofu.
- Serve with mighty hot sauce.
NOTES: if you can't find tempura flour, use equal parts all-purpose flour and corn starch, and then 1 tsp baking powder.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 serving Calories: 543 Fat: 44.5g Carbohydrates: 21.1g Sugar: 2.25g Protein: 16.8g
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2020/11/05/vegan-mcdonalds-spicy-nuggets/