THE BEST VEGAN FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE (gluten-free!) | Mary's Test Kitchen
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Friends, this is the BEST vegan fried chicken recipe. It's seriously crunchy on the outside with well-seasoned breading full of nooks and crannies. But the inside is what makes this vegan fried chicken different from all the rest. You won't believe how tender, juicy and meaty this vegan 'chicken' tastes and looks. Flavour bursts from layers of 'meat' as you bite into it.
I stumbled across the secret to creating this realistic, crispy and juicy vegan chicken last year (you might have seen it on my Instagram stories) and have since perfected it so you can make it easily at home. Make deep-fried vegan chicken on your stove top or deep-fryer for the absolute best vegan chicken you've ever had. Or, you can bake these golden pieces of juicy perfection in the oven for the best oven-fried vegan chicken ever. And it's gluten-free to boot!
BTW, using food that has been frozen and thawed twice is safe, as long as you do it right! Don't forget to read the printable recipe before you start.
FYI Not all brands of tofu will result in the flaky layers. Check the printable recipe for the list of Tofu brands/varieties have been tested and what readers/viewers have
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This is LIFE-CHANGING! Please share this video/recipe everywhere! And tag me on Instagram when you make it. I can't wait to see what you do with your vegan fried 'chicken'
yes*
Thank you, this looks incredible!
Oh man, I drained, pressed, and froze mine last night and then again this morning, was about to do the second thaw... well, I’ll let you know how it turns out
Are you using a certain brand of totu? After following your intructions my tofu still breaks in chucks, NOT LAYERS.Does it matter if you use Trader Joes Extra Firm?
yes please!
I am not vegan but I came to see what kind of sorcery this was.
serg10x ok me too I'm trying this out
Lol
lmao
Hhahaha
Im trying this sorcery
watching all that water being pressed from the tofu is strangely satisfying.
better in person ;-)
Harley I totally thought the same thing!!
I know, right?
u should get out more. lol sorry....just had to
Susan York i mean you're not wrong.
Hi Mary. This recipe is so awesome and everyone in my house loves it. I wanted to share with you an improvement in the process that makes this recipe way easier to make. Basically...instead of ripping the fragile tofu pieces apart and then pressing them in the double strength vegan chicken stock, you put the tofu blocks in the stock PRIOR to breaking them into pieces. So basically:
1. Freeze twice and thaw
2. Press water out of tofu
3. Put whole tofu blocks back into their original containers.
4. Pour double strength broth over tofu blocks in the containers
5. Manually press the blocks down to get them to suck up the broth
6. Remove and break into pieces
7. Bread as Usual.
The tofu pieces are far less fragile this way and you don’t get a million tiny pieces breaking off but the results are pretty much the same. Hope you find this useful!
Thanks for sharing
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I think veganism would be a very easy sell if the common man or woman understood that you can deep fry anything if you're not a coward.
Just for the love of god don't try to put out a grease fire with water. Cover the pan with a lid as the lack of oxygen will kill the fire and keep you from being homeless.
It's good for anyone but I wouldn't eat it every day, depending on my moral standards maybe I'll go gluten-free beegan if not vegan. :D
Andrew Bryk lmaooooo
Andrew Bryk vegan food is more expensive, it's not just taste
agreed. Being vegan isn't synonymous with healthy. I know someone who lost a bet and "went vegan" for 3-4 months and gained 10lbs!!
Beer, pasta, rice, beans, potatoes, soft drinks, juice, onion rings, fries& gravy, red licorice, gummies, chips, tomato pizza, garlic bread. He fried everything he could and ate tons of carbs like bagel, carrot cake, muffins (all expensive vegan deserts too: delicious and loaded with sugar). Now, you might say that's 'not really' vegan but it is. Its just extremism pushed to its natural conclusion where health becomes secondary.
Thinking about tricking my dad into eating these. He says vegan food is just nasty grass. This’ll teach him 😂😂
Lol I once made my daughter vegan chicken nuggets and I asked her how the chicken taste and she said good then I told her it was not chicken she flipped out and couldn't believe it lol
emma 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😆
That should teach him,great thinking
😂😂
emma 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Not vegan. Came because it looked just like chicken. Stayed because this lady is epic
Not vegan? Why?
McK USA because they dont have to be vegan if they don't want to. mind your business
@@itzalex0522 Relax. I just misunderstood. I thought they were saying an ingredient in the recipe wasn't vegan. Jeez.
@Det Nine HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
Damn right 😂
No one:
Literally no one:
Mary: like a butterfly baby
🤣🤣🤣 I imagined this.
Me: (Walking down the street)
Nobody around for days:
Absolutely nobody:
Mary: like a butterfly baby...
😂😂😂😂😂
@@SAPHYTYRA hilarious
My granddaughter just said, " does she know a baby butterfly is a caterpillar?" LOL
@@starsaligninthesky haha. He is smart!!
bruh... that makes regular chicken look like tofu
Albert follower • 15 years ago
You’re name is the best
holy cow i really thought this was 15 years ago THOUGHT I WAS GOING MAD
Smart name lmao
@@msanchez7536 wish it was 15 years ago!!
i thought you posted this 15 years ago
"Hello friend and non friends" *SUBSCRIBES BECAUSE SHES SO NICE*
Me too
SAME
I mean..how could you NOT? 😂😂😂 Friends and non friends...WE ARE ALL WELCOMED HERE. 😁😁😁
Follow the goddamn train CJ
I subbed for the food 😂
I am eating this right now. I'm crying. It's so good. And totally worth the effort! Thank you so much, friend! Life changing indeed!
WAKEUPAMERICA NEWS medium
@WAKEUPAMERICA NEWS the one that not smoothed, you need that hard texture feeling, even tho for me it taste not like chicken ( I already did this recipe), but for vegans, it's worth to try! (:
Does it taste like chicken?
@@ampunbangd4855 you just dry out the pieces in the oven or dehydrator then, and then coat them after
You are not a very good liar!
I'm not a vegan, but I'm here because I have vegan friends coming over on Friday. This is cool!
What a great friend
so sweet!
I don't think they will believe its vegan,I am a vegetarian and am very paranoid bout it ,so just telling (PS:,ik its an year old comment)
I'm vegan.
so in conclusion the viewers are not vegan
I am :)
I'm definitely vegan.♥
I'm not, but I do like vegan meals from time to time
fried anything is awesome
i am vegan☻
This is how my mom makes tofu! I used to think she was INSANE for freezing it! I can't wait to try this recipe Mary!
Yay! I would love to see your take on this!
I love you both 😍 my fav vegan chefs on RUclips
Edgy Veg - A few years ago, they told me at a local Asian store, that you cannot freeze tofu. LuckilyI didn't think it made any sense, so I went ahead and did it anyway and discovered how easy you get the water out and how it changes in texture (becomes more chewy)... ☺️ Where would vegan food be, if people weren't creative and shared? 👏🙌👍💚🌱✅❣️
Edgy Veg Do you have a version like this with Jackfruit? If not, I would love to see your version of this with Jackfruit! 😊
it is gluten free
**Bowing down to the Vegan Queen** My hubby won’t leave me alone now. This meal is a MUST once a week. Mucho love from Texas.
yeaaAAHHH!! You're awesome. Thanks, Courtney!
My hubby won't leave me alone now. 😄🤣😃😅😆😃😅🤣😁😂
LETS GO TEXAS!!!!
Fellow Texan! Please help me. I am in the Dallas area but can't find any of the tofu brands Mary suggested. Which brand did you use? Thanks in advance!
I loved this recepie! I made it and my husband and kids loved this so much. They said it was better than chicken. I recently went vegan and have made 4 of your recipes. They were all hits! Thank you so much. I love you channel and your explanations.
aww that is such a sweet thing to hear! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with me. Really makes my day!
Do you mean after you form the bun shapes and let them rise? Next time put the formed dough on to squares of parchment paper so you don't have to actually touch them to transfer to the steaming basket.
that looks more chicken than actual chicken
Don't know where ur buying ur chicken from if this looks more like chicken.
That's a lie and it's not ok
Papa Wylie yep
Lmaooo
@@wouldya8032 bruh
I always find it insane how much water comes out of the tofu after freezing it hahaha the first time i was like "woha, where was all of that water hidden?". Literally a sponge!
Yes! It's amazing :-) The water was just saving space for your marinade hehe
how considerate ;-)
i tried this with extra firm tofu... no bueno. then i tried it with medium firm tofu and omg this changes the game!! my family LOVED it, even the self proclaimed tofu haters! (and i tried the baked version, too!) thanks for this recipe mary!! :)
You're most welcome
I want to know why vegans want something that tastes like chicken.
Most vegans didn't stop eating animals because they didn't like the taste. This gives the flavour/texture without using an animal.
@@Nuuriell REALLY????
Really.
I'm newly vegan, about a month in and I am head over heels in love with my cruelty free nutrition change. I am super excited to make this recipe! And you information about thrive literally is going to change my shopping life! Instead of running around San Francisco with my toddler to multiple different grocery stores just to get my vegan groceries plus my meat eating 😑 husband's groceries. Thank you so much for making this video ❤️♥️❤️
You should work on your passive aggression...
@@jaz7590 Still Vegan, 3 months strong, Happy 4th Ascension btw💜💜💜💜🤙👌
Foodbytes TV 💙
Foodbytes TV did you try the recipe?
This stuff is delicate so be gentle
Me : HULK SMASH
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TerraMerc 73 😂😂
That's how you make vegan popcorn chicken 😂
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Lol
You should do the voice for children's audio books..you're voice is so soothing and pleasing !
Thanks, hun!! I loved audio books as a kid so it would be such a cool thing to do in the future :-)
Tofu..
As soon as you said the best vegan fried chicken ever my mouth watered! I cannot believe how amazing this tofu looks! Now I know how they make the “chicken” balls at the vegan Chinese place I frequent. I was trying to figure out how they made tofu seem like chicken haha I’m for sure making this, I’ll tell all my friend 😂🙏🏼
YES!! Trust the Chinese chefs to figure out the ancient ingredient that is tofu! :-) Thanks so much for watching (and sharing), Niwa
Mary's Test Kitchen // Vegan Cooking ohhh I didn’t know I was, I’ll take a cookie! haha 💖 The Chinese chefs have so many secrets that I long to know. 😩
I made this recipe with Bob’s Red Mill Vegan Egg Replacer, b/c that’s what I had on hand, and instead of mixing the egg replacer powder with plain water I used a few tablespoons of the double strong vegan chicken broth that I’d soaked my defrosted and drained tofu in (Not- Chick’ N Bouillon Cubes). It came out fantastic!!! It had layers of delicious flavor from the crunchy coating all the way into the tofu. Next time I’m doubling the recipe so I’ll have enough left over to enjoy again the next day. Mary, thank you for another really great recipe!
Making this for the 3rd time at 1:25 a.m. and made a vegan chicken gravy and some vegan mashed potatoes and used my Creole grandma’s seasoning blend for the flour. First time I actually made my own General Tso’s sauce and some furikake rice. I get high a lot ok lol. 💚🌻🌿
hehe niiiiiiiiice
literally got goosebumps watching this and as you were tearing the tofu LOL wtf is wrong with me hahahaha anywayH OLY MOTHER OF CHRIST WOMAN YOU'VE REVOLUTIONIZED VEGAN FRIED CHICKEN
haha thanks, hun
Check out asmr videos I bet that will give you goosebumps too!
Rose, you should include this technique in a new, improved, Cook Tofu Like A Boss video.
Possibly got ASMR...or could just be frision
Cheap Lazy Vegan l
jenna and julien need to make this lol
omg yesssss
Decided to go vegan this week and already found one of the first recipes I want to try! You’re great!!!
How's the journey going?!
Amber Bridges it’s coming along great actually! My body doesn’t feel as groggy as it used to with all the fast food! I really feel nice.
Still vegan?
@@Thought0fEspress0 That's great! Be sure you're getting your proper fats (from nuts, coconut, and/or avocado) and your vitamin B (from nutritional yeast) -- things vegan men NEED (women who go vegan need to keep an eye on iron and B vitamin). These are things people going vegan consistently forget. Just like w/a non-vegan diet, don't rely on frozen and pre-made foods, you'll never get your appropriate nutrition that way. ;]
You're great too!
Thought this was gonna be cauliflower, but it’s tofu! This is exciting!
I thought so too. This looks so much yummier!
Made this for dinner, by far the best vegan nuggets ive ever had! They're a great dupe for mcdonalds nuggets. Try not to skip on soaking them in broth, it makes a huge difference 😛
Gianna Reeve in
That’s where the amazing flavor comes from. This recipe was amazing!
Made this recipe and it was a hit with EVERYONE vegan and NOT.
However my tofu looked more like a sponge vs flaky 🤷🏻♀️
I also let the tofu sit in the chicken broth for a couple of hours to absorb the flavors before I prepared it👍🏻
Will be making this A LOT.. thank you!!
Did you let it thaw in the fridge or countertop?
mzzzmonique hello! I’m making these nuggets! What’s the difference in the fridge or countertop? Thank you 😊
Do not tell the vegans you let it sit in chicken broth, they will flip lol I’m vegetarian and personally I don’t care but a lot of them will!
It's vegan chicken broth and is easy to find.
I'm thinking about soaking the tofu in my hot sauce like I used to do my chicken and booooiiii 😂
Lady: Is your mind blown or your mind blown?
Me: Yes maam.
I'm not a vegen personally, but I do love learning random vegan recipes, especially when they look this good. I kind of want to try this because years ago I tried a random recipe for "General Tso's Cauliflower" that was surprisingly good.
I'm vegan.
Dear Mary, I don't even know where to begin! I clicked on the video not because it said GF in the title, but because I knew it will be amazing recipe, I follow you for over 4yrs plus, and you never cease to amaze me - the creativity is off the roof! *I am bowing as I type* I love that you made nuggets from scratch instead shaking something out of the packet, but blending sauerkraut into the sauce blew my mind 😄 Thanks for being such an amazing vegan human 💕🙏💕
AWww thank you so much, dearie
Hi Renata!!!!
TheGreenQueen Hi Andie 😉 nice to see you here! This is my favourite vegan channel, so I frequent it a lot, Marie is my favourite! I am not fully vegan myself, but I am definitely plant based - I am GF for health reasons, so that's eliminates 80% of the food as I knew it, so ashamedly I still have some meat on the days when I am out of any other food and/or haven't done my food prep. Hope life is treating you well 🙏 💕 You too, Marie 🙏
I was thinking the same thing!
Green Life In Dublin - Sounds like you are a flexitarian rather than plant based. I mean, you are not plant based if you eat MEAT some days, as you describe. Just sayin'... ☺️ Personally I am 100% vegetarian, and maybe 98% vegan... I do my best, but getting to a full 100% is just a bit difficult for me where I live, but it is getting easier as more join, more products become available etc...
So great with all these yum recipes, but also so nice that you don't have to make everything from scratch, but you can also buy some things too. E.g. They now have the most delicious fresh vegan schnitzels, breaded with cornflakes, to die for! Great for a lazy "fast food" dinner, airfryed with some sweet potato fries... I am automatically feeling so naughty when having it since it feels like fried - even if it is not bad at all... When I have that for dinner, without any veggies with it, I'll usually sauté a big plate of veggies as my evening meal - together it is a healthy dinner, right? OMG! I am soooo hungry, have to make something NOW! ☺️
I made this tonight (just vegetarian style, I still used a regular egg wash) and it was delicious. I personally found the smaller chunks were more chicken-ish, and less watery. (I have a hard time getting enough force into pressing my tofu)
I'm not vegetarian, I just like to go vegetarian when I find a good alternative, and this was REALLY good. The tofu held the chik'n flavor quite well, and the breading was light and crispy and honestly the best part! The freezing process really did change the tofu's texture, too!
Awesome that you tortured chickens for your tastebuds!
Instead of berating I'd like to commend your efforts. I do hope at some point you consider going vegetarian or better yet, vegan. My aunt owns a commercial egg farm and I have to tell you, it's horrific. The chickens never in their lives see the light of day after arriving at the farm. They live in cramped cages and rub their necks raw sticking them through the cage for food. The lights in the barn are set on a timer, the ventilation is extremely poor. In the summer it's insanely hot. They live this sad life, never ever leaving their cages until their "good egg laying days" are over. After that she sends them off to be turned into chicken nuggets for places like McDonalds. Countless thousands of living beings, subject to the most brutal mental torture and confinement. It's truly sad and awful. Please give a life excluding animal products a chance. It's very easy in this day and age!
Jaclyn Mackenzie ever heard of organic chicken, or having your own chickens?
@@Anna-pj8te A a matter of fact yeah I have. I see no issue in eating eggs if you have your own free range chickens and let them live out their lives happily. But the large majority of people do not.
If you're talking about chicken, they are still killed in the end. Organic chickens and eggs only refers to the feed, it has nothing to do with how they are kept or raised.
I’m so excited because most of these ingredients I already have!!! Definitely making this
Love your sense of humor and details. Subscribed!
Mary thank you so much!!!! I just start eating vegan meals and I was getting so discouraged wondering what am I going to eat....you just made me cry because I love chicken!!! Thank you!!
“ Cradle that tofu like a baby. A butterfly baby .” 💕Mary’s test kitchen
You are very well spoken and respectful! Thank you! You are refreshing! Good day
I am so happy i am finding a whole bunch of awesome channels that have great vegan recipes. You guys make something overwhelming at first become fun and doable!
Jenna and Julien need to try this recipe!
omg i would die. Hot ones take two.
For the "bitsies", I feel like you could keep them bite-sized and turn them into popcorn chicken!
You are so right on that one
I was surprised they actually stayed together frying. 😊
I usually use my marinade and batter to stick them together, or leave them as little pieces
I am eating this right now and I'm so happy, talking alone in my kitchen like a mukbanger, with this amazing recipe 😄❤🤤
OMG MARY!!! My mind is definitely blown. I have heard done freezing thawing once but twice...>INCREDIBLE!!
This worked really well. Thanks, Mary! I made it exactly as you suggested and got very similar results. As I was squeezing the water from the tofu, I wasn't convinced I was going to get the same texture you did, but I did in the end. Next time I will try adding more herbs and spices to the flour.
Nice work! Thanks for sharing :-)
I am vegan, will definitely try this recipe, looks delicious.thank u for sharing.
“”Relive some tension & let that brown rice know who’s boss”” !!!
Something about the look of this is so satisfying 😂 I feel like I’ve watched this video every week since it was uploaded
+powerpuff4ever 😅💕 love you forever 😉
I have to make this immediately. This looks amazing!
Tashina Combs Logical Harmony!
This is now a staple at our house! I usually change recipes up a bit, but I followed yours to the letter and it's perfect! Thank you :)
I tried this recipe yesterday, the whole house smelled of chicken when it was baking ... really scary... It is a great recipe, and your homemade chicken broth is a game changer, thank you for sharing it. X and O from France ❤️
Just made this turned out amazingly thank You!!!!
I’m always trying to find new ways to make vegan chicken without gluten!! This has my wheels turning for sure! Looks delicious Mary! I can’t wait to try this one!! Yum!
I'm not even a vegan, but you are for sure a Genius, these look frigging awesome! Subbed.
I've come back to say THIS IS A REALLY GOOD RECIPE!! I have done this countless times and it has worked perfectly!! It tastes amazing and the resemblance to chicken is uncanny. I even tried it without the rice crisps and it was STILL really crunchy and delicious. It also can be changed a bit too! Like I personally add a few more seasonings and soak my tofu in a canned pickle and jalapeno juice mixture(this makes it taste like chik fil a). And also the baking technique works like a dream as well. But don't make the mistake I did and get FIRM tofu EXTRA FIRM is the type you need!!
I love how it's a high protein option too!
Drama_Llama_5000 I also love how it's not really chicken, tastes like cardboard, and is lacking a lot of my essential vitamins.
CmonBruh why are you so mad?
@Man on an island I don't quite understand what you mean by get your chest straight
@@cmonbruh6769 man titties , he was being sarcastic because estrogen cause man titties
Omg it’s crazy how much the texture transformed after freezing the tofu!!! Amazing recipe Mary! 😍☺️🙌🏽💗
Right?!?! Thank my laziness for not using tofu on time and having to freeze it...and forgetting to use it after thawing so ...freezing again. haha Thanks for watching
Looking forward to making these again for the second time. Currently have packs of tofu in my freezer (freezing for the second time). Yuuuuum
This is my go to recipe to follow when I want to make some tofu fried chicken 🙏 Thank you so much for helping with my vegetarian to vegan transition 💕
OMG this looks amazing. I need to make this ASAP!
I'm having a 'mind blown' moment. I absolutely want to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
This tasted delicious, thank you! 💕💕
I’m gonna try this today, I’m so happy this recipe is gluten-free!! Hurray 🎉🎉🎉
2 years late but how was it?🤔
WOW, this is a game changing recipe!!!! thank you so much, Mary!
You're most welcome, Jonothan! :-)
so grateful for this video at 10am on a wednesday!!
I'm grateful that you're watching! :D
If you're in Australia and looking for "medium firm tofu" I'm pretty sure it is "lite firm tofu" and available from Coles. I've tried this and the results seemed to match the texture in the video.
Thanks for sharing!🙏
@elegantgrasshopper which brand!?! I have tried them all with no luck - but you inspire me to try again 🙏🏼
@@Favorites529 TLY traditional tofu. Good luck and let me know how it goes if you get a chance.
www.nutrisoy.com.au/tly-tofu?lightbox=dataItem-jkdo4gyi
So excited to try this! Great video and content quality
I don’t know what’s better, the food or the commentary haha! Love it, let’s sub!
thank you!
Mary you did it again!!!! Wow 😍😍😍 we’re definitely making this!
Yay!!! I think you're going to LOVE it, Jessica!
Thanks so much for sharing Your videos. You are Awesome Mary. I really appreciate your service to your friends all over the world.
Love and Blessings to you and yours.💕
This is AMAZING!!! Yes, a new favorite! I airfried it and it turned out fantastic
Yay! That's awesome
Came back to say that I tried this! My tofu didn't come out *quite* as flakey as the one in the video, but that very well could have been because of the way I pressed it before breaking it apart. However it still had a sufficiently flakey "meat like" texture to be very impressive and I will DEFINITELY be using this technique a lot more often! I didn't make fried chicken, I actually just threw it straight into the oven to dehydrate it a little more and then soaked it in some homemade BBQ sauce. It reminded me of ribs! And even my omnivore tofu-skeptical hubby loved it! Thank you for this video, I'm obsessed with making tofu now 😄
The dehydrator!! What a great idea!
I made this and it was SO GOOD. The texture was a tad lighter than chicken, kinda like a fish/chicken mixed texture but more on the chickeny side. Def making it again!!!!
it just looks soo delicious! and I love your channel, it is co calming to watch and your voice is very comforting.
Great channel great commentary fell in love with this channel right away 😁
Yes thank you! I have a gluten allergy so I can't enjoy most of the vegan meat substitutes. I am going to use this tofu freezing technique ALLLLL the time!
Yay! I'm so happy to help
p.s. Another substitution for gf Gojuchang, is to make your own ahead of time with soy sauce, sesame oil, ground Korean red pepper flakes, and your choice of sweet element (maple syrup, rice syrup, ect.) all ground together. It wont taste exactly the same because it hasn't been fermented but the taste and texture will be similar.
Have you seen Dr Oz show with the Dr and I believe scientist, that said to be able to eat gluten without a reaction to drink a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in water before eating it. It preps the stomach so that gluten can be consumed without a problem. Look it up.
Thank you for the suggestion. I love apple cider vinegar, it's amazing! I have tried this and unfortunately does not work for me personally, but everyone's gluten issues are different so this may totes work for someone else.
I'm the opposite...most of the meat substitutes in this area use soy, not vital wheat gluten, so I end up having to make my own seitan.
Oh my! That tofu texture!!! It looks so good!!! I'm partial to the oven baked foods, myself, but all of them look mouthwatering!
The oven baked version is pretty darn good too :-)
But when I said a bit of oil, I really meant, be generous with the oil. Then bake. It sizzles in the oven. So good.
I baked it was great
THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!! For promoting thrive!!! I’ve needed help in this journey. Can’t have any gluten (almost kills me) and want to be vegan for my overall health, the animals and the planet 🥰
Hey that's amazing recipe Thank's for sharing this!
I gotta say thank you for this video, I'm not vegan nor vegetarian and I applied this tofu technique to my own recipe of fried tofu chicken. I used actual chicken stock to rehydrate the tofu and made myself a restaurant style coleslaw and put a few fried pieces on Hawaiian burger bun and topped it some of the coleslaw and had myself some fried chicken sandwiches mmm. I liked it so much that in the future I'm actually gonna try the recipe exactly how you made it.
I've just made this and can confirm it's amazing!
Woohoo! Thanks for sharing your experience, Charlotte
Did you find it easy to make Charlotte? I'm about to make it for my whole extended family - no pressure, lol!!!
Made them and even one of the non-V's not only tried a tiny piece he snagged 2 much larger pieces and said yum and McD's chicken fingers. Zow!! Thank you Ms. Mary. Sure miss you here I have learned so much!
aww I love to hear that! I am baaaa-ack!
Thank you for this video. I usually chill my Tofu, but I am definitely going to try this. Your General Tso's Video really helped answer some of my questions about the freezing and thawing process. Thank you!
Tried it, Delicious, Thank you.
Ive been a vegan for 1-week now and I’m amazed at how we find things to substitute other things❤️❤️
Edit:I’m making this when I get home-
If even one person switches to this instead of eating actual chickens, it will be a great thing. You are doing amazing work here :) can't wait to try this, and I love how you don't waste anything.
I've watched this video a million times. Now July 31, 2020 and finally have the wine courage to attempt it... Typing this comment to let the world know, just incase something happens to me.
Lol😂😂😂 How did it turn out??
Wine courage 🤣🤣🤣 Hope it turned out super tasty!
Bless you, Mary for making this gf!! Finally something I can try without have to come up with my own substitutions 🥰
Hope you enjoy! Have fun with it!
I’m totally thinking this would work for a vegan Karaage Don! Just season the tofu for more of a Japanese flavor and do a potato starch coating, I’m really pumped to try that actually! Hopefully I can give it a go soon. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
ooo that sounds absolutely wonderful!! I look forward to hearing how that turns out :-)
That's exactly what I thought of as well! Though that might also be because I was literally just thinking about making some tofu karaage- it's like Mary can read minds or something haha
sushikissfish I was thinking the same thing!
Did you try it Sushikissfish?
Your recipes are incredible. I can't watch them when I'm hungry because they make me want to eat right away.
I cannot wait to try this!!! I’m going to make both types this weekend - thanks for sharing this recipe! 😄
Have fun!🤗🤗🤗
Like a butterfly baby 😂. That part got me
Hi Mary, I just made this today. It was da bomb! And oh were you so right, my kitchen smelled heavenly, even got our cat and dog’s attention. They were both staring at the stove “what smells so good, I want some too!” Haha! It really tastes like fried chicken (the texture is a little silkier though I used semi firm tofu as per your recipe, perhaps I should try firm or extra firm?). Really not a fan of seitan. But overall, a revolutionary recipe. Thank you Mary, from a non-vegan (getting there though...).
Nice work!! Definitely, take this recipe as a starting point for your own creativity :-)
Which brand of tofu did you use? The link is MoriNu but that's not what she used in her video. Just wondering
I'm so glad I found your channel. Subscribed
hi mary 😍 i know this is a older vid of yours but i finally made it and omg, speechless! thank you so much for sharing. my brother hates tofu so i didn’t tell him what was on the sandwich, he ended up telling my mom it was really good and he cleared his entire plate!
haha good work! I hope you told him after :-)
@@marystestkitchen yes haha he was surprised. you are a magician, will definitely be trying out more of your recipes. it’s gonna be hard not to make this every time i have a block of extra firm tofu in my presence.
oh my!! that texture!!
+Vegan Richa It would be ultra amazing if you shared a take on this. Just saying 😉🙏💕💕💕
Vegan Richa for real!
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Agreed!!!
This might be the best vegan fried chicken I've seen to date. I like seitan but sometimes it's just "too much" work, so I'm definitely gonna try this on our next date night. I'm sure the hubby would approve. Thanks, Mary! 😉😁
You're most welcome! Have fun with it :-)
It's not chicken
I just want to say that I am new to the vegan lifestyle, however; I have tried several vegan fried chicken recipes. This is the best! I just added a little more seasoning. The texture is on point. Thank you for sharing this.
OMG. Tried this today and my family didn't know the difference. It was so delicious. Thanks Mary!
That's awesome to hear! Thanks for sharing :-)