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by Six Vegan Sisters
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Inspired by our vegan spicy popcorn chick’n, we created this recipe for air fried chick’n. Made with seitan, this vegan substitute for chicken is made out of vital wheat gluten, a flour-like substance that gets stretchy when mixed with liquid. The seitan pieces are coated in a flour mixture then air fried. Air frying is a great way to get that classic crispy fried taste without all the oil.
Ingredients for the air fried chick’n
For the seitan chick’n:
paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and chili powder
soy sauce
To simmer the seitan chick’n:
vegetable broth
water
For the flour coating:
all-purpose flour
onion powder, cayenne pepper, and chili powder
salt
Ingredients for the chipotle mayo dip
chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
How to make the air fried chick’n
Make the seitan chick’n:
- Mix the ingredients. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, and spices.Add the veggie broth and soy sauce to the mixture and stir to combine.
- Knead. Knead the mixture for ~3 minutes. It will form into a stretchy dough.
- Break into small pieces. Break off small pieces of dough (~1-2 tbsp each) to form your chick’n pieces. Keep in mind that these will expand before frying. Set aside.
Simmer the seitan chick’n:
- Boil the broth mixture. Add the broth and water to a large pot over high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Simmer the chick’n. Place your chick’n pieces into the boiling mixture. Turn the heat to low and place a lid on the pot. Let simmer for about 20-30 minutes until the pieces have approximately doubled in size.
Air fry the seitan chick’n:
- Create the flour coating. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and spices for the flour coating.
- Coat and air fry the pieces. For each piece of chick’n, remove it from the broth, coat in the flour mixture, and place it in the air fryer. Spray the pieces with nonstick spray. Fry at 375°F for 15 minutes, flipping halfway through and spraying the other side with nonstick spray.
Make the chipotle mayo dip:
- Blend all ingredients. Blend vegenaise, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and adobo sauce in a food processor (or blender) until fully combined.
Vegan Air Fried Chick’n
Inspired by our vegan spicy popcorn chick'n, we created this recipe for air fried chick'n. Made with seitan, this vegan substitute for chicken is made out of vital wheat gluten.
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Prep Time 40 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 55 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
To make the seitan chick’n:
- 1 cup vital wheat gluten*
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 3/4 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
To simmer the seitan chick’n:
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups water
For the flour coating:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tbsp paprika
- 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tbsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
For air frying
- Nonstick spray
For the chipotle mayo dip:
- 1/2 cup vegenaise
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 tbsp adobo sauce
Instructions
Make the seitan chick’n:
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, and spices.
Add the veggie broth and soy sauce to the mixture and stir to combine.
Knead the mixture for ~3 minutes. It will form into a stretchy dough.
Break off small pieces of dough (~1-2 tbsp each) to form your chick'n pieces. Keep in mind that these will expand before frying. Set aside.
Simmer the seitan chick’n:
Add the broth and water to a large pot over high heat.
Bring the mixture to a boil.
Place your chick’n pieces into the boiling mixture.
Turn the heat to low and place a lid on the pot. Let simmer for about 20-30 minutes until the pieces have approximately doubled in size.
Air fry the seitan chick’n:
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and spices for the flour coating.
For each piece of chick'n, remove it from the broth, coat in the flour mixture, and place it in the air fryer. Spray the pieces with nonstick spray. Fry at 375°F for 15 minutes, flipping halfway through and spraying the other side with nonstick spray.
Make the chipotle mayo dip:
If making the chipotle mayo dip to serve the popcorn chick'n with, blend vegenaise, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and adobo sauce in a food processor (or blender) until fully combined.
Serve
Serve the chick'n with the chipotle mayo dip or your favorite dipping sauce!
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- Elise
- March 31, 2021
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These were quite delicious! I need to make mine smaller next time bc they didn’t cook entirely in the 15 min. Also I had to spray quite generously with the oil to get them to look like yours. But super tasty and very easy recipe!! Would be so good on a romaine salad!!- Annelies
- March 6, 2023
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I just made my first seitan and I like this recipe. Like Elise said, I had to spray a more and probably will use smaller pieces for next tome. Other than that. Tastes great. On to more home made seitan.- Shanyn
- August 1, 2023
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So delicious! The only change I made is to toss it in a little bit of EVOO before putting in the air fryer. It made them super crispy and looked just like the picture.
