ramyaramesh3007These crispy, addictive KFC style vegan fried ‘chicken’ is made with the signature 11 herbs and spices for the perfect crunch and taste!
If you grew up eating Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) like me, you’re in for a treat! This Vegan KFC-Style Fried Chicken is a mouthwatering, cruelty-free alternative that doesn’t skimp on flavour or texture. When I was young, my family and I used to frequent the KFC outlet just 5 minutes away from our home to savour the crispy fried chicken and bbq cheese melts – it was a tradition.
Now I’m recreating that tradition with homemade KFC-style Fried Chicken with oyster mushroom clusters for that chicken-y texture – it’s also very much crunchy, delicious and addictive!
What Do I Need?
- herbs & spices
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- ground ginger
- paprika powder
- chili powder or cayenne
- dried oregano
- dried thyme
- dried basil
- all spice
- white pepper
- black salt
- oyster mushroom clusters – do NOT break them apart!
- vegan buttermilk – you just need unsweetened plant milk (soy, cashew, oat) and lime juice for this
- neutral oil for deep frying
- sauce for dipping – bbq, sweet chili, tomato ketchup
Gluten free substitutions: Substitute all purpose flour with a gluten free flour blend or finely ground gluten free oat flour. Use gluten free oat milk or unsweetened soy milk.
Allium free substitutions: Substitute garlic and onion powder with a pinch of hing.
Vegan KFC Style Fried Chicken Copycat
Ingredients
- 4 big oyster mushroom clusters (or you can do 9-10 small ones)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp black salt (for that eggy flavour)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger powder
- 2 tbsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper or 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp all spice
- 1 tsp white pepper
- neutral oil to fry
Wet Mixture
- 1/3 flour mix
- 2/3 unsweetened oat or soy milk
- squeeze lemon juice
Instructions
- Make your vegan buttermilk by combining milk with squeeze of lime or lemon juice.
- Combine the flour with baking powder, 11 herbs and spices and whisk until well combined.
- Combine 1/3 cup flour mix with 2/3 cup vegan buttermilk and whisk until well combined.
- Heat up some oil for frying. Dunk the oyster mushroom clusters in the wet batter, followed by the dry flour mix. Shake off excess flour.
- Deep fry cluster by cluster until golden brown and crispy.
- Drain excess oil with a paper towel gently.
- Enjoy with your favourite dipping sauce!
Any chance these can be air fried? They look amazing!
Hi! I’ve not trying air frying them but you can absolutely try it – spray some oil on all sides and air fry them for 20-25 minutes at 200C flipping them halfway. If you’ve made smaller pieces, 15 minutes is enough! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Have you tried using tofu instead of mushrooms? I have a real aversion to any kind of mushroom due to their texture.
Absolutely this would work really well with pressed and drained extra firm tofu 🙂