vegan nashville hot chicken tacos | hot for food by Lauren Toyota

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Let’s taco ’bout tacos for a second. Is there seriously anything better?! I definitely wouldn’t mind if #tacotuesday was every damn day, but the internet would probably combust if that happened. Anyhoo, for the grand finale of my vegan chicken series, I figured I had to come through with tacos!

These vegan chicken recipes over the last couple weeks that have knocked yer socks off, and this one’s gonna be no different.

Remember last week’s ultimate fried chicken sandwich that I made to settle the great chicken sandwich debate? We’re bringing that insane, crispy batter that y’all fell in love with… and using it again for this hot recipe! If you’re a regular in the #hotforfood world, you’ll know creating killer vegan taco combos is basically in my blood. I’ve got versions using jackfruit, cauliflower, ground round, and that’s just the BEGINNING. I figured some vegan chicken tacos were exactly what my roster was missing!

And SURPRISE! The oyster mushrooms we know and love are making a comeback in this recipe. They’re a perfect lobster substitute in my lobster roll, and make my po’boy tooootally irresistible. Is there anything these shrooms can’t do?! Load ‘em up with cabbage, red onion, pickles and a creamy avocado ranch sauce for the best vegan chicken taco of ya life!

vegan nashville hot chicken tacos

Ingredients

vegan nashville hot chicken tacos

4 to 6 C vegetable oil, for fryingabout 3 C / 8oz oyster mushrooms, separated8 soft flour tortillas3 C packed shredded napa cabbage1/4 C thinly sliced red onion2 garlic dill pickles, sliced thin into roundsavocado ranch sauce (recipe below)

batter

1 C unsweetened nondairy milk1 tbsp apple cider vinegar1/4 C buffalo style hot sauce2 tsp flax meal2 tsp cornstarch2 C all-purpose flour1 tbsp sea salt1 tbsp chili powder2 tsp garlic powder2 tsp onion powder1 tsp ground white pepper1 tsp ground sage1 tsp ground coriander1 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp celery salt1/2 tsp ground nutmeg1/2 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 tsp ground cumin1/2 tsp ground allspice

buffalo-style hot sauce

3 tbsp melted vegan butter1/4 C buffalo-style hot sauce

avocado ranch

1/2 C vegan mayonnaise1 tsp fresh or dried dill1 tsp fresh or dried parsley1/2 tbsp roughly chopped chives1 tsp apple cider vinegar1/2 tsp onion powder1/4 tsp sea salt1/4 tsp ground black pepper1 tbsp unsweetened nondairy milk1/2 an avocado, pitted and peeled

Instructions

The oyster mushrooms should be separated into individual large pieces, but group the smaller mushrooms into groups of 2 or 3 connected by the stem.Prepare your dredging stations. To make the liquid batter, combine nondairy milk with apple cider vinegar, hot sauce and flax meal in a large bowl. Mix the cornstarch with a small amount of the vegan milk mixture to make a slurry and then add it back into the bowl. Add the mushrooms and let them soak for at least 15 minutes. In the meantime, continue on with the rest of the recipe.In another large bowl, combine the flour with the sea salt, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, ground white pepper, ground sage, coriander, smoked paprika, celery salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground cumin and ground allspice. To make the avocado ranch, in a small food processor add vegan mayonnaise, dill, parsley, chives, apple cider vinegar, onion powder, sea salt, ground black pepper, unsweetened nondairy milk and the avocado. Blend until very smooth.In a medium to large heavy bottomed pot, heat up frying oil to between 325°F to 350°F.Once the oil reaches 350°F, start battering the mushrooms in batches. Remove the mushrooms from the liquid and place them on a separate tray. Work with the first batch of mushrooms and place them in the dry batter to coat evenly. Now place the mushrooms back into the liquid batter and then back into the dry batter to double dredge. Carefully place only 2 or 3 battered mushrooms into the hot oil at a time, using a splatter guard if desired. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes, flipping halfway. Remove from the hot oil with tongs and place on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil. Grill flour tortillas in a cast iron grill pan over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes until grill marks appear, but flour tortillas should still be pliable. Alternatively you can broil the tortillas in the oven on a sheet pan on the top rack for about 1 minute, just until the char marks appear, but the tortillas are still pliable. To make the buffalo sauce, in medium bowl, add melted vegan butter and buffalo-style hot sauce. Brush the hot sauce mixture on both sides of the mushrooms just before serving. To assemble add napa cabbage to the tortilla, top with the fried oyster mushrooms, red onion, pickle slices and drizzle with avocado ranch. Serve immediately.

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