Description
Meaty oyster mushrooms, lightly battered in a Korean-style marinade and fried until shatteringly crisp, are the perfect meat-free substitute when the fried chicken craving hits. Satisfy those hunger pangs in under 30 minutes with just 8 ingredients.
Ingredients
Batter
- 100g coconut yoghurt
- 2 Tbsp gochujang (40g)
- 1 Tbsp soy (8ml)
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 garlic clove
- 90ml water
Dredge
- 200g plain flour
- 70g cornflour
- 1 tsp salt
Fried Oyster Mushrooms
- 150g oyster mushrooms
Korean glaze
- 40g gochujang
- 15g sugar
Instructions
Place a pot of oil onto a medium heat while you prepare the wet batter and dredge. Once you are nearly ready to fry the mushrooms, you can increase the heat to high.
Wet batter
In a medium bowl, mix together the coconut yoghurt, 2 Tbsp gochujang, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, and water. Grate in the garlic clove and add 1/2 tsp pepper. Set aside.
Dredge
In a second bowl, combine the flours together, along with 1 tsp salt to make your dredge. Set aside.
Fried Oyster Mushrooms
- Combine the ingredients for the Korean glaze together in a bowl, add 1 tbsp of water, and then microwave until the sugar has dissolved. Add more water to the glaze until it reaches the consistency of runny honey.
- Get your mushrooms ready for dipping – wipe them with a damp paper towel to remove any dirt.
- Pull the mushrooms apart to the desired size and set them aside.
- Dip them into the seasoned flour mixture, then into the wet batter, shaking off excess batter as you dip, and then again into the flour mixture.
- Fry the mushrooms immediately in the hot oil until golden brown, crispy and crunchy. Once fried, immediately place on paper towels to drain, season with salt, and then transfer to a cooling rack to ensure your mushrooms stay crispy.
- Toss the mushrooms in the glaze until evenly coated.
- Serve your crispy vegan fried chicken immediately with your dipping sauce of choice.
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 10-15 Minutes
- Category: Snacks/Sides
- Method: Fry
- Cuisine: Korean-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 728.75kcal
- Sugar: 26.27g
- Sodium: 1456.8mg
- Fat: 7.99g
- Saturated Fat: 3.21g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.87g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 141.44g
- Fiber: 5.81g
- Protein: 20.07g
- Cholesterol: 0g