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3 ingredients that make a great vegan fish alternative with this recipe for crispy ‘fish’ flavour coating. This recipe goes perfectly with homemade chips, pea and mint puree and a squeeze of lemon juice!
PLUS an idea for a plant-based ‘tuna’ filling.
Keep reading to see what my secret ingredient for the ‘fish’ batter is!
How to Make Vegan Fish ‘n’ Chips:
Plant-Based ‘Fish’ Alternatives:
1. Banana Blossom (£2.25) – Find it HERE on The Vegan Kind Supermarket.
2. Jackfruit (£2.99) – Find it HERE on The Vegan Kind Supermarket.
3. Firm tofu, I like Tofoo Co (£2.00) – This one.
The stringiness of the banana blossom and jackfruit makes it fishier in texture (see photo), but tofu will be easier for you to get hold of. I have tried both ways and I would recommend either.
CRISPY PLANT-BASED ‘FISH’ | VEGAN ‘FISH’ RECIPE
3 ingredients that make a great vegan fish alternative with this recipe for crispy 'fish' flavour coating. This recipe goes perfectly with homemade chips, pea and mint puree and a squeeze of lemon juice!
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Course: Main Course
Keyword: crispy, fish and chips, fish n chips, vegan fish, vegan fish and chips
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- Any of the above 'fish' alternatives
- 1 cup Fine breadcrumbs store-bought panko breadcrumbs also work
- 2 Nori sheets crumbled
- 0.5 cup Plain flour
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- Juice of half a lemon
- Vegan Beer or Sparkling Water for alcohol free version
- Salt and pepper To taste
- Flavourless oil such as sunflower
- 0.5 cup And the SECRET INGREDIENT… CORNFLAKES crushed into finer crumbs. You can also use crumbled nachos or taco shells.
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C. Add your chips to the oven.
Add the breadcrumbs and either smashed cornflakes or taco shells/nachos to a small bowl. About 3/4 breadcrumbs to 1/4 crunchy ingredient of your choice. Add a good pinch of salt and pepper and mix to combine.
Then add your nori, crumbled, to the breadcrumb mix to add that extra ‘fishy’ flavour. You can crumble the sheets up in dry hands.
In a small bowl, prepare a batter by adding the plain flour, turmeric, smoked paprika and mix to combine. Add the lemon juice. Then add sparkling water to the mix a few tbsp at a time, until the batter resembles a Victoria sponge cake mix constancy.
Drain your vegan 'fish' alternative of choice; if you are using tofu, pat it dry with some kitchen paper, then chop into chunks (roughly 4cm x 4cm in size and about 2cm thick). You can use the other vegan 'fish' alternatives as they come straight out the can.
Heat a generous amount of oil in a large frying pan, on medium-high heat.
Coat the chunks of 'fish' evenly and generously in the flour, water mix. Then immediately dip the 'fish' into breadcrumbs mix and ensure all the batter is covered. Add your ‘fish’ piece to the frying pan and repeat for 2-3 pieces per portion. Use tongs to turn every couple of minutes.
Carefully add the 'fish' to the frying pan, using some tongs, and fry each side of the 'fish' chunks for approx 15-20 mins or until golden brown. Remember to turn your fish every 5ish minutes to ensure they cook evenly and do not burn. You may need to add in extra oil halfway through frying.
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Notes
Serving Suggestions
My recommendation would be to serve the ‘fish’ with your favourite recipe for homemade chips.
I also recommend serving this with petit pois or a pea and mint purée. And, of course, it wouldn’t be ‘fish’ without a squeeze of lemon.
Another Vegan Fish Idea:
You could also experiment with a vegan ‘Tuna’ made with mashed chickpeas!
The ‘tuna’ is made from mashed chickpeas, fresh dill, lemon juice, spring onions, gherkins, vegan mayo, sweetcorn, salt and pepper.
Perfect served on toast (as below), as a ‘tuna’ melt or on top of a baked potato.
If you liked this post, you will love my other meat-free meat meal ideas!
- VEGAN LASAGNE RECIPE– ReadHERE!
- HOW TO: HOISIN DUCK SANDWICH– ReadHERE!
