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Vegan Popeye's Chick'n Sandwich

Vegan Popeye's Chick'n Sandwich

Thee Burger Dude
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Ingredients
  

  • 8 Gardein Chick’n Scallopini filet thawed*
  • Dill pickle slices
  • 4 Vegan Brioche Buns or use any bun you like

Cajun Seasoning

  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp cayenne
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp White Pepper

Wet Batter

  • 1 cup unsweetened plant milk
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp Louisiana hot sauce
  • 2 Tbsp dill pickle brine
  • 1/3 cup flour

Dry Batter

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 2 Tbsp Cajun Seasoning
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Cajun Mayo

Hottie Sauce (Hot Honey) adapted from Mary's Test Kitchen

  • 2 cups apple juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp Aleppo pepper
  • 2-3 habanero peppers sliced in half
  • 1 drop red food coloring optional

Instructions
 

  • Combine ingredients for Cajun seasoning and set aside.
  • Combine ingredients for Cajun mayo and refrigerate.
  • For the Hottie Sauce (aka Hot Honey) combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to medium and reduce to half (about 30 minutes or so), you should have about 1 cup of honey. It will be very liquidy, but put it in a heat proof jar and refrigerate, it will thicken up. Reduce more for a thicker honey. Make sure to discard the habanero peppers, and you can strain out the Aleppo pepper flakes if you want (I kept mine in).
  • Take 2 of your thawed Scallopinis and smash them into 1 large patty. Once all your patties are formed, throw them in the freezer for at least 1 hour to firm up.
  • Prepare your dredging station. Combine all the wet batter ingredients in one bowl or dish, and then all the ingredients for the dry batter in another bowl or dish.
  • Bring a pot of neutral oil (peanut, vegetable or canola for example) up to 375° F.
  • Once oil is up to frying temperature, dredge your filet(s) first in the dry batter, coating thoroughly and shaking off the excess, then into the wet batter, again coating well and letting the excess drip off, then one last time back into the dry.
  • Carefully add your breaded filet into the hot oil, fry for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy. Let them rest on a wire rack. You can keep them warm in the oven set to 250° F.
  • Once all your patties are fried, toast and dress your buns with the cajun mayo, some pickles, hottie sauce if you wish, the fried chick'n and ENJOY!

Notes

*or use whatever Vegan Chick'n you like, each patty should be around 5 oz.
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