Plant-Based Southern Fried Crispy Strips

Southern Fried Chicken is one of my personal favourites and so it made sense to search the internet for that special secret blend of spices to get that certain fried chicken taste (but without using flour!)

Well, after lots of searching and testing out a few different options, I think I’ve nailed a pretty good homemade low-carb version of that special spice mix!

This coating can also be used on Quorn, tofu and vegetables too, so please give them a try on any of your favourite foods that you like to add a crispy Southern Fried crumb to!

They are made with ground almonds, but I promise that you cannot tell they are!
Unfortunately, this recipe simply does not work as well when substituting almonds with other low-carb flours such as coconut flour and wheat flours are far too high in carbs to be used

Southern Fried Crispy Strips

Plant-Based Southern Fried Crispy Strips

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Course: Main Meals

Cuisine: American, British

Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Keyword: coating, crumb, fakeaway, KFC, Southern Fried

Free or Subscription Recipe: Free Recipe

Free from: coconut, eggs, gluten

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Marinating time: 30

Total Time: 1

Servings: servings

Calories: 254kcal

Author: Jo Paterson

Ingredients

300 grams plant-based fillets sliced
1 tsp olive oil
1 medium egg beaten

Southern Fried Spice Crumb

100 grams ground almonds
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp white pepper
1½ tsp garlic salt
¾ tsp celery salt
¾ tsp black pepper
¾ tsp mustard powder
¾ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp dried thyme
½ tsp dried basil
½ tsp dried oregano

Instructions

Cut the plant-based fillets into strips or nuggets/chunks to your liking
When you are ready to cook your strips, if using the oven to cook, preheat the oven to 200°c (fan)
Start by preparing your coating by adding all Southern fried crumb coating into a bowl and mixing well to distribute the ingredients evenly throughout the crumbs
Beat the egg and place in a dish. Start by adding the plant-based strip into the egg and coating well
Drop the strip into the crumb, cover in the crumb and then turn and repeat on the other side. Place the coated strip onto a plate and repeat with each piece. The crumb will soak up some of the liquid and become slightly wetter-looking
Then re-coat each piece again in just the leftover crumb to ensure they are fully coated
If cooking in the oven, line a baking tray with parchment paper to help stop them from sticking, spray well with some olive oil and bake for approx. 20-25 minutes or until crisp, golden and cooked through. (They may need turning halfway through cooking).
If cooking in an air fryer, line the basket with some baking parchment paper, add the strips, spray well with olive oil and cook for 12 minutes, then check to see how they are doing. Mine took 15 minutes to fully cook at 200°c in my Ninja Foodi on air-fry
To garnish I added finely chopped flat leaf parsley and an extra sprinkle of seasoning. Because the coating is made from almonds, it means you can serve these with another type of carb, such as potato wedges, sweet potato fries, chips, or rice and salad or green vegetables of your liking. Here I served mine with full fat mayonnaise

Notes

Nutritional info. provided here is just a guide and will differ depending on the type of plant-based fillets used

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