VEGAN FRIED CHICKEN!!!

Sam got this recipe from some messageboard he's obsessed with. I swear it's the only good thing that has ever come from it (except a thread about andrew wk conspiracy theories), but the deliciousness of this recipe negates all the bad vibes from this messageboard. ever. we paired it with some garlic mashed potatoes and some broccolini, but seriously, don't even bother. you will only want to eat this.



ingredients:
-1/2 cup TVP
-1/2 cup broth to reconstitute the TVP
-about 1.5 cups vegan pancake mix (the co-op had this in the bulk bin... i literally know nothing about pancakes so I have no idea what's in it... flour and arrowroot maybe?)
-2 heaping spoonfuls of nutritional yeast
-salt, pepper, seasoning to taste
-panko bread crumbs
-oil for frying (something with a higher boiling point than olive so they get nice and brown and crispy... we use grapeseed oil)

Bring the broth to near-boiling and pour over the TVP. Let it set for about 10 minutes adding more water/TVP. Once it cools off a little, stir in the pancake mix and the yeast til it makes a sticky formed batter. Start warming the oil on medium heat. Using a table spoon, drop large dollops of the mixture into a shallow pan of panko crumbs and evenly coat. Toss in the oil (when the oil is hot enough, the edges of the patties will sizzle... test it before you put a bunch in. Cook for a few minutes and then turn and brown on both sides. Let cook on a towel or piece of paper towel.

VARIATION #1: add some spicys and it'll be just like the spicy popeye's chicken.
VARIATION #2: serve with some really greasy buttered noodles with crackers crumbled on top of the noodles and it'll be just like Zehnder's in Frankenmuth, MI.