So I give you the Southern Fried Tofu "Chicken" and Waffle Sandwich with Maple-Dijon Sauce:
Wow! This was huge (that was all I had for dinner, mind you ... no room for a side dish) and very satisfying. First, I had to develop a recipe for Southern Fried Tofu Chicken. If you saw yesterday's post, you know the batter involves beer. Nothing beats beer-battered, fried food.
In my cookbook, I'm going to suggest that people also use this batter for seitan or even tempeh. I thought seitan would be too toothsome sandwiched between soft waffles, so I chose tofu for this dish. The tofu was marinated overnight in a faux chicken broth.
As for the waffle, I took all the sweet, dessert-like ingredients out of my Cinnamon Pecan Waffle recipe (which I blogged about a few weeks ago) to create a Savory Sandwich Waffle. Also on the sandwich are Roma tomatoes and baby spinach. The sauce is made from Dijon mustard, maple syrup, and Veganaise.
BTW, I'm going to Nashville for the weekend, so this will be my last post until Sunday. Saturday is my boyfriend's birthday. From here on out, I'll refer to him as the Dutchman because he's Dutch, and I like cute boyfriend blog names...hopefully, I'll have some pics of the Dutchman's birthday cake to share when I return.
Move over KFC!! Wow. That looks so good!! makes me want to eat waffles for dinner.
ReplyDeletewaffles with tofu chicken? so weird... but hey! who am I to judge!? It actually looks very yummy, specially the tofu chicken.
ReplyDeleteHave fun with the Dutchman!
Now THAT is a fun dish to "veganize" - the classic chicken & waffles!! Love it!! :0D
ReplyDeleteA 'chicken' and waffle sandwich. I have to admit, that is a combination I've never heard of!
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Makes me wish I had a waffle iron.
Having just found out I'm allergic to milk, eggs and hence all dairy products, I may have to start experimenting with some of your fare! Bet you thought you'd never hear me say THAT! Cool blog by the way--looks great.
ReplyDeleteOh my god I can't tell you HOW excited I am to have found your blog!! I'm in Memphis too, and I had no idea that there were so many vegan food happenings around town! I feel like I've had my head in the sand or something...
ReplyDeleteAnd that Food Awareness group sounds fantastic! I've been to Wild Oats only a couple hundred thousand times, but I've never heard about it! What do you do for the Flyer? I'm a huge fan of it.
Also, kudos on veganizing chicken and waffles! I know a lot of people whose jaws would drop at the thought of fake fried chicken!
ugh, when can i preorder your cookbook?
ReplyDeleteI'm with Happy Herbivore! I never ever thought to make a waffle sandwich like that, but it sounds amazingly good-- and so creative.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I like your boyfriend's title... I'm going to have to think of a title for mine. Tell him "happy birthday" for me!
That sandwich looks monstrous and TASTY! I wanna try!
ReplyDeleteI am so proud to be able to say that I was there for the conception of the 'Dutchman'! Well, not the conception of HIM, just of his nickname :)
ReplyDeleteVeganizing chicken and waffles... is there anything you CAN'T do?
Happy birthday Dutchman!
"chicken" and waffles, what a strange combination, i've never heard of that one before.
ReplyDeleteThe tofu chicken sounds really good on it's own though.
Your batter looks delicious. And being from SC, I've had quite a bit of fried food in my day. Can't wait for the cookbook.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this Southern tradition before, but it looks very yummy!
ReplyDeleteMmm, battered and fried! And vegan! My idea of heaven!
ReplyDeleteI will be right over for that sandwich, thanks.
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