Tempeh Buffalo Bites
Mouthwateringly delish and easy to make crowd pleasers!
Tempeh Buffalo Bites
Turn the heat up at parties with these easy-to-make bites!
Ingredients
- 2 pkg (16oz) Tootie’s Tempeh
- 1 ½ cup vegan buffalo sauce (Primal Kitchen makes a good one)
- ½ cup cornstarch or all purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cup Panko bread crumbs
- Avocado oil for frying
- Dipping sauce of your choice
Instructions
- Break the tempeh into nugget-sized chunks and place in a medium bowl. Pour the buffalo sauce over the tempeh. Toss to fully coat the tempeh. Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator to marinate for an hour. Overnight is even better.
- Place the Panko in a small bowl and the cornstarch in a second bowl.
- Heat 1 inch of frying oil in a large heavy skillet over until it reaches 350 degrees.
- Remove the tempeh from the refrigerator. One piece at a time bread the tempeh as follows: place the tempeh in the cornstarch, then back in the buffalo sauce, then in the Panko. Place on a sheet tray and finish breading the remaining chunks of tempeh.
- Fry the tempeh. Place the tempeh chunks in the hot oil carefully and fry on each side until golden brown — about 4 minutes per side. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel or cooling rack to drain excess oil.
- Optional: For serving, brush some extra buffalo sauce on the fried tempeh chucks and place on a platter for serving. Enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce.