Kentucky Fried Hen of The Woods

Whether if you want to pan fry them, air fry them, or bake them this Kentucky Fried Hen of the Woods Recipe has got you!

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CourseMain

CuisineAmerican

KeywordMushrooms

Prep Time20

Cook Time5

Total Time1 10

Servings servings

Calories335kcal

Ingredients

16 Ounces Hen of the Woods, aka Maitake

Flax Dip*

2 Cups Water
¼ Cup Flax Seed Powder
2 Drops Liquide Smoke Optional

Seasoned Flour

2 Cups Flour of Choice
1/2 Cup Nutritional Yeast Flakes or Smoked Dried Torula Yeast
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp Mace
1 tsp Sea Salt
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp All Spice
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Thyme
1 tsp Sage
1/2 tsp Black Pepper

To Fry

2 cups Refined Coconut Oil, Sunflower oil, or Canola Oil

To Air Fry*

Oil to brush or spray on wings

Instructions

Prepping the Wings

Clean your mushroom, lightly scrub base to remove any dirt
Slice the mushroom longways at about 1/2 to 1 inch slices (or close to 13-20mm)
In a wide bowl whisk your flax seed powder with the liquide smoke, then set aside
In another wide bowl add all your dry ingredients and mix well
Take your mushroom slice, dunk it in the flax egg, then in the flour mixture- repeat 2-3 times for a thicker breading

Pan Frying Directions

Using a non stick pan heat up enough oil to thoroughly cover the bottom surface, about 1 inch deep on medium heat The amount will vary based on the size of your pan
Fry for about 4-5 mins on medium heat while covered, then flip and repeat
Place cooked mushroom on parchment paper or a clean towel to absorb excess oil

Air Fryer Directions

Freeze for 20 minutes to ensure the batter doesn't seep through the air fryer basket
Brush or spay oil over the frozen wings
Put in Air fryer, allowing space between each wing. Do not over crowd
Cook at 370 for 20 minutes in the air fryer, flipping half way through

Oven Directions

Preheat oven to 375F
Freeze for 20 minutes, then brush oil over them For oil free wings skip this step, do not freeze
Bake for 30 minutes or golden brown, flipping after 15 minutes
Allow to cool and serve

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Notes

You can use ground chia seeds in place of flax seed powder, a general egg replacer, or chickpea flour
Chia and flax seeds are a great source of omega 3, give it a try!

You can substitute the flax egg dip for a bottle of Just Egg

Completely deep fry them for ultimate decadence

Try coating them in your favorite hot sauce

This recipe can be made oil free (for the air fryer or oven directions), however it does make the breading rather dry, and it looks ashy. However, a baked option would be awesome coated in sauce, inside a burrito, wrap, taco.
However it can be a bit dry on it's own if there is no oil, if it's in something you wouldn't notice at all.

If you do not have nutritional yeast flakes add 1tsp marmite to the Flax Dip
Another option is to add 1/2 tsp liquid smoke or 1 tsp black truffle oil to the Flax Dip
If you don't have either of those, as a last resort, use 1 tsp soy sauce The nutritional yeast flakes add a umami depth to this recipe, it adds a savory punch.

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