Skip to main content

Barbecue Vegan Nuggets

These plant-based tofu nuggets have the snackiness you crave and plenty of delicious barbecue flavour, too. Dunk in barbecue sauce for the ultimate vegan snack.

Makes 12

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes to 1 hour
Bob's  Kitchen Recipe Card

Ingredients to make 12

  • For the Filling

  • 250g
    Potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 200g
    Firm tofu, cubed and patted dry
  • 2 tsp
    Vegan stock powder
  • ½ tsp
    Paprika
  • 1 tsp
    Onion powder
  • 1 tsp
    Garlic granules
  • ¼ tsp
    Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp
    Plain flour
  • -
    Salt
  • -
    Sunflower or vegetable oil, for frying
  • For the Batter

  • 150ml
    Oat milk
  • 100g
    Dairy-free Greek-style yoghurt
  • 125g
    Plain flour
  • 2 tbsp
    Barbecue seasoning

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    30 minutes to 1 hour

Method

  1. Dip a nugget into the oat milk mixture to coat, then into the seasoned flour, coating all sides. Set aside on a plate while you repeat with the remaining nuggets.
  2. Heat about 1cm oil in a large non-stick pan over a medium–high heat. The oil is hot enough when a cube of bread sizzles when added to the pan.
  3. Add half the nuggets to the pan and cook for 3 minutes on each side until golden and crisp. Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper while you cook the remaining nuggets. Serve hot with barbecue sauce, mayonnaise or ketchup.

Notes

Replace the BBQ seasoning in the batter with Cajun, jerk or fajita seasoning, if you like.

Oat milk is a plant milk derived from whole oat grains by extracting the plant material with water. Oat milk has a creamy texture and oatmeal-like flavour.