Vegan Shrimp

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5 from 1 vote

Super easy crispy panko coated vegan shrimp (or vegan prawns), perfect for the oven, airfryer or deep fryer!

Cook Time20

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Sides

Cuisine: All

Keyword: vegan panko shrimp, vegan prawns, vegan shrimp, vegan tempura prawns

Servings: vegan shrimp

Calories: 86kcal

Equipment

Oven, air-fryer or deep fat fryer
1 x medium bowl
4 x small bowls

Ingredients

8 vegan sausages See notes under "Ingredients" above for recommended brands
⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric
¼ teaspoon tomato puree aka tomato paste
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon sriracha
1 clove garlic finely minced
100 g plain white flour aka all purpose flour
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
100 ml plant milk unsweetened and unflavoured
1 teaspoon lemon juice
150 g panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Alternatively preheat an airfryer to 200 °C or fill a deep fat fryer with vegetable oil and bring to 180 °C .
Place the vegan sausages in a medium bowl and mash with a fork.
8 vegan sausages
In a separate small bowl, mix together the ground turmeric, tomato puree, ketchup, sriracha and minced garlic. Add to the mashed vegan sausages.
⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric, ¼ teaspoon tomato puree, 1 tablespoon ketchup, 1 tablespoon sriracha, 1 clove garlic
Wet your hands slightly and form a roughly 1.5 tablespoon portion of the mashed sausage mixture into a small tapered "shrimp". You can do this on a cocktail stick or just in your hands. You can also choose to keep the shrimp straight or bend them round.
Take three small bowls. Put the plain white flour and salt in the first bowl and whisk together. Put the plant milk and lemon in the second bowl and whisk. Finally add the panko breadcrumbs to the third bowl.
100 ml plant milk, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 100 g plain white flour, 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, 150 g panko breadcrumbs
Take a formed "shrimp" and carefully dust with the flour mixture. Secondly dunk the floured "shrimp" in the plant milk then finally in the panko breadcrumbs. Repeat with the remaining "shrimp" and arrange them all on a baking tray or in the basket of your airfryer. Drizzle with the oil then either bake for 25 minutes or airfry for 20 minutes, or until golden and crispy. For deep frying, do not drizzle with oil and fry in batches of 4-5 shrimp for roughly 4-5 minutes.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Serve with sweet chilli sauce or your favourite dipping sauce.

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