Looking for the best vegan fish recipe? Well, you found it! And it’s all thanks to cooking banana blossoms into this unique vegan fish & chips recipe. When you deep fry banana blossoms following my specific recipe, it will look like actual battered fish you’d find at a fish & chips spot. I’m even shocked.
Banana blossoms may be one of the strangest ingredients I’ve ever experimented with. It simply looks weird… like an alien hand. I know, delicious right? But hear me out, because you will be surprised how good this recipe is.
Banana blossoms come from South East Asia and come from banana trees. They don’t have any banana taste, in fact, they taste more similar to hearts of palm or an artichoke. I buy mine canned at an Asian grocery store, and I had so much fun experimenting with them today!
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I’ve created easy-to-follow instructions below! You can also watch me on YouTube show you how to make it!
I’ve made vegan fish and chips from many other things before, such and tofu, eggplant, hearts of palm and mushrooms, but banana blossoms and rice paper give this recipe the best vegan fish texture that naturally has a flaky, delicate texture.
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Other Vegan fish recipes:
- Baja Fish Tacos
- Beer Battered Fish and Chips
- Vegan Filet O Fish
- Page 177 of my Cookbook
INGREDIENTS FOR BEST VEGAN FISH AND CHIPS
INGREDIENTS FOR BEST VEGAN FISH AND CHIPSFor the Marinated Banana Blossoms:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup ground seaweed
- 1 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
- 2 cans banana blossoms, drained & washed
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
For the Batter:
- ¾ cup unbleached flour
- ¼ cup corn starch
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 6 Tablespoons light beer (you can use sparkling water if you’d like to avoid beer)
- 7 tbsp soy milk
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp water
- Rice Paper sheets (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEST VEGAN FISH AND CHIPS
- Place banana blossoms on a lipped plate or small casserole dish, press lightly with hands to slightly splay out the layers of the blossom. Set aside.
- Whisk together soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, olive oil, seaweed, and Old Bay seasoning in a small bowl.
- Rub blossoms with marinade to coat completely, and allow to marinate for 1-hour minimum, I recommend overnight for best results (to absorb more “ocean” taste of fish).
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, sea salt, and old bay seasoning. Slowly whisk in beer, until batter is smooth. Allow resting for 15 mins.
- ASSEMBLY: Place ¼ cup of flour in a shallow bowl. Working in batches, dust banana blossoms with flour and dip into the beer batter to coat. Fry until 2-3 mins or until golden brown and crispy. Drain on a wire rack or paper towel.
- If pieces have fallen off, dip a rice paper sheet in warm water to soften then wrap loose pieces like a burrito before battering and frying.
- Serve Vegan Fish with “chips” aka french fries and a side of vegan tartar sauce.
This recipe truly will shock you and friends when replicating the best vegan fish and chips dish.
Recipe for Banana Blossom Vegan Fish
Recipe for Banana Blossom Vegan FishThe reason why this is the best fish and chips recipe because it won’t actually taste like stinky fish… which vegans tend not to want anyways. However, if you really wanted a more “fish” smell to trick non-vegans, I left the option and recommendation of leaving the banana blossoms in the marinade overnight to really absorb the “sea” flavour!
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Vegan Fish using Banana Blossoms
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Why is this the best vegan fish & chips recipe? Well, my choice of banana blossoms and rice paper give this recipe the best vegan fish texture that naturally has a flaky, delicate texture.
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: English
Serves: 4
Ingredients
For the Marinated Banana Blossoms:
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup ground seaweed
- 1 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
- 2 cans banana blossoms, drained & washed
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
For the Batter:
- ¾ cup unbleached flour
- ¼ cup corn starch
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 6 tbsp light beer (you can use sparkling water if you'd like to avoid beer)
- 7 tbsp soy milk
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp water
- Rice paper sheets (optional)
Instructions
- Place banana blossoms on a lipped plate or small casserole dish, press lightly with hands to slightly splay out the layers of the blossom. Set aside.
- Whisk together soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, olive oil, seaweed, and Old Bay seasoning in a small bowl.
- Rub blossoms with marinade to coat completely, and allow to marinate for 1-hour minimum, I recommend overnight for best results.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, sea salt and old bay seasoning. Slowly whisk in beer, until batter is smooth. Allow to rest for 15 mins.
To Assemble:
- Place ¼ cup of flour in a shallow bowl. Working in batches, dust banana blossoms with flour and dip into the beer batter to coat. If pieces have fallen apart, dip a sheet of rice paper in warm water and wrap small pieces of banana blossom with rice paper before battering and frying.
- Fry until 2-3 mins or until golden brown and crispy. Drain on a wire rack or paper towel.
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