Serves 6-8
Vegan
Ingredients
1 cup or 1-ounce dried nori
¼ t baking soda
½ cup plant milk (or water)
1 onion- diced
1 clove Garlic crushed
¼ cup flour
1 egg substitute- optional
1-2 T soy or tamari sauce (to taste)
2/3 cup cooking oil
Hot sauce or hot oil (to taste)
Sliced carrots, sweet potatoes, small broccoli pieces, other handy vegetables to cook in batter
Instructions
1. Combine flour and baking soda, then add milk and egg (optional).
2. Add soy sauce and hot sauce. Mix batter.
3. Break nori into small pieces (I like to cut my nori with scissors). Stir pieces into the batter. The nori will absorb moisture in the batter and swell as you cut and add the onion and other vegetables. The batter is basically a thin pancake batter. As nori absorbs moisture and flavor, the mixture becomes a gooey mass. Fear not!
4. To fry, pick out with chopsticks, fork or fingers small amounts and deep-fry two or three pieces at a time in hot oil until just beyond golden brown and crisp on both sides.
5. Remove with chopsticks or forks, drain and serve immediately as an appetizer or as a main dish with rice. (Use your favorite dip to dip the nori in!)