I Made Vegan Chicken Tenders Out Of Grapefruit Peels | Goodful

Correction: We incorrectly credited Sauce Stache, who was one of the inspirations for this recipe.

Video producer, Merle, tries out a recipe that has been circulating the internet: vegan chicken tenders made out of grapefruit peels! Watch to find out what her coworkers thought of this crazy recipe.

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[Nuhuh_]

I like how she's not even in denial about how gross it is

[abdelrahmanabdelaal]

Me: Mom can we get chicken tenders
Mom: We have chicken tenders at home
Chicken tenders at home:

[chrysanthy]

I made this... Removed all of the orange zest, soaked overnight, squeezed juice, rinsed it, soaked in marinade, fried it with seasoning... Did everything right. Smelled great. Looked great. Tasted SUPER BITTER

[brodoswaggins]

Me literally any time Merle and Aria are on screen together: THEY ARE IN L O V E

[emilyche]

Girl no! Should have removed outermost layer(it is cause for that weird yellow color) and let white part sit in salt water overnight to remove bitterness. At least that is what i would do.

[portablethunderstorm]

don't mind me, I'm just here to see if the cute asian guy flirts with her

[Itsxoxo-gkqs]

"if you arent vegan u can use eggs" no no if iam not vegan im using CHICKEN

[missarkell]

“A for effort, B for bitter” I can’t 😂😂

[sooji_gooji]

Why do people suggest outrageous substitutes that even vegans won't use it? Also, she should have left those peels in that vinegar to fully neutralize the grapefruit taste.

[Yusuf-dxps]

Kylie jenner: iS tHaT ChIcKeN?!
Her: no, its grape fruit

[abigailkueter]

I’ve tried most of these recipes, and while they are ok, have no nutritional value. (As a vegan) I think vegan food is much better when it’s just its own thing instead of trying to imitate meat.

Edit: thanks for all the likes and different opinions in the comments!

[allyhogan]

A for effort
B for bitter
C for citrus
D for definitely not chicken
E for eww
F for fruit
G for grapefruit
Thank you that is the alphabet of grapefruit chicken

[RiteshRajbhandari-lp]

Aria: (is trying really hard to say something good/positive)
Aria: (can't think of literally anything)
Aria: LiFe iS aBoUt...

[nicholaspe]

“You don’t know what pamplemousse is?” Had me dying😂😂😂

[SauceStache]

Hey!!! Its Mark from SAUCE STACHE hahahaha thanks for making this!!

[Dzzylizzy]

About 47 minutes ago I started watching this series with her making coconut calamari strips... and here we are ... no regrets.

[marisaleeannb]

i love that vegan food can be so delicious and nutritious and good. but then you get videos like this that prove its not all good 😂

[KusanoMegumi]

Coworker: *feeds me vegan grapefruit chicken*

Me: *calling HR*

[woohoobdo]

dude merle blushes so hard when shes talking to aria they're the best

[antigua]

It would’ve been nice for you to recognize the history of this dish (bistec de toronja) which was eaten by poor Cubans during times of food scarcity.