I Made These Vegan Jackfruit Drumsticks (They're UNREAL)

Big thanks to Mark at Sauce Stache for this amazing recipe! It's not only vegan but also gluten free! I think this one will be a big hit for those of you that actually try it, it was SHOCKING to me. Have fun!

Ingredients:
2 14 oz cans young jackfruit
1 tsp vegan chicken bouillon / boullion cube
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tbsp protein powder of choice (I used chickpea)
1 tbsp methyl cellulose
2-3 lemon grass stalks
1 tbsp corn starch
rice paper

Rub:
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoons paprika
½ tablespoon smoked paprika
½ tablespoon black pepper
½ tablespoon kosher salt
½ tablespoon garlic powder
½ tablespoon onion powder
½ teaspoon mustard powder
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

[SauceStache]

I’m so glad you enjoyed them!!!! Thank you so much! These are like my favorite haha 😂 I’ve made that chickn for everything… fried it and threw them on waffles, chickn sandwiches. it’s wild!

[waynek]

So Merle does what almost no other vegan/ vegetarian cooks do... and that is give credit to their source.
Sadly, so many will tweak a recipe, even so little as to change a half teaspoon of something to a full teaspoon. And I am certain that so many Merle fans, like myself, know who those others are.
Is it so difficult to give credit for inspiration?
No. It's easy.
Thanks for being a wonderful person and a great cooking inspiration Merle!

[stephgilliam]

Sauce Stache is a really fun channel to watch if you like science and cooking inventiveness. He has a different vibe than Merle, but I love them both

[seki]

One thing you should know : the jackfruit we use is the unripe/young one. If you have the real unripe jackfruit, make sure to clean the sap/latex before cooking it. Before chopping, apply oil to the knife. Chop the unripe jackfruit and boil it for 5 mins. It will reducing the sap and soften the young jackfruit meat. After that, you can use it to cook various meals.

(Sorry, english is not my first language, so hopefully you understand)

[fiftychan]

In Indonesia there's a dish called gudeg, it's not vegan but in it, there's a side dish made out of jackfruit and sometimes I mistook it for shredded chicken.

[satori]

That (young, green) jackfruit ("Native Forest" brand) -- is never sweet. It's a bit sour -- because it is preserved in lime water. However -- you can buy mature, ripe jackfruit that is preserved in sugar water from asian grocery stores used as a desert.

[lochnessvhs]

There was something SO satisfying about watching the rice paper peel off of the cutting board.

[sheisme]

Hear me out… what if after completion of the drums, you freeze them, then bread them, then fry them. Using “just egg” as the liquid before dipping in flour and/or corn starch to give the “skin” more texture.

[HowlingMoonCinemas]

Those are the tiny lady version. I'm going to make the bowling pin sized Medieval version!

[Libellenmaedchen]

Love it! Looks delicious. I'm happy you tried this recipe from Marc, I'm always curious to try one of the recipes, but I'm lazy 😂

[sonkien]

Always glad to see a video drop from my girl Merle!!

[aprilcaddell]

I'm compiling my Thanksgiving dinner, and this may be an addition. Because, its soy free and also I feel rice paper and jackfruit are easier to find than the tofu skins with the other version.

[swapnilkarmakar]

My family isnt vegan, but we often use jackfruit as a chicken substitute. We prepare it like chicken basically. I was often given jackfruit as a child in an attempt to fool me into thinking it was chicken lol. It never worked though cause...its jackfruit.

[studioten]

I am brand new to your channel and I am hooked. I love your energy and recipes - keep up the amazing videos!! :)

[willcookmakeup]

Love Mark. His most recent bacon experiment was insane. Great video as always Merle xoxo

[Mystro]

I've always wanted to try this with tofu skin. I'm told it's easier to wrap around the "bone".

[mwoods]

I’ve made this a few times and it needs more seasoning when you mix it up with nutritional yeast and protein powder with the methalcellulose, so now I add more flavoring and seasoning. For the sticks, I bought a dowel from hardware store and cut it into 5-6” pieces. It does get brown from repeatedly using them in the air fryer. I just clean them well, dry and store in a baggie. Cheap to replace too.

[DeeAmazing]

Love it! Thank you for sharing the recipe! 💚💚💚

[MerleONeal]

Let me know what recipe you'd like to see next!

[drklawz]

Sauce Stache is the vegan mad scientist! Love his videos.