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Vegan chicken broth is a key ingredient in many of my fun veganized recipes and I always
get questions about what the hey vegan chicken broth is, where to get it, and what brand
is best.
I'll tell you all that in this video.
But truth is, I usually use whatever is most easy to get when I run out.
Sometimes, the easiest place is my cupboard.
Especially when it's cold and blustery and I don't want to go out there.
This vegan chicken broth powder makes a nice chicken-ish tasting broth when simply combined
with water.
The main thing is, surprise surprise, nutritional yeast.
These flakes of inactive yeast taste a little cheesy, a little nutty, and a lot like a particular instant noodle soup.
OK, I'll name it: Lipton's.
Next you'll need salt.
I'm using regular table salt.
The salt level in this broth is pretty high; I'd say on par with regular store-bought broth
powders though.
If you use salt with larger crystals with the same measurements, it won't be as salty
as mine.
Of course, after you make this once, you can make adjustments to your taste.
Real chicken broth has a sweet-like quality even when it doesn't contain sugar.
So we'll add some.
Don't worry, it doesn't come out tasting sugary.
We'll add a little poultry seasoning.
Which is a blend of herbs that's commonly used with poultry so it has that chicken-y
association.
I leave this out when I'm making something non-Western style vegan chicken dishes like
my Hainanese vegan chicken rice.
Lastly, a little garlic powder.
Shake it all up and that's a good basic vegan chicken broth powder.
You'll use one and a half teaspoons for every cup of water to make one cup of broth.
Add more or less depending on your preference.
Today, I'm going to make an easy lazy person's vegan chicken noodle with this.
But back to the original question that a good 30% of you are probably wondering about.
What is vegan chicken broth?
That sounds like an oxymoron.
Even though I've just showed you one version.
It's just a vegan broth that tastes kind of like chicken.
We'll use it anywhere normal chicken broth is used in a recipe.
Just one of the tools we can use to make our old favourite meals into a vegan version.
Simple as that.
Happily, there are many versions on the market today.
The most popular one I see around is Better Than Bouillon's No-Chicken Base.
It's a paste rather than a powder or cube but it works the same way.
I find it very convincing especially for Western style recipes.
Orrington Farms has one that America's Test Kitchen really likes. I read that in their book.
But I haven't tried it.
And another easier to get brand is Edwards and Sons.
But the best, in my opinion, is actually mushroom powder.
It'll be this kind.
So far, I've seen Vietnamese and Chinese/Taiwanese brands of mushroom powder.
I haven't seen any Western brands. This is not just mushrooms dried up and ground.
They have to go through a special extraction process.
Some contain MSG so if that's not your thing, that's not your thing.
No judgement.
I find it has the sweet savory flavour like a simple chicken broth and it doesn't have
a strong mushroom flavour at all.
So it's better for veganizing non-Western chicken recipes.
You won't have any herb flavours in the mix.
A big bag will set you back between about $20 but will last a long time.
The trouble is, it's not always easy to find.
Sometimes you can find it online, like on Amazon.
I've found it a couple times at my local Asian supermarket, T&T.
Compared to my Do-it-yourself chicken broth powder, this mushroom powder is way more convincing
in my opinion.
But if you want to have something inexpensive, easy to put together, and tastes like Liptons
well, this is pretty close.
And it'll do just fine in my Best Vegan Fried Chicken recipe.
As well, you can use it in my upcoming recipe...Can you guess what it is?
I'm not giving a lot away here but
best guesses will get a shoutout so comment down below.
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