Makes 16 wings

photo styling by me, photo by Justin Limoges

This recipe is from the Wings chapter of Fake Meat, and it’s the OG of vegan wingz. Let’s take a trip to the golden era of veganism, the 1990s. We were lousy with veggie burgers and scrambled tofu. Packages of vegan cheese didn?t even bother to advertise ?IT MELTS? because we all knew it didn?t. And no one, but no one, even considered that a wing could be vegan. Except Kate?s Joint in Alphabet City. I could write a whole think-piece on the place, but let?s just focus on the buffalo wings. Fat rectangles of chewy tofu, coated in an herbed breadcrumb filling, and dripping with buffalo sauce. On the side, a pinch dish of creamy tofu ranch. No table was without a few orders. On your first bite, everything just burst into your mouth in the most obscene way. And now you can create that feeling at home! So scruff up your tables, hire some crust punks to sit outside your window, and enjoy. Oh, and scroll to the bottom for a bonus recipe if you’d like to make your own ranch <3
Recipe notes:

~This recipe makes sixteen wings, which isn?t enough for a party. Well, maybe a party of two! So double or triple or quadruple the recipe if you are in serious Puppy Bowl mode.

~I don?t press the tofu for these. I don?t know, Kate?s might have, but I like the moisture when you bite into one, as well as the fact that it cuts down on a lot of prep time.

~Kate?s tofu wings were rectangles, so I recrea...