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- The ultimate tender and juicy fillet or cutlet you can make to replicate and replace it's animal equivalent for a healthier option.
This culinary GEM is part of an amazing whole food plant-based recipe for the Ultimate Fillet offering two delicious cooking methods: one with oil and one without. We're serving these flavorful fillets alongside amazing sides, including a simple and delicious coleslaw, buffalo-style roast potatoes, and a creamy, rich tartar sauce. The oil-free option ensures a lighter meal, while the fried version delivers a crispy texture, catering to diverse tastes. Paired with the crunchy slaw, spicy potatoes, and tangy tartar sauce, this meal showcases a variety of delights that would fit with any meal, perfect for those embracing a plant-based lifestyle without compromising on flavor.
Learn the technique, make it your own, do it yourself and apply your favorite flavors. You got this!
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Aubergine Fillets
(What’s shown in the video will feed 4)
Ingredients:
4-6 medium-sized aubergines (eggplants), sliced in half
2 cups plant-based milk (oat or soy)
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
4-5 cups panko breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons dried parsley
2 tablespoons granulated garlic
1 teaspoon celery salt
4-5 teaspoons minced Nori (little less if you use wakami or Kombu as those are stronger flavored
Salt & pepper
Instructions:
Roast the eggplant halves face down for 20-25 minutes until the skin becomes wrinkly. Let them rest to carry over cook; this makes it easier to scoop out the flesh.
Scoop out the flesh from the skin. The eggplant is now ready to be breaded.
Set up your breading station using the wet/dry/wet/dry method. Bread and coat the eggplant halves, preparing them for frying or baking.
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Simple Cole Slaw
Ingredients:
½ red cabbage, shaved thin
2 medium carrots, grated
½ red onion, julienned
2 tablespoons vegan mayo
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons date syrup or powdered sugar
½ teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
Coriander/cilantro sprigs for garnish (optional)
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
Instructions:
Shave the vegetables, make the sauce, and combine everything well.
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Tartar Sauce
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons vegan mayo
2 tablespoons pickles/gherkins, chopped
2 tablespoons green onion/scallion, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
1 teaspoon capers, chopped
1 lemon, juiced
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together well and chill to help solidify. Serve cold with the fillets.
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Buffalo Style Potatoes
Ingredients:
500g small to midsize potatoes, cut into wedges
1 small bottle hot sauce
¼ stick vegan butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Roast the potato wedges at 200°C/400°F (fan/convection) for 30 minutes. Check and move them around a bit, then roast for an additional 10 minutes for extra crispiness before serving.
Thank you for being kind
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This was the greatest aubergine I've ever eaten in my life
A giant meal for a giant friend, see you next week!!
I made this for dinner. Your recipes are easy to reproduce. Huge hit in our house! The fillets were amazing! Thank you!
You can also salt aubergine slices, squeeze out a bit of the liquid,
fry them in (neutral) oil, then (out of the pan), squeeze some lemon over it,
and finally drizzle some nice peppery olive oil over it. Lovely.
Works with zucchini as well, but you don't have to squeeze that.
I need to avoid oil for health reason. I appreciate it when you show us oil free version. Thank you.
I practically want to cry. THANK YOU for the oil-free. Seeing a pro get into the details of working with oil-free is such a relief, so confidence inducing, so freaking gratifying. I know I can just eliminate the oil - I know I can use an air fryer or parchment paper or a silpat or broth/water/aquafaba/some kind of liquid but....after we take that detour, we're usually on our own in a recipe. To chase that down - to stay on the job of still making something great but minus the oil - is top-tier and a real kindness for us non-pros out here. MUCH appreciation Derek.
Thanks for sharing, will try to share more
If you are into oil-free cooking you should check out: HealthyVeganEating (here on TH-cam)
But your brain is mostly fat & takes physical damage if it doesn’t have adequate fats in the diet. They’ve linked low-fat diet with dementia, and also lack of C15:0 which is mostly in meat fat. My mother-in-law died of dementia and I just got divorced three years ago because my husband has dementia and went all paranoid before the doctors would do anything. he’s going to be gone in 5 to 10 years in the same horrible manner his mom went. I will do absolutely anything it takes to avoid that after witnessing it. Everybody makes their own choices. But all these extreme diets are being discovered as unhealthy. Anything to extreme seems to be bad for you. I’d rather balance out everything. That’s my choice. ❤
@@chelseacraft4669 no oil does not mean no fat just no processed oils but everyone should do what’s best for them for sure! Nice to see alternatives
@@chelseacraft4669Just choose good fats, i.e. the fat that comes naturally in the food. Processed oil is very nutrient poor but calorie dense and definitely not good when you’re on a vegan diet. Sorry to hear of your troubles. My best wishes to you.
"No animals were hurt [...]" except me, because my stomach hurts from how much hunger your video has caused in me 😂
Looks incredible! I'm gonna see if I ever have the ability to make something like this too
You got this, it’s very common ingredients. Thanks for watching
OK Insect rights activist 😂😂😂
Love the calm vegan 🌱 aesthetic, very engaging & definitely 💯
Thank you 🙌 for watching
It makes me sooo happy when I see other people LOVE and RESPECT animals as much as I do. I wish more people would understand the harm they are doing when they eat animals. Thank you for loving them and of course for sharing your delicious masterpieces. 😊
Well said! Thanks for watching
Is a lion evil for doing what they do? Just a thought.
@@chelseacraft4669 A lion doesn't know any other and has no other options, 2 excuses we don't have.
@@11235Aodh you must not get out in nature 😂
@@chelseacraft4669 why are you comparing yourself to a lion?
Such a cute and sweet dog. I love that you always feature her. And she's so well behaved. What a sweetheart
She is AMAZING
Is she getting meat? I sure hope so.
I love EVERYTHING you do - your ethics, your love for Frankie and all animals, your cooking style - just everything ❤
I have a short, but growing list of heroes who inspire me. You are on the list, Derek. Thank you!
Wow, thanks for sharing
@@tomsknostenbergs indeed
@tomsknostenbergs 🤗 Agreed.. great comment.
Lost our soulmate Labrador on April 1 and I identify so much with your relationship with Frankie. It truly always brings tears to my eyes. Can't wait to make this. Thanks for loving your pup so hard.
so sorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear that. I think about it every day
@snapsforsars , so sorry for the loss of your beloved dog. May your beautiful furbaby rest in eternal peace. 😪💔🐶🐾🌈
There is no loss like it x
Oh, I so agree. I lost my 2 black labs (brother and sister) within a year of each other. I used to love on them in exactly the way I see here. They were the sweetest, happiest pair of dogs. They made me just as happy. I love watching Frankie too.
It's amazing how in the past so many months your videos seem to have evolved from just instruction in vegan cooking (admittedly kick-ass vegan cooking) to something truly entertaining that I look forward to for more than just a recipe. The camera work has also gotten ever more creative. You rock Derek!
I turned vegan since I found your channel.
I may be eating sandwiches with canned beans and not amazing meals like you're making but I'll get there one day.
Super inspiring stuff!
Thank you for being vegan. ❤❤❤
👏👏👏 Well done 🙏🌱
Well done! May I suggest some more sandwich additions? Facon, lettuce and tomato w/mayo. Cucumber, avocado, tomato, fried tofu, pesto (or just chopped basil) salt and pepper. Anyone else got some more?
You really make the vegan lifestyle look pretty cool!
I consider it a life that does the least harm, what you’re eating is HUGE in that
LOVED THE VOICE OF REASON!
He might be a regular guest 😂🤌🙏
I’m a plant-based chef and I recently discovered this channel. These videos have a nice relaxing quality while also being fantastic recipes serving as inspiration for my work. Thank you.
You create recipes like an artist,, guess you are,!💜
😊 thank you
Besides the food techniques you are also teaching and inspiring me to cook in a more organized and clean way, the Chef's way, I love that aspect of your channel, thank you.
My wife and I retired to Western NC. Growing our own veggies, 100% vegan at the age of 60 for the past year. Love your channel. We also have a black lab 4 years old named Sir. Remington who now loves baked Tofu... Thanks for the inspiration.
Interesting...I am not an eggplant person but I find the texture in your eggplant preparation something I will try. Thank you.
saying "hi mom" felt super special. thank you for all these videos and recipes and frankie bear 💚❤
Pro tip ! Dry toast your panko mixture before breading your fillet and putting it in the oven and you'll get a near identical texture and color to the fried version ! Just don't go too far dark on the dry toastig as you want it to finish in the oven, not burn.
Also, I really dislike the texture that nori can get when it becomes soggy, so I always find it better to make a broth with kombu to flavour things instead. So if you're like me you could easily add some kombu broth to the buttermilk mixture.
Thanks!
Aw thanks! Next time!😂
Beautiful piano in the beginning.
The food is even better :)
@@DerekSarnoChef Looks like it. 😋
The reward yourself movie and "Hi Mom" cracked me up. Yes, someone besides your mother was reading the subtitles. Thank you for the documentary recs. As the first degree relative of a breast cancer survivor, I get some heat for drinking soy milk, which is a major source of my dietary protein. Facts are good!
Your received are awesome! Thanks for including oil free versions.
Glad you like them!
Love being plant based 🌱 Love you 🥰 Love Frankie 💚 and Love this delicious recipe! Can’t wait to make it ❤
Nori sheets! Genius! You're the best, Derek!
Thanks for watching
I love you Derek 💜
It’s making me nervous that I love this man so much!😂
Me too! Such a thoughtful beautiful human being. The way he is with Frankie warms my heart.
❤
Me too from México
Same. It kind of was an instant thing for me, once I saw his first video. Glad I’m not the only one! 🤗
Thank you for offering an oil-free version! That looks absolutely fantastic!
I appreciate how you help me to not eat animals. Thank you.
I love your choice of background music. Perfect volume and melodic.
Looks fantastic! Looking forward to trying it out!
Let me know how you get on
@@DerekSarnoChef Turned out great! Good stuff! ❤
I am so enjoying this channel. Having Frankie co-star doesn’t hurt either 😍
Hi Derek and Frankie. Firstly Frankie with the bear hat, so cute, I think she enjoyed wearing the bear hat, she looked so chilled. The aubergine fillets looked so succulent and delish❤. I have to try this recipe tomorrow. Thank you for putting in all your hard work to produce these amazing recipes for us. Very special. Take care Gale x
I’m not vegan or even vegetarian, but love making these recipes. Vegetarian food gets a bad reputation for all of the unhealthy “Franken-foods” out there but this channel makes vegetables taste good for what they are. No need to masquerade them as something else.
Derek, you’re a true genius chef and the kindest man! Thank you for all you do & big hugs to you and Frankie! ❤
Brilliant! Your videos are mesmerizing. Love that you showed two ways to make this, and also that you spoke about healthy vs less healthy (but both better than any animal product). Thanks for all you’re doing! ❤
I can taste it through the screen!!!
Thank you for your gift.
I found your videos from the grief one you made and I just happen to be a vegetarian, so thank you on both fronts. Your recipes and advice are truly helpful.
One thing we miss is the catfish tacos we used to make. I am going to try this method with thai eggplant to recreate the tacos. Thank Derek!
Yes!
As someone who suffers from insomnia, PTSD, severe anxiety, etc... your videos have become my wind-down-therapy before bed. That's really saying something.
As always great video - it feels like you're creating small films now beyond "just" cooking videos, the hard work that goes in is much appreciated.
I smile every time Frankie appears onscreen too, thank you for everything you do... honestly you are a legend 🙏🌱
Good morning Derek. Thank you for this video....I make eggplant (2-4) at a time as my family LOVE IT! My cooking method is a bit different but I appreciate a new approach to cooking this wonderful vegetable. I tell people my family would rather eat eggplant than cake!😊 Enjoy your Sunday and as always....thanks for what you do and who you are!
Thank you so much for what you are doing. I’ve been WFPB for seven years now and thanks to you I can level up my cooking. I’m afraid I will never be as at ease as you are in a kitchen, but I can try to imitate you and serve something special and very good to my guests. Much love to you and your dog!
I was not at all expecting fried fish from eggplant. That is straight up magic!
OK, if you're taking requests, I'd like to submit two. First, a lesson on how making my tongs click and clack the way you do. And also, I'm the biggest sucker for a grocery haul. I'd LOVE to see what kinds of things you buy regularly. And if you buy according to what you're making to eat for the week. Not when you're planning a TH-cam video. Or if you buy certain things regularly and then create meals based on what you have/what you feel like eating on any given day.
You got mad chef skills! Recently discovered your channel and loving how you make plant based meals look so inviting. Frankie is such a lovely foil for your cooking.😘
As usual, you not only gave us a fantastic recipe but packed in lots tips and skills as well. Thank you! Glad to see eggplant taking the starring role for a change. Well, maybe not "starring role" because that title will always go to Frankie "The Bear".
Just made it all. Every element, every bite was delicious, full of dimensions of flavour and texture. Well done. had to follow your casual, vocal/visual instructions for the dredges, but it turned out very well!!!! Thanks for sharing. Fried is definitely tasty, oven is pretty much as good, just easier on the bod.
Yum! I will try this this week. Drooling already 😍 never liked eggplant pre going vegan (aka hated it. Never touched. Ran away from it etc). Now I love love it ✅
I love eggplant and this dish looks amazing. I think adding the nori sheets to the breading is genius. Love how sweet you are with Frankie. A restaurant that serves your food would be so welcome here in MI.
Your recipes are simple and easy to follow. That is what keeps me coming back.
Love the commentary at the bottom during the black and white moment! Love the Frankie moments
🥰 I absolutely LOVE eggplant!! I’ve made Italian sausage with it, but THIS will be phenomenal! I am trying not to run out right now to get eggplant to make this. LOL Wow 🤩 thank you for sharing!! Give your cute little bear 🐻 a hug for all the sweetness she adds to your videos. ♥️
Thanks for keeping me inspired to cook! Can't wait to try this one! Awe Miss Frankie you are so cute and such a good actress for your daddy! Your breads always look so delicious but I can't have gluten so it makes me a little jelly! 💚 Love and peace to all living creatures, humans need to work a little harder at it! 💚
My father was born in Serbia in 1908 so you got .... Greek dishes, Middle eastern ; he actually translated a cookbook because ... let's face it he made a mess in the kitchen I miss my guys .... from his notes this is an idea .... cut the aubergine into 1 inch steaks and salt to remove excess liquid, wash off salt pat dry; if you have a grill pan season with lemon ok salt and liberally with granulated garlic. It's incredible. as always tx for your channel.
Thanks for doing a baked version for all us folks that avoid oil!!! looks amazing!
Derek, you SEDUCE folks into eating Vegan. ❤ you for that!
So happy I found your channel a few weeks ago. I’ve made the deli sandwich with rutabaga meat, the moussaka that has polenta instead of cheese, and the pesto tofu. Going to be trying this one out soon. My partner said your recipes taste 10x better than any other TH-camr’s vegan recipes I’ve made 😂
Aw thanks and tell your partner thanks
Thank you for the inspiration. I am not vegan but I want to eat more plant based for enviromental reasons and you really inspire me. Thanks from Sweden.
I was snacking on a savory pile of crunchy bagel chips as I watched this - and YET - when you showed the browned eggplant cutlets, my mouth watered heavily! Those looked so good I could almost taste them. When you cut into the 2 different ones - baked vs fried - it happened again. You have mastered the art of being a chef in front of the camera. I love the style, the food, Frankie, and your realism. Thank you!
Just love this format. Engaging and informative, and hearing Frankie's thought bubbles is just too funny. "There's a cat out there." (Whispered!) LOL.
That's incredible! It really looks like fish and chunky chips 😮 I bet it tastes awesome 👌
Ok, I wasn't hungry til I watched your video, now I'm starving! Looks amazing and definitely on my list to try. Love anything buffalo style. My current favorite is buffalo cauliflower wraps. God I wish you were my neighbor LOL...
Wow, you're not only a great chef but a great teacher. Beautiful colors and presentation, and I can't wait to make/try these! Thank you, Derek.
Thank you Derek.
Your videos have inspired me to start making the transition to a plant-based diet. It's something that's been niggling at me for a while now but I've been too intimidated to make that jump. I know it won't happen overnight, especially with picky kids to feed, but every journey begins with a single step, right? Thank you so much for all of your inspiring content and wisdom! ❤️
Mr. Sarno, you're the man!!
The potatoes were so frickin' delish that I couldn't stop snacking on them! They're definitely on the regular rotation now!
Love your videos, you're attitude towards food and your gorgeous Frankie! The accent and Brit humor are hilarious! 👍👍😉
Keep on bringing the love, 'cause you're getting it all back, and more!! 💞🙂
Oh. My. Goodness. I just made all of this. I cannot believe how good it was. Seriously. My husband and I met in Milwaukee and used to have a good Wisconsin style fish fry every Friday night. Fast forward moving to Europe 23 years ago.. nothing I have made has ever come close to this. The coleslaw needs its own share of praise, but let me just say, I am amazed by the aubergines. I do not ever need a fish fry again. So glad I went vegan, and so grateful to have found you. Give Frankie a kiss for me! Greetz from Keerbergen Belgium where it’s finally summer and 30C. And yeah, I did warm up the place using the oven- but all is forgiven 😂😂😘 🇧🇪
❤ Appreciate a man who wipes off the cutting board & cleans the skillet. The food & info is inspirational. Thank you & da bear. Best wishes from Pacific Northwest Washington. 🌿🌷🌿
I will always have meat in my diet but I love all the vegan options you have given me
Thank you! Your videos have only gotten better and better over the years.✌🏾
The rolling text scene was so freaking funny and awesome. I admit I can be judgy about cooking healthy vegan food so you were talking to me directly there…but I absolutely love embracing the “vegan conversion” style cooking as well. Thanks for keeping it real and being an inspiration.
Frankie: “There is a cat out there” 😂😂😂
Fantastic. And I used eggplant from my garden. Totally worth the effort.
Oh Derek, you had me at “Old Bay”!! 😍❤ & you have the metal not the plastic they switched to. I cannot wait to make this! Frankie is adorable as always! Hugs from Vegas
I find plain, vegan yogurt is also a wonderful sour cream! Thanks again, Derek! I always love to see what you do with potatoes!
My dish didn’t turn out as gorgeous as yours but it was delish and a HUGE hit with hubbs. He despises eggplant but scarfed it right up plus seconds AND the fries were the best I’ve EVER made and I’m from Idaho - potato country 😊 Now just need to figure out how to get him to eat mushrooms 🤷♀️ Thank you for sharing 😊❤
"Hi Mom!" haha so good. Love your content. Thank you so much. Bows from a fellow student of tibetan buddhism.
Dear Derek, this is spectacular! I just cooked it (a bit improvised though), made the coleslaw with some homegrown carrots from the balcony and used the leaves as a dill replacement. It tasted sooo good!
Your recipes inspire me to do more and more vegan cooking, thank you so very much for that!
Kisses to Frankie aswell
Frankie gets my thumb's up every time. I would give this one 3 thumbs up likes!
fabulous video! I love to watch people enjoy the food that they make.
I totally agree with all your comments about plant based products vs animal products, found myself nodding along going yep, yep, yep as you were talking. Can’t wait to try these latest recipes. Thank you for sharing.💜
WOW! As soon as I have ripe eggplant from the garden I'm going to make a HUGE batch!!!
I love the sandwich and i would really like to know about the roll that you put this sandwich together with. I am also looking forward to the mushroom documentary. thank you
Whole grain seeded roll from the local bakery. Delicious!
@@DerekSarnoChef Hi, thank you for answering. I think I am going to need to learn how to bake healthy vegan rolls. The potatoes are also something that I think will be savored by my family.
These videos are making me crave plant based food- I would never have imagined this direction for us. Thanks so much!
These recent videos have looked unbelievably tasty and I managed to try a few. Do you think you will release a new cookbook sometime??
Thank you, Derek.. Looks yum!!🎉 love to you and Frankie😊
Derek, I think we need to have a conversation about your "2 tablespoons of mayo"... LOL! I was, like, "Oh, UH-uh! That wuddn't no 2 tablespoons, baby!"
Love the piano music!!
Beethoven -
Fur Elise
moonlight Sonata
I must say, you are not only my favorite chef but an amazing human! My vegan family has your cookbook and has made many recipes on here. The bbq tofu with cheesy grits was incredible. We made it for my adult son's birthday last week and his comment was "This is based! Best thing I've eaten n a long time" 🤣🙏🏼All amazing! And Frankie....oh my! I love the voice you make for her as we do our Norah. Peace, compassion, nature, and animals. Thank you for being one of the "good humans". PS your kettle "I want to believe" X Files fan? Me too 😉 love
I like your baby and how you talk to her. Reminds me of my dog niece who follows me around when I visit my sister in Johannesburg. I always explain to her what I'm doing in the kitchen and show her the results of each step. She shows great interest. Of course, she loves being my first taster too. 😊
The confidence and passion for each recipe you share is inspiring. Will need to make this soon!✌🏽
I made this dish last night with eggplant from my garden. I baked my eggplant a bit too long but still the overall dish was unbelievably delicious. I went completely plantbased in January and haven't looked back. Can't wait to try more of your recipes. Thanks! Oh!and I love your dog!!
So I just made this yesterday *finally* after dreaming about it for a month~ It is SO FREAKING GOOD!
I will admit I was getting lazy to make the tartar sauce & decided to use the leftover Yum Yum I had in my fridge from last weeks Vegan Sushi
But for my second go around (*breakfast this morning) I went for the tartar~ let me just say GO FOR THE TARTAR! I wish I did for my first sandwich!
Aw thanks Gretchen
Thank you for all of the recipes you are generous with, I've been plant based for 1 year and picking up a lot of techniques to make the food taste great, keep up the great work.
I love how a t 0:28 you appear to have a Santoku, Chef Knife, Cleaver and a Bread Knife in your collection. That's amazingly simple.
This looks so delicious. I appreciate your saying that a vegetable based diet is better even if it is processed, and then you show us how to make it even better without the processed! I would love and appreciate it if you could show us some recipes that are quick and simple because most of the time I do not have the time and energy it takes you make a gorgeous recipe such as thisone.
Another one. Knocked out of the park! It all looks so good! Thx for sharing! ✌️🌱
Derek I lierally never comment on youtube videos but can I please just say THANK YOU so so much! You are an inspiration and I absolutely love your recipes. I wish you every success and I am sure you will have a restaurant of your own again very soon. Love, a fellow vegan of over 7 years :)
@DerekSarnoChef I’m so glad I found your channel. Your meals have made my meal prep awesome. I’m just starting on my vegan journey. Thank you! ❤
You got this, thanks for watching! My last name ends with my favorite word. No 😂 not on
@@DerekSarnoChef 😂😂😂 fixed it. You’re the best.
First of all, I love your videos and what you stand for . Second, I would enjoy seeing a slow motion of what you are doing with your tongs each time you use them.
I love the little interactions with your beautiful dog, and also the confessionals/mini Ted Talks to camera; thanks, Voice of Reason! The plates looks great and I'm angry that I have none of the ingredients to make this now! Thanks for posting 🙂