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There's lots to love at the Disney World's Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, like the spicy hummus fries! Served at the Morocco booth, these fries are accompanied by cucumber, tomatoes, onions, tzatziki, and chipotle sauce. Beloved by many, we are happy to share this copycat recipe with all, especially our vegan and gluten free friends!
We didn't know what to expect when we first had hummus fries at Epcot. Would the inside be creamy like hummus? Alas, no, these are similar to a falafel, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The spice in our fries comes from a tasty combination of cumin, coriander, ancho chili, and hungarian paprika.
Our fry recipe is high on flavor and low on heat. If you want the fry itself to be super spicy, add some cayenne powder to the chickpea mixture. We preferred ours super flavorful spicy, so we omitted the cayenne powder. We love heat, but there's a good amount in the chipotle sauce that garnishes the fries.
The original Epcot hummus fries recipe for the Food & Wine Festival is served vegan only if you order it without the accompaniments (tzatziki and chipotle sauce). For our version, we've added a vegan way to experience the creamy heat of the chipotle sauce using vegan mayo and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
You might be tempted to use canned chickpeas for this recipe, but do not! In order to get a batter that stays together and is crispy on the outside, you must used dried beans. For those who don't know, chickpeas are garbanzo beans. So make sure to search for both names when looking for the dried beans and garbanzo bean flour (affiliate link) used in this Epcot spicy hummus fries copycat recipe.
The shape of the fries is rectangular and, just like Epcot, yours can vary in size. We recommend keeping them around 1 inch thick, 1 to 2 inches wide, and 2 to 4 inches long. That way, they'll stay soft in the middle. Rumor has it that Spice Road Table uses ice cube trays to perfectly shape their fries. Although we didn't use one in our recipe, this is a terrific idea! Here's a link for a rectangular silicone mold (affiliate link).
Epcot Spicy Hummus Fries (Vegan & GF)
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Course: Appetizer
Servings: 4
Author: Diznify
Ingredients
- 16 oz. Dry chickpeas (garbanzo beans) Use dry. DO NOT use canned!
- 2 tablespoons Cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon Ancho chili powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika powder Hungarian paprika is spicy!
- Optional: Cayenne powder, to taste (To add heat. Omitting will result in perfectly flavorful spicy fries, with little heat)
- 1 tablespoon Salt
- 2 teaspoons Lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons Garbanzo bean flour
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro, finely chopped
- 1.5 tablespoons Garlic, fresh and minced
- Oil for frying (We used canola.)
- 1/2 cup Vegan mayo
- 1 Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (From a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.)
- 1 tablespoon Adobo sauce (From a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.)
- 1 Cucumber, finely diced
- 1 Tomato, finely diced
- Onion, finely diced (To taste. We omitted it because we aren't a fan of raw onion.)
- Fresh dill (To taste. We added just a few pinches.)
Instructions
Soak the dried chickpeas in a large bowl, covering the chickpeas with several inches of water. Soak overnight (8 to 12 hours). Allow room for chickpeas to increase in size overnight.
Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
Add the chickpeas and cilantro to a large food processor.
Pulse into very small pieces resembling couscous.
In a small saucepan on medium heat, toast the cumin, coriander, ancho chili, hungarian paprika, and cayenne (optional) for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Place the chickpea/cilantro mixture in a large bowl. Add the toasted spice mixture, salt, minced garlic, and lemon juice. Stir until well combined.
Add the garbanzo bean flour and stir until well combined. The mixture should be slightly sticky.
Transfer the chickpea mixture to an 8 x 8 inch pan. (An ice cube tray or butter mold measuring approximately 3'' x 1.5'' x 1'' can also be used.)
Using the back of a spoon, press the chickpea mixture firmly into pan or mold. The mixture should be packed as tight as you can.
Freeze for at least one hour.
Heat the oil 2 inches deep in pan to 325 degrees F.
If using an 8 x 8 inch pan, cut the chickpea mixture into rectangles using a knife. Cut by dividing one side equally into 4 to 6 sections wide (1.3" to 2" inches wide), and the other side into 2 to 3 sections long (2.6" to 4'' long).
Add 3 or 4 fries to the oil and deep fry, untouched, for 1 minute as to not disturb the shape of the fry. Then continue to fry 5 to 8 minutes, rotating to cook all sides, until the outside of the fries are deep brown. Frying time will vary as oil temperature varies during cooking (oil temperature typically cools as cold chickpea mixture is added). Once cooked, transfer the fries from the oil to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain the excess grease.
To make the chipotle sauce: In a small food processor, add the vegan mayo, chipotle pepper, and adobo sauce. Pulse until smooth. Add water to the sauce (a teaspoon or 2) until the consistency is thin and able to drizzle.
Make your cucumber garnish by stirring together the cucumber, tomato, onion and dill.
Plate the hummus fries by topping them with cucumber garnish and a drizzle of chipotle sauce.
Enjoy!
Notes
This is a copycat recipe for the Spicy Hummus Fries at Disney World's Epcot Food & Wine Festival. This recipe is vegan and gluten free based on information found online about the products we used at the time of posting. We cannot guarantee they meet these dietary restrictions, soalways check the products YOU use to ensure they meet your dietary needs!
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Ikue
I have not eaten this at Epcot but I had to try this recipe, as this is SO my kind of food! Despite what it seems, it was actually quite simple and easy to make. Just takes time. The packing of chickpeas and freezing are the key!
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