Vegans are not vegan because they think bacon tastes bad. Majority of vegans are well aware the deliciousness of bacon. It is the principle of abuse towards the planet, our body and the animals that doesn't taste or feel good. The great news is you don't need a pig for bacon!
Once again I am completely blown away at how amazing plant-based cooking can be. We stumbled upon this recipe from watching a hilarious couple on youtube called 'So your dating a vegan' It is a bacon recipe that is made from rice paper… I know rice paper sounds nothing like fatty, crispy, tender bacon-but crazy things happen when you dip it in a good bacon flavored marinade and bake it!
The marinade is incredible- and the texture of the cooked rice paper (spring roll wrap) is on point.
We stayed pretty close to the recipe but changed the process a bit. The recipe originates from the Edgy Veg blog. Once you got the hang of the process this recipe is quick and easy and is endless with opportunities...The first night we made it we wrapped them up with tortilla vegan mayo, lettuce, and tomato.
Prep time: 20 min Cook time: 7 minutes
Ingredients:
8-10 Sheets of rice paper
2 T olive oil
2 T nutritional yeast
3 T soy sauce
1/2 T garlic powder
1/2 T maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Fuse two rice paper sheets together by wetting them a little (DON’T over wet, you want them stiffer than when you make spring rolls). Cut into strips with scissors or cut with knife (scissors works great)
Mix up marinade and get a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for easy cleanup/nonstick. Dip the strips of rice paper in marinade and set them on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 7-8 minutes. It will crisp up more after taken out of the oven. Be watchful, will burn quick! Personally I like it when the whole strip isn’t crispy, 7-8 minutes seem to work perfect.
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