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Rice Paper Bacon

Looking for a satisfying vegan bacon alternative? This recipe is for you.

Crispy, salty, smoky, sweet. I almost didn’t believe that you could make vegan bacon with rice paper. But you can. And it is shockingly delicious.

And just a fair warning: you might eat all of it in one day…

Two reasons why you should make rice paper bacon:

Wow yourself: It’s hard to believe that this recipe works, but it does!
Delicious and plant based: Traditional bacon unfortunately does not fit into a (mostly) plant based lifestyle, and this is a superb alternative.

Now we can make bacon, on the cheap (there is no competition between the cost of rice paper vs. the cost of bacon), whenever we want (using common pantry ingredients), and we won’t even feel guilty for having like eight slices in one sitting.

I’m all for a guilt-free treat.

And with all of the research supporting the health benefits of a plant based lifestyle, it’s comforting to know that we can satisfy cravings for foods like bacon with an equally satisfying substitute.

Crispy delicious rice paper bacon recipe

This would be delicious with a simple frittata recipe and some pan fried breakfast potatoes. For lunch today, I made an epic BLT with local sourdough bread, my favorite lemonaise, butter lettuce, tomatoes from the garden, and this rice paper bacon. To be honest, these strips of crispy delight are good all by themselves.

If you make this recipe, snap a picture and post it to your Instagram stories and tag me! It makes me so happy to see when you’re enjoying the recipes and stories on this site.

Let’s get to the rice paper bacon recipe.

Rice paper bacon
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Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

3 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp avocado oil

2 tbsp maple syrup

1 tbsp bbq sauce

2 tbsp nutritional yeast

1 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp liquid smoke

1/4 tsp smoked paprika

4-6 sheets of rice paper

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2

Mix all ingredients except the rice paper. This will be your marinade.

3

In a skillet large enough to fit your sheets of rice paper, warm 2 inches of water (cool enough to touch).

4

Put two pieces of rice paper together (so it’s 2-ply) and then put them in the warm water just to get them wet all over (including in between the sheets). Do not leave the rice paper in the water too long.

5

Move the sheets to a cutting board. The sheets should be sticking together at this point.

6

*It’s helpful if the cutting board, your hands, and your kitchen sheers are a little wet.

7

Cut the sheets in half using kitchen sheers, and then cut bacon-sized strips. One by one, lay each slice flat on the parchment paper.

8

Brush on one side with marinade and then flip and brush marinate on the opposite side.

9

Bake for 7 minutes. Keep an eye on them - they may burn easily.

10

If they aren't crispy after 7 minutes, flip each slice and return to the oven to bake for another 5 minutes.

11

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator (but I doubt you will have leftovers).

Notes

Troubleshooting: If your slices of bacon are not crisping up, you may have soaked the rice paper in the water for too long. Try simply dipping them just for a few seconds on the next batch. You can also return floppy bacon slices to the oven on a lower setting (try 375) for a longer period. They may also crisp up once you remove them from the pan.

A note in the images here: Yep, these aren’t my normal high quality images. Sorry about that – they’ll be updated ~~soon~~ eventually. You asked for the recipe on Instagram and I wanted to get it to you right away. It’s really that delicious.

May 13, 2021