Gordon Ramsay's Vegan Bacon + Improved Recipe
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I'm going to share Gordon Ramsay's Vegan bacon recipe that went pretty viral online (especially TikTok) and share my thoughts and an improved version of his vegan bacon recipe that's 110% better.
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 8 sheets rice paper
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast, divided
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp liquid smoke
- 3 Tbsp maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp olive oil or vegan butter
- 3 Tbsp tamari or soy sauce
- 1½ tsp MSG or mushroom seasoning
- ¼ cup water
- ⅓ cup extra-firm tofu, pressed and crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking sheet. Grease the paper or mat with cooking spray or oil.
- In a shallow baking dish whisk together 2 tbsp nutritional yeast, garlic, paprika, liquid smoke, maple syrup, olive oil, tamari, MSG, and water to make the marinade.
- In a small bowl add crumbled tofu, 1 tbsp nutritional yeast, and 3 tbsp of marinade. Set aside.
- Take one full sheet of rice paper, and dip it into the bowl of marinade, flip and place it on a cutting board. Sprinkle rice paper with tofu. Dip another sheet of rice paper into the marinade and then place it on top of the tofu. Wet your hands with a little bit of water and press down on top of the stack if you find the edges curling up and not sticking well enough.
- When the rice paper settles, and kind of hugs the tofu, take a pizza cutter and cut the rice paper into strips, and place it on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the rice paper strips for 8-10 minutes, flipping halfway through until the edges are crispy. Transfer bacon to a wire cooling rack.
- If you are not enjoying the bacon right away, store them in a sealed container in the fridge. When ready to serve heat 1 tbsp of oil or vegan butterl in a skillet over medium heat. In batches, add bacon strips and fry until crispy. Keep in mind that they will crisp up a bit when taken off the heat.
- Use vegan bacon in a sandwich, burger, crumble over salad, enjoy on its own, or use any way you would use bacon!
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 serving Calories: 183 Fat: 7.7g Carbohydrates: 23g Sugar: 9.2g Fiber: 1.2g Protein: 4.7g
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2021/08/30/gordon-ramseys-vegan-bacon-recipe/