This is a quick recipe that makes vegan crispy bacon in about 20 mins from Vietnamese rice paper and spices. The texture has been compared to a cross between crispy bacon and pork scratchings. Probably not the best thing to remind vegans that those products are still sold. ?
Begin by putting the Oven on at 180 C to save time later.
Next, make the marinade. Mix in a large open bowl, a table spoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of maple syrup, a table spoon of Aminos (if you can’t find aminos use soy sauce), a tablespoon of paprika, a teaspoon of liquid smoke, a teaspoon of garlic powder.
Once mixed taste the marinade and adjust to your tastes. too much paprika can make it spicy hot.
Now prep, the roasting tray with a sheet of non stick baking paper, ready for the rice paper strips. Once the rice paper gets wet and coated it can be tricky to handle.
Take 2 sheets of rice paper (I managed to get square sheets) and dip them briefly into cold water, shake off the excess. Quickly take a pastry brush and coat one of the rice papers with the marinade and then place the other rice paper over this to sandwich in the marinade.
The 2 rice papers are now stuck together and damp they will be easier to cut. Working quickly, use scissors to cut the sheets into strips and dip each strip into the marinade coating both sides. place the strips onto the baking sheet and then place them into the preheated oven. Bake for 12 mins, then start checking every few to make sure they don’t burn. They should start to bubble.
However, slightly over cooked is better, You want them to char slightly.
Once cooked, take the bacon off the tray and place on a cooling rack to cool down and allow any steam to escape (helps them crisp up).
you can also use these as snacks and cut the strips into squares and eat them like crisps.
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Ingredients 
non stick paper on metal roasting tray 
mix all the spices and oils 
briefly soak 2 sheets of rice, double them up and cut into strips 
dip the 2 layer strips in the marinade 
lay the strip on the tray and roast for 12 mins 
check the bacon is cooked 
..opps eaten one 
let the rice paper cool on a rack 
ready to eat (eaten 3 already)
Vegan Rice Paper Bacon
Ingredients
- 2 Sheet Vietnamese Rice Paper
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp aminos
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp liquid smoke
Method
- This is a quick recipe that makes vegan rice paper bacon in about 20 minsPut the Oven on at 180 C.
- Make the marinade by mixing in a large open bowl, a table spoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of maple syrup, a table spoon of Aminos (if you can't find aminos use soy sauce), a tablespoon of smoke paprika, a teaspoon of garlic powder. Once mixed try the marinade and adjust to your tastes. too much paprika can make it spicy hot.
- Now prep the roasting tray with a sheet of non stick baking paper, ready for the rice paper stripsTake 2 sheets of rice paper (I managed to get square sheets) and dip them briefly into cold water. Quickly take a pastry brush and coat one of the rice papers with the marinade and then place the other rice paper over this ti sandwich in the marinade.
- Now the 2 rice papers are stuck together and damp they are easier to cut. Work quickly and use scissors to cut the sheets into strips and dip each strip into the marinade coating both sides.
- Place the strips onto the baking sheet and then place them into the preheated oven. Bake for 12 mins, then start checking every few to make sure they don't burn. They should start to bubble.However, slightly over cooked is better, You want them to char slightly.
- Once cooked, take them out of the oven and place on a cooling rack to cool down and allow any steam to escape (helps them crisp up).
(All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more).