Best Faken Veggie Bacon Recipes

VEGAN BACON

Vegan Bacon image

If you were to use this in a BLT sandwich and replaced the bacon with it, you would never know the difference! My kids are bacon lovers, but now they prefer this. It doesn't look quite like bacon but it tastes the same.

Provided by Elcowgirl

Categories Breakfast

Time 25m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 lb firm tofu, cut into strips shaped like bacon
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 tablespoon oil, something neutral, not olive oil

Steps:

Fry tofu strips on low heat until they are crispy on the outside. The best way to do this is to lay them in the pan in the oil and let them sit for at least 10 minutes, simmering. They should turn easily after that.
Turn them and give them another 10 minutes on the other side.
Mix the soya sauce with the liquid smoke first, then take the pan off the heat.
Pour the liquid smoke/soya sauce into the pan and stir the tofu so all sides are coated.
Sprinkle the yeast over all, stir some more, over the heat, until the liquid is gone and the tofu is covered with sticky yeast.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.2, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 2, Sodium 692.6, Carbohydrate 6.5, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 1.1, Protein 16.9

VEGAN 'BACON'

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Make this vegan 'bacon' from strips of aubergine and a selection of spices. Take note: it's highly addictive - you'll want to add 'faken' to everything

Provided by Good Food team

Time 1h

Yield Makes around 16 slices

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1½ tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce (we used Henderson's Relish)
½ tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp smoked paprika
big pinch ground cumin
½ large aubergine , cut in half lengthways, then cut into long strips about 3mm thick (use a mandoline if you have one)

Steps:

Heat oven to 120C/100C fan/gas 1 and line two roasting trays with baking parchment.
Mix together the oil, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, maple syrup, smoked paprika and ground cumin. Lay the aubergine slices on the roasting trays and brush both sides with the spice mixture.
Roast for 45-50 mins until partially crisp- they'll crisp up more when cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 15 calories, Fat 1 grams fat, SaturatedFat 0.2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 0.4 grams fiber, Protein 0.2 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium