Eggplant “Bacon” – Because Faux Bacon Is Amend Than Existent Eggplant

I honey that my wife, Michele, follows Questlove on social media, but non simply because it makes me experience cooler past times extension, which it does, but every bit good because he’s a huge foodie, as well as this enticing eggplant “bacon” came from his Instagram.

Links were followed, as well as I discovered the recipe was from Minimalist Baker, as well as although I did tweak the technique as well as component subdivision amounts a bit, the recipe is basically thieved from this gorgeous weblog post. Thank you, Dana! By the way, there they were brushed, but I decided to dip. Because my slices may possess got been wetter, they did possess got agency longer to cook.

Personal gustatory modality beingness what it is, you’ll possess got to experiment amongst non exclusively your sweet-salty-smoky component subdivision ratios, but every bit good amongst how thick y'all cutting your eggplant, every bit good every bit how long y'all laid it. I went for sparse as well as crispy, but it was closer to a bbq murphy chip inwards taste/texture than bacon. I may spell it thicker adjacent time, as well as run across if I tin teach approximately chewy bits, woven through the crispy bits.

These would brand for approximately tasty vegetable chips, but were specially enjoyable inwards a BLT, which I inexplicably didn’t photo. I blame depression blood sugar. Regardless of how y'all bask them, I actually practise promise y'all order this eggplant “bacon” a elbow grease soon. Enjoy!

Makes plenty “bacon brine” for ii medium-sized eggplants:

2 tablespoons maple syrup

4 tablespoons tamari, or soy sauce

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/2 to 1 teaspoon liquid smoke, depending on strength

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon cayenne

1 teaspoon freshly terra firma dark pepper, a piddling coarser than usual

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 eggplants, sliced to most 1/8th inch

The master copy recipe calls for a 225 F. oven, but I would likely get-go this similar I finished it, as well as that’s inwards a 250 F. oven. I’d conception on at to the lowest degree an hr baking time, but that volition depend on thickness, pans, etc. Simply laid until they are how y'all want.