For many vegans, bacon is the last thing to come off the menu.
It is salty, sweet, crisp & fatty - basically hitting the entire spectrum of what turns on a human taste bud.
While checking out various vegan blogs with my morning coffee (and a mug of miso soup), I came across a number of postings for coconut bacon.
As simple and easy recipes appeal to me always, the fact that this one had four ingredients - all of which are in my home - was a bonus.
Oven to 400, I mixed some sweetened shredded coconut with "some" tamari (a fermented soy sauce) and some liquid smoke. The recipe called for maple syrup, but since I only had sweetened coconut, I skipped it.
I baked the coconut until it started to sizzle. Then, I got lost in doing something else and the next time I noticed, some of the coconut had burnt to a crisp!
So I salvaged the centre bits, which were beautifully browned and crisp. One forkful, and I was SOLD.
This morning, I had my first BLT in years!
When I think of the ways I can add this flavour back into my repertoire, I am so excited.
Fettucini Carbonara!
Caesar Salad!
Club Sandwiches!
This is the best discovery since coconut hollandaise!
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