Eggplant Bacon - Is this the best Vegan Bacon??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Does Eggplant Bacon hold up? A month ago I made Mushroom Vegan Bacon recipe and I saw a video from Delish making vegan bacon-spiced eggplant and I knew I had to try it. I LOVED the mushroom bacon so lets see how well the Eggplant bacon replaces bacon !
Delish Eggplant Bacon Recipe • Eggplant Bacon | Delish
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Besides Eggplant bacon or Mushroom Bacon, what other kind of vegan bacon recipe should I make??
Mushrooms
Can tofu work?
I might try that!!!
Saitan bacon is pretty good...
Rice paper bacon!
I'm not a vegan, but i cook eggplant similar to this, on a teflon(non stick) grill, and i have a small suggestion for you, for the next time you use eggplant. This vegetable has a natural bitterness and sharpness, so what I do, is lightly salt the slices and leave them to eliminate water for about an hour, then drain the liquid and wash the salt off, then season with my favorite seasonings, taste is much better, maybe try it if you want. Best wishes from Romania
As a tip that I did, I salted my eggplant to remove the liquids from it and then baked it with the seasonings
After viewing your trial w/ Delish Eggplant Bacon, the decision was to slice eggplant into thinner slices as possible. In addition, season glaze was allowed to rest on eggplant slices for approx 10 - 15 minutes. After cooking, the eggplant meatier portion remains soft, yet other areas became crispy. For the BLT sandwich, this is a perfect tasty option! I will do again & again for a vegan BLT option.
I think your right - chefs are always looking for crunch and pull - like jerky or crispy bacon, but I really prefer soft, flimsy food like eggplant bacon or mushroom jerky - I don't like tough to eat food.
Hmm maybe they'd be less floppy if you salted them over a wire rack (so the liquid would fall away from them)..a lot of eggplant recipes do require to dry them out a bit...
Anyways great idea! I'm still gatherin recipes that way I have a smooth transition to being a vegetarian
I was thinking that the whole time, but I really wanted to stay true to the Delish recipe. Still... I don't think the texture holds up close enough to real bacon.. thats where the mushroom wins!
The recipe I bookmarked about a year ago and have yet to try has you salt and sweat the eggplant before baking.
I came to comment the same thing- with the exception of babaghanoush dip, eggplant should *_always_* be thoroughly salted and dehydrated before cooking regardless of recipe...Not only would this make the texture crispier/less floppy, but it also removes the bitter-tasting compounds which give eggplant the worst parts of its flavor
@@SauceStache I'm glad you did - it's always great to follow it through to see if it's right, but I agree that it would be cool to do a take 2 of a better way, like your later videos.
@@dansiegel2811 you don't need to do that if you get an eggplant that's not bitter - like the long, thin ones - chinese? Those would be perfect for jerky too.
I keep thinking the whole time you were making this, wouldn't a mandoline with an eight of an inch cutting width work better for cutting and uniformity adding to the crispiness and overall texture?
The mushroom bacon definitely looked tastier!😍 I wonder if there's other vegan bacon out there? Eggplant bacon is flimsy!🥓🍆
hahah Yeah seriously disappointed in the Eggplant bacon, Im going to keep trying for more vegan bacon recipes.. so far mushroom bacon has topped it!
Tempeh bacon is fantastic.
I would have dehydrated them after cooking
That might have worked!! It was an odd consistency all together though... too chewy for bacon
I tried making eggplant jerky in a dehydrator once. The texture was more or less okay but the flavor was awful. Drying the eggplant concentrated all of the bitterness. The oil, salt and seasoning didn’t cover it whatsoever. Stick to eggplant Parmesan
I suspect that the nutritional yeast is what adds alot of the savoriness that comes off as meaty flavour.
Put the strips in the dehydrator before seasoning and cooking them. I'm sure they will get crispy. Bacon does not have to be stiff and crispy. Crisp bacon is a preference, not a rule. Eggplant bacon can still be good even if it is not stiff and crispy.
Have you ever fried up thin strips of extra firm tofu? Crunchy and satisfying. Spice them however you want or not at all!
Anybody who cooks with eggplant knows that one of its advantages is that it does not get crispy when cooked. Thus, it is harder to overcook it when broiling or baking it. In fact, it is a good ingredient to add to your other meat (ie: ground beef sub) alternatives to keep them moist. On the other hand, eggplant has a structure that should work for bacon substitutes if prepared right. First of all, the slices should be salted, allowed to stand, and then patted dry to draw out some of the moisture and bitter component from the flesh. Then, the slices can be microwaved for 5-8 minutes, which will alter the spongy texture, allowing you to press them thinner between to paper towels. THEN the slices can be marinated in your seasoning mixture, and dried until crisp in a dehydrator, not an oven. But, don't expect something "lean" like eggplant to ever exactly duplicate fatty, pork belly, bacon. It is more likely to resemble Canadian bacon, which is not cooked so much that it will snap into pieces like strip bacon.
Microwave ? No I will pass . awful
I always forget Sunday is a Sauce Stache day! Always a damn fine surprise! :) This looks very interesting... But I think I'mma stick to traditional bacon for now. Haha!
Another fantastic video! Keep up the great work.
Dont feel bad, sunday is still a new day I'm testing out!! :) I think I'm going to stick with it :) Thank you though... next one is a weird one
@@SauceStache Sounds like a plan!!! And hey, in the words of the late, great, Hunter S. Thompson - "It never got weird enough for me." Cheers.
YES!!!!
I made eggplant Bacon yrs ago. But i soaked the slices in salt water. Then dehydrate and thennn marinated thennn Dehydrated.... i liked it okay for the day. But nowww i wanna try Diakon 💝👍
have you thought about purging the eggplant of its water content before add the marinade to it and baking it?? it's just a thought though
I bet that would make a difference! I was trying to stay true to the delish recipe... but I think it needed this missing step to kinda work better. I still think the mushroom just has a better texture and starting flavor to make veggie bacon right.
Good comparison between the two Mark ! Give me the mushroom bacon please! Well done Sir !
That mushroom bacon is still king!! hahah Ill save some for ya
I’ve heard the bacon made with rice paper is super good. Haven’t made it myself yet.
OHHHHH That is exactly what I'm looking for!! That'll be next on my veggie bacon hunt
Sautea the egg plant in the bacon flavor over night, take out pat dry flower light in baggy tap to remove extra flower thin fry egg plant in skillet or deep fry in oil until desired browning is achieved.
Yeah egg plant way too soft for that. Maybe you could use a peeler to make thin slices and shallow fry them with butter it might work
I was thinking air frying might work...
there’s a process to get the eggplant to absorb more sauce & potentially get crispier... to put the eggplant pieces in a dish and salt it... can salt it in layers with some natural (no bleach) paper towels in between to absorb excess liquid... then the eggplant can absorb more sauce, etc. potentially. idk. i think it’s a process known as something. maybe there’s a French technique? what it’s called in French? idk. i learned about it when learning to make Ratatouille. : this is a great idea to make eggplant like bacon seasoned though. I saw kava bacon in a video. for more like bacon bits, kind of ... i have seasoned and lightly fried unsweetened coconut shreds/ dried coconut thin pieces. that worked pretty well.
maybe use a porous pan over a flamed grill? I guess delish didn't know what they were thinking.
Interesting !! 👍👍👍
Thank you!! I'm really trying to nail down the best veggie bacon hahaha I don't know why...
Can I use mushroom jerky marinade on the eggplant as well
To make it crispy or crunchy, you have to dehydrate it at a lower temperature. I dehyrated it, and it reminded me of dehydrated apple in texture and aroma and taste. I dehyrated it longer, and then it became crispy.
hey apple bacon doesn't sound like a half-bad idea. I'll recommend it!
Please try to make vegan seitan jerky.
Eggplant Bacon? My wife loves eggplant. The idea alone makes me subscribe to you. Thanks for the great recipe idea!
Thank you! Yeah this was a fun one.. Check out my other Veggie bacon videos.. Ive done eggplant, mushroom, and rice paper bacon!
Yeah, me too when he said eggplant bacon, i immediately hit the subscribed button before I knew it Lol!
Seems like you love veg baccon
And I love eggplant and mushrooms
And I love your channel and videos
I love the idea of it! hahaha aand Thank you!!!
@@SauceStache
Thanks
What if you did that salt to take out some of the water from them as a retake? Ive seen people do these dehydrated. Or even fried up.
Eggplant makes a better schnitzel than bacon here lol. I'd proably remove the seeds to make this one work first - bacon doesn't have them. Skin too - a little's ok.
Maybe you should have fried them like the daikon
Salt, Salt, Salt it first then do same it will be crisp. Salt is key to eggplant
And can you make strechy rice cake with normal rice
LOVE That idea!!! Ill see what I can do!
I think theyd be better if he dehydrated them after baking them, so theyd be more jerky texture
Carrot bacon
You're the second person to recommend carrot bacon... I've tried it in the past, but I might have to try it again
I tried carrot hot dog, and it was delicious.
Yes I watched another video on egg plant bacon but the presenter had very thin slices and baked for much longer perhaps an air drier might work ? Don’t give up on this one please as to be able to eat eggplant would be great as normally I can’t stand egg plants . They are a cheap vegetable here in Africa.
Thank you so much for your videos, now I don't have to waste my time and money. I hate when that happens.
Thank you!! I am seriously trying to find the best Veggie bacon!!
The best bacon is the kind that oinks! 😊
hahahaha... aww haha
that’s sick peter. you mean kill a pig？ meanwhile people trying to get away from meat. Thanks for the input though. yeah I know we know the best kind of steak is the kind that moars
I made some and a lot loves it when I made it. Get a mandolin and slice it thin. Like paper and let it marinade for a while. Use a dehydrator.
RICE PAPER!!!
That video is coming soon!!
Try an air fryer
Genial la receta 😻
No entiendo bien algunos ingredientes
Si alguien me puede ayudar sería genial
INGREDIENTS
1 medium eggplant
2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. maple syrup
1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. Liquid Smoke
Freshly ground black pepper
Next time let the eggplant sit in salt it will pull out alot of the water and make the eggplant get a bit of a crispness to it.
I despise delish
Hey hey rockstar! Glad to see you around this neck of the woods again! ;) But yes.. me too
thanks for being honest! tired everyone always loving everything haha like no; some things just dont work u know! XD
The best kind of bacon is REAL BACON.😋
great video sauce. I would not think the eggplant would have the meaty taste to it mushrooms are full of umami which is a savoury flavors and eggplant is not. anyone want to know more about umami check the link if sauce is ok with it being on here en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami
If you ever try this next time just peel eggplant put in large bowl with olive oil, smoked paprika and black pepper and toss. Bake at 400' 30 mins, flip half way...walk away with a different message...... 🤣🤣🤣
True!! Thanks for the tips
I bet this would've worked without the soy sauce. I can't have soy anyway - so maybe?
of course you'd think the oyster mushroom tastes like real meat - that's because it is! Oyster mushrooms are carnivorous - so they're not really vegan - not even plant-based! It's a fungi.
Meanwhile, normal people eat normal bacon 😂
You should've dehydrated it with salt and brined it. And baked it longer. Chef John did it and it was very crispy.
It's too thick, you gotta slice it very thin.
😆 Too bad it didn’t work out!
Monica still liked them hahahahah
I think you could redo this with a better recipe. Perhaps forge your own, good, eggplant bacon?
I think the real bacon are more healthy and taste better, sorry Vegan.
That's a good video bud but you either go plant-based for the environment or I AIN'T subscribing.
If you wanna eat bacon, eat bacon.
Why... you can. Some people don't want to eat a pig but still like the taste of bacon.. shoot do you get mad at the people that buy margarine instead of butter or Aunt Jemima's instead of real maple syrup. You sound like a fun person
Yes
There is no replacement for bacon! Lol
JAY!!!! hahaha except bacon replacement
But some people can't eat bacon :(
Ok this is why I ask again why do vegetarians want to even eat a facsimile of bacon ? There are so many non meat versions of meat 🤷♂️ still I'm sure if you had cooked them on a rack might have been better or even salted them and then patted them dry to draw out excess moisture. Next time use a carrot Mark it works better for pretend bacon
I would love to eat meat that didn't come from an animal. I know we are super close to actually making that happen, but in the mean time dang I miss bacon hahahah I just am not willing to eat it from a pig. Hope that makes sense. Lots of vegetarians and even vegans LOVE the taste of meat but hate the idea of what animals go through in factory farming or just what they go through in general. There are a few companies that are working on stem cell grown meat, that is actual meat but an animal doesn't have to die for it. Ill be the first in line for it ;) hahahah I've tried the carrot bacon and wasn't a huge fan... the mushroom bacon I made last month really was dang close but I have a few more I'm testing out now!!
Thanks for always watching and commenting. means a lot
Because they dont want to admit they crave meat.
Because some of us are vegetarian for health reasons
@@TheAntonbacon I do crave meat sometimes but a visit to the abattoir is a dehumanising experience .