Easy Vegan Crispy Bacon With Banana Peel
Yes, you read the title right! Plant-based vegan bacon made with banana peel or banana skin, whatever you want to call it. Surprisingly Banana peel or discard banana skin makes the best crispy vegan bacon
Ingredients
- 3 ripe discard banana peels
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika Hot or Sweet
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave
- 3 tablespoon olive or avocado oil vegetable oil, or corn oil
Instructions
- Peel any stickers off the banana and cut of the ends on both sides. Make two verticle cuts on each opposite side using a knife.
- Using a spoon, scrape off the inside flesh of the banana down to the skin. Be careful when lifting up the skin, it is very delicate and can tear very easily.
- Prepare the marinade by adding the soy sauce, maple syrup, garlic powder, and paprika into a deep bowl and mix to combine. I used a large soup bowl. Soak the banana skins in the marinade for 15 minutes.
- Add oil into a large skillet and heat on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, carefully add each banana skin and fry for 3 minutes on each side.
- Once fried, remove banana skin bacon and place onto a plate lined with paper towels. They will crisp up even more once cooked.
- Enjoy
