Homemade plant-based bacon recipes
Bacon is of course a popular meat. But pigs are wonderful, and vegan bacon tastes even better. So let’s find out how to make it yourself. Or buy good vegan bacon. Kind to pigs and zero cholesterol!
Keep vegan bacon away from pets, due to salt, garlic, onion etc.
Read up on food safety for people and pets. For tinned ingredients, rinse/remove lids (or pop ring-pulls over holes) then step on upper cans to pinch rims together, to stop wildlife getting trapped.
Unless you have food waste bins, just bin pepper and allium scraps (onion, leeks, garlic, shallot, chives). To avoid acids harming compost creatures.
Top reasons to choose vegan bacon
- Animal-kind – pigs are one of the world’s most intelligent creatures. They are also very clean animals, and some of the best methods in the kingdom – mothers even sing to their piglets!
- Zero cholesterol – pig meat is high in cholesterol, so for people who like a BLT, switch to vegan bacon and you can ignore all the health warnings, and enjoy a BLT everyday for breakfast!
- No carcinogenic nitrates – processed pork bacon is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by World Health Organisation, meaning the curig nitrates when cooked at high heat, can cause cancer. Vegan bacon is free of these, but still has the same smoky taste.
- Massively reduces environmental impact. Vegan bacon does not require the staggering amounts of water, land and feel, nor contributes to huge greenhouse gas and water pollution from factory farm run-off.
- Safer from foodborne illness. Undercooked pork has risks of parasites and bacteria like salmonella or trichinella. Vegan bacon is much safer in the kitchen, as long as you use common sense safety rules.
Make your own vegan bacon
Tofu bacon (Jessica in the Kitchen) goes beyond the normal seitan and uses thinly sliced tofu that’s marinated in a sweet, savory and smoky blend of seasons).
This 6-ingredient vegan bacon (Broke Bank Vegan) is also made with tofu. Serve with a vegean scramble, in burritos or on meat-free BLTS.
