Vegan Bacon Jerky
This vegan bacon jerky is a chewy jerky that tastes like bacon! This recipe uses up starch water from making flour washed seitan along with tofu to add in additional protein and texture. This smokey sweet jerky will be your favorite way to use up your starch water!
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Equipment
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups Wheat Starch Water Leftover from making seitan*
- 1 Cup Firm Tofu Crumbled up finely
- ½ Cup Soy Protein Powder
- ¼ Cup Tomato Paste
- 2 tbs Mushroom Seasoning
- 2 tbs Nutritional Yeast Flakes
- 2 tbs Coconut Aminos
- 1 tbs Maple Syrup
- 3 tsp Onion Powder
- 3 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
- ¼ Cup Coconut Oil Plus additional for frying
Instructions
- Allow the wheat starch to settle in its jar, then pour off the liquid at the top. Ideally the wheat starch has settled at least overnight. Stir it together then pour the 2 cups into a large bowl.
- Evenly crumble up your tofu and ensure there are no chunks, add it to the wheat starch along with the rest of the ingredients except for the coconut oil. Mix well together until homogenous
- Heat up a frying pan to medium high heat. Add a small amount of oil and pour about 1/4 cup worth of the mixture on the pan to create a 'pancake'Cook for about 5 minutes, then flip over and cook for another 5 minutes
- Repeat cooking the mixture until all of it is used up
- Brush with the coconut oil, and cut each of the 'pancakes' into 1 inch strips Place on a dehydrator rack and dehydrate for 4-6 hours at 145F
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Nutrition
Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1985mg | Potassium: 207mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg