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Salted Maple (Not) Bacon

Prep. Time:
10 mins
Baking Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
5 hours
Serves:
4
I saw this idea on an episode of Great British Menu after they made the starter course plant-based. It is plantain peel, marinated and baked to stand in for bacon. It tasted stunning and has a great texture.
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Ingredients
2 plantains
White vinegar
juice of one lemon
1 teaspoon white miso
3 tablespoons soy sauce
6 tablespoons maple syrup
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
Instructions
Wipe the plantains over with white vinegar to clean them. Then peel and cut the peel into bacon sized ribbons.
Soak for at least 3 hours in lemon juice.
Using a teaspoon, scrape any flesh from the peel, to make the peel as smooth as possible.
Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl and move the soaked plantain into the marinate. Leave for at least 2 hours, longer if possible.
Heat the oven to 400°F and cook the not-bacon for 10 minutes, flipping once at the half way point.
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