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Fake Bacon

Name: Fake Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 package tempeh (sliced thin); 2 tbsp. liquid smoke; 4 tbsp. tamari or soy sauce; optional dash of hot sauce; oil for frying.

Tamar Genger MA, RD • Oct 9, 2011 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)Comment Jump to Recipe

Vegan bacon that gives crispness and a smokey flavor to any dish. I enjoy eating it right out of the pan, but they are also perfect crumbled in a salad or served in a sandwich.

Fake Bacon

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

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Servings

Ingredients

1 package tempeh sliced thin
2 tbsp. liquid smoke
4 tbsp. tamari or soy sauce
optional dash of hot sauce
oil for frying.

Instructions

1 Marinate tempeh in liquid smoke and tamari mix for 10 minutes.2 Heat frying pan over high heat. Add oil and fry tempeh strips until browned on both sides about 10 minutes each.

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Diets: Gluten FreePareveVegan

About Tamar Genger MA, RD

Tamar is the Executive Editor of JamieGeller.com. She is the mother of three amazing children, a registered dietitian, nutrition educator, and major foodie!! Always on the search for the best of everything and often found in the kitchen cooking up new healthy foods, Tamar loves to travel with her family and visits kosher restaurants wherever she goes. Although she loves the sights, she spends more time talking about the restaurants and food she ate! As a mom and a nutritionist, Tamar tries to balance her passion for healthy cooking with her insatiable desire for chocolate!Tamar is the mastermind behind Fresh Families, Jamie Geller’s healthy, family-friendly meal plan.