Eggplant "Bacon"
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GoDawgs
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Eggplant "Bacon"
Well, Pickles found a recipe on Pinterest for dehydrated eggplant "bacon" It's cut into 1/4" slices and the smoked paprika, onion powder and garlic powder rub made the final product kinda looked like bacon but that's about it. I made three trays of it with two excess eggplants I had hanging around.
I also made three trays of just plain eggplant slices. Here are the "bacon results:
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It wasn't very good and was a bit bitter. To the compost pile! At least the eggplant was free so no loss there. Today I will play with rehydrating the plain slices and see what the texture is like.
I also made three trays of just plain eggplant slices. Here are the "bacon results:
Before:
After:
It wasn't very good and was a bit bitter. To the compost pile! At least the eggplant was free so no loss there. Today I will play with rehydrating the plain slices and see what the texture is like.
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karstopography
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Re: Eggplant "Bacon"
Temperature of the dehydration process was?
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Re: Eggplant "Bacon"
Nothing ventured nothing gained. A worthy experiment @GoDawgs .
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worth1
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Re: Eggplant "Bacon"
There's no replacement for pork bacon. 
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25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
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25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
You can't argue with a closed mind.
You might as well be arguing with a cat.
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GoDawgs
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Re: Eggplant "Bacon"
The article recommended 140-145. Seems a bit high to me but I went along with the recommended.
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GoDawgs
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Re: Eggplant "Bacon"
Maybe the seasoned slices could be cooked briefly, like in a microwave, then laid in the dehydrator.
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