King Oyster Bacon
I keep seeing videos online of people turning these crazy giant mushrooms into bacon. The king oyster mushroom is what we’ll be using! Let’s see how this turns out. If you like this recipe be sure to check out this one too! and this one!
Mushroom Prep
The first thing I’m doing is preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Then I line a rimmed baking sheet with some parchment paper. Next I start slicing the mushroom into bacon. I try cutting them about one eighth of an inch. Once I have those sliced I give the baking sheet a nice coating of vegetable oil. Then line up the slices on the baking sheet. Then I salt and pepper each layer, flip them, then salt and pepper again.
Cooking
Then drop the bacon in the oven for about twenty minutes. Once they have been in the oven for twenty minutes I flip them with a metal spatula very carefully. And cook them for twenty more minutes. They look amazing right out of the oven. But the next step is to toss them in seasoning. So I put the bacon in a bowl and add in garlic powder, paprika, and maple syrup. Then I lightly toss everything together!
Steaming
Once they are all tossed I place the bacon in a steamer pot. Then I torch some applewood and put the steamer basket right on and seal it up. Let them smoke for about ten minutes or so. When they are done they look pretty good! I throw them back into the oven to crisp up for about five minutes. It pretty much tastes just like bacon! This turned out awesome. It is a great bacon replacement! Watch the full video here!
Making Bacon from a Giant Mushroom
Ingredients
- king oyster mushrooms
- vegetable oil
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- paprika
- maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Start slicing mushroom 1/8inch thick. Coat baking sheet in vegetable oil. Line up slices on the baking sheet. Salt and pepper each side of each slice.
- Cook in oven for 20 mins, flip, cook for another 20.
- Put bacon in a bowl with garlic powder, paprika, and maple syrup. Toss them around gently.
- Put bacon in steamer pot, torch applewood, put the steamer basket on and steam for 10 mins. Toss back into oven for 5 mins to crisp up, enjoy!