Rice Paper Bacon

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400F, generously grease 2 large baking sheets with refined coconut oil, and use a whisk to mix together all the ingredients for your marinade in a shallow dish or pie plate.

Step 2

Set up your assembly line: Fill a large bowl with room temperature water and set it on the counter. Next to it, place your marinade dish. Next to that, place a large cutting board.

Step 3

Take 2 sheets of rice paper and press them together. Submerge them in the bowl of water for about 15-30 seconds. This should make them adhere to one another.

Step 4

Carefully remove the rice paper and place it in the marinade. Marinate for one minute, flip, and marinate one more minute. Then, move the rice paper to the cutting board.

Step 5

Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the rice paper into 6 slices and transfer these to the greased baking sheet. Repeat this process with the remainder of your rice paper.

Step 6

Before baking, brush the excess marinade onto each bacon strip. Then, sprinkle with a bit of brown sugar and freshly ground black pepper. Bake at 400F for 3 minutes (or 4 for crispy). Use tongs to carefully flip each slice, brush each once more with excess marinade, sprinkle with brown sugar and black pepper, and return them to the oven for another 3 minutes (or 4 for crispy).**

Step 7

Let the bacon cool for 5-10 minutes before digging in (it will crisp up a bit more as it cools), and enjoy!