Imitation bacon bits

I love these! I have usually made "bacon" of tofu, but these are much better, even if they are in much smaller pieces. Maybe that's actually the reason, they are more crispy and taste much more.

RECIPE

3 tbsp liquid smoke

225 ml water

96 grams TVP-granules

1/2 tsp salt

3-4 tbsp nutritional yeast

2 tbsp soy sauce

A few drops red food color

Oil for frying

Put liquid smoke in a measuring cup and add water until you have a total of 235 ml. Put the smoked water in a casserole and bring it to a boil. Remove it from the stove and add salt, nutritional yeast, soy sauce and color, and add the TVP. Stir a little and place a lid on it. Let it stand for 10 minutes.  

Heat 4-5 tbsp oil in a frying pan and add the TVP-mix. Fry it while stirring, until it's crispy but not burnt. It's best if you don't fry it all at once, but 1/3 at the time. Remember to use enough oil, the oil makes it more crispy and better.

Let it cool and put it in a container with a tight lid, it will last in the fridge for at least a week, but probably a while longer. Use it on pizzas, sandwiches, in sauces and wherever you want to use it.