George Is Vegan Serrano Cured Ham or Spanish Vegan Jamón Serrano possible!? Yes, it is! It tastes amazing, umami, savoury, salty, yummy, and insanely satisfying! So easy and quick to make and made with affordable ingredients and 100% gluten-free! This recipe is a dream and it’s inspired by the amazing recipes for Vegan Jamón Serrano by Vegan Raskal & Mock Prosciutto Crudo by The Gentle Chef! Check out both their recipes! This Vegan Serrano Cured Ham or Spanish Vegan Jamón Serrano is going to blow your mind! If you thought going vegan meant no more cured ham, you were mistaken! Say HELLO to veganized cured ham! It’s here to stay, you’ll be making it every single week! Best served in a sandwich made with freshly baked bread and melty stretchy delicious vegan cheese!
Serve in a sandwich with our Vegan Shreddable & Meltable Block-Style Mozzarella or Block-Style Cheddar for the best snack EVER! Both recipes can be found in our cookbook & e-book.
The main ingredient of this recipe is rice paper wrappers and a “cured ham” marinade created by us. Yes, you must be already familiar with using rice paper for making vegan bacon (there are hundreds of recipes on the internet!). Our method is slightly different and you will love it!
Now let’s talk about the “cured ham” marinade. Serrano cured ham or Spanish jamón serrano has a salty, savoury, and umami taste, so when creating this marinade I added ingredients that have exactly that explosion of flavours. Japanese soy sauce (or tamari for gluten-free option), white miso paste, and nutritional yeast are all known for their umami taste. Mixed with a few other ingredients, really make this recipe taste like actual non-vegan serrano cured ham. It’s also crucial that you let it rest in the refrigerator overnight, as if you consume them immediately, they will have a very chewy sticky texture that is not optimal!
Rice paper wrappers are sold in the International food aisle of your local supermarket or health food store. Online is also an excellent option (find a direct amazon link below).
Avoid rice paper wrappers that are 100% made with tapioca. Look for wrappers made with rice or a combination of rice and tapioca. They should also be gluten-free.
Rice paper is sold in dried sheets. Before using them, you will need to rehydrate them to make them pliable. Once rehydrated, rice paper is ready to use.
Add hot water to a shallow large dish that is wider than the rice paper wrapper you are using. Working one rice paper sheet at a time, slide the sheet into the warm water. Leave it in the water for a few seconds, but not for too long, as it could become too soft and start sticking to itself. Just make sure to dip it into the water. Remove the moistened, but still slightly firm rice paper sheet and place it onto a parchment paper sheet. Follow the rest of the instructions provided below!
Serve on toasted bread or in a sandwich along with melty stretchy delicious vegan cheese! This combo is to die for delicious! Enjoy!
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Vegan Serrano Cured Ham or Spanish Vegan Jamón
Serve in a sandwich with our Vegan Shreddable & Meltable Block-Style Mozzarella or Block-Style Cheddar for the best snack EVER! Both recipes can be found in our cookbook & e-book.
Enjoy friends! If you make this recipe, please snap a photo and tag @veganvvocals and #veganvvocals on Instagram! We’d also love it if you would leave a comment below, and give the recipe a rating! Thanks so much!
Ingredients
- 12 rice paper wrappers
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp red wine
- 2 tbsp dark rum, don't skip!
- 2 tbsp white miso paste
- 3 tbsp Japanese soy sauce, or tamari, for gluten-free option
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp beetroot powder
- 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2/5 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine red wine vinegar, red wine, dark rum, white miso paste, Japanese soy sauce or tamari, tomato paste, smoked paprika, beetroot powder, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic powder, and nutritional yeast. Whisk thoroughly until you get a smooth mixture.
- Put the saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer, stirring continuously. Reduce the heat to maintain the simmer, and let simmer for 2 minutes, stirring. Turn off the heat. Don't omit this step, simmering the mixture is very important!
- Rice paper is sold in dried sheets. Before using them, you will need to rehydrate them to make them pliable. Once rehydrated, rice paper is ready to use.
- Place six parchment paper sheets over a flat working surface.
- Add hot water to a shallow large dish that is wider than the rice paper wrapper you are using. Working one rice paper sheet at a time, slide the sheet into the warm water. Leave it in the water for a few seconds, but not for too long, as it could become too soft and start sticking to itself. Just make sure to dip it into the water.
- Remove the moistened, but still slightly firm rice paper sheet and place it onto a parchment paper sheet.
- Now using a measuring tablespoon, place 2 ½ tablespoons of the hot marinade in the middle of the rice paper sheet.
- Using a basting brush, spread the mixture all over the sheet until it is well covered (borders too!). Use exactly 2 1/2 tbsp! After making this recipe many times, we have found that this is the exact perfect amount of marinade!
- Now follow the same instructions to moisten a second rice paper sheet and place it on top of the first one that is covered with the marinade.
- If you see any large bubbles, pierce the skin a little to get rid of them. Set aside and proceed with the next rice paper sheets.
- Repeat this same procedure 6 times with the 12 rice paper sheets just like in the photo.
- Let them rest on the parchment paper for 15-30 minutes.
- Using a pizza cutter, slice the double rice paper sheets into 5 slices each.
- Now the vegan serrano could already be eaten but beware that the texture will be kind of chewy and sticky. This texture will get SO MUCH BETTER after overnight refrigeration.
- Store the slices of vegan serrano in two sealed containers and place them in the refrigerator overnight.
- The next day, they are ready to eat!
- Serve in a sandwich along with melty stretchy delicious vegan cheese!
- Or on toasted bread! Both combos are to die for delicious! Enjoy!
Notes
- Store in the refrigerator, in a sealed container, for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
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I made this today and it was heavenly! Such a creative and mind-blowing way to use rice paper. I also really the marinate recipe, flavorful and I can tested that kind of fermented umami just like aged cured meat. Please don’t skip the dark rum as the authors said.
Thank you for the great recipe and very clear explanation.
Hi Napat!
It makes us so so happy that you like our recipe!! Thank you so much! 🙂
We have been making this for weeks now. It’s very tasty and flavorful. So easy too, following your clear instructions. Thank you very much for this incredible recipe!
Turned out amazing, wow. Truly delicious! I make this vegan jamon for even my non-vegan friends and they LOVE it. Thank you for sharing all your wonderful recipes!
Thank you for a fantastic recipe! This stuff is MUCH better than rice paper bacon. A lot more interesting and lots of more flavor depth. I don’t even want to admit how many times I’ve made this since finding your recipe <3
Loved this recipe and am so glad I tried it out! I’ve seen rice paper bacon trending on Instagram but never saw rice paper Jamon serrano before. What a discovery, this is DELICIOUS! Now I can’t live without it. Thanks so much, what a recipe!!!
Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe. My family loved it. Will be sharing this recipe with my friends. They will like it.
The only downside of this recipe is trying to get the self-control to not eat the entire thing at once. This is so so so delicious, a new staple in our kitchen for sure!
Hi George, thanks for this great recipe. Would it work well for wrapping vegan beef for a vegan wellington and cooking for 35 minutes in a 200-degree centigrade oven?
Hi Alex,
So good you like our recipe 🙂
We have indeed baked this vegan jamón serrano in an oven before. However, it was only for 7 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius. We made Jamon Serrano-Wrapped Dates filled with Cream Cheese & Blue Cheese (a new recipe we created for the Christmas e-book we’re working on). We honestly don’t know how the vegan jamón would turn out after baking it for that long. Give it a try keeping a close eye on it so it doesn’t burn or dry out too much (maybe you could brush some extra extra virgin olive oil on the jamón slices to prevent them from drying out too much), and please let us know how it turned out!