Tempeh recipes

[Guest guest]

Here are some interesting tempeh recipes, tempeh is a soy

product, a nice alternatice to tofu. I haven't tried these

but they do look tasty.

Jan

 

These are recipes (somewhat modified) from The Tempeh

Cookbook by Dorothy R.

Bates

 

Sauerbraten

 

8 oz tempeh

 

Marinade:

 

1 cup apple cider

1 cup water

3 whole allspice

2 cloves garlic, cut in half

1 bay leaf

2 Tb catsup

2 Tb vinegar

1 Tb vegan Worchestershire sauce

1 tsp powdered ginger

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2 Tb arrowroot or tapioca starch

cooking spray

 

Cut tempeh in hald crosswise so there are 2 thin slabs. Let

empeh soak in the

marinade for several hours. Remove and reserve the marinade

for sauce.

 

Spray a skillet with cooking spray and quickly brown tempeh

pieces. Place them

in a casserole.

 

Sit the arrowroot into the reserved marinade. Cook the sauce

in a small

saucepan until thickened and then pour over the tempeh.

cover and bake at 350F

for 20 minutes. Serve wuth long grain brown rice or noodles.

 

Curried Tempeh with Apple

 

8 oz tempeh

2 cups vegetable broth

1 medium onion, chopped

1 large tart apple, chopped

1-2 Tb curry powder

2 Tb arrowroot

1/2 tsp mace

1/2 tsp garlic powder or 2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 tsp honey

1/4 cup currants or raisins

cooking spray

 

Cut tempeh into 1/2 inch cubes. Put cubes in a saucepan with

the vegt broth

bring to a boil and turn heat down to a simmer. Simmer for

15 minutes. Cool

and drain tempeh, reserving the broth.

 

Heat a skillet and spray lightly with cooking spray. Saute

the chopped onion

until soft and then add the apple. Cook 5 minutes and

sprinkle with the curry

powder, arrowroot, mace, garlic, and honey. Cook 3 minutes.

Measure broth from

the remaing tempeh and add enough water to make 2 cups of

liquid. Slowly stir

liquid into the onion and apple mixture and cook until

thickened and bubbly.

Then add the currants or raisins.

Set the pan over hot water, cover, and cook 30 minutes to

blend flavors,

stirring occasionally. Sauce can be refirerated overnight.

Sut the tempeh into small cubes, and borwn them in the

skillet sprayed with a

light coating of cooking spray. Add tempeh to curry sauce

just before serving.

Serve with borwn rice and an assortment of

condiments-chopped green onions,

raisins, yogurt and chutney.