Tempeh question - Jamaican Jerk Tempeh

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Here's a vegan tempeh recipe from a Vegetarian Times cookbook we really like:

 

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Jamaican Jerk Tempeh

 

Recipe By :

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : App:Oven Chap:Main Dishes

Chap:One Dish Meals Cpx:11-15

Diet:Vegan Diet:Vegetarian

Ing:Soy Misc:Spicy

Pts:06 to 09

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 scallions -- chopped

1 sm yellow onion -- chopped

1 tsp habanero chile -- finely chopped (be careful!)

1/4 c low sodium soy sauce

1/4 c red wine vinegar

1 1/2 tbsps vegetable oil

2 tbsps brown sugar

1 tsp ground thyme -- (or 1 tbsp fresh thyme)

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground allspice

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1 lb tempeh -- cut in 1/2 " cubes

leaf lettuce

 

Preheat oven to 375° F.

 

Combine all ingredients except tempeh and lettuce in a blender or food

processor. Process 10 to 15 seconds at high speed.

 

Place tempeh in a 9x13 inch casserole or baking pan and cover with sauce. Bake

until tempeh is browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

 

To serve, remove tempeh from sauce and place on a serving plate lined with leaf

lettuce. Serve remaining sauce as a dip.

 

Description:

" Spicy! "

Cuisine:

" Caribbean>Jamaican "

Source:

" Vegetarian Times Low Fat and Fast, p. 121 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 319 Calories; 14g Fat (37.2% calories

from fat); 23g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

613mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1

1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

 

 

 

 

At 10:33 AM 4/13/2005, Jessica wrote:

>Hello Vegetarians,

>

>I'm not exactly a vegetarian, but I love to cook and experiment with

>new recipes. Tofu is one of my favorite things to eat; so I was

>disappointed the other night when I attempted to make tempeh: I

>followed the directions on the package (add a little oil and soy sauce

>and pan fry a few minutes on each side). It came out awful! It was so

>bad I couldn't finish it. The tempeh I used was from Trader Joe's,

>it's three-grain tempeh.

>

>What did I do wrong? Not only did it taste bad, it had a horrible,

>rubbery consistency.

>

>I have another package of this stuff to go through, so any suggestions

>on how to improve would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Jessica

 

Barbara Zanzig Kirkland, WA, USA

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