What Makes This Recipe So Good
It’s a complete plant-based protein source! Loaded with essential vitamins, including B12, tempeh is the perfect addition to any vegan or vegetarian diet. You can customize it to take on your favorite flavors! This simple method for how to cook tempeh ensures it absorbs as much flavor as possible. The recipe features a simple marinade that you can change up to suit your personal preferences.It’s super easy! Simply steam, marinate, then cook your tempeh however you’d like. If going the baked route, this method becomes super hands-off!
Key Ingredients
Tempeh – For those unfamiliar with tempeh, it is fermented soybeans pressed into a cake. It sometime includes various grains, such as brown rice, to give the tempeh an even heartier texture. And while most commonly made from soybeans, tempeh can be made from other various beans as well. Tempeh is chewy and nutty, and takes on whatever flavors you serve it with. In this case, it takes on the tangy flavors from our delicious marinade! Soy Sauce – Tempeh has a tendency to be slightly bitter, therefore the tanginess from soy sauce helps to conceal that sometimes unpleasant taste right up! Soy sauce produces a very strong and flavorful tempeh, which tastes delicious in a variety of meals. Maple Syrup – The maple syrup offers a little sweetness to balance out the savory soy sauce. If not vegan, you can use honey instead of the maple syrup in this recipe!
Chef’s Tips
Have fun experimenting with how to best cook and flavor your tempeh! Add or remove any spices you’d like. And if you’ve never cooked tempeh before, try both the sauté and baking methods, then decided which one you like best.Feel free to cut your tempeh into whatever shapes or sizes you’d like. The only requirement here is to make sure your tempeh pieces are all even in size, this will ensure even cooking!Marinate the tempeh for as little as 30 minutes, or for as long as 8 hours. The longer you marinate it, then the more flavorful it will become! However, I have found just an hour in the marinade leads to extremely flavorful tempeh.
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