Super sweet and sour tempeh

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Recipe by: berbely

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

----------TEMPEH------------ 1 ea Onion, chopped
1/2 c Water 1 1/4 c Water
2 ts Salt 2 1/2 tb Honey
1/2 ts Coriander, ground 4 ts Soy sauce
1 ea Garlic clove, minced 1 tb White vinegar
1 pk Tempeh, cubed 1 tb Tahini
1/4 c Cornstarch 1/2 ts Grated ginger
Oil for deep frying 1 ea Green onion, sliced
-----Sweet Sour Sauce----- 2 tb Cornstarch
1 tb Oil

Mix water*, salt (reduce if you want), coriander garlic in a bowl. Dip
tempeh chunks into bowl then coat with cornstarch. Deep fry in hot oil
till golden brown. Drain on paper towels set aside.

SAUCE: Heat oil in skillet saute onion for 4 to 5 minutes. Add water,
honey, soy sauce, vinegar, tahini, ginger green onion. Bring to a boil.
Dissolve cornstarch in 2 tb water stir into sauce. Stir till thickened.
Place tempeh chunks into the sauce cook briefly over low heat till heated
through. Serve over rice or pasta. Great hot or cold.

* I usually save the mixture that I've used to dip the tempeh chunks add
enough water to make up to 1/2 cup.

Adapted from Frances Moore Lappe, "Diet for a Small Planet".