Tempeh Stir Fry

With my recent veggie centered dinner successes in the kitchen I am seriously thinking I've should've always been a vegetarian...and a vegan, but only sometimes ;) can't live without my CHEESE or HONEY!!!

I mean, tell me this doesn't look delicious?!!!?? No meat. No gluten. BUT packed full of yummy nutrients :)



And you can try it out for yourself...




Ingredients :: 

2 packages of tempeh (fermented soybeans), cut into 1/2" pieces

2-4 tablespoons sesame seed oil

1/4 cup soy sauce (we use gluten free)
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
3 garlic cloves, minced (you can cheat with 3 spoonfuls of the pre-minced garlic:))
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup water

1/2 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
3 green onions, diced
1 cup of jullianed carrots (cheat with the packaged kind;))
1 crown of broccoli, diced

1-2 large handfuls of greens (eg spinach, kale, mixed spring greens)

2 tablespoons water
2 tablesppons maple syrup (or honey)
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Directions ::
  1. cut tempeh into 1/2" slices, set aside evenly in a large glass baking dish
  2. combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, red pepper, orange juice, and water in a small bowl, mix well, this is your marinade
  3. pour marinade over tempeh, let stand for one hour or more
  4. dice peppers, onion, carrots, and broccoli, set aside
  5. strain tempeh from marinade and set marinade aside
  6. heat sesame seed oil in large frying pan over medium high heat
  7. add tempeh to heated sesame seed oil and sautee until golden brown on all sides (as best you can!)
  8. remove tempeh from pan and set aside (leave any remaining burned bits in the pan!)
  9. add marinade to pan over medium high heat and whisk in the water, maple syrup/honey, and cornstarch, bring sauces to a gentle simmer, and scrape up any burned bits in the pan!
  10. add veggies and sautee until sauce thickens
  11. add tempeh and greens to the veggies and sauces, heat just until the greens begin to wilt (you want to keep those veggies from turning anything but bright green :) ie hot, but still crunchy!)
  12. serve hot garnished with sesame seeds!!!
Enjoy!!!

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