Best 5 Sweet And Sour Tempeh Stir Fry Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR TEMPEH

Steps:

• Combine the brown sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low.
• Cook for 10-15 minutes until the sauce is reduced by half. It should stick to the back of a spoon and be almost as thick as maple syrup.
• While the sauce is simmering, cut the tempeh into 1" cubes.
• Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Arrange the tempeh in a single layer in the pan.
• Let cook for 5 minutes on one side until browned, then flip and continue to cook until browned on the other side.
• Once the tempeh is browned and the sauce is thickened, toss the tempeh with the sauce until evenly coated.
• Divide into 4 servings and sprinkle with green onion and sesame seeds.
• Serve over rice, if desired.

SWEET AND SOUR TEMPEH WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• For the tempeh: In a small bowl, whisk together the sesame oils, soy sauce, vinegar, mirin, ginger, and garlic. In a large saute pan, arrange the tempeh in a single layer, pour the marinade over it, and bring it to a boil over high. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan, and simmer for 20 minutes. Uncover, raise the heat, and cook the tempeh until the pan is nearly dry. Remove from the heat. (At this point the tempeh can be refrigerated, tightly wrapped, for 1 week.)
• For the peanut sauce: In a blender, combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, garlic, and cayenne. Puree, adding enough hot water to form a creamy, pourable sauce.
• Serve the tempeh over white rice with the peanut sauce and garnish with the radish, scallion, and cilantro.

SWEET AND SOUR TEMPEH

Steps:

• Cut tempeh into thin cubes of 2 cm.
• Add the vegetable stock and tamari and let it cook for 10 minutes.
• Drain tempeh, reserving liquid for sauce.
• Heat a skillet and bake tempeh in the oil until lightly browned.
• Drain the pineapple chunks, adding the liquid to the sauce.
• Add sliced pepper and onion and bring to boiling point and let it cook for one minute.
• Drain.
• Put liquid from tempeh and pineapple juice into a measuring cup and add enough water to make 2 cups.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in the honey or syrup.
• Dissolve the maizena in the vinegar and pour it into the sauce while stirring vigorously.
• Cook until thickened and bubbly.
• Then add peppers, onion, pineapple and tempeh.
• Serve with hot rice.

SWEET AND SOUR STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to directions on package.
• Drain in colander and rinse thoroughly under cold water.
• Place colander on a plate and refrigerate.
• Bring 2-3 cups water to boil.
• Cut broccoli florets into bite-size pieces.
• Peel and discard tough outer stems and cut remaining stems into chunks.
• Place prepared carrots and broccoli in bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit 2 minutes.
• Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• Heat wok or skillet over medium-high.
• Add grapeseed oil, garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute.
• If anything starts to stick, add 1 tablespoon water.
• Add broccoli, carrots and snow peas, stir and cook 2-3 minutes.
• Add pineapple, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and cook 1 minute longer.
• Remove vegetables from wok and set aside.
• Pour remaining tablespoon of vinegar, mirin and soy sauce into empty wok.
• Fold in chilled noodles until evenly coated and heated through.
• Drizzle with 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
• Transfer noodles to serving dish.
• Toss vegetables briefly in hot wok to reheat, drizzle with remaining tablespoon toasted sesame oil and spoon vegetables over noodles.
• Top with sesame seeds and serve.

SWEET AND SOUR STIR FRY

Steps:

• Mix 1/4 cup water, the vinegar, honey, soy sauce, ginger and pineapple juice. Place tofu in small glass or plastic bowl. Pour juice mixture over tofu; toss gently. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
• Remove tofu from marinade; reserve marinade. Dissolve cornstarch in 2 tablespoons water.
• Heat sesame oil in wok or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrots; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add pineapple, tofu and bell pepper; gently stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Stir cornstarch mixture into reserved marinade; pour into wok. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and cook 2 minutes. Serve over rice. Sprinkle with nuts.