This tempeh sauteed with spices is a super easy dish to add to any vegan dinner. Tempeh is firmer and tastier than tofu with its nutty taste and texture and it is much healthier too making your meal full of easy to digest protein and vitamin B12.
All the ingredients in this meal are very healthy.
What I created was a healthy marinade without sugar as most of the recipes I see online do. Sugar and beans do not go well together as it makes the bean difficult to digest. So this tempeh sauteed meal has no sugar.
Tempeh truly is a nutritious superfood full of health benefits including good protein and vitamin B12. For vegans, it can be challenging to get enough B12. Beans and lentils are full of good nutrition and have many health benefits but they do not have the essential vitamin B12. Tempeh has the same protein quality as meat and is helpful in reducing cancer, is a powerful probiotic, helps with weight loss and more. Many have not heard of tempeh and have no idea what this food is.
Ginger is a wonderful herb superfood full of health benefits. Spicy aromatic ginger adds a unique flavour to meals and beverages. The many wonderful health benefits of ginger also cause the cells of my body to glow with gratitude.
To get the most health benefits from Garlic, let it sit for a minimum of 5 minutes, after cutting and before eating or cooking. Waiting for 5 – 10 minutes allows the health-promoting allicin to form. If you do not let it sit, allicin is never formed, so it is worth the wait.
WHO recognizes that Onions help relieve symptoms such as coughs, congestion asthma, and respiratory infections. Onions are full of protective phytonutrients, vitamins, trace minerals, quercetin (an important flavonoid), chromium, and unique anti-inflammatory nutrients.
If I had to choose just one herb spice to increase my well being and live a long healthy life it would be turmeric. It helps you when young, when middle-aged, and in old age. It helps both men and women for different reasons. This yellow spice gives the tempeh sauteed a beautiful colour too.
It is properly known as Bragg Liquid Aminos is a Certified NON-GMO liquid protein concentrate, derived from healthy soybeans. Bragg Liquid Aminos are made from health-giving, NON-GMO soybeans, and purified water. They are an excellent, healthy, gourmet replacement for Tamari and Soy Sauce.
As I don’t use sugar for my baking I often use stevia which is the healthy option. The stevia plant is incredibly sweet and also incredibly good for you. The leaf is 30 times sweeter than sugar while extracts are 300-400 times sweeter. The best stevia will, therefore, be the one that retains some whole food value and is water-based. Liquid forms will be less processed. Go here to learn How to Get the Best Stevia Without the Bitterness.
Coconut oil is actually very good for us. In tropical climates like Polynesia, Sri Lanka and the Yucatan colon problems than unsaturated fat eaters. It is now accepted that there is good cholesterol and there are good saturated fats. Learn the 12 benefits of Coconut Oil, this newly declared an Amazing SuperFood.
Tempeh Sauteed with Spices and Garlic for Dinner Recipe
First, cut up the tempeh.
Now get your spices ready, chop up the ginger and measure out the turmeric, paprika, and cumin.
Next is to make the marinade with Bragg Liquid Aminos, water, stevia, and the spices. Mix it all up until smooth.
The next thing to do is put the chopped up tempeh into the marinade and let it soak for at least 30 minutes.
You can add some cayenne to the marinating mixture.
Here is the full recipe with all of the ingredients and directions. It is easy, give it a try.
Tempeh Sauteed with Spices and Garlic For a Vegan Dinner
Ingredients
- 8 oz or 227 gram packet organic tempeh
- 6 cloves garlic sliced
- 2 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- Few drops of stevia
- 1 Tbsp Bragg Liquid Aminos
- 2 Tbsp water
- 3 Tbsp coconut oil
- 3 green onions chopped
Instructions
- Cut the tempeh up into cubes
- Make your marinade.
- First put the turmeric, coriander, and ginger into a bowl.
- Now add the water, stevia and Braggs Aminos to the bowl.
- Mix well.
- Now toss the tempeh into the marinade.
- Marinade for 30 min to 2 hours in the fridge.
- Chop up the garlic.
- Heat up the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Add the tempeh and garlic and saute, stirring frequently.
- Saute for 10 to 12 minutes until well browned and fragrant.
- Serve hot with a sprinkling of green onions on top.
While you are making this you can steam some vegetables, which is what I did to make a full dinner. I mixed in the tempeh to the cooked vegetables and it was delicious.
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