Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by lfinkels, 07/14/05
Pineapple TempehIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 tempeh block
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple, or fresh if in season
oil
1 cup carrots, thinly sliced
2 green scallions thinly sliced
1-2 garlic cloves sliced
1 cup orange juice
1-2 tablespoon chili garlic sauce (found in Asian food section of grocery store)
1/2 onion sliced
2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon sugar, if needed
Directions:Fry up tempeh until crisp. Set aside to drain off excess oil. Pour out most oil from pan, leave just enough to stir fry onions. Fry onions till translucent, roughly 1-2 minutes.
Add in the carrots and garlic and continue to cook for 5 minutes on medium heat. (You may want to put a cover on the pan to let them steam at the same time.)
As this is going on, mix the 2 tablespoons of soy sauce with the flour, get out all lumps.
After the five minutes, add the paste (of soy and flour). As a hint, push all the veggies out of the way, so that it can boil by itself. Let the paste boil for a minute so that the flour cooks and the chalky taste of flour goes away. Add the orange juice and mix everything together.
Mix in chili garlic sauce and pineapple chunks. Let this reduce down. Test to see if sweet enough as different orange juices are sweeter than others. If not sweet enough add some vegan sugar. Add in the tempeh and green onions.
Serve over rice.
Serves: 2-3
Preparation time: 20 minutes
By the way, I cut up the tofu into fairly small pieces (bite size), but you may cut it in any manner you desire. If you are more health conscious than I am, you can also broil the tempeh in a hot oven and spray each side of the tempeh with a light oil spray. Flip after five minutes, and cook them until firm and crisp. That way you get a similar texture, but less calories. Make sure to watch them carefully if you cook them this way as they can easily burn. I hope that you all enjoy.
Archived comment by: lfinkels
oooo, I made this for my friends and my boyfriend and it was a big hit. the boy was licking his plate wishing there was more. thank you!
Archived comment by: kT22A
