Indonesian Spicy Tempeh - Vegan and Gluten Free

INDONESIAN SPICY TEMPEH

(Sambal Goreng Tempeh)

This is a delicious tempeh dish from Indonesia that blends cubes of tempeh in a delightful spicy sauce. It is not too chilli hot – just super flavoursome...

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The sauce is sautéed to bring out the flavours of the ingredients which include;

- chilli,

- tamarind

- garlic

- shallots

- kaffir lime leaves

- coconut palm sugar

- sweet soy sauce

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This is a healthy dish - it is whole food plant-based, gluten free, has no added oil and is full of plant based protein.

Do try making this dish – you won’t regret it !

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INGREDIENTS (4 servings)

One packet of tempeh (225 g)

▪️4 large red chillies, de-seeded and chopped

▪️6 shallots, chopped

▪️5 cloves of garlic, halved

▪️5 kaffir lime leaves, torn

▪️1 tbsp tamarind paste

▪️A pinch of salt

▪️1 tsp of palm sugar

▪️1 tbsp of sweet soy sauce (kecap manis or similar)

▪️Water .

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METHOD

Cut the tempeh into small cubes.

Dry fry the Tempeh in a non-stick frypan. Alternatively - bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 180 C (350 f) until brown.

Mix the tamarind paste with 2 tbsp of boiling water and put it aside.

Add the chillis, shallots and garlic into a food processor with a splash of water. Blend into a paste.

Fry the paste in a frying pan. Add the tamarind, palm sugar, lime leaves salt and sweet soy sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes until it thickens.

Add the tempeh and keep simmered g for another 10 minutes.

The sauce will dry out and coat the Tempeh.

Serve with rice.

Enjoy !

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NUTRITION (one serving)

Calories: 173

Fat: 6.5 g

Carbs: 19.3 g

Protein: 12.2 g