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Tempeh Bacon
I’ve been meaning to post this super easy recipe for a while…so why not just “get-er-done” tonight? This morning we included half of these yummies in a simple breakfast sandwich of tempeh bacon, lettuce, avocado and Just Mayo. Too bad we didn’t have a ripe heirloom tomato!
TEMPEH BACON
1 block tempeh (thawed if previously frozen)
2 T oil (coconut or olive)
2 T tamari or soy sauce (low sodium)
1 T maple syrup
1 T rice vinegar
1 t ginger juice (The Ginger People)
1/4-1/2 t liquid smoke
hot sauce to taste or dash of black pepper
ASSEMBLY:
- Cut the block of tempeh into strips as pictured above.
- Heat the oil in a large griddle or saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the other ingredients to the oil and swish together.
- Add the tempeh strips to the pan and turn over the pieces so both sides soak in the liquids. The tempeh will soak up the liquids well.
- Cook until all the liquid absorbs and they are nicely browned. Flip the pieces every few minutes.
- That’s all there is to it!
Instead of a BLT sandwich, you could also include these in a spinach salad with your choice of raw veggies, toasted nuts, dried cranberries, and a mustard agave dressing. Delicious!
By the way– this formula makes a great tofu bacon, too. Simply substitute a block of extra firm tofu for the block of tempeh. Press the tofu, slice into strips or squares, then cook as above.
Curry Patties (Version 2)
CURRY PATTIES (VERSION 2)
So yeah– I could have put a little more effort into photographing these patties, but I didn’t. My patties aren’t perfectly round, either. Report me to the Pinterest police! But, I did manage to fry up these babies while I was supervising my own active baby. Do I get points for that? He’s my 8.5 month old recipe tester, and he seemed to like them (they’re not really spicy), with a side of organic applesauce.
Anyway– this recipe is my 2nd version of a curry-flavored bean burger patty. You can check out this post for Version 1. I love making my own vegan burger patties because they are easy to make, they freeze well, and they have a nice balance of healthy plant ingredients. I like the combo of bean + grain + nut/seed as the base.
Feel free to make substitutions if needed. This formula is very forgiving. For example, you can use a different kind of ground unsalted nut or seed (raw sunflower works well, too) or you can omit the nuts and just increase the oat or quinoa. Do whatever you want to total 3/4 cups!
I used a cookie dough scoop to portion out the batter balls. My scoop is a one tablespoon capacity (if measured level), so I made mini burger patties. Lately, we eat my various homemade burger patties in a big salad. It makes for an easy and healthy dinner if you do up the patties ahead of time. If you know me, then you know I LOVE my extra freezer!
INGREDIENTS
1/4 of a small to medium onion
3 cloves garlic
2 cups or 1 drained can cooked white beans (Cannellini or Great Northern)
1 1/2 T tahini
1 T red curry paste (Thai Kitchen)
1 T olive oil
1 T canned full fat coconut milk
1 t ginger juice (The Ginger People)
1-2 T water (only if needed)
1/4 C oat flour
1/4 C quinoa flour
1/4 C ground raw cashews
1 T unsweetened fine coconut shreds
Oil for frying (I use coconut)
ASSEMBLY:
- I used my Vitamix blender but you can also use a food processor.
- Process or blend the onion and garlic first. Then add in the beans and the wet ingredients (except the water).
- In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
- Add the wet puree to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Only add water if the mix seems too dry to thoroughly mix.
- Let the mixture sit (refrigerate) for at least 30 minutes. The purpose is to allow time for the grains to absorb some of the moisture.
- Use a cookie scoop for ease of portioning balls. Either cook them up or freeze the balls (flattening them slightly) on parchment paper.
- To cook, simply heat oil in a large diameter pan on medium heat. Drop balls onto heated oil and cook on the first side until brown, then flip and flatten with your spatula to cook the other side.
- If you freeze the “raw” batter first, simply thaw the patties a bit before frying.
- This batch made 26 mini patties using a rounded cookie scoop for each one.
ENJOY!
Todd ate his curry patty with a side of applesauce (not pictured) – May 12, 2015
Freeheel Vegan 