Savory Mushroom Tempeh
This savory dish is hearty and pairs well over rice or your favorite mashed potatoes. The basic tempeh cooking recipe is versatile. Try tossing it in your favorite vegan BBQ, Peanut, Curry, or Tahini sauce.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4 | 15 |
| Cook Time |
| 20 |
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Ingredients
- 18oz. package tempeh
- 3Tbsp vegan butter
- 2cloves garlic
- 18oz. mushrooms
- 3Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2cups vegetable broth
- 3sprigs fresh thyme
- 1tsp dreid sage
- spritz avocado spray
- taste salt & pepper
Instructions
- Remove the tempeh from the package and soak for a minimum of 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile rinse the mushrooms to remove any dirt or debris, then slice them thinly. Mince the garlic.
- Remove the tempeh from the water and cut into chunks. You can bake the tempeh at 350 for 30 minutes, but I used an air fryer. Spritz the basket of the air fryer with avocado oil, add the chunks of tempeh, set the air fryer at 390 degrees for 12 minutes. Stop the cooking process a few times to shake the basket to move around the tempeh pieces. When done the tempeh should be crunchy on the outside and firm on the inside. Set aside.
- While the tempeh is cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes, add the sliced mushrooms and continue to saute until they are soft and all the moisture has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
- Turn the heat down to medium-low, add the flour, and continue to saute the flour with the mushrooms and butter. The flour will form a paste like mixture and begin to coat the bottom of the pan.
- Slowly whisk in the vegetable broth. Whisk well to make sure that all the flour has dissolved off the bottom of the skillet and no lumps remain. Add the sprigs of thyme, sage and some fresh cracked pepper. Stir to combine.
- Allow the mixture to come to a simmer. The gravy will begin to thicken as it starts to simmer. Allow the gravy to simmer for 7-10 minutes, whisking often, until it reaches desired thickness. Note: it will continue to thicken as it cools.
- Add the tempeh chunks to the mushroom gravy in the final stages of simmering. Taste for salt and pepper. Can be served over rice with a side of broccoli and cauliflower as shown.
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