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Tempeh is like the middle child of vegetable proteins. While beans and tofu take centre stage, tempeh is sort of just hanging out and not getting noticed. Aw, poor tempeh. Anyway, tempeh is a great switch it up protein that’s versatile and yummy. Made of fermented soy beans, you can slice it, cube, crumble it, you name it. If you haven’t already, give this tempeh bacon recipe a try. Well I regress. The point of this paragraph is not to talk about tempeh bacon, but to introduce this delicious, quick and easy take on the stir fry. Sesame ginger tempeh stir fry has a lovely, Asian inspired sauce that is simple to make and appeals to the masses. Give this one a try when you’re short on time but still want a proper dinner.

Sesame Ginger Tempeh Stir Fry
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Sesame Ginger Tempeh Stir Fry

Course: DinnerCuisine: vegan, vegetarian, gluten freeDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking Time

20

minutes
Total time

40

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp of olive oil

  • 1 8 oz. package of tempeh, cut into small cubes

  • 2 Tbsp of ginger, minced

  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced

  • 1 Tbsp of sesame oil

  • 1 Tbsp of rice vinegar

  • 4 Tbsp of soy sauce or tamari

  • 1 Tbsp of corn starch

  • 1 Tbsp of tahini

  • 2 Tbsp of warm water

  • 2 cups of green or yellow beans, trimmed and cut into pieces

  • 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced.

  • 1 red pepper, cored and sliced

Directions

  • If you’re serving with rice or quinoa start cooking that now as per instructions on the package.
  • Add the ginger, garlic, sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, corn starch, tahini and warm water to a bowl and mix well.
  • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium and when hot add the tempeh. Fry all sides until the cubes are browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add two Tbsp of the sauce to the pan and coat the tempeh and then place the tempeh on a separate plate.
  • Add the beans, carrots and peppers to the frying pan and cook for ten minutes stirring often until the veggies are cooked through but not mushy.
  • Add the tempeh back to the pan and pour in the sauce. Mix well so that all the tempeh and veggies are well coated in sauce.
  • Serve on it’s own or with rice or quinoa.

Notes

  • We used ramen noodles this time out and it was good. Also tossed in some broccoli that needed to go too. Always a good idea to mix it up sometimes!

Sesame Ginger Tempeh Stir Fry
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