Easy Baked Tempeh

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My basic recipe for the most DELICIOUS Easy Baked Tempeh!

Prep Time40

Cook Time15

Total Time55

Course: dinner

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Author: Brita Britnell

Ingredients

8 oz package of tempeh roughly 8 oz
3 tablespoons soy sauce
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
2 cloves garlic finely minced or 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon liquid smoke optional but highly recommended
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
For the optional sauce: 1/4 cup of water whisked together with 1 1/2 tablespoons of corn starch

Instructions

Prepare the tempeh by cutting it into cubes, triangles, or thin slices. See photo above for reference.*
Make the marinade by whisking together the soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, garlic, liquid smoke, olive oil, and maple syrup in a shallow bowl. Toss in the tempeh and let marinate for 30 minutes or even a few hours.
When ready to cook, pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
Line the tempeh pieces on one side of the baking sheet and pour about 1/2 teaspoon of the marinade on each piece of the tempeh. As desired, you can reserve the marinade and use it to make a sauce at the end which is what I did. Directions below.
Bake tempeh for 15 minutes*, flipping halfway through.
Optional sauce: whisk together 1 1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water. Mix the remaining marinade and the cornstarch slurry in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stirring constantly, cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. It’ll go from liquid to a thick sauce all of a sudden so make sure to watch it!
Top the tempeh with the sauce and ENJOY!

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Notes

*if you cut your tempeh into thinner slices, it may not need to bake as long

*this bake time is for the cubes or triangles. If you thinly slice your tempeh, it will likely need a few minutes less time than the recipe calls for so watch it the last 5 minutes.

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