Smoky Grilled Tempeh

By LEP04

Ingredients

• Marinade:
• 1 8-ounce package tempeh
• 3/4 cup vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a medium pot of water to a boil.

Whisk all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl large enough to hold the tempeh slices.

Cut the tempeh in half widthwise then cut each of the resulting squares diagonally to form four triangles. When the water is boiling lower the heat to a simmer and add the tempeh triangles and cook for 10 minutes. Use tongs to immediately place the tempeh in the marinade for at least an hour flipping occasionally to keep covered in marinade.

Grilling method:
Preheat a greased cast-iron grill pan over high heat. To grease it, brush lightly with olive oil or use a spray bottle of olive oil.

Grill each side of the tempeh for 5 minutes. When the second side is almost done spoon some of the marinade over the tempeh and let cook for 30 more second.

Pay frying:
Preheat heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Add a tablespoon of oil tot he pan. Cook for 10 minutes turning often and spooning a bit more marinade over the tempeh as you cook it.

Broiling:
Preheat oven to broil. Place the tempeh on an oven safe pan or a rimmed baking pan. Spoon some of the marinade over the tempeh and broil 5 minutes. Flip and spoon more marinade and cook another 5 minutes. when second side almost done add more marinade and cook 30 more seconds.