Bactroid.net Vegan BBQ Strips
I love barbecue sauce in a fashion most unholy. When I visit Sonny’s, I want to just screw a rubber nipple on top of the sweet barbecue sauce and suckle until it’s all gone. Since becoming a vegan, I’ve been striving to formulate a proper conduit for barbecue sauce, and with this recipe, I finally hit the jackpot.
Ingredients
- Sonny’s Sweet BBQ sauce (or other vegan BBQ sauce of your choice)
- 227g (8 oz) tempeh
- 30-45 ml of canola oil
Procedure
- Cut tempeh into about eight roughly equal strips.
- Add oil a heavy sautee pan over medium-high heat. Cast iron works beautifully.
- Pan fry tempeh strips for 3-4 minutes. If you see smoke, the pan is too hot. Burning will ensue.
- Flip tempeh strips and sautee the opposite side for an additional 3-4 minutes.
- Remove tempeh strips from the hot oil and allow them to rest on a paper towel or paper shopping bag for 1-2 minutes. After this brief rest, the strips should have a nice brown and crispy exterior. Your kitchen will smell sexy.
- Place tempeh strips in a small pot or sauce pan and completely cover them with barbecue sauce.
- Cover and heat barbecue and tempeh mixture over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Thoughts on Sides
I would serve this up with either oven-baked fries, rice, or couscous. I bet some vegan macaroni and “cheese” would kick ass too.
June 29th, 2007 at 13:47:28
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