Caramelized tempeh with black rice and chickpeas

Name: Caramelized tempeh with black rice and chickpeas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 SERVINGS
Ingredients: 4x 200 g tempeh; 300 g black rice; 10 tablespoons Shoyu art soy sauce; 5 tablespoons mild ketchup; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon cane sugar; 2 cloves garlic; 1 whole cinnamon stick; 5 pcs allspice berries; 5 pcs cloves; 400 g canned chickpeas; 2 medium tomatoes; 1 handful chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 tablespoon ghee or butter; 1 cucumber; Black and white sesame; Salt; Freshly ground black pepper

4 SERVINGS

Under an hour

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INGREDIENTS

4x 200 g tempeh
300 g black rice
10 tablespoons Shoyu art soy sauce
5 tablespoons mild ketchup
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon cane sugar
2 cloves garlic
1 whole cinnamon stick
5 pcs allspice berries
5 pcs cloves
400 g canned chickpeas
2 medium tomatoes
1 handful chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon ghee or butter
1 cucumber
Black and white sesame
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1
Mix soy sauce, ketchup, 1 tablespoon of oil, and cane sugar. Add crushed garlic and mix everything together. Place the tempeh in a bowl and pour the prepared marinade over it. Let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
2
Bake the marinated tempeh in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 20-25 minutes, until the marinade caramelizes. During baking, you can baste the tempeh with the marinade.
3
Cook the black rice according to the instructions along with cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. After cooking, remove the spices and stir in ghee, or butter if preferred, and season with salt.
4
Rinse the chickpeas, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, finely chopped tomatoes, and chopped parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Peel the cucumber and slice it into thin strips using a potato peeler. Season with salt, pepper, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Zuzana Nová

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