How to Prepare Tempeh: A Basic Meat Substitute Recipe

No matter how much experience one has in the kitchen, basic recipes such as this basic tempeh recipe will always come in handy!

I used this same recipe in our Vegan Mole Bowl Recipe. To be honest, I had never prepared basic tempeh before. It was time I give it a try. Typically what I’d do is buy an “already seasoned/flavored” tempeh and just heat it in the skillet. Buuuut no need for that, now–this was so easy to make! Once you get the hang of prepping plain tempeh, flavoring possibilities are endless!

Let’s get started!

Craving another meat substitute recipe? Try our Basic Seitan Recipe. It’s one of our most visited recipes here on the blog! Enjoy!

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How to Prepare Tempeh: A Basic Meat Substitute Recipe

No matter how much experience one has in the kitchen, basic recipes such as this basic tempeh recipe will always come in handy!

Course Appetizer, How-To, Side Dish

Keyword meat substitute, tempeh, vegan meat, vegan protein

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 8 ounces

Ingredients

• 8 ounces tempeh
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

• Place the tempeh slab and vegetable broth in a small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Cover and cook for 10 minutes and then drain the tempeh.
• Cut the tempeh into cubes and then add them back into the pan along with the coconut oil. Brown each side over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.