Baked BBQ Tempeh

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil

  divided
• 2 cloves garlic

  minced
• ½ sweet onion

  diced
• 8 oz tomato sauce
• 1 cup white wine
• ⅓ cup molasses
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• salt and pepper

  to taste
• 16 oz tempeh

  sliced

Instructions

• 1 In a small saucepot, heat 1 tsp olive oil.  Sautee garlic and onion until soft
  and fragrant.
• 2 Add tomato sauce, wine, molasses, vinegar, and spices. Bring to boil, then
  simmer 20 minutes.
• 3 Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
• 4 When you have reached the desired flavor and thick consistency, remove the sauce
  from heat. Marinate the sliced tempeh for at least 30 minutes. (Start working on
  your sides during the downtime!)
• 5 Preheat your oven to 350°F.
• 6 Place tempeh slices in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchement
  paper.
• 7 Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
• 8 Warm your remaining sauce and use a pastry brush to "paint" the sauce on the
  tempeh slices before serving.

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