Monday, September 29, 2008

Satay Tempeh with Rice

GET
Brown organic rice

1 packet of unflavoured organic Tempeh
Soya sauce, organic
Tasmanian Pepper, (Tasmannia lanceolata) or any other fine pepper
Olive Oil
Apricot Jam
3 (hot?) chilies

'Satay' sauce
3 Tbsp. of Peanut butter (or better organic Macademia/Cashew butter)
1 tin of organic coconut milk
1 Lemon grass stick, 3 x 2 cm of the white bottom bits
2 Limes
Soya sauce
1 sm. onion
3-4 large cloves of garlic
3 - 4 Chilies of your desired 'hotness', 'Birdseye'
1 tsp. of rapadura sugar

DO
The Rice
Take a cup (mug for 2 people) of the rice, wash it. Add to pot with good lid. Add 2 1/2 of the same cups of water. Boil up for 5 min. Turn down the heat and simmer with the lid closed. Do not open! After 45 min. switch off the heat and let it stand on the warm oven for another 15 min.

The Sauce
Fry the finely chopped onion golden. Add chopped chillies and garlic. Fry for a short period. Take off the flame. Add the peanutbutter/macadamia butter, stirring. Add the coconut milk. Add 3 small hot 'Birdseye' chilies, 1 Tbsp of soyasauce, 2-3 pieces of the lemon grass, 1 lime/juice, the rapadura sugar, let it gently simmer for a short time, or till it has a sauce consistency. Switch off and let it rest for a while on the warm stove.

The Tempeh
Mix soya sauce, apricot jam, 2 Tsps. Olive oil, Tasmanian pepper and 3 small chilies, let it rest
Cut up Tempeh, paste mixture on the pieces, cover and let it soak in the marinade for at least 30 min. ( if not more.) Fry golden in olive oil.

Serve with freshly copped coriander leaves, mango slices and a lychee-drink. The dish also makes for a nice 'picnic' or as a skewered BBQ.
Image:
Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887, Arachis hypogaea - 163, uploaded via Wikipedia
Links:
Diy Tempeh
Tempeh burger recipe

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