Sticky Miso Rice with Teriyaki Tempeh

Ingredients

For the rice

1 cucumber

1⁄2 tbsp miso paste

1 dash sea salt

2 cups short-grain rice

2 tbsps wakame seaweed

21⁄4 cups water

For the teriyaki tempeh

11⁄3 cups tempeh

For the sauce

3 cloves garlic (minced)

1 inch ginger (finely grated)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1⁄2 pineapple

1 tsp sesame oil

2 tsps sesame seeds (toasted)

1⁄2 cup soy sauce

Preparation

Bring water to a boil. Meanwhile, rinse the rice to remove excess starch. When the water boils, add salt and miso paste. Whisk to thoroughly dissolve the miso. Add the rice and lower the heat. Let the rice simmer with a lid covering the pot until the water is almost fully absorbed by the rice. Turn off the heat and let it stand for 15 minutes. Do not open the lid before the 15 minutes is up.

Slice the tempeh into strips and then slice it again into matchstick length. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Set aside.

Heat up olive oil in a saucepan and fry the tempeh about 10 minutes, flipping each slice every few minutes after the first side is browned. Pour in the sauce mixture over the tempeh and continue cooking until the sauce is thickened.

Serve Teriyaki Tempeh with Miso Rice, sliced cucumbers, chopped spring onions and hydrated wakame seaweed.