North Carolina Style Tempeh Barbecue Recipes

NORTH CAROLINA STYLE TEMPEH BARBECUE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, place a steamer rack.
• Place water in skillet, not touching the steamer rack.
• Place tempeh slices on rack and steam 15-20 minutes.
• Place on paper towels, remove rack and wipe out the skillet.
• Place oil in skillet and over medium heat, fry the tempeh on each side until golden brown.
• Remove and place on paper towels to drain.
• Add onion to skillet and saute over medium heat until onion is lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
• Add whole chipotle chile and cook 2 minutes more, until onion is browned.
• Add vinegar to release brown bits from bottom of the pan.
• Stirring in each ingredient gradually, add tomato paste, barley malt, mustard, vegetable stock, and coffee.
• Simmer until mixture is almost reduced by half.
• Remove chipotle, slice in half and remove seeds, mince and return to sauce.
• Add browned tempeh and simmer about 10 more minutes.
• Divide tempeh and sauce evenly among buns and serve with coleslaw, either on the sandwich or on the side.
• I actually serve this on tortilla wrappers with rice and it is great like that!