Tempeh Stir Fry in Japanese Teriyaki Sauce

This tempeh stir fry is a Japanese-style teriyaki flavor dish. Tasty, healthy, and easy to make in under 15 minutes.

If you are looking for an easy tempeh recipe, this is just for you.

Pan fry tempeh, stir fry vegetables and toss with sweet and flavorful teriyaki sauce. It takes under 15 minutes. So easy!

If you love tempeh and teriyaki, you might wanna try this recipe!

This recipe is for you if:
• You love tempeh
• You want to make tempeh stir fry recipe
• You are looking for savory vegan main dish

I will show you how to make this easy vegan dish. If you want to check the recipe right away, please jump to the recipe card. Let's get cooking!

Jump to:

• About this recipe
• What is tempeh
• 📋 Ingredients
• 🔪Instructions
• How to eat
• Variations of ingredients
• Thanks for Stopping By
• Watch how to make it
• 📖 Recipe

About this recipe

• Easy tempeh recipe
• Japanese stir fry in teriyaki sauce
• Takes under 15 minutes
• Vegan/Vegetarian

What is tempeh

Tempeh is an Indonesian fermented food made by fermenting boiled soybeans. We often compare to natto as it is also fermented soybeans, but tempeh is more versatile, and not sticky like natto nor has a strong smell.

Since it's a soybean product, it's so nutritious such as rich in high-quality protein, vitamin B, dietary fiber, and more.

It is typically sold in the form of a plate-like the picture above (this one is 500g/17cmx17cm). The soybeans are covered with white mycelium, holding the beans together, so even if you cut them into thin slices, they will not fall apart.

It has a firm texture, and the taste is light. It doesn't have much smell, but some people don't like the smell, so in that case, it is good to cook with garlic or ginger.

More Tempeh RecipeJapanese tempeh dry curry

📋 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients (amounts are in the recipe card below).

• Tempeh
• Vegetables: Onion, green pepper, eringi mushrooms
• Teriyaki sauce: Soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar
• Flour

If you live in Japan, I would recommend this: Motai tempeh 500g

Tempeh you find in the grocery store is the smaller size in most cases, and not enough quantity for me, so I often buy in bulk at Motai Tempeh's online store. You can also purchase it on Amazon.

It's made from Japanese soybeans and has a plain taste. It will be delivered frozen so you can keep it in the freezer for a long time (one year from the manufacture date).

🔪Instructions

Ok, let me walk you through the steps. Watch the video as well.

1. Cut ingredients: Slice onion, eringi, tempeh, and cut green peppers into strips
2. Coat tempeh with flour: Mix flour and tempeh by hands to coat tempeh with flour all over
3. Make teriyaki sauce: Blend all the sauce ingredients in a bowl
4. Fry tempeh: Warm a frying pan, add a generous amount of oil and fry tempeh on medium heat until golden brown(1-2 minutes on one side), then transfer to a plate.
5. Stir fry vegetables: In the same frying pan, add some oil and stir fry onions → peppers → eringi in that order.
6. Toss with sauce: Put the tempeh back, pour the sauce over, and stir fry until the sauce thickens

Here you go! The tempeh is crispy and chewy. And it's well blended with the sauce as it's coated with flour. Delicious!

Store in the fridge, and it will last for 3 days.

How to eat

You can just eat it as it is, but it would be also great to serve with other dishes. Here is how I like to eat.

• Japanese meal set: Serve with Japanese steamed rice, tofu salad and miso soup
• Rice bowl: Put it on rice, and top with shredded nori seaweed or chopped scallion
• Udon noodles: Put it on boiled udon noodles, pour some mentsuyu(Japanese noodle soup)
• Quinoa: Serve with quinoa, and steamed vegetables

Variations of ingredients

If you don't have the vegetables according to the recipe, you can use your favorite one. These vegetables are also great for this recipe.

• Shiitake mushrooms
• Broccoli
• Eggplant
• Green peas
• Cabbage
• Bean sprout
• Carrot

Thanks for Stopping By

A simple and easy tempeh dish with Japanese teriyaki flavor. Serve with rice and your favorite dish, and enjoy it for lunch or dinner!

I hope you will love this recipe:)

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Chef JA Cooks is a Japanese food blog that shares simple and healthy Japanese home cooking recipes include vegan and vegetarian. From traditional Japanese recipes to modern recipes with step-by-step instructions.

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Watch how to make it

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