This is an easy marinated tempeh with Japanese flavor. Syogayaki is similar to teriyaki but the marinade include ginger. It's a great main dish which goes well with Japanese sticky rice.
Thanks for visiting my page. Since you are here, I assume you are already familiar with tempeh and looking for some new idea for how to cook tempeh?
If you love Japanese food, you would love this Marinated Tempeh Syogayaki recipe. This is like teriyaki but with flavor of ginger. ("Syoga" means ginger, "Yaki" means grilled)
Teriyaki sauce is typically made from sake, soy sauce, mirin and sugar. And syogayaki sauce is made from same ingredients plus grated ginger.
If that sounds good to you, let me show you how to cook it!
This recipe is ideal for
- Someone who like tempeh or teriyaki(Japanese food)
- Someone who want to make simple, easy and healthy main dish
- Someone who is vegan or vegetarian
What is Tempeh?
This is quick recap just in case you want to go over quickly.
Tempeh is fermented food made with typically soy beans and originated in Indonesia. It's highly nutritious and used as a meat substitute for vegan/vegetarian.
Tempeh itself does not have much taste so it's better to add a bit more flavor than usual. If you are worried about the smell of beans, you can cover it with a strong seasoning.
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Japanese Tempeh
I just wanna mention about the situation of tempeh in Japan.
This picture is the tempeh which i usually buy from online store. It is produced locally made with Japanese soy beans.
Tempeh is not common food here, only well known by vegan/vegetarian community. Medium scale store or healthy store sell it but with a small package so that's why i buy it online store which have more variety of size.
I see the recipe in english that they steam tempeh before cooking but we don't do it. Tempeh in japan usually can be eaten raw. I'm curious to know what's the difference...
Anyway, that's it for tempeh talk, let's get to start cooking.
Ingredients for Marinated Tempeh Syogayaki
Here is the ingredients for the marinated tempeh.
- Tempeh
- Japanese Sake
- Mirin
- Soy Sauce
- Ginger
- Flour
If you are not familiar with Japanese seasoning such as mirin, sake, please check the good article below.
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- Mirin (Japanese Sweet Rice Wine)
- Sake
How To Cook Marinated Tempeh Syogayaki - Step By Step
We have all the ingredients now so here is the step by step instruction.
- Mix Seasoning >> Put sake, mirin, soy sauce in a small bowl
- Add grated ginger >> Add grated ginger in the bowl to make a ginger marinade
- Slice Tempeh >> Slice tempeh into 5-7mm size
- Marinate >> Add the sliced tempeh to the marinade and leave more than 10 minutes. If you have time, finish the process the day before and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight to make the sauce soak deeper into the tempeh. Also if you like ginger, adding more ginger would be great.
- Coat the tempeh with flour >> Coat the both side tempeh with flour. You can skip this process if you are in a hurry as it still tastes good without flour.
- Grill >> Put oil to the pan over medium heat, grill the tempeh about 2 minutes, flip it over and grill for another 2 minutes. The tempeh will absorb the oil quickly, so please add the oil if necessary and be careful not to burn it.
There you go! Golden brown Japanese style marinated tempeh is done!
I would love to place them on the steamed rice along with vegetable stir fry or green salad and make it a rice bowl!
Finally...
I introduced how to make tempeh syogayaki, I hope you like it.
It's super simple and easy so if you get your tempeh, let's make it and enjoy!
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Marinated Tempeh-Japanese Syogayaki
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: main dish
- Method: grill
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This is an easy marinated tempeh with Japanese flavor. Syogayaki is similar to teriyaki but the marinade include ginger. It's a great main dish which goes well with Japanese sticky rice.
Ingredients
- Tempeh 250g
- A 1 tablespoon Sake
- A 1 tablespoon Mirin
- A 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- A 1 teaspoon Ginger(grated)
- 2 tablespoon Flour
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Mix A ingredients well to make a marinade
- Slice tempeh 5-7mm each, add to the marinade and leave more than 10mins
- Coat the tempeh with flour
- Put oil to the pan over medium heat, grill the tempeh about 2 minutes, flip it over and grill for another 2 minutes.
Notes
- It is easy to burn because of the marinade, so add oil whenever it runs out
Keywords: Marinated tempeh Japanese syogayaki
Iain Jamieson
Could you tell me where you buy Tempeh online in Japan please as I’ve recently started a Plant based diet
Chef JA
Oh nice! I buy large size(500g) soy beans tempeh from もたいテンペ(motai tempeh). I love their tempeh, the service is great. They also sell it on amazon as well. If you try the tempeh, please let me know!
Helena
We love this, over here in Chicago! Thanks for this recipe - I’ll be making my own tempeh at home soon, as well as nattō!
I believe the recommendation about steaming the tempeh, here in the US, is because ours usually comes from the store and is somewhat bitter straight out of the package. Homemade or from higher quality soybeans - tastes a lot better!
ありがとうございます!
★★★★★
Chef JA
Hi Helena, I didn't know about the bitter taste. Thanks for letting me know! It's good to know. Making your own tempeh?! That's amazing! and natto as well!!! Wow^0^