Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

----------TEMPEH------------
1/2 c Water
2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Coriander, ground
1 Garlic clove, minced
1 pk Tempeh, cubed
1/4 c Cornstarch
Oil for deep frying
-----Sweet Sour Sauce-----
1 tb Oil
1 Onion, chopped
1 1/4 c Water
2 1/2 tb Honey
4 ts Soy sauce
1 tb White vinegar
1 tb Tahini
1/2 ts Grated ginger
1 Green onion, sliced
2 tb Cornstarch

Mix water*, salt (reduce if you want), coriander garlic in a bowl.
Dip tempeh chunks into bowl then coat with cornstarch. Deep fry in
hot oil till golden brown. Drain on paper towels set aside.

SAUCE: Heat oil in skillet saute onion for 4 to 5 minutes. Add
water, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, tahini, ginger green onion. Bring
to a boil. Dissolve cornstarch in 2 tb water stir into sauce. Stir
till thickened. Place tempeh chunks into the sauce cook briefly
over low heat till heated through. Serve over rice or pasta. Great
hot or cold.

* I usually save the mixture that I've used to dip the tempeh chunks
add enough water to make up to 1/2 cup.

Adapted from Frances Moore Lappe, "Diet for a Small Planet".

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