Vegan Satay Tempeh Burger
The highlight of this East-meets-West burger is a peanut packed satay sauce, which is a popular Southeast Asian gravy that compliments skewered (vegan) protein.
Ingredients
Vegan Satay Sauce
- 6 dried chilis (soaked in hot waterfor 10 minutes)
- 20 g peeled blue ginger (galangal)
- 1 stalk lemongrass (use the tender, inner part and cut into rings)
- 2 tnsp water
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 150 g pineapple paste
- 30g g finely ground peanuts
- 50 g coarse ground peanuts
- 2 tbsp gula melaka or brown sugar
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp mushroom seasoning
- ½ tsp salt to taste
- Ad a little more water as needed
For marinating the tempeh
- ½ tsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp mushroom seasoning
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- A pinch of salt
- ½ tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp water
For marinating the pumpkin
- ½ tsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp mushroom seasoning
- A pinch of salt
Satay Tempeh Burger
- 1 burger bun
- 1 tsp vegan butter
- Satay sauce to taste
- 2 pieces lettuce
- 1 slice pineapple
- 1 piece (40g) tempeh
- 8 8 pieces sliced pumpkin
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil to pan fry the pumpkin slices and tempeh
Instructions
- Firstly, we will prepare the satay sauce. When the satay sauce is ready, remove it from heat, leave to cool and store it in the jar. For detail steps, watch the last chapter of the video. (Video is at the bottom of this recipe.)
- Cut the tempeh into a round shape.
- To marinate the tempeh, add in half a teaspoon of brown sugar, half a teaspoon of mushroom seasoning, half a teaspoon of ground ginger, half a teaspoon of ground cumin, a pinch of salt, half a teaspoon of soy sauce.
- Prepare about eight pieces of pumpkin slices. To marinate them, add in half a teaspoon of brown sugar, half a teaspoon of mushroom seasoning, and a pinch of salt. Add a little water and marinate for about five minutes.
- Heat up the pan. Add one tablespoon of sunflower oil, pan-fry the pumpkin. Set aside
- Pan-fry the tempeh. Fire off and set aside.
- To the burger bun base, spread some vegan butter.
- Add satay sauce, lettuce.
- Add satay sauce, pineapple slice, satay sauce again
- Add the tempeh, and the pumpkin
- The delicious Satay Tempeh Burger is ready to serve.
