North African Couscous with Tempeh
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - North African Couscous with Tempeh

1. Water - ⅓ cup
2. Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons
3. Honey - 1 tablespoon
4. Curry powder - 1 ½ teaspoons
5. Minced garlic - 1 ½ teaspoons
6. Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon
7. Liquid smoke flavoring - ½ teaspoon
8. Three-grain tempeh, cut into bite-size pieces - 1 (8 ounce) package
9. Vegetable broth - 2 cups
10. Olive oil, divided - ¼ cup
11. Curry powder - 2 ½ tablespoons
12. Salt - 2 teaspoons
13. Plain couscous - 1 (10 ounce) box
14. Onion, chopped - 1
15. Chickpeas, drained - 1 (15 ounce) can
16. Water - 2 tablespoons
17. Dried mint - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - North African Couscous with Tempeh

1. Stage

Mix 1/3 cup water, soy sauce, honey, 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder, garlic, lemon juice, and liquid smoke together in a bowl until marinade is smooth; add tempeh and turn to coat evenly. Marinate tempeh, turning frequently, for 20 minutes.

2. Stage

Combine vegetable broth, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 1/2 tablespoons curry powder, and salt in a saucepan with a tight-fitting lid; bring to a boil. Add couscous, cover saucepan, and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork.

3. Stage

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add tempeh and marinade. Cook tempeh until browned on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Turn and brown the other side, about 5 minutes more. Remove tempeh from skillet.

4. Stage

Pour remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil into the same skillet; cook and stir onion until fragrant and brown, about 4 minutes. Add chickpeas and water; cook and stir using a wooden spoon to break up brown bits of food on the skillet, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low.

5. Stage

Fold couscous into the onion mixture; add tempeh. Sprinkle mint over couscous; cook and stir until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.