Tempeh Time: Vegan Hot Wings

Looking for something plant-based to serve on big game days? Turn your wings to tempeh! But wait, what’s tempeh? Tempeh is an Indonesian soy product produced by natural culturing and fermentation processes that bond the soybeans together into a patty form. It’s chewy, earthy, and absorbs whatever flavors you want to throw at it. To learn more about tempeh before making this recipe, check out our post about it!

What You’ll Need…

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1. Turn on Oven and Slice Tempeh

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and cut each of the tempeh planks into 4 strips to get 12 pieces.

2. Sauce the Tempeh

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Put the slices of tempeh into a ziplock baggie and drizzle 3/4 cup of buffalo sauce into the baggie to soak. Let sit for 20 minutes and massage the bag every 5 minutes or so.

3. Blend the Breading

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In a food processor blend 1 1/3 cups of the rice cereal until it has powder-like consistency. Crush the remaining 1 1/3 cups of rice cereal in a bag and pour the crumbs into a shallow bowl with the processed cereal. Add the paprika and cayenne to the breading with a dash of salt and mix the ingredients together.

4. Bread the Tempeh

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Once the tempeh is finished soaking in the baggie of buffalo sauce remove the slices in order to bread them. Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper or aluminum foil. Roll each marinated piece of tempeh in the breading bowl and arrange the slices on the cookie sheet. Drizzle the remaining buffalo sauce over the breaded “wings” of tempeh and pop the pan into the oven for 15 minutes.

5. Wings!

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For a traditional touch, serve the tempeh wings with a side of celery and creamy blue cheese dip. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite tempeh recipe? If you’re interested in more plant-based proteins, check out our tofu recipes to make curry, veggie bowls, almond crusted nuggets, and more!

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