Step 1

Cut tempeh into triangles or squares and steam in a steamer basket for 10 minutes (optional but makes the tempeh extra tasty).

Step 2

Add all ingredients for marinade into bowl and whisk together.

Step 3

Place tempeh into dish and pour marinade over. Marinate for at least 20 mins.

Step 4

Place olive or coconut oil in a pan and sear the tempeh 3-5 minutes on each side until crispy.

Step 5

Mix teriyaki sauce ingredients in large bowl.

Step 6

Once tempeh is cooked, add tempeh to teriyaki sauce, covering the tempeh.

Step 7

Take tempeh out of the sauce (leaving the extra sauce in the bowl) and add back to pan.

Step 8

Heat tempeh again for about 30 seconds on each side to caramelize the sauce on the tempeh.

Step 9

Turn off heat and pour the remaining sauce over the tempeh in the pan. Leave for about a minute for the rest of the sauce to thicken a bit.

Step 10

Serve and top with sesame seed and scallions (optional).