gochujang glazed tempeh and brown rice bowls

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Gochujang Glazed Tempeh & Brown Rice Bowls

If you're a tempeh skeptic, you've probably never had the firm soy-based slabs slathered with a sweet-and-spicy barbecue sauce. We give this easy BBQ tempeh combo a punch of umami with tamari and add a little heat courtesy of gochujang. It's easy to put your own spin on this recipe; see Variations (below) for some riffs.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup water, divided
  • 5 tablespoons rice vinegar, divided
  • 4 tablespoons reduced-sodium tamari, divided
  • 4 tablespoons light brown sugar, divided
  • 2 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
  • 1 cup thinly sliced radishes
  • 1 tablespoon gochujang
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 8 ounces tempeh, cut crosswise into 16 pieces
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro