Buffalo Tempeh "Wings"

The goodness of wings without the chicken.

This post is brought to you by my obsession with the tempeh "wings" at Hot Mama's Wings. Ever since discovering them, they are a constant craving. They are delicious, and it makes me so happy to get the buffalo taste and the blue cheese and the celery (they even serve it in a basket, like REAL WINGS) without the actual chicken.

The problems with their wings are that they require going to a restaurant, and also this is a restaurant where I will be tempted to eat fried pickles or tots or garlic fries. Plus the wings themselves are fried under the sauce, I assume.

Problems solved. I followed the same super-easy method as my beloved BBQ Tempeh, lightly browning each side of the tempeh in a pan before covering it in sauce. And in this case, since I don't have to make the sauce (because Frank's Wing Sauce is perfect already), it's my new easiest recipe ever. The hardest part is rinsing and trimming a few pieces of celery.

The Recipe:

1 package of good tempeh (I recommend Surata's multi-grain tempeh)

1 tb olive oil

Frank's Wing Sauce, to taste

Celery and blue cheese dressing for serving

Slice tempeh into small strips
Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Brown each side of the tempeh strips.
Remove from heat and toss in wing sauce
Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery

The Verdict:

Overall grade: A

Overall reason: Delicious, easy, healthy comfort food

Time to prepare: 8 minutes

Husband quote: "The buffalo sauce was good. Put it on the chickens."

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