Things You'll Need:
- Tempeh from the refrigerated section of your grocery store
- Stove, pans
- Your favorite recipes
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Step 1
Tempeh's versatility as a protein that can be crumbled, sliced, cubed, or marinated makes it a great addition to your existing recipes. Remember, tempeh comes uncooked, so you must prepare it before enjoying. Before cooking, you may choose to marinate tempeh. Popular tempeh marinades include vinegars, soy sauce, lemon juice and garlic, or salad dressing. Unlike meat marinades, leftover prepared tempeh marinades are safe to use after the protein has been marinated on salads or as a sauce. After marinating from 30 –60 minutes, grill, pan fry, broil, or cook in broth. Read on for ways to incorporate tempeh into your favorite recipes.
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Step 2
Tempeh at breakfast:
-Slice thinly, marinate and pan-fry like a ham or bacon substitute.
-Crumble and scramble into your favorite egg recipe. -
Step 3
Tempeh at lunch:
-Marinate tempeh in your favorite salad dressing. Pan fry or grill. Then add slices of prepared tempeh to sandwiches instead of meat.
-Add pan fried cubes of tempeh to salad - marinade the tempeh and then use the lefto over marinade as a dressing.
-Cube tempeh then toss into your favorite soup recipe. Tempeh is excellent in hearty soups like minestrone, split pea soups and broth soups like chicken noodle. -
Step 4
Tempeh at dinner:
-Incorporate crumbled tempeh into any ground meat dish for a subtle introduction to your diet (or those of soy-resistant family members). I cook and crumble it in my favorite spaghetti sauce in place of cooked ground beef or turkey.
-Toss with olive oil and rosemary, then roast as you would your favorite vegetables for a meatless meal (350 degrees for 40 minutes does the trick).
-Crumbled tempeh is simply yummy added to your favorite chili recipe.
-Prepared cubed or crumbled tempeh is a wonderful pizza topping.
-Use tempeh slices in fajitas, tacos or burritos
-Bread and broil tempeh as you would your favorite fish fillet and serve with fresh veggies.









Comments
melindamey said
on 9/10/2008 cool!!!
presnick said
on 3/19/2008 Thank you for this! I'm usually an adventurous eater and cook, but for some reason I've let tempeh intimidate me.
I'll find some this week and start experimenting.