tempeh
 

I have finnaly tried it and loved it! I marinated it in teryaki (sp?) sauce and threw it on the grill for a short bit. I then put a slab on an 80 calorie bun with onion and broccoli sprouts and it was great.
How do you guys eat it? oh and how do you pronounce it?

I call it tem-pay and I like it in sandwiches, in wraps, on salad. I have seasoned it with bbq sauce, used it in a "BLT" sandwich in place of the B, with basil, oregano and garlic in salad, and eaten it in restaurants a variety of ways. You can crumble it up with seasonings and use it in tacos, too. So far, I have liked every exposure to it.

The husband likes it best with BBQ sauce, so when I make it at home its what I make most.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempeh

they have the pronounce thing there. i've never had it but i want to. i almost bought it once but for some reason it was sooo expensive...is it always expensive?

Trader Joe's is the cheapest place I've found it at. You may also find it at some asian markets as well.

My husband loves tempeh, I think it is ok but I've made some good recipes with it.

I think it's about $3 a block here? Hmm. Maybe not.

I love it warm on salad. It's much better marinated, in my opinion. I think it's a little bitter on its own.

Trader Joe's has it for $1.89 I think.

Oh yeah, I do love tempeh 'croutons'. Cube the tempeh, Marinate them in balsamic, liquid smoke and soy sauce then cook on the stove and throw into a salad. So good.

Also to remove bitterness, steam them first.

Oooh, thanks for that, Nelie. I had no clue! Do you know what the steam is removing?

hmm the tempeh i saw was at kroger, and it was a special already marinated one

Jennifer, not sure why but the steam removes some of the bitterness but I don't know the explanation of why it removes it.

I made tempeh buffalo wingz tonight... soo good.

pink, I am guessing they had the 'bacon' tempeh? I've seen it but never tried it.

Steaming it before you cook or marinate it does remove bitterness. It softens the block and steamed tempeh will absorb more flavor from the marinade than un-steamed does.

Chili - http://www.theppk.com/recipes/dbreci...p?RecipeID=104

So, so good...

how long do you steam it for? and how long do you marinate it?

I'm asking because I bought some tempeh a few weeks ago, and I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't touched it yet, because I'm not quite sure how to cook it... :P

I use this recipe: Tempeh Sausage Crumbles. It has you cook in water for 15 minutes (I think I generally only do it about 10) and then with spices, oil, and soy sauce for 10 minutes. I make this for lunch (and use garlic powder and skip the lemon juice cuz I'm in a hurry) and eat it over rice or toast or, if I'm conserving carbs, on salad. I eat 1/4 to 1/3 and refrigerate the leftovers -- they can be reheated on the stove or in the microwave.

thanks for the link! I'll try this for lunch tomorrow :)

I try and marinate at least 2 hours. Just watch the sodium, because if you have a high soy marinade, the tempeh will really soak it up. I use about 3 balsamic to 1 soy, and it's also good to add in a little agave and Tobasco!