Healthy Tempeh Recipes
Tempeh (pronounced TEHM-pay) is made by a simple process—hull soybeans, crack and boil them, and then introduce a starter
bacteria that ferments the soybean mixture. The result is a pebbled, buff-colored soybean cake. That minimal processing helps
tempeh retain many of the nutritional properties related to soybeans, such as high quality protein, fiber, and calcium, and
it can also provide significant amounts of iron.
Tempeh has an assertive flavor. It obtains much of its nutty, subtle, tangy flavor from the fermentation process. When the
temperature changes, the bacteria present in tempeh may cause small patches of gray or black spores to bloom on the surface
of the cake. These spores are harmless and only add to tempeh’s unique yeasty flavor. You can store opened tempeh, tightly
wrapped, in the refrigerator for up to five days.
View Recipe: Tempeh Rendang
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