I made this stuff. It's mold and soybeans.
I expected the worst........I mean....it's mold right?
First attempt; I soaked it in some marinate for a bit then fried strips in coconut oil.
Very surprised. It's good. My kids can't get enough.
Five minutes later, I had to prepare another batch for her (and she is PICKY).
Neat stuff.
Good call with marinating it on your first taste. Tempeh (and tofu) can be pretty bland without any help. What kind of marinade did you use?
tegulator wrote:
Can't remember exactly.....but probably a few squirts of Braggs liquid aminos and some seasoning.
Tempeh has much more flavor than tofu though. I think it can stand with just external seasoning.
andytv wrote:
This is true, tofu needs a lot of work until you develop a taste for it. You could try pressing all the water out of it and then coating the outside with some coarse salt before you fry it
Yeah....to me, tofu has always been just "alright". Fry it and dip it....it's great, but otherwise not much flavor going on there even with marinating. Tempeh seems to me to be a much better option.
Ever tried Seitan? It's the shiznit.
JadeRose wrote:
I want to try it. Probably learn to make it myself.
Andy - did you buy the mold spores or make your own culture?
Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
Bought them.
Never considered making them. Sounds like something I should look into.
Just took a quick look....seems that it is as simple as drying out a bit of the mold and adding some rice powder. Thing is though.....the starter is cheap. But the work to dehull all those soybeans is significant. I'd hate to put the time in and have an infection because my starter is inadequate. Probably just keep buying it.
I'll have to check if the local co-op carries the starter.
Thanks.
eBay for around $7 shipped. Enough for 3-4 batches (batch size for me is one bag of Bob's Red Mill soybeans).
You can make it with most any legume. I think green peanuts would be awesome.
