smoulder wrote: ↑Tue, 25 Jan 2022 6:44 pm
Why though? If it's not for religious or compassionate reasons, a meat based diet is just superior to a plants only one.
For some people meat is just gross and stinky.
Lisafuller wrote: ↑Tue, 25 Jan 2022 3:43 am
nelyanne wrote: ↑Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:44 am
For tempeh, I highly recommend tempeh by Chinatown brand that you can get from Redmart.
Personally, I am not a fan of Beyond meat, Omnimeat and all these new brands. Highly processed and expensive. I would rather choose Quorn, their products have been on the market since years. It's processed as well, but at least you can buy plain quorn pieces, and prepare with any seasoning you like.
I also a eat lots of chickpeas, beans and different kinds of lentils (check Indian stores and/or Indian brands).
Completely agree with you about BeyondMeat and Omnimeat- terrible and overpriced. I do think that Impossible meat does a great job of replicating the taste and texture of beef, just that it’s also on the pricey side. I’ve never really had tempeh, except once with my Ayam Bakar (as a side dish) and even then I didn’t really enjoy it. Any suggestions on how to prepare it?
The tempeh in the Indonesian dishes is usually too dry for my liking...
I am using a marinate with proportions like this (per ~200-250g of tempeh):
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon of honey or another sweetener (can be less if ketchup is already sweet)
- 1 tablespoon of ketchup
- 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika (I recommend buying a big box from Redmart)
I marinate tempeh pieces overnight and fry.
I make a similar marinate for tofu as well.