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Boiling Tempeh

written by Parita 14 Comments

Approximately forty-eight hours from now, I will be on a flight headed to Atlanta!  Smile  I’m so excited about this trip home… 

1. I get to see Vishnu after two months!
2. I get to see my parents!
3. I get to see all of my best friends, since we’ll all be home for a friend’s wedding!  REUNION!
4. I get to see Wicked!
5. I get to see one of my good friend’s marry her soul mate (another friend)! Red heart

So excited, I just can’t hide it! 

And because of this four day trip home, I’m trying to eat all of the perishable foods in my fridge so I don’t have to throw them away. 

When I opened my fridge tonight, my eyes automatically landed on the half used package of tempeh. I’m not the biggest fan of this protein, but because I HATE wasting food, I decided to suck it up and make it a part of my dinner.  I remembered Laura’s tip on boiling tempeh to remove the bitterness, so I looked up her method and got to work.

I broke the tempeh into small pieces and placed it all in a small saucepan that was set over medium heat.  I added 3/4 cups of water and one tablespoon of soy sauce and mixed everything together.  I then talked to my mom while the mixture boiled away.  I knew it was done cooking when most of the water had evaporated.

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Of course, curious little me had to taste test and see if the bitterness disappeared.  I must say, Laura’s tip really worked – it was 98% gone.  I happily tossed the tempeh into my salad.

tempeh 004

Tonight’s salad beast included spinach, avocado, tomato, tempeh, cheese curds (more on this later…I promise), and a drizzle of Annie’s Goddess dressing.  I. Am. Stuffed!

Off I go to do my most hated chore…fold laundry.  Bleh! 

Have a great night!

What are your thoughts on tempeh?  Love it, hate it, or somewhere in between?

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Written on September 19, 2011 Related:Family, Food, Friends, Recipe, Uncategorized

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  1. sprint2thetable says

    September 19, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    I’m so glad it worked for you!!!

    When are you going to Wicked? I’ll be there Wednesday!

    Reply
    • Parita says

      September 19, 2011 at 9:34 pm

      I’ll be there Friday night! Woot!

      Reply
  2. Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean says

    September 19, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    never heard of boiling tempeh! i’ll have to try it!

    Reply
  3. Shanna, like Banana says

    September 19, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    I like tempeh — it’s not my all time fave, but I”ve cooked with a few times and liked it. I definitely never have tried boiling though!

    You are going to have ants in your pants all week with the exciting stuff on deck 🙂

    Reply
  4. peacebeme says

    September 19, 2011 at 9:54 pm

    I like tempeh, I haven’t had it in years but I actually like it better than tofu.

    Yay you get to see Vishnu! My fiance was in the military for a long time and I hated being apart. So I remember those times.

    Reply
    • Parita says

      September 20, 2011 at 7:24 pm

      I know! I can’t wait to see him. 🙂 I really look up to you and all the other military wives/girlfriends/husbands/boyfriends…I don’t know how y’all do it.

      Reply
  5. Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says

    September 19, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    I’m sort of neutral on tempeh. I’ll eat it, but I much prefer tofu. Thanks for the boiling tip though – I’ll definitely have to try it!

    Have fun in Atlanta! 🙂

    Reply
    • Parita says

      September 20, 2011 at 7:22 pm

      Thanks, Chelsea!

      Reply
  6. Khushboo says

    September 20, 2011 at 1:43 am

    Ohh I’m so excited for you go home to ATL and see Vishnu! Sounds like you have a blast of weekend planned! Interesting tip about the tempeh. When I tried it, I was disappointed. I guess I set my expectations too high after reading so much about it. Tofu is more up my alley 🙂

    Reply
    • Parita says

      September 20, 2011 at 7:22 pm

      Even though I liked it better this time around, I think I’m still more of a tofu girl as well.

      Reply
  7. e@thisnotedlife.com says

    September 20, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    yay!! have a great time! I like that my trip home wsa atl-bos and yours is bos-atl.. lets change lives for a little bit!

    Reply
    • Parita says

      September 20, 2011 at 7:21 pm

      Oooh I’d love to! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Alexa @ Simple Eats says

    September 20, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    I’ve never had it…it weirds me out! Maybe I’ll have to try it though 🙂

    Reply
  9. caloricandcrazy says

    September 24, 2011 at 10:20 am

    I LOVED Wicked when I saw it! Twas fantastic 😉

    I actually like tempeh, but I love seitan more, even more than tofu!

    Reply
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