I used to not like tempeh at all, but I learned a trick from RainbowPlantLife and decided to give it one more try. The trick is to pop them in the instant pot on the steam setting for 10 mins before using in the recipe. It removes the bitterness and I learned that I actually like tempeh! I will definitely try these, they look amazing!!
hello, i am not vegan. But i love tempe so much because its really cheap in my country, Indonesia. It cost less than a dollar to get 500 grams of Tempeh. It's really good protein source. i did some search on google, if you want to comolete the amino acid of tempeh, best ti eat it with rice.
Cool tutorial on tempeh! I’m a boil-it-first kind of girl, and I find one of the major benefits of doing so is it allows the tempeh to soak in the veggie broth that’s it’s boiled in, which adds more depth to the tempeh.
Yeah, it's basically flavor sponge, i usually marinated it with at least condensed broth, some salt, or if you wanted it bare minimum some warm water+salt+crushed garlic for marination. In my place we had marination spice powder already in a pack, but i usually do it with garlic. And just fried it, not too dry and not too wet. Me & my fam usually eat it with sambal (any kind fresh one), bean sprouts, javanese basil.
I made the sausage crumble. I did boil Tempe prior to seasoning and let it marinate overnight. Then stir fried with red and green bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, diced steamed red potatoes and spinach. It was amazing. Thanks for the recipe ❤️
I thought the facts about the mycelium were so cool and actually makes me want to eat tempeh more. I just think it's really cool how plants and fungi come together to make a super nutritious food for us herbivores. 🌱🍄🌱
Thank you! I am trying extra hard lately. It takes constant pressure to keep the views up on youtube, but I'm trying. Thanks for recognizing the grind.
I like the Trader Joe's tempeh a lot. I just cut into slices, marinate it in maple syrup and soy sauce with some garlic, then cook in a skillet. SO GOOD!!
I buy all our food at Trader Joe's. Tried tempeh a couple months ago, just heated it up in a skillet, and didn't love it. So I stuck with tofu, until a few days ago when I saw a video by Dr Greger about spermidine and its anti-aging effects. Tempeh is one of the highest food sources, so I'm trying it again. I just bought 3 bricks based on seeing this video. Thanks for the preparation ideas! Soy sauce, maple syrup, and liquid smoke is bound to make it better!
Great video! These were unique and different ways to prepare tempeh. Very neat. I heard a good way to remove the bitterness is to steam the tempeh block on high pressure for 5 minutes in the instant pot, or on the stove for the same amount of time. I wanted to share this for anyone who needs it!
We’ve been making your bacon tempeh recipe for a few weeks - it is SO good! I don’t have liquid smoke, but smoked paprika works great. I’ve never made a tempeh recipe that is so tasty. Wow & thank you!!
Of course I can find easily tempeh here in Indonesia. Generally it is thicker, wrapped with banana leaf then a plastic. I usually only make a braised spiced tempeh (tempe bacem) for lunch or dinner as protein source, it’s super yummy also. After watching your video, now I can cook my tempeh with more recipes from you. Thanks yo!!
I just tried this bacon in amatriciana rigatoni. It rocks! I used x3 times the amount of marinade for 250g of tempeh and let it marinade for 3h. I fried the bacon instead of the oven, using peanut oil, which oil I then used as a base for the amatriciana sauce (garlic and canned tomatoes). Thank you!
Way to go! Worth a try for sure. There are so many amazing foods to eat. It will open up so many different flavours and options it’s really not limiting at all! If you need inspiration there’s lots of videos on my channel!
New to vegan/wfpb and to Tempeh and watching this video gives me hope I can open this package that's sitting in my fridge and actually do something with it!!! Hubby and I have just started to grow and juice our own wheatgrass as well. he's 75 still eating meat, I'm 74 not too much chicken or fish - still learning and trying to eat healthy.....Thanks, Derek.🌱🌱
Growing up in Asia, I’ve only ever had tempeh Asian-style... so this SMOKED BACON TEMPEH looks and sounds amazing!! Gonna definitely check this one out!! 🙌
Me too,I live in where Tempeh was originated. We usually just fry it. Or make it into chips. Or there is some traditional ways to cook it. Like make it into tempe bacem or rendang tempe and so on.
I'm one of those people who struggles to enjoy tempeh. Thanks for sharing these ideas! I'm going to try the sausage recipe to use in breakfast burritos instead of frozen vegan sausage patties. Fingers crossed everyone likes it 🤞
Thanks Derek. These look great. I've got a pack in the fridge just waiting for one of these! I used to pronounce every syllable in "W" sauce too but my Britsh boss taught me that the correct pronunciation is "worse-te-sure."
Thanks for the recipes, look forward to trying tempeh bacon as I need to break up the kidney bean meals. Made nice fried rice with nutritional yeast yesterday.
I made the bacon this morning for breakfast and really enjoyed it. This evening I broke a couple of pieces up as a topping for my salad, which tasted even better than I expected! I’ll be making the other versions soon.
Wow, tempe/ tempeh..!! I like it very much. I eat tempe 3-4 times a week. Tempe is traditional food in Indonesia. Almost every people like tempe in Indonesia. Fried tempeh is very delicioso.
I'm pretty new to tempeh, so this video was very useful and convient. I loved the tempeh sausage version, that's so creative. When I make mine I keep it real simple and marinate some tempeh strips in coconut aminos for an hour, then bake it and it's SO good! Thanks for sharing!!
i've been vegan for about 8 months now, you're videos have definitely helped me learn some ways to eat vegan but in a healthy way, because i've been a junk food vegan for a while now. still hitting the gym hard but doing my best to get into prep and follow some of your recipes! you're inspiring, so thank you!
Wow. Going to make all of these. I only ever just threw tempeh into stir frys to pad out something else that had all of the flavour. My family is going to love these three combos!
Mmmmhmmmm. Looks good. Gotta try it out. Just ate big bowl of lentils black beans and big salad with kale spinach bell pepper mushrooms onions cucumber. Mmmmm. Mayb for dinner.
@@Simnettnutrition Shirley was now I'm riding on a bunch of different Trails downtown Boise On my bicycle Before work on Monday. Take care Derek stay healthy you know the rules....
So glad to have found this cooked it once and it was nasty tasting. I’m absolutely sure that these recipes will help a ton. Thank you so much. I’m going to try again. Thanks to you!
Omg I am so thankful for this video, I literally just found tempeh at my walmart. I've never tried it before and been wanting too. I will 100% be making all these lol
Love your ideas! Great colors and simple instructions. You rock!! I am going to share with my cooking class today! Cancer survivors learning to eat and love soy!!
@@Simnettnutrition this was biggest shock when I moved to England. They pronounce it Woostershire sauce. When I first heard it, I was like “what?” If that is what is suppose to be one needs to rethink the spelling!
I used to do squats when I lived in Cambridge, MA and was waiting for the bus. People kind of shook their heads or high-fived me. No in between reactions. You have totally inspired me to squat openly with pride. (Yes, all meanings intended there.)
I love tempeh! The mold on the tempeh is the same type as in camembert cheese. I think tastewhise it has a bit of that cheesy flavor and I love the texture 😊 Greets from Germany ✌🏻
I actually enjoy the taste of tempeh, but getting new ideas to add variety is great. For the marinade, I imagine using a tomato coulee with spices, instead of BBQ sauce, could work too.
I have some tempeh in my fridge that I didn't like the taste of, so this is very helpful! Hoping I like it better prepared in one of these ways. :) Thanks!
Great video! I recently discovered a healthy BBQ sauce! The brand is Good for Good and it is organic. The ingredients are water, apple cider vinegar, date paste, tomato paste, onion powder, spices, garlic powder and sea salt - no added sugar! I bought it at Independent grocer on the Sunshine Coast, BC.
Just bought some tempeh. Watching several videos. I think I will try a tempeh dog, slicing it thicker so as to put it in a hot dog bun and then baking it off with bbq sauce as you did. When done, put it in lightly toasted bun and topped with sauerkraut. I am going to steam/simmer it first though as I remember when I had it years ago the bitterness was a turn off. But I wasn't plant based then. Thanks for the inspiration.
When you said that most people just cut it up and toss it in a stir fry and they don't like it I was like "Um...why? That's what I did and it was delicious!" 🙂 Maybe the brand I buy is less bitter than others like you said but it's great just crumbled into a stir fry with some red curry paste, miso, sriracha, etc. Definitely going to try the tempeh bacon, thanks again for the recipes!
I just made the tempeh sausage crumble and it really is a good way to enjoy tempeh! I can’t believe how the flavour profile is so spot on. Thank you Derek!!!
Thanks for the inspiration Derek! I'm usually way too lazy to season my tempeh properly, which is quite a shame, cause it tastes so much better when you put some effort into it.
Ole school Indonesian American here and we grew up boiling it with salt and fresh garlic then pan or deep frying it. We're tried to bake it, but the taste and texture isn't the same. We'll have to try his technique and recipe, and see if it tastes any better. Thx!
This was the perfect video for me, I’ve been thinking lately of starting to eat more tempeh (only tried it once) Great video, everything looked so so good 🙌🏻😋
I used to not like tempeh at all, but I learned a trick from RainbowPlantLife and decided to give it one more try. The trick is to pop them in the instant pot on the steam setting for 10 mins before using in the recipe. It removes the bitterness and I learned that I actually like tempeh! I will definitely try these, they look amazing!!
ang moh style tempeh.. too cute
I have a steaming pot so don't fill up with water and boil but just steam.
try marinated tempeh with spirulina and spicy keep in 3 day in cool place better refrigator ❤and ready to cook
hello, i am not vegan. But i love tempe so much because its really cheap in my country, Indonesia. It cost less than a dollar to get 500 grams of Tempeh. It's really good protein source. i did some search on google, if you want to comolete the amino acid of tempeh, best ti eat it with rice.
As an Indonesian, I feel proud you introduced Tempeh and the way you cooked them were the good ideas for me, thank you !
Cool tutorial on tempeh! I’m a boil-it-first kind of girl, and I find one of the major benefits of doing so is it allows the tempeh to soak in the veggie broth that’s it’s boiled in, which adds more depth to the tempeh.
@sookiebird THANKS! Going to try your method!
I haven’t tried boiling yet but will definitely try! How long do you boil yours?
Yeah, it's basically flavor sponge, i usually marinated it with at least condensed broth, some salt, or if you wanted it bare minimum some warm water+salt+crushed garlic for marination. In my place we had marination spice powder already in a pack, but i usually do it with garlic. And just fried it, not too dry and not too wet.
Me & my fam usually eat it with sambal (any kind fresh one), bean sprouts, javanese basil.
Good idea with the veg broth!!
I went vegan in 2013, so that means this year I'm finally going to become a level 8 vegan.
Haha, is that the timeline?! Lol.
@@Simnettnutrition It will be November!
Sweet
I went vegan in 2010 January 1st
@@spanishDoll1 Level eleven!
"A little bit bitter, a little bit nutty." Tempeh is me. Thanks for the yummy recipes!
I'm wondering why it taste bitter. I never taste any bitter tempeh here in indonesia unless it is already rotten or bad tempeh.
😂 😂 😂 Good one!
I find steaming the Tempeh for 10 mins really helps the marinade soak in. Thanks for all the help and ideas you give us on your channel.
Do you steam it after it's been soaking in the marinade? Or you steam first and then put it to marinate?
I made the sausage crumble. I did boil Tempe prior to seasoning and let it marinate overnight. Then stir fried with red and green bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, diced steamed red potatoes and spinach. It was amazing. Thanks for the recipe ❤️
I thought the facts about the mycelium were so cool and actually makes me want to eat tempeh more. I just think it's really cool how plants and fungi come together to make a super nutritious food for us herbivores. 🌱🍄🌱
You've been on fire lately with amazing content! And when I say "lately" I mean the past several years 🙂 Thank you!
Thank you! I am trying extra hard lately. It takes constant pressure to keep the views up on youtube, but I'm trying. Thanks for recognizing the grind.
@@Simnettnutrition The work you put in is definitely appreciated. ❤ You're rockin' it! 🤘
Very much true!!
agreed!!!!
Agreed! The quality is amazing
I like the Trader Joe's tempeh a lot. I just cut into slices, marinate it in maple syrup and soy sauce with some garlic, then cook in a skillet. SO GOOD!!
I wish we had trader joes here! I love it.
I buy all our food at Trader Joe's. Tried tempeh a couple months ago, just heated it up in a skillet, and didn't love it. So I stuck with tofu, until a few days ago when I saw a video by Dr Greger about spermidine and its anti-aging effects. Tempeh is one of the highest food sources, so I'm trying it again. I just bought 3 bricks based on seeing this video. Thanks for the preparation ideas! Soy sauce, maple syrup, and liquid smoke is bound to make it better!
Great video! These were unique and different ways to prepare tempeh. Very neat.
I heard a good way to remove the bitterness is to steam the tempeh block on high pressure for 5 minutes in the instant pot, or on the stove for the same amount of time. I wanted to share this for anyone who needs it!
We’ve been making your bacon tempeh recipe for a few weeks - it is SO good! I don’t have liquid smoke, but smoked paprika works great. I’ve never made a tempeh recipe that is so tasty. Wow & thank you!!
Of course I can find easily tempeh here in Indonesia. Generally it is thicker, wrapped with banana leaf then a plastic. I usually only make a braised spiced tempeh (tempe bacem) for lunch or dinner as protein source, it’s super yummy also.
After watching your video, now I can cook my tempeh with more recipes from you. Thanks yo!!
I just tried this bacon in amatriciana rigatoni. It rocks! I used x3 times the amount of marinade for 250g of tempeh and let it marinade for 3h. I fried the bacon instead of the oven, using peanut oil, which oil I then used as a base for the amatriciana sauce (garlic and canned tomatoes). Thank you!
Thank you for these ideas! Determined to start going plant-based this month, and I know that appetizing recipes like this will really help.
Way to go! Worth a try for sure. There are so many amazing foods to eat. It will open up so many different flavours and options it’s really not limiting at all! If you need inspiration there’s lots of videos on my channel!
Bought a ton of tempeh and thought it was disappointing when eaten raw. Found this video and I’m so excited to try the crumble recipe!
Same here just found out boiling it removes the bitterness 6 yrs mind blowing
New to vegan/wfpb and to Tempeh and watching this video gives me hope I can open this package that's sitting in my fridge and actually do something with it!!! Hubby and I have just started to grow and juice our own wheatgrass as well. he's 75 still eating meat, I'm 74 not too much chicken or fish - still learning and trying to eat healthy.....Thanks, Derek.🌱🌱
I love tempeh so much. Thanks for these bro! 🙏💚
I'm sure you've got all the recipes you need bro. Haha, thanks for watching!
@@Simnettnutrition you can never have too many! 😆
Growing up in Asia, I’ve only ever had tempeh Asian-style... so this SMOKED BACON TEMPEH looks and sounds amazing!! Gonna definitely check this one out!! 🙌
Me too,I live in where Tempeh was originated. We usually just fry it. Or make it into chips. Or there is some traditional ways to cook it. Like make it into tempe bacem or rendang tempe and so on.
I've had some tempeh in my fridge for a few weeks and haven't really known what to do with it so this video is perfect, thanks Derek
I have tempeh in the fridge right now. I’ve needed some recipes thanks so much!
Been vegan 7 yrs and currently bored senseless with my cooking. Thanks for the new ideas. Tried the bbq dish tonight. Rock solid.
I'm one of those people who struggles to enjoy tempeh. Thanks for sharing these ideas! I'm going to try the sausage recipe to use in breakfast burritos instead of frozen vegan sausage patties. Fingers crossed everyone likes it 🤞
I received some tempeh from an Indonesian friend and had no idea how to use it. Thanks for the ideas!
The Smoke” bacon” tempeh is amazing!
Yes it is!
Thanks Derek. These look great. I've got a pack in the fridge just waiting for one of these!
I used to pronounce every syllable in "W" sauce too but my Britsh boss taught me that the correct pronunciation is "worse-te-sure."
Thanks for the recipes, look forward to trying tempeh bacon as I need to break up the kidney bean meals. Made nice fried rice with nutritional yeast yesterday.
They all look delicious! I like crumbling up tempeh in Bolognese and Chilli. Gaz has a great sweet n sour tempeh recipe also.
I made the bacon this morning for breakfast and really enjoyed it. This evening I broke a couple of pieces up as a topping for my salad, which tasted even better than I expected! I’ll be making the other versions soon.
We made the sausage crumble tonight, and it was great! I'll be making more tempeh dishes from now on. Thanks Derek!
Wow, tempe/ tempeh..!! I like it very much. I eat tempe 3-4 times a week. Tempe is traditional food in Indonesia. Almost every people like tempe in Indonesia. Fried tempeh is very delicioso.
Just bought tempeh for the first time. Thank goodness I found a video thanks 🙏
I'm pretty new to tempeh, so this video was very useful and convient. I loved the tempeh sausage version, that's so creative. When I make mine I keep it real simple and marinate some tempeh strips in coconut aminos for an hour, then bake it and it's SO good! Thanks for sharing!!
Nice. Very helpful!
i've been vegan for about 8 months now, you're videos have definitely helped me learn some ways to eat vegan but in a healthy way, because i've been a junk food vegan for a while now. still hitting the gym hard but doing my best to get into prep and follow some of your recipes! you're inspiring, so thank you!
Wow. Going to make all of these. I only ever just threw tempeh into stir frys to pad out something else that had all of the flavour. My family is going to love these three combos!
Thank you Derek. Love your ideas and recipes.
Mmmmhmmmm. Looks good. Gotta try it out. Just ate big bowl of lentils black beans and big salad with kale spinach bell pepper mushrooms onions cucumber. Mmmmm. Mayb for dinner.
That sounds really good!
@@Simnettnutrition Shirley was now I'm riding on a bunch of different Trails downtown Boise On my bicycle Before work on Monday. Take care Derek stay healthy you know the rules....
Great ideas, will definitely try! I used to eat lots of tempeh marinated in a maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce combo.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing!
So glad to have found this cooked it once and it was nasty tasting. I’m absolutely sure that these recipes will help a ton. Thank you so much. I’m going to try again. Thanks to you!
Thank you for sharing delicious meals. Your spice jars are super cute!
Omg I am so thankful for this video, I literally just found tempeh at my walmart. I've never tried it before and been wanting too. I will 100% be making all these lol
I LOVE tempeh! I always loved it -- I never understand people who don't like it.
Need to try these!
Thanks for the tempeh ideas. I always struggle with tempeh, so I appreciate it!
thank you :) i just bought some and ??? all the way home :)...tomorrow is my day to give it a go *
I tried the sausages recipe and it was the best tempeh recipe in had. I mxed it with little yogurt and taste nice
Thanks for putting the recipes in the drop down
Love your ideas! Great colors and simple instructions. You rock!! I am going to share with my cooking class today! Cancer survivors learning to eat and love soy!!
Thanks for this video bro, you always give amazing suggestions!
Derek my man! Amazing video again. I loved how you pronounced the Worcestershire sauce. Keep the videos coming bud. Have a good week ahead!
Thanks man! I pronounce ever letter, no shortcuts here! ;)
@@Simnettnutrition this was biggest shock when I moved to England. They pronounce it Woostershire sauce. When I first heard it, I was like “what?” If that is what is suppose to be one needs to rethink the spelling!
I used to do squats when I lived in Cambridge, MA and was waiting for the bus. People kind of shook their heads or high-fived me. No in between reactions. You have totally inspired me to squat openly with pride. (Yes, all meanings intended there.)
I love tempeh! The mold on the tempeh is the same type as in camembert cheese. I think tastewhise it has a bit of that cheesy flavor and I love the texture 😊 Greets from Germany ✌🏻
Thanks, these recipes look great!
Thanks for sharing this information. I've only used tempeh a few times. This will definitley help in using it more often. ✌👏👏👏
Thanks for the time stamps!
Haven’t tried tempeh even though I bought some. Now I will! Thanks for putting recipe in description.
I haven’t been brave enough to try tempeh yet. Thank you for this video. I may try making the bacon first.
So true about putting in stir fry and thinking it will taste good 😂 going to try the BBQ receipt tonight
Always, always love your videos. Your spirit is always uplifting and inspiring. Thank you.
So Helpful! Thank you Friend!
I just tried your Tempeh Bacon and LOVED it! Ty so much :D
I actually enjoy the taste of tempeh, but getting new ideas to add variety is great.
For the marinade, I imagine using a tomato coulee with spices, instead of BBQ sauce,
could work too.
Looks good I am going to try the recipes.
Excited to try these. Grocery shopping after work!! Thank you!
I eat all 3 of these and they are delicious! Tempeh is one of the few legumes that I can easily digest.
I have some tempeh in my fridge that I didn't like the taste of, so this is very helpful! Hoping I like it better prepared in one of these ways. :) Thanks!
Perfect!
Great video! I recently discovered a healthy BBQ sauce! The brand is Good for Good and it is organic. The ingredients are water, apple cider vinegar, date paste, tomato paste, onion powder, spices, garlic powder and sea salt - no added sugar! I bought it at Independent grocer on the Sunshine Coast, BC.
I am just obsessed with Tempeh 😅 and I love these recipes, will definitely try them all out! Thank you so much!
It’s a good food to be obsessed with! Hope you like the recipes!
Just bought some tempeh. Watching several videos. I think I will try a tempeh dog, slicing it thicker so as to put it in a hot dog bun and then baking it off with bbq sauce as you did. When done, put it in lightly toasted bun and topped with sauerkraut. I am going to steam/simmer it first though as I remember when I had it years ago the bitterness was a turn off. But I wasn't plant based then. Thanks for the inspiration.
The food looks delicious 😋
Sooo good. Great video
When you said that most people just cut it up and toss it in a stir fry and they don't like it I was like "Um...why? That's what I did and it was delicious!" 🙂 Maybe the brand I buy is less bitter than others like you said but it's great just crumbled into a stir fry with some red curry paste, miso, sriracha, etc. Definitely going to try the tempeh bacon, thanks again for the recipes!
These look tasty! Tempeh for the win!
I just made the tempeh sausage crumble and it really is a good way to enjoy tempeh! I can’t believe how the flavour profile is so spot on. Thank you Derek!!!
Yummy Tempeh!!, Love the tempeh bacon, will have to try the sausage crumble soon.
My 2 year old son's favorite meal is black bean and tempeh chili. My favorite is Tempeh "ribs" with mac and cheese. 😋
Thank you!!! I am a bodybuilder looking for some meat alternatives. Can’t wait to try these.
Will definitely try these. Your videos always inspire and bring a smile. Thanks, Derek!
tempeh sausage was fire!! thanks for the recipes!
the sausage will be good for biscuits and gravy, gonna make it tomorrow for dinner, we like breakfast food for dinner in Scotland!
I love these recipes, will have to try the BBQ bites. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent work Derek, thank you
Thanks for the inspiration Derek! I'm usually way too lazy to season my tempeh properly, which is quite a shame, cause it tastes so much better when you put some effort into it.
I love the taste of smoked tempeh.
These recipes look awesome
Every time I search for a vegan recipe and one of your videos pops up I know I'm about to do a lot of cooking!
Thanks for the recipes...
Merci pour la vidéo, ça a l'air délicieux.
Looking forward to trying these!
Ole school Indonesian American here and we grew up boiling it with salt and fresh garlic then pan or deep frying it. We're tried to bake it, but the taste and texture isn't the same. We'll have to try his technique and recipe, and see if it tastes any better. Thx!
Always informative, thanks
Just bought tempeh for first time and trying out the bacon flavor.. thanks!
Thanks for another great video. We will have to give this a try. The only tempeh we have tried is the pre flavored ones. The bbq bites looked good!!
Super useful! I made them all.
This was the perfect video for me, I’ve been thinking lately of starting to eat more tempeh (only tried it once) Great video, everything looked so so good 🙌🏻😋
Perfect!!!! I just bought some tempeh two days ago, for the first time, and didn’t know how to make it taste good. Thanks for the inspiration! ❤️
Everything looks so delicious