Tempeh Starter - How to make Tempeh
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Tempeh
Tempeh (TEM-pay) is a cultured soybean cake. Its tender, chewy consistency makes it a versatile meat substitute. Tempeh can be grilled, deep-fried, sauteed, steamed, baked, grated or microwaved and holds its shape very well.
How Tempeh is Made
Tempeh is made by cooking and dehulling beans or grains and inoculating them with the Rhizopus mold which binds the soybeans into a compact white cake. The product is then incubated, causing the beans to be bound together in a solid fermentated cake. Incubation makes the cakes tasty and digestible. Tempeh has been a staple food in Indonesia for centuries.
It's easy to make tempeh at home at a very low cost. Soybeans are soaked overnight, cooked for about 30 min and mixed with tempeh starter. After 28 to 32 hours incubation you have delicious fresh tempeh. Starter kit can produce more then 10 lbs tempeh.
Tempeh Starter Kit
Halal - 6 cups of whole soybeans, dry
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2
teaspoons tempeh starter
Soak the soybeans in 1 gallon water
overnight. If you use whole soybeans you should
split them by squeezing them with a kneading
motion or a kitchenmachine.
Stir gently causing the hulls to rise to
the surface, then pour off water and hulls into
a strainer. Add fresh water again and repeat
until most hulls are removed. Don't worry if a
few hulls remain attached, this happends also in
the traditional way, in a way it adds a taste to
your Tempeh
Put the beans in a cooking pot and water to
cover the soybeans, and cook for 30 min. Drain
off the water and dry the soybeans by wrapping
the beans in a cheese cloth, or paper towels,
until most of the moist is gone, and the beans
are dry.
Allow the soybeans to cool down until
"hand temperature" and add the vinegar, this is
done to make the beans steryl for bacteries.
Sprinkle the soybeans with 2 teaspoons of tempeh starter. Mix with a clean spoon for about 1 minute to distribute the tempeh starter evenly. It's very important to mix the tempeh starter very well: it reduces the risk for spoilage and the fermentation will be faster.
Take 2 plastic bags 11" x 8 " and perforate
them with holes at a distance of about 1 cm by a
thick but sharp needle. Do not use a normal
needle, because they are to thin, and will not
allow to much air for circulation, this is very
important for continue grown and breathe of the
tempeh starter!
Divide the soybeans in the
two bags and seal them. Press them flat, making
sure that the total thickness of the beans is
max 1 inch. Place the packed beans in an
incubator at 85-90 F or at a warm place for
about 28-32 hours during which the tempeh
fermentation takes place. Then the container
should be filled after 12-14 hrs completely with
white mycelium, turn the heat source down,and after 28 -32 hrs your tempeh
will be done!
When ordering our tempeh starter we will
include in your order a detailed instruction how to make your
own tempeh, and much more. Now you know how to
make your own tempeh we hope that you will enjoy
the home making of tempeh and ofcourse cosuming.
If you have questions about how to make tempeh,
please do Email us at Tempeh Starter.
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