Tempted by Tempeh

Almost all of our meals start with a whole food product.  I don't use many manufactured foods at all.

One thing I have bought a few times now is tempeh.  It is a fermented soy product, originally from Indonesia.  It comes in one solid cake type form.  When it comes out of the package, it is definitely not a thing of beauty. 



It has a good refrigerator shelf life.  I think it had a "best buy" date about one month out when I bought it the last time, which makes it a good product to keep in the fridge for those crazy busy nights.



There are many recipes for using it, but every time I have made it the same way.  My husband used to be a barbecue meat lover, and he misses the taste of barbecue sauce.  I cut the tempeh into thin slices, brown it in a skillet on both sides, then pour barbecue sauce over it.  I serve it on a bun or a nice crusty bread, with some lettuce added to the sandwich.  I serve pickles on the side.  If I am being a real over-achiever, I make oven fries out of white or sweet potatoes or "smashed" red potatoes.  That makes the meal quite wonderful. 

My husband usually compliments me numerous times while we are eating this meal.  If I don't make the potatoes, the meal takes me 10 minutes to make.  We will be keeping this in our meal rotations for sure.

Husband note:  Sweet Lord this stuff is good!
Seriously, it looks nasty at first, but once cooked the taste is fantastic!