I know I should watch it but I'm such an animal lover I think I would spend the rest of the night crying and have nightmares.
Instead I'm buying tempeh!
(Ok and I did buy some meat from Native Sun too but after meeting the owner I'm confident it was humanely raised and does not contain any of the nastiness that conventionally raised farm animals do.)
I'm now on a tempeh kick after finding out how easy it is to prepare. I came up with this idea all on my own and it was a 10 if I do say so. I wanted a sauce so I decided to boil the marinade down to thicken it and then poured it over the tempeh. It was so good I ate half of one of the tempeh burgers before I got it into a wrap.
4 Servings (or in my case...3)
Ingredients
2 Arties Tempeh Burgers (or other tempeh burgers)
4 whole grain tortillas
Cooking spray
Marinade:
3 Tbsp honey
1 cup light coconut milk
1 tsp hot curry (I used Penzey's)
1 Tbsp peanut butter or PB2
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1 lime, juiced
1 tsp powdered ginger
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp light oil
The rest of the stuff: (this was not measured out just mix to your desired taste)
Red bell pepper, diced
Green bell pepper, diced
Green onion, diced
Julienned carrots
Golden raisins
Sprouts
Directions
1. Mix the marinade and pour over the two tempeh burgers. Marinate for 24 hours.
2. Spray grill or George Foreman grill with cooking spray and heat to medium heat. Pour the marinade in a small sauce pot and place the tempeh on the grill.
For grill: 4-5 minutes per side. For GF: 3-4 minutes total. Slice cooked tempeh and set aside to cool.
3. While the tempeh cooks bring the marinade to a boil and then lower the heat to simmer for about 10-15 minutes to let it thicken. Remove from heat and let cool a bit.
4. In a small container place the tempeh and pour the sauce over.
5. Lay out the tortillas and place half of each tempeh burger on a tortilla, top with desired veggies and wrap.
3 comments:
I haven't seen Food Inc., but I'm a huge Michael Pollan fan. And from his books I doubt he makes you feel bad about the treatment of animals in Food Inc. Pollan's looking at things from a strictly good for the earth, good for your health type of way. Now if you read Fast Food Nation, you might feel bad for the animals. For me it was the inhumane treatment of the hourly workers, and the exploitation of migrant workers and small farmers that made me boil.
I've switched over completely to locally produced, small farm meat. It's important to be informed.
I tried watching The Future of Food on hulu.com, but it used a lot of scare tactics and emotional plays which don't impress me and I stopped watching about 20 minutes in. Present the information to me rationally with the big picture in mind and I will listen.
That makes me feel better. I should get up the nerve to watch it. My girlfriend has it and said she would let me borrow it. Thanks for the comment!
I haven't seen Food Inc. for the same reasons you
mentioned, plus then I'd have to change my whole eating like
and I just can't handle the stress.
I am always so surprised by how delicious and versatile
tempeh is!
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