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Created on: 04/04/11 12:53 PM Views: 1517 Replies: 3
jahra Joined: 03/31/11 Posts: 20	The mystery of tofu and tempeh... Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 12:53 PM The fun of starting this diet is being introduced to new foods. I tried tempeh with kale (lemon juice, garlic). And brown rice. Nice lunch! My question on both the tofu and tempeh. If you are on the kickstart diet alone, can you freeze unused tofu and tempeh? Or do I just include recipes in that week to use it up ? Sorry for an elementary question, but I have no clue on storing soy bean products. Thanks for your help!
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AlaskanSummer Joined: 04/04/11 Posts: 8	RE: The mystery of tofu and tempeh... Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 1:20 PM I'm not sure about tempeh,but I believe I've read that freezing tofu changes the texture and makes it more chewy. A lot of recipes I've seen call for freezing the tofu first, actually, because the chewier texture works better for some dishes. So maybe just try it and see whether it works with the foods you've made. Hopefully someone else with more experience will chime in.
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Jill Eckart Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 79	RE: The mystery of tofu and tempeh... Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 3:11 PM You can definitely freeze tofu and leftovers made with tofu. And, I have frozen tempeh as well and it's done fine. When you buy tofu and freeze it right away in the packaging you can alter the taste and texture of the tofu so that it's more chewy for a stir fry. I'd highly recommend doing this for your stir frys as well as things like tofu tacos, tofy with taco seasoning to make burritos, etc. When thawing the tofu, you can keep it out on the counter until it thaws or thaw it in the fridge if you have a bit more time. Jill Eckart PCRM
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jahra Joined: 03/31/11 Posts: 20	RE: The mystery of tofu and tempeh... Posted Monday, April 4, 2011 at 7:54 PM Perfect! Thanks so much for the replies. Freezing will work out great, and I did not know about the texture change when frozen. Will try the stirfry soon!
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