Tempeh Stock

By Mark Bittman

Tempeh Stock
Sam Kaplan for The New York Times. Food stylist: Suzanne Lenzer. Prop stylist: Maeve Sheridan.
Total Time
15 minutes
Rating
4(137)
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Here’s the problem with homemade stock: It’s so good that it doesn’t last long. What’s needed is something you can produce more or less on the spot.

Although water is a suitable proxy in small quantities, when it comes to making the bubbling, chest-warming soups that we rely on in winter, water needs some help. Fortunately, there are almost certainly flavorful ingredients sitting in your fridge or pantry that can transform water into a good stock in a matter of minutes.

This recipe is meant to be fast, so by ‘‘simmer,’’ I mean as little as five minutes and no more than 15. You can season these stocks at the end with salt and pepper to taste, or wait until you’re ready to turn them into full-fledged soups. This is amazingly well balanced, meaty and full-flavored, especially for a vegan stock.

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Ingredients

Yield:About 6 cups of stock
  • 1pound tempeh
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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

18 calories; 1 gram fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 1 gram carbohydrates; 2 grams protein; 1 milligram sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Crumble 1 pound of tempeh into 6 cups of water, bring to a boil, simmer, then strain.

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Laurie

What do you do with tempeh after straining?

Stephanie R

I made some fantastic Tempeh Meatballs from the leftover tempeh! I used the stock to make a soup and added the "meatballs" to the soup for a delicious meal.

Stephanie R

I made some fantastic Tempeh Meatballs from the leftover tempeh! I used the stock to make a soup and added the "meatballs" to the soup for a delicious meal.

bp

This looks great. Similar to Laurie's question though, can you do anything with the tempeh after straining it?

Laurie

What do you do with tempeh after straining?

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