As I have written in my diet book and a number of short articles, one method to minimize consumption of saturated fats, and gain other advantages of plant foods, is to change part of 4 legged meats with such soy foods as tempeh and tofu. These, like hamburger, can be measured into small parts, covered in plastic movie, and frozen. For use, let thaw over night in the refrigerator, or let stand one to two hours at space temperature, not long enough for putridity. Be cautious if using a microwaver for thawing, so as to not incinerate.I generally attempt my food
experiments on myself before causing them on anybody else. When cooking for a single person, I have found that lean ground beef in 1/4 cup parts works well for me. For tempeh, I normally cut an 8 ounce bundle in thirds, or a 12 ounce bundle into fourths, wrap and freeze. With 12 ounce packages of extra firm tofu, one can slice the block lengthwise into fourths, position the layers in a plastic freezer container with wax paper separators. In this manner, a bread knife can be used to separate out several layers without thawing the entire block. The freezer container is due to the fact that freezing separates water from the tofu, which ends up being extremely obvious on thawing, such as when utilizing the whole container’s worth.It is certainly possible to dice tempeh and tofu prior to freezing, however best if wrapped in pre-measured amounts.I now describe a recent experiment making lean stew with roughly equivalent parts of lean ground beef and tofu.
To make a pasta meal, leave out the potato and carrot, and use angel hair pasta, about 0.7 inch or 1.8 cm circle’s worth, which requires just 3 to 5 minutes boiling. I sliced a small potato lengthwise in half, then each half in thirds, then crosswise thinly. I also diced a handful
of child carrots. All this was taken into a covered glass dish, and microwaved a minute at a time on high. The outcomes were fork tender, not mushy, at an overall of 7 minutes in my oven. The chef can do these vegetables somewhat ahead of time, or while doing the following.My “non stick “skillet needs a little help, which I offered with a thin coating of cooking spray.
At moderate heat, I separated and browned the meat, then stirred in the tofu, fork mashed. I had a cooled jar of diced garlic, otherwise would have used dried, about 2 teaspoons. For taste, I added about a tablespoon of combined green herbs (this time, “Italian Spices), and a scattering of fresh ground black pepper. I NEVER USE GARLIC SALT.Next I mixed in the carrots and potatoes, and switched off the heat.
I was lucky to have some vine ripened tomato, which I had sliced into layers, then diced. I most likely used about a fourth to 3rd cup. I stirred in the tomato and two tablespoons of a minimized salt Japanese soy sauce. Note that I just warmed the tomato. Less soy sauce also works.If utilizing pasta rather of potato and carrot, I am more generous with tomato, utilizing all of a fist sized fruit.I think twice to utilize canned tomatoes, due to the fact that of the heavy handed usage of sodium chloride and calcium chloride so typical to ready foods.
I no longer use tomato sauce, whose making I consider to be severe ruthlessness to vegetables.That’s it. If you choose, add a percentage of water, or enough to turn the stew into a soup.The just fat originated from the lean ground beef, and the recurring soy oil in the tofu.
This quantity
of fat, and the food bulk, sufficed to please my appetite up until the next day.Soy oil
is the reasonably safe non saturated fat.To completely leave out meat, however still have food to chew on, utilize tempeh instead of tofu, approximately 2 to 6 ounces, to taste. The tempeh ought to be diced small.I think about cooking to be an experimental art kind.
That implies I want to get concepts from cook books and dining examples, but I am not bashful about altering percentages, having fun with herbs and spices, or integrating concepts from different sources. All good dishes were results of comparable experimentation. Conventional recipes can have more fat and salt than healthful in mechanized societies, however generally are easy to upgrade. ** Diet plan with FACTS , not MYTHS. **- Plant Based Diet Plan