Thai Tempeh Patties with a Red Chili Dipping Sauce

Though I have always enjoyed Thai cuisine, it has only been recently that I started to get passionate about it in my own kitchen. Armed with some wonderful Thai cookbooks, and of course the internet, I have recently made Hot and Sour Mushroom Soup, Homemade Massaman Curry Paste, and Massaman Curry.

Tempeh is a fermented soy product and the only soy foods you should consume are those that are fermented, such as tamari and miso. This means avoiding or at least seriously limiting your intake of tofu, soybeans and soy milk. Soybeans are by themselves a very detrimental source of proteins and nutrition due to a very high content of enzyme inhibitors and phytic acids that block the absorption of essential minerals and cause potential intestinal problems — however, thorough fermentation in the production of tempeh, miso and soy sauce removes both the inhibitors and phytates.

For further information on the dangers of unfermented soy products, see this article by Sally Fallon.

Now to the recipe ...



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