Tempe Mendoan (Deep-Fried Tempeh)

Hi bloggers and food lovers, do you like fried foods? Today I’m going to share my family’s favorite fried tempeh recipe. This dish is a common staple you’ll easily find if you visit Indonesia. Tempeh is made by fermenting soybeans and yeast. The tempeh is cut into pieces, coated in a savory flour batter, and deep-fried in hot oil. Okay, let’s get right to it

Ingredients:

• 6 packages of tempeh
• 1 egg
• 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 70 grams all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp rice flour
• 300 ml water
• 1 stalk green onion
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp mushroom bouillon powder
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• cooking oil
• 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 clove garlic
• 3 shallots

Steps:

• Slice the tempeh thinly like this

• Set aside

• Add the all-purpose flour, wheat flour, rice flour and salt to a bowl

• Add the round black pepper and mushroom bouillon powder to the bowl

• Add the chopped scallions to the bowl

• Crack the egg and add it to the bowl

• Add water little by little, then mix until the batter looks like this

• Heat cooking oil in a skillet

• Take a slice of tempeh and dip it into the batter

• Once the oil is hot, place the tempeh in the skillet

• Fry over medium heat until the tempeh turns slightly brown

• Remove and drain

• Repeat until all the batter is used up

• For the dipping sauce, pour sweet soy sauce into a bowl

• Add sliced garlic and shallots

• Add chili powder (fresh bird’s eye chilies are better)

• Stir until well combined

• Tempe Mendoan (deep-fried tempeh) are ready to eat