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This super nostalgic, delicious and satisfying ingredient is perfect for home or restaurant use. It’s one of my favorite things that I grew up eating.
Hot Italian Sausages with pasta and my recreation hit the spot. I make in big batches and freeze into portions for later.
This is AWESOME! And I’ll be working up a couple more dishes to apply it too soon.
The DIY Nooch recipe video to make for holiday gifts is here:
The book referenced that i’ve read is called, Food of Bodhisatvas
THE RECIPE:
HOT Italian TEMPEH / TOFU Sausage crumble
2, 200g Blocks Tempeh
1 450g black EXTRA Super firm TOFU
2 TBS Fennel seeds, ground and pound
2 TBS Oregano
1 TBS Garlic, granulated
1 TBS Onion, granulated
1 teaspoon Red Pepper flakes (for spicy)
3/4 teaspoon White peppercorn, ground and pound
1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
1 lemon zested (optional)
1 cup Olive oil
ยฝ Cup Red wine (optional)
1 garlic clove, sliced
2 Star Anise, whole
On low heat, heat oil with fresh garlic and star anise, until hot.
Combine rest of the seasonings in a bowl,
Slowly add hot oil and let sit for a minute.
With a fork, whisk in red wine
Marinate 30 mins or overnight
Roast 30 minutes
For best results, cool and then use for recipes.
The longer it sits after roasting the better and more intense the flavor gets.
46 Comments
Would this work well with butler soy curls ?
Hey. Your ramblings are real and awesome. Just fyi. โ๏ธ Theyโre relatable and validating and EVEN enlightening. So there. Ramble on, friend. โค
Thereโs so much love in your videosโฆfor Frankie, for great cooking, for kindness and eating a compassionate diet. Please donโt be so hard on yourself when you leave the mic offโฆyou deserve betterโฆ.look at it like itโs a HAPPY accidentโฆit gives you the chance to do a voiceover, and maybe impart even more information and wisdom about your cooking process. Love your videosโฆtheyโre funny and awesome because of Frankieโs comments and the amazing cooking techniques and tips you give us.
I live in Toronto, Canada and the weather is cold and wetโฆI hope youโre going somewhere in the U.S. that is sunnier and warmer than the UK and Canada.
Nice – Derek Sarno moving back to the US! Hopefully opening an awesome vegan restaurant
YES!!!!! I miss Italian sausage and have been trying to find a good vegan recipe. I'm so excited to try this!
Another great recipe for making ahead of time, need to eat more tempeh and this is perfect. Keep the videos coming please Derek, they have been a manistay of my 3 year vegan journey and will continue to be so for many others.
Nom nom nom! My husband really likes Tofurkey's Italian so I'm definitely going to try this to see if we can get something less processed.
Just what I needed for a dreary cold winters day and several meals to come.
I love your rambles and was really bummed that the microphone stopped working because I wouldโve loved to hear your meaning on life, especially with Frankieโs really funny commentary. As always, thanks for another great recipe.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on eating animals and food flavor. Wonderful practice and so inspiring.
Thank you so much for teaching us the hows and whys! ๐โค
Thank you so much for this recipe…hli have been looking for something to represent sausage in pasta sauces and on pizza for a minute now. You are real and the best… sending you and Frankie hugs and early Christmas cheer๐
Thatโs for all the knowledge you impart! Screenshot the book. Btw youโre on a first name basis around my kitchen. It started as โDerek Sarno does such and suchโ and now itโs just โDerekโ ๐
Now we know why Frankie is so magical: Derek turns his mic off, Frankie absorbs the ad-lib wisdom, then Derek forgets and must relearn it all from a gorgeous Lab.
Hey Derek – thanks for this recipe, as a totally 'non vegan' I love your cooking it really helps me think about tackling tofu and more veg. I am not sure what all the fuss is about using oil or not in one's own cooking – it all seems very judgy and boring to me but there you go ๐… looking out your window, I bet you are dreaming of hot LA days in your new van with the best dog in the world! I am looking forward to coming along on those adventures – lots of love from Australia xx
What do we do with already purchased honey? How to we do give it back????
Biblical Reasons NOT to eat Flesh!!!
Flesh Eating and burnt
Please Everyone consider the What True Prophets spoke to the Hebrewsโ rebellious Kings and Priests!!!!
This really deep deception!!! Going through our cannon there are several verses that ABA NEVER wanted any blood sacrifices!!!
This is very understandable if we go back to The Garden of Eden and OUR CREATORโS original intent for man! Our food was vegetation. THE FATHER is The CREATOR of life!!! How could HE take pleasure in burning of any flesh ???!!!
Supporting verses:
Numbers 11: 4ย And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5ย We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: 6ย But now our soul is dried away: there isnothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Numbers 11: 13ย Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
14ย I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
15ย And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
Numbers 11: 18ย And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
19ย Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; 20ย But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
21ย And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
22ย Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
23ย And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
Numbers 11: 33ย And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
34ย And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
35ย And the people journeyed from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.
Psalm 50: 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
Psalm 106: 28ย They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29ย Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
Proverbs 6: 16
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Jeremiah 7: 21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
Isaiah 1: 10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Isaiah 66:1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
Food Was Bread:
Nehemiah 9:15ย And (a)gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and
(b) broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them
So smart, great reasoning. Good for you for bringing this to our attention.
plus with the oil thing, you have to get calories from somewhere and based on the evidence high carbs seem to be worse than high fat
I thought you wont supposed to eat tempeh raw.
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Canโt wait to try this ๐ฎ one little question, where do you get your herbs and spices from? Loving the containers ๐ซถ๐ป
Yes, Its Simple.. We don't need to eat animals.. So don't.. Its called guilt free eating ๐
I don't eat meat for climate change. I do eat oil as long as its a good one like olive or avocado. I do not eat ultra processed food. And I love the challenge of finding new and lovely things to eat. I never realised vegetables could taste so good.
Thank you for making dishes that anyone who eats meat would still gladly have and love the flavor of. The oil debate is such a niche problem at the end of the day. The more people who can eat well and tasty without harm, the better. So please keep it up!
This looks delicious! – Thankyou for sharing Derek ๐ Can you freeze the โItalian sausageโ mix as well? TIA
I've been mostly vegetarian due to health issues in an area that veggies available are salad veg and thats about it. I have stayed away from tofu and tempeh because I didn't know what the flavor profile was, what the difference was between them or how to prepare/cook-bake them. Two videos from you and I have an understanding of the ingredients, and my vegetarian meal options have expanded! Very grateful.
I appreciate "the ramblings"-I learn something from every single video-I'm a healthier vegetarian. So many people aren't aware of how much flavor a dish has once the meat is removed. Serving any of your recipes is an eye opener and even if it's served on the side in a hearty amount….we know there just isn't a flavor comparison.
Is it ness to marinate if after cooking you will keep it in fridge a day?
I absolutely love your wise ramblings. Please keep on rambling! ๐โค
Great video! I too enjoy tempe and tofu. I will try it. I also love your dog; he is well taken care of. Good day. P.S. when you get a chance read John 5:28-29.
Thanks for this. I have just ordered organic soy beans and a tempeh starter to make my own tempeh. Now I know what to do with it once it's made. I have always avoided tofu, as i find it is too processed. Tempeh seems simpler to make and is closer to its original state. I think it's important to eat enough oil on a vegan diet, so that amount of olive oil sounds perfect. Really love your recipesโค
I agree, as a vegan I love animals, however I find many become vegans for wrong reasons, like
living longer, which is a good reason, but it should be to save animals. Maybe they will stay on the
vegan diet out of fear of dying. Others becoming vegans is about "fat" they are terrified of fat to
living paranoid existence. If your food doesn't taste good, you're missing on life's culinary pleasures,
with friends, family or on holidays, including vacations. It makes being away from home, unpleasant.
So I use oils moderately in almost all my vegan recipes, because I know from research, vegans have a
better chance of outliving meat eaters by 3 to 4 years longer….yea consider this, seriously you will
miss out on good cooking, pleasure and fun for an extra few years?? Is it worth a life of doing
the "oil sacrifice" ? I think not, for God sake, are we not saving animals, our health already to the max?
If some of you wish to live that way, don't push that idea onto the rest of us vegans. Bon Appetit mes amis.
lol ๐๐๐ nana is adorable!
Honestly, the case for using plenty of oil in these recipes is obvious and I don't think you need to apologise or explain yourself to the "no oil" crowd. They're a crazy minority anyway.
Derek, you are a true artist in the kitchen. That dish looks amazing! My mom cooked the same way as you. She was incredibly talented. You brought up an interesting point about slaughter houses. Why is it hidden? I wish more people got it and understood whatโs really going on. Iโm happy that youโre moving to the US. We need your positive vibe here โค
I love the tip on leaving it for a day. I hate how social media has meant that every recipe has to be 5 minutes. Or people complain. Grow up, good food takes time sometimes.
Omgoodness Frankie reminded me of my beautiful nonna! Im Australian Italian and raised in an Italian household and can relate to everything you said as an ethical vegan. Thank you for always talking about the animals and not being shy to speak the truth and not making it just a plant based cooking show like so many others. Itโs a bit like the plant based doctors only talking about the health aspect ..but now Dr Frank Sabatino does advocate for the animals also โฆthe planet and spirituality.
Thank you for a wonderful channel! I love your sense of humour, your compassion and the joy and laughs you give us with what you do and say on behalf of Frankie!! Just love her!! โค๐๐ฑ I too kiss my Eddie non stop as you do!! Love him to bits and I tease my human boys that he my fur baby is my favourite out of my 3 boys!! ๐ .. also shout out to Dr Will Tuttle who wrote โThe World Peace Diet – Eating for spiritual growth and social harmony ๐
Thank you for sharing your Italian dish, it looks sooo good. ๐
Need a generous splash of wine in there
This looks PHENOMENAL!! I can't wait to read that book! We love you, Derek!โคโคโค
3:13 I transitioned over time
They need to teach kids how to cook and enjoy it.
Just keep being you
You are a gift to us
And I agree .. I donโt beat anyone over the head.
I offer samples instead .
And yeah .. I tried no oil..
There is a time and a place for oil. A little bit for roasting is fine .. a far cry from the days I used to swim in EVO, pasta, and Broccoli.. lol funny how we used to think that was healthy lol but it did help to transition the fam.
OMG, that looks so delicious. I practically drool watching these videos! Yer killin me! And I loved watching Frankie jump into the water!
Super video. I learn with every one. Your authenticity is pure and appreciated.
Thanks for another way to be prepare tempeh. As an Italian I donโt really like pasta. ๐ฌ But love the rest
Using tofu and tempeh together has never occurred to me before!!! Thank you for sharing your genius in such a wonderful way ๐ซถ๐ผ