Field Roast: 101 Artisan Vegan Meat Recipes to Cook, Share, and Savor

by Tommy McDonald

Hailed as 2015's Company of the Year by VegNews Magazine, the Field Roast Grain Meat Co. offers their first cookbook, with over 100 delicious, satisfying vegan recipes In Field Roast, Chef Tommy McDonald shares fundamental techniques and tips that will enable you to make your own vegan meats at home--for everyday (sandwiches, burgers, meatloaf) to holiday (stuffed roast, anyone?), as well as recipes for using them in every meal from breakfast through dinner. The 100 recipes are want to make your own plant-based meats? Great! Want to use Field Roast products instead? That will work too. All you need are grains, veggies, and spices -- easy-to-find whole food ingredients for authentic, hearty taste. With basics such as cutlets and sausages, along with dishes like Burnt Ends Biscuit Sandwich, Chicken Fried Field Roast and Waffles, Pastrami on Rye, Tuscan Shepherd's Pie, Curry Katsu, (and even some favorite desserts), Field Roast brings new meaning to plant-based meat.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

429 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 12, 2017

Reviews

[Lynne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting concept but this book did not inspire me to make anything.

[Ashley Chew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been a big fan of Field Roast Products for years so I was super excited to discover that they had a cookbook coming out. I must say this book doesn't disappoint!! I want to make almost every recipe in this book, which is something I haven't found in a cookbook in a while.

I have a few reasons that I gave this 4 stars instead of 5:
First is that you will need some equipment to create the masterpieces in this book. Things like a food processor, blender, a meat grinder or the kitchen aid attachment equivalent, sausage casings, cheesecloth, ect. Now as someone who has cooks A LOT, I have most of the items required for these recipes, but not all. I am currently on the hunt for a meat grinder(not much use for one in a vegan kitchen till now). However I know a lot of people might not have the equipment required so that might be a factor.
Second is that the recipes are a bit time consuming. I knew that was to be expected and honestly I don't really mind to much. But it will definitely take some prep and planning to make these dishes. One recipe in particular, the Holiday Roast has you needing to go to several different pages and making lots of prep recipes before you event get to start the actual recipe. Like I said, a lot of prep.
Third is that while there are not enough photos in the book. I prefer cookbooks with lots of pictures of the recipes. While this book does have some that are very beautiful and delicious looking, there could definitely be more.

All that being said this is probably my favorite cookbook of 2017 so far and I am kind of obsessed with vegan cookbooks. I cant wait to start making these recipes. Every recipes sounds amazingly delicious.
UPDATE: So I made my 1st recipe from the book, Pepper Stuffed Burgers, and it was a huge hit. My husband says they are the best vegan burgers he has tried, including Field Roast’s store bought version! They were super delicious and very filling.

[Gabby · Rating 5 out of 5]

All veggie people should check out this book! Field roast has put out a book of high protein recipes, and each one has an option to use purchased field roast or create your own veggie “meat” from scratch. There are also side recipes included that don’t use grain meats- desserts, veggies, etc. I’ve been making my own veggie sausages for awhile, but the tips in this book are going to really up my cooking game. I’ve read it cover to cover now twice, and feel like I have a year of recipes, from a simple breakfast burrito, to an entire holiday meal, to try. Not to mention great photography and minimal commentary. I feel like vegan cookbooks often require that you buy 100 ingredients for one dish that you’ll never use again- this book has recipes that let you make a week of different meals with the same base grain meat and ingredients.

[Story · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't been through the whole book yet but so far, I'm loving it! I've made one recipe (the macaroni salad) and it was a huge hit. 5/6 people in my family loved it and it was so easy! Instructions were super clear. Great book!

[Emily Purcell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice place to look for holiday recipes, but a little complicated for most home cooks: for many recipes you have to use cheesecloth, tie up a roast and steam it. For adventurous vegetarians.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

a book to come back to for some home made non meat products - including roasts, tomato lox, larb salad.