Umami Bomb 75 Vegetarian Recipes That Explode with Flavor

by Pelzel, Raquel

• ISBN13: 9781523500369
• ISBN10: 1523500360
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2019-09-03
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Summary

One of Food52's Best Cookbooks of Fall 2019
One of Epicurious' 12 Best Gift Ideas for the Vegetarian in Your Life

“Umami Bomb is your go-to guide for infusing every meal with deliciousness....Thanks to Raquel’s clever ideas and the abundant flavor in her smart, streamlined recipes, this book is set to become a kitchen classic.” —Lindsay Maitland Hunt, author of Healthyish and Help Yourself
 
Ingeniously built around the use of eight umami-rich ingredients—aged cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, soy sauce, miso, caramelized onions, smoke, and nutritional yeast—Umami Bomb's 75 recipes are bursting with the sublime, savory fifth taste—and they're vegetarian!
 
Turn mushrooms into “lardons” for a bold take on Southern black-eyed peas and greens. Caramelize onions to use in the best grilled cheese ever. Add a secret spoonful of soy sauce to the frosting of your next chocolate cake—the soy taste disappears but leaves behind an unexpected depth of flavor. Part of the brilliance of Umami Bomb is how the recipes layer these key ingredients to amplify their effect—like adding miso to an already cheesy cacio e pepe sauce for pasta so savory and delicious you’ll do a double take.

Umami Bomb "addresses the “depth” issue for vegetarian cooks with a love letter to umami... [Pelzel's] insanely next-level grilled cheese recipe deploys two umami bombs — miso and caramelized onions — and, dare I say, is as satisfyingly decadent as a burger."  —Jenny Rosenstrach, A Cup of Jo
 

Author Biography

Raquel Pelzel’s work has been featured in Saveur, the Wall Street Journal, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Shape, and Epicurious, among many others. Formerly an editor at Cook’s Illustrated and the senior food editor and test kitchen director for Tasting Table, Pelzel has written more than 20 cookbooks and has judged Food Network shows including Chopped Junior and Beat Bobby Flay. Pelzel lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her two sons.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Bomb Is Born
 
Chapter 1: PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO, GOUDA, AND OTHER AGED CHEESES
Nutty, Buttery, Caramel-y, Crystalline, Salty
 
Breakfast Pasta
Shattered Frico Crisps and Green Salad
Parm-Bone Broth
Parm-Bone Minestrone
Three-Cheese Gougères
Green Bean and Charred Radicchio Salad with Lots of Parm
Gouda, Dill, and Browned Butter Frittata
Springtime Risotto with Aged Gouda, Asparagus, and Peas
Gouda-Apple-Thyme Galettes
Aged Gouda, Toasted Caraway, and Currant Scones
Crispy Cheddar Cheese Waffles
Cheddar Cornbread
 
Chapter 2: SOY SAUCE
Salty, Fermented, Savory, Mushroomy, Caramel-y
 
Soba Salad with Soy–Red Wine Reduction
Simple Soy Marinara
Eggs in Puttanesca Purgatory
Greens with Garlic and Soy
Sheet Pan Chile-Soy Glazed Brussels Sprouts
Fried Rice with Red Peppers, Edamame, and Scallions
No Reason Chocolate Cake
Toasted Sesame Granola with Coconut, Orange, and Spices
 
Chapter 3: TOMATOES
Sweet, Tart, Acidic, Citrus
 
Roasted Tomatoes
Roasted Tomato Tart with Pesto and Goat’s Milk Cheese
Roasted Tomato Salsa
Roasted Tomato Butter
Grilled Pan con Tomate with Miso Butter
Fideos with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Caramelized Onion, and Cilantro
Tomato ‘Nduja
Tomato-Cucumber Sandwich with Roasted Tomato Mayo
Sick Day Tomato Soup
Creamy Tomato Pasta Bake with Swiss Chard and Ricotta
 
Chapter 4: MUSHROOMS
Earthy, Meaty, Smoky, Rich
 
Mushroom Dashi
Mushroom Lardons with Black-Eyed Peas and Greens
Savory Mushroom Breakfast Porridge
Mushroom Gravy over Giant GBD Bread Cubes
Veg and Cornbread Bake
Savory Mushroom, Potato, and Parm Bread Pudding
Mushroom and Hoisin Eggplant Stir-Fry
Falafel-Spiced Grilled Mushrooms with Miso-Tahini Dressing
Grilled Pizza with Sausage-Spiced Grilled Mushrooms, Peppers, and Onions
Mushroom Salad Tart
 
Chapter 5: CARAMELIZED ONIONS
Sweet, Savory, Caramel-y, Sharp, Pungent
 
Caramelized Onion and Rosemary Jam
Caramelized Onion Toast with Beets, Toasted Caraway, and Labne
Caramelized Onion–Spinach Dip
Sheet Pan Cauliflower with Crispy Onions and Caper-Parsley Vinaigrette
Chopped Iceberg with Crispy, Smoky Onions and Blue Cheese Dressing
Beet and Caramelized Shallot Raita and Curried Rice
Caramelized Onion Korean Pancake
French Onion Gratin
Quick Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese with Miso Butter
“Everything Bagel” Caramelized Onion Focaccia
 
Chapter 6: MISO
Earthy, Fermented, Tangy, Salty, Funky
 
Grilled Asparagus with Miso Butter
Chile Tofu Lettuce Wraps with Smoked Salt
Miso-Glossed Roasted Vegetables
Quinoa Grain Bowl with Grilled Sweet Potatoes and Miso-Tahini Dressing
Miso Cacio e Pepe
Miso Broccoli with Orecchiette and Pan-Seared Lemons
Miso Butterscotch Sundae
Miso Peanut Butter Cookies
 
Chapter 7: SMOKE
Woodsy, Warm, Savory, Sweet
 
Grilled Romaine with Caesar-ish Vinaigrette
Romanian Smoky Eggplant Dip
Smoked Tofu Breakfast Tacos
Polenta with Smoked Cheddar and Kale 
Grilled Black Bean Veggie Burgers
Tea-Smoked Tofu with Scallion-Soy Sauce
Smoky Sesame Caramel Corn
Grilled Banana Splits
Molten Chocolate Truffle Bomb Cookies with Smoked Salt
 
Chapter 8: NUTRITIONAL YEAST
Cheesy, Funky, Rich, Salty
 
Bomb Sauce
Better than Movie Popcorn
Creamy Broccoli Soup with Leeks and Potatoes
Kale Pesto Pasta
Eggplant “Meatballs”
Chili Shepherd’s Pie
No Queso “Queso” 
 
Recipe Index
Index
Acknowledgments
Conversion Table