Chopped Night 2015

Posted: January 9th, 2016 | Author: Jonathon | Filed under: Food | No Comments »

It’s that time of year once again! This year’s theme: “Mo-rockin’ Christmas” (and for those of you who aren’t good at reading puns, the first chunk is a homophone for “Moroccan”). There were only two ingredients per person this year, but there was the added challenge that each dish was required to incorporate red or green (or both).

 

Preparation

Transformations

Appetizer (Ivan)

Required Ingredients:

• Ground Beef
• Pomegranate Molasses

Presentation

Moroccan Meatballs with Cilantro & Arugula.

Served with baby pita and a reduction sauce.

Vegetable 1 (Elyse)

Required Ingredients:

• Carrots
• Orange

Presentation

Christmas Carrots with Parsley Tahini Drizzle.

Pomegranate and parsley garnish.

Vegetable 2 (Shari)

Required Ingredients:

• Black Olives
• Mint

Presentation

Moroccan Potatoes with Walnut Red-Pepper Relish.

Main 1 (Jon)

Required Ingredients:

• Chicken
• Dried Apricot

Presentation

Rabat Chicken with Cranberry & Apricot.

Pomegranate Molasses Glaze.

Accompaniment (Matt)

Required Ingredients:

• Couscous
• Almonds

Presentation

Sweet Couscous with Parsley and Lemon.

Main 2 (Doug)

Required Ingredients:

• Lamb
• Pistachio

Presentation

Lamb with Pistachio Verde and Red Pepper Essence.

Dessert (Leah)

Required Ingredients:

• Phyllo pastry
• Rosewater

Presentation

Phyllo Cigars with Rosewater Syrup and Coconut Gelato.

The Family