The May 2012 Iron Chef :Egg competition was fun -- if not a bit smaller than usual. We had 3 motivated teams participate, including 2 first-time Iron Chef-ers. Despite our smaller ranks, we made the best of it and enjoyed multiple portions of the tasty treats.
From the runners-up we had a Spanish-style omlete made with eggs, potatoes and chorizo and the other team made fluffy, egg-shaped pancakes with whipped cream and apple compote. However, the winning team (with one of my work colleagues, Aubrey Medina) made an amazing raviolo dish with homemade egg pasta and egg yolk embedded inside. When we cut open the raviolis the hidden yolks burst into a delicious sauce, mixing with the other filling ingredients and the brown butter glaze. Delicious!
Despite only being their first time at the Iron Chef competition, Aubrey's winning team brought their A-game!
Update: The first prize dish started with this recipe here, but minus the truffle, and with added mozzarella, pressed garlic, chili powder, and prosciutto to the ravioli filling. Rather than sautéing in butter, a garlic infused browned butter was drizzled on top of each one after leaving the water, and then sprinkled with a bit of parmesan. Cooking them for a bit longer than 2 minutes works a bit better and even longer for a thicker “runny” yolk.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Battle Zucchini at Chateau de Schissel
Our bout with zucchini on April the 10th was a hard fight, but our iron chefs did indeed overcome!
Carmin and William Chan bested the other competitors in this round with their delicious Zucchini Pasta.
Once again, unfortunately pre-battle pictures were unavailable, as well as pics of dishes by the late-comers, whose names escape me (please write them in the comments).
Carmin and William Chan bested the other competitors in this round with their delicious Zucchini Pasta.
Once again, unfortunately pre-battle pictures were unavailable, as well as pics of dishes by the late-comers, whose names escape me (please write them in the comments).
Carmin and William Chan's blue ribbon Zucchini Pasta! ...salad. The dish was based off on this recipe.
Guille's Carmelized Zucchini with Duck Confit Pizza
Steve's Panko Fried Zucchini with Balsamic Tomato and Basil (or Zucchini Bruschetta if you want to completely wrong about it).
For the Zucchini, follow this recipe but cut them into large coins: http://bit.ly/nbmtB
For the Balsamic Tomato and Basil topping, follow this recipe: http://bit.ly/L4HjS4
The Schissel Dining Room
Everyone stuffing their faces. Guille is a teapot.
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