"Top Chef" 11/21/12

Guest Judge: Dana Cowin

QC #2: Create an authentic international dumpling from 17 different possibilities.

Notables:
Stefan: Klopse (Germany) w/ ground lamb, mashed potatoes & capers
Lizzie: Szilvas Gomboc (Hungary) w/ a plum and cinnamon filling in a puff pastry
Carla: Fufu (Africa) w/ chicken and lamb filling (also includes red sauce)
CJ: Pierogi (Poland) w/ veal & pork filling and demi-glace
Josie: Mandu (Korea) w/ pork, tofu & Shiitake mushroom filling
Bart: Potetball (Norway) w/ potato ball, lamb & fried spaghetti
Kristen: Momo (Nepal) and pork & chicken liver w/ ginger & cumin
John: Kroppkaka (Sweden) w/ potato dumping & Bechamel sauce
Sheldon: Jiaozi (China) w/ pork and shrimp filling & Shiitakes
Brooke: Siomay (Indonesia) w/ chicken, shrimp, peanut sauce & daikon
Micah: Manti (Kazakhstan) w/ ground lamb, dates, curry & cinnamon

BOTTOM THREE- Brooke, Carla & Kunika (the last was DQ'd for running out of time prior to plating her dish)
IMMUNITY WINNER- Josie (Runners-up: Stefan & Micah)

EC #2: Two teams have to make Thanksgiving dinner at FareStart. Each team also gets helped out in the cooking by one of the judges.

GT (Emeril- Creole):
Josie: Triple-spice turkey w/ Cayenne & hot sauce
Danyele: Emeril's mom's dressing bread stuffing w/ chorizo & Cayenne
John: Emeril's cornbread stuffing w/ ground turkey & diced bacon
Kristen: Assiette of root vegetables w/ parsnip truffle puree & creme fraiche
Tyler: Andouille & shrimp gumbo
Kuniko: Potato pave
Sheldon: Braised greens w/ ham hocks
Brooke: Sweet potato buttermilk biscuits
John: Spiced pumpkin & goat cheese Ricotta torte

RT (Tom- Italian):
CJ: Braised turkey w/ Tom's stuffing
Carla: Carrot soup w/ turkey meatballs
Bart: Fennel, Gorgonzola, orange & pumpkin seed salad
Josh: Sweet potato ravioli w/ pecans
Micah: Roasted Brussels Sprouts w/ cranberries, bacon & shallots
Lizzie: Potato puree
Stefan: Panna cotta w/ orange cardamom crisp & candied pecans
Eliza: Chocolate tart w/ white chocolate & mint syrup

TOP THREE- CJ, Carla (MVP) & Lizzie
SENT TO LCK- Kuniko (Dishonorable mentions: Tyler & Sheldon)(also, Josie undercooked his turkey)