IMMUNITY QC #4: Using no knives, make a sweet & savory holiday dish in 30 min. using truvia.
GJ: Marilyn Hagerty (Grand Forks Herald food writer)
Notables:
Josh: Johnnycake w/ bacon, Cheddar, chili compote butter & sous vide egg
Danyele: Bread pudding w/ ham, raisins & pecans
Lizzie: Bobotie w/ ground lamb, egg custard & roasted apricots
Sheldon: Banana Lumpia w/ peanut butter mousse, coconut & pineapple
Micah: Pineapple & pork tamale w/ charred tomato & tomato salsa
Bart: Waffles w/ celery three ways, apple puree, chicken & prosciutto
Brooke: Apple crostata w/ Cheddar, candied pine nuts & apple salad
Stefan: Smoked salmon tartare & potato latkes w/ sour cream & chives
Josie: Tamale w/ Habanero salsa, mangoes & papaya
John: Bondino of Parmesan-Reggiano w/ figs and apricots in port wine & truvia caramel
Eliza: Hush puppies two ways w/ shrimp, sweet potato, sausage & corn
WINNER- Brooke (Runners-up: Josh & Stefan)
EC #4: Cater two stars' homecoming party at Chihuly Garden & Glass. Assuming there was a winner, Padma would give him/her the key to a Toyota prius c.
GJ: Anna Faris & Chris Pratt
DISHES:
Bart: Loin of elk w/ cherry beer sauce & mushroom couscous
Brooke: Lamb-stuffed squid on black rice w/ coconut milk
Sheldon: Braised Okinawan pork belly w/ seared scallop & rice congee
Stefan: German Gulasch w/ Marjoram bread dumplings & sour cream
Kristen: Delice de Bourgogne Tortelloni
Micah: Braised pork ribs w/ celery root puree, grilled apples & celery leaf salad
Lizzie: Crusted king salmon w/ radish & beet salad
Eliza: Elk Rib-Eye w/ elk sausage polenta, spiced carrots & huckleberry port sauce
Danyele: Pan-roasted wild boar w/ Hoppin' John & tomato-bacon marmalade
Josh: Roasted pork shoulder & grilled corn puree w/ succotash & fennel apple salad
Josie: Malbec-braised short ribs, pork belly & polenta w/ Cippolini onions & figs
John: Seafood chowder w/ cockles, manila clams, crab, mussels & sockeye salmon
WINNER- Brooke (Runners-up: John, Kristen & Sheldon)
LOSER- Eliza (Dishonorable mention: Danyele, Joshua & Micah)
LCKC #3: Dishes involving pickles & carrots.
Tyler: Deconstructed ceviche w/ pickles & carrots
Eliza: Brown butter carrot mash w/ crusted scallops and corn & pickle succotash
CJ: Pan-roasted rainbow trout w/ carrot puree & charred pickles
WINNER- CJ