Collin and I sometimes watch the TV show called Chopped. And one day, I asked him what if I choose ingredients in a mystery box and you cook. He said “yeah!” Well, there is no one chopped, though.
This is the 5th challenge. I bought these ingredients. He bought some accompaniments.
Ingredients for Appetizer:
- Smoked Salmon, and
- Fennel, and
- Ciabatta
Ingredients for Main dish:
- Ground Pork and Beef, and
- Broccolini, and
- Clamato Juice (A small can that sits for long time)
Both need to be cooked within one hour. He can use whatever in cupboard or fridge.
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Here are outcomes of his cooking.
Appetizer: Open faced ciabatta with onion fennel relish, smoked salmon lox, goat cheese and lemon

Fennel was cooked slowly for long time with onions so that it was soft and sweet. I think dripping some lemon juice on smoked salmon would make taste better.


Main dish: Rotini with Clamato tomato sauce, organic broccolini, fontina cheese and meatballs

Tomato sauce was just right with slight spiciness, it added to a pan for meatballs a little by little so that meatballs were tasty. Cheese on top wasn’t covered (or melted) well. I didn’t taste Clamato, but was the spiciness coming from the juice?

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Verdict: He survived! I will give him a harder challenge next time. 😛 Oh, what is he going to do with the full of tomato sauce in the pot?!
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