re: FDB Chopped Challenge #1: Dish Presentation Thread

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Looks delicious to me and I love the idea of the cornbread with the various butters.

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Thank you. The cornbread came out much "cakier" than regular cornbread but it tasted great. And the butter that had Sirach and Orange Marm. in it was the favorite of the two by far.

Nice, Htown!!

Pork looks solid.

htown submitted today brah

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did you take any other pictures of the cooking method? would love to see what the inside of that pork looks like

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The pics of the process weren't too exciting, so I didn't include them.




I learned quite a bit from this experiment. For instance, Sriracha and Tonkatsu sauces are two of my favorite condiments, but I've never thought about blending them. Also, I had no idea how the pumpkin seeds would take to deep frying. I thought about mixing them with crushed pistachios or panko or something, but I just pulsed them alone in a food processor and decided to see what they would turn out like.

I actually had to do three batches until I got the fry and color the way I wanted it. The first one came out very dark brown and was unusable. The second was closer, and the third was the batch I used in the pic.

I'm not the biggest fan of pumpkin seeds, although when I was younger around this time of year, me Mum would take the seeds from the pumpkins we would carve and toast them up with a generous portion of salt for a tasty snack. Although pulsing the seeds helped, they still had that pumpkin seed quality, sort of dry and sticking in my teeth sort of thing, although it really wasn't that bad.

My regret is that I didn't cut one open for a pic. I was too busy eating them because they really did turn out pleasantly good. Although simple, the cabbage slaw turned out to be a nice foil to the heat of the sauce.

Now I've got to figure out what to do with a virtually full jar of marmalade, something I would never purchase except for this instance.

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I did go to every grocery in Meridian and could not locate a raw pumpkin for sale. I did see several in a display in front of a fabric store on I-20/59 with corn stalks, hay bales and a scarecrow guard. I have inspected the county jail during duty with the Grand Jury and decided I had no desire to visit that facility as am overnight guest, so I used canned pumpkin.

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Whatsamatta with a free meal at the local hoosegow?

Somehow I missed that there would be a challenge. Deadline is today?

Impressive entries, all!

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Degas - Now I've got to figure out what to do with a virtually full jar of marmalade, something I would never purchase except for this instance.

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1 - Make some biscuits and eat that marmalade on a hot biscuit.

2 toast an English Muffin and eat that marmalade on it.

3 - Make a peanut butter and Marmalade sammich.

4 - make a marmalade gumbo, being careful with the roux.

5 - Do something memorable with the wife, GF or significant other.

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What's the matter with a free meal at the local Hoosegow?

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This statement proves you have never toured the Lauderdale County Jail. I never was much of a fan of bars.

I really find it interesting how we all had the same ingredients put before us and we all went in different directions but they all look equally amazing.

Can you imagine if we had a FDB pot luck dinner?! One thing is for sure, I would be wearing something with an elastic waistband!

I hope some more entries come in because I enjoy learning new ways and seeing other methods that I otherwise would not have tried.

MD, would have never thought to make an Asian dish like that, very impressive. All of them look good

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