Iron Chef II - A little less than a happy high

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			Iron Chef II - A little less than a happy high




			08:53 am January 10th, 2006

komos


	Iron Chef II
	Oddly enough, the choice of ingredient for this battle proved a difficult one. I had wanted a winter vegetable, and was fully prepared to go forward with one until our last ingredient was pronounced difficult to work with because of its subtle flavors. Rather than swing to entirely the other extreme (because, let's face it, a little chipotle goes a long way...), I decided upon something I personally love working with. You have once again avoided The Great Pumpkin battle, and have instead moved into the world of aromatics. The secret ingredient for this battle is: Leeks. So far as I know, these should be readily available to you. As I explained in the rules, I will be accepting proposals (via email) as soon as this is posted, and I will be limiting the number of dishes in each course. Plating begins at 2PM on Saturday afternoon, and competitors are encouraged to scale for tasting portions. A selection of beverages will be available should you choose to pair your dish. Suggestions on this front are appreciated. SPECIAL RULE: No cilantro or corriander may be used in any of your dishes. I believe that we have six competitors, and I am very much looking forward to seeing how each of you address this challenge. Luck and skill to you all.

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			Thread started by Eric

	From: cosmicserpent	Date: January 10th, 2006 12:27 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Does that include ramps if I can find some?

Hopefully the stores will have a decent selection because I know it's not really a winter veggie.

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From: aphorisic	Date: January 10th, 2006 12:37 pm (UTC)		(Link)
Re: Does that include ramps if I can find some?

Au contraire!

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	From: komos	Date: January 10th, 2006 12:42 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: Does that include ramps if I can find some?

Leeks yes. Ramps less so.

I'm just concerned that people will hit the chick at Whole Foods who exactly two days after I had bought leeks there looked at me with straight face and said, "We don't carry those here."

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	From: komos	Date: January 10th, 2006 12:39 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: Does that include ramps if I can find some?

More spring, yes? I'd prefer that we stay with heavily domesticated leeks, but if you've a specific idea and absolutely must use them, drop me email and we can talk about it.

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	From: cosmicserpent	Date: January 10th, 2006 12:46 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I have no ideas right now since all I've ever made with leeks is your standard potato leek soup but I'll think of something.

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	From: cosmicserpent	Date: January 10th, 2006 01:06 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Although I do want to know if appetizer combo/trio things are frowned on because it would be considered more than one dish?

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	From: c_m_i	Date: January 10th, 2006 01:54 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I seem to recall that they were okay. I thought the danger was filling up people with a mini-three course meal.

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	From: cosmicserpent	Date: January 10th, 2006 01:55 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I won't be filling folks up on leeks!

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	From: komos	Date: January 10th, 2006 02:50 pm (UTC)		(Link)

They're fine... just remember to keep the portions small.

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			Thread started by Vanessa

From: ex_cayetana730	Date: January 10th, 2006 12:47 pm (UTC)		(Link)

yay! I think the chefs should wear leek hats for this competition, because of that battle in Wales with the... or something. right?

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	From: komos	Date: January 10th, 2006 02:49 pm (UTC)		(Link)

That's an excellent choice.

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			Thread started by fuzzy bunny

From: couplingchaos	Date: January 10th, 2006 01:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Dammit. I remember making noise awhile back about wanting the tricky course, which in this case would have to be dessert. Do you want me to make a dessert with leeks?

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	From: komos	Date: January 10th, 2006 02:49 pm (UTC)		(Link)

My main concern is that we don't have six iterations of the same dish... say potato leek soup, for instance. You can attempt to go the dessert route (which will be great for originality points), but you don't have to.

Give it some thought and drop me a line.

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			Thread started by Han

From: archer823	Date: January 12th, 2006 12:00 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Holy crap I need to think of a dish. Damn me going away from my computer for 72 hours.

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	From: komos	Date: January 12th, 2006 01:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Let me know if you have trouble finding them. Whole Foods has decided to go into an apparently unhelpful phase, but I know of at least one place they can be acquired.

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