MS Iron Chef: Battle Potato - Whose Cuisine Reigns Supreme?

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MS Iron Chef: Battle Potato - Whose Cuisine Reigns Supreme?

Post Post #0 (isolation #0) » Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:57 pm

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Welcome to Scummer Stadium, where we will be hosting the first of what hopefully becomes a series of cooking competitions. The idea is simple. Each contest will have a theme ingredient. Your job is to cook a certain number of dishes that feature that ingredient. As you cook, you will take pictures of the cooking process, share the recipe, post a picture of the completed dish, and tell us how it tasted. At the end of the month there will be a poll where scummers will be able to vote for which dish they think deserves to win.

For our first contest the theme was chosen by Aristophanes: the humble potato. Any type of potato will do - Russet, Yukon Gold, Red, those weird purple ones - the supermarket is your oyster.

This contest will require you to make
TWO
ONE
potato dish
es, at least one of which must be a main course. You are not required to eat them both at the same meal but you can if you want.


To enter, post your submission in this thread. Hopefully either tomorrow or Sunday I will have my own entry done to show you an example.

You have until
September 30
to post your entry. The winner will get to choose the theme ingredient for the next contest.

If you have any questions ask them here.
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Post Post #2 (isolation #1) » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:01 pm

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In post 1, Aristophanes wrote:Imma have to go get groceries now...gdi XD
I will admit part of the point was to make you specifically buy groceries.
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Post Post #6 (isolation #2) » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:15 pm

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In post 3, Aristophanes wrote:
In post 2, Haschel Cedricson wrote:
In post 1, Aristophanes wrote:Imma have to go get groceries now...gdi XD
I will admit part of the point was to make you specifically buy groceries.
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Post Post #12 (isolation #3) » Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:27 pm

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A few people have told me that it is too difficult to either come up with a potato entrée or to come up with two dishes. As such,
Rule Change! You need only make ONE potato dish, and I don't care what it is!


Additionally, I have the first official submission. Please enjoy
Roasted Potato Medallions
!

First off, gather your ingredients.

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Here I have a bunch of potatoes, butter, chicken broth/stock, thyme, rosemary, salt, pepper, and garlic. The potatoes I chose are Yukon Golds; they are smaller than traditional baked potatoes but the texture is a lot smoother and they are fantastic for roasting. Take your potatoes and peel them.

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Once they are peeled, you can cut them into medallions. Ideally you want them to be over 1/2'' thick.

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Meanwhile in a bowl melt about 1/3 cup of butter. Add in the herbs and spices. The exact ratio isn't important but I did a teaspoon each of thyme/salt and 1/2 teaspoon of rosemary/pepper.

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Stir the butter/herb mixture and coat each medallion on both sides before moving it to a baking sheet.
MAKE SURE THIS IS A BAKING SHEET AND NOT A COOKIE SHEET!
When you are done you will have a baking sheet full of buttery potato medallions.

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Get your oven
hot
. I went 475 degrees. Put the pan in and roast it for 15 minutes.

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They will start to crisp slightly. Use a pair of tongs to flip them over and put them in for another 15 minutes. Once the timer goes off, flip them yet
again
and add the chicken broth and garlic to the pan. I'm not gonna give you an exact amount of broth but basically add enough to that the potatoes are sitting in it but not so much that it spills out of the pan. Return it to the oven for 15 minutes.

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When you pull it out of the oven, the outsides will be incredibly crisp while the interior will basically be smooth as silk. Plate it up next to your protein of choice and your favorite non-starch vegetable and enjoy!

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I made these for my family over Labor Day weekend and they were a huge hit. The chicken broth adds a fantastic flavor that really elevates the already-delicious tastes of the Yukon Gold. They are texturally perfect and if I'm being honest may have one of the favorable effort-to-taste ratios of any side dish I've ever made.

In conclusion, you should all try making these.
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Post Post #13 (isolation #4) » Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:37 pm

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Come on, people, the month is almost over! Let's see some recipes.
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Post Post #14 (isolation #5) » Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:55 am

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Bump.
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Post Post #18 (isolation #6) » Tue Sep 21, 2021 5:01 pm

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In post 17, Aristophanes wrote:Is it okay if I still aim for the 2 recipe thing or nah?
Go for it!

Honestly at this point I'm desperate for entries and will take anything that has a potato in it.
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Post Post #27 (isolation #7) » Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:35 pm

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That looks wonderful, and I am definitely down to try cooking some potato dumplings. Thank you for submitting!
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Post Post #30 (isolation #8) » Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:34 pm

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In post 29, Malkon05 wrote:Flim donnt has potate wut do? Cann meh uze yohgurht insteade? For scienc ov coarse muah <3
There is literally one rule, and it states that you must use a potato.
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Post Post #39 (isolation #9) » Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:34 am

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And with that, it's time to vote! Please make your way to the poll in this thread.
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Post Post #40 (isolation #10) » Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:36 pm

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Oops, the deadline for this ended when I was doing a bunch of family stuff and then I forgot to go back and announce the results.

At any rate, with a commanding victory the very first Iron Chef winner is
brighteningskies
! They have won the people's ovation and fame forever, as well as the right to choose the theme ingredient for the next contest. That contest will launch November 1, so brighteningskies, please PM me the ingredient before then.

Congratulations again, and thank you all for participating in the first contest.

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