We cooked a few very simple dishes there that didn't impress too much. The dishes seemed more complicated than they actually were due to naming and portioning. What threw me off with the tilapia dish was that it was a 2" circle of fish on top of a 2" circle of toast and then the hash was called "Potatoes Hash Cookies" and I couldn't comprehend what either of these dishes were.
After finishing a paper I decided I'd give these dishes another try and give myself one hour to make them. This time, instead of making them as part of a team, I made them on my own.
Instead of using tilapia in 2" circles, I decided to make it into a main dish instead of an appetizer and use sole instead of tilapia. The original recipe called for pepper, cumin, coriander and salt, I added paprika and ancho pepper to the mix to give it a bit more bite. To top it, at the contest, we used a mango and cilantro topping. I added a dash of white vinegar and olive oil to give it a more
I also found that I'm not that keen on Sole. It's just not that great of a fish, it seems bland and boring to me. I also added to my kitchen this weekend by re-purposing a pint size whiskey bottle into my olive oil bottle. It looks totally bad ass. My girlfriend and I enjoyed the meal while watching Date Night, a movie that was surprisingly fun,
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