Pitotti calls it an honor just to be on the show and have the chance to introduce himself and his shop on a national platform. The show, hosted by Master Pastry Chef Ron Ben-Israel, is broken into three tests, with a contestant eliminated after each one. In the first, contestants must create a chocolate dessert in 40 minutes.
They can rifle through a provided pantry of ingredients, but they must use a secret ingredient think green pea soup revealed at the start.
Halfway through the battle, a second secret ingredient is revealed that contestants must work into their dish. At the end of the battle, Chef Ron tastes everything and you must sell him on it, Pitotti says. A lot of the recipes he relied on for the challenge were spin-offs of what he makes for the store.
It was a white cake with chocolate ganache frosting. So, I took a tiny slice and filled it in with frosting. That was the first time I realized there was something to it — that I really wanted to do it. OMC: Did he lend you his truck? SM: He did. SM: I was at c. And "Sweet Genius" was my favorite show. And I thought — maybe I could do that. So, I contacted the Food Network.
They just happened to be doing a casting call. So, I sent them my information and they called me the next day. Then, I went through a series of interviews that took months to complete. So, I flew out there in July, did the show, and then had to wait until the end of October to talk about it the show aired Oct.
OMC: And you won. How exciting was it? SM: It was single-handedly one of the best experiences of my life. So, when I walked on stage and saw the Halloween theme, I knew it was going to be fun. We were filming on Friday the 13 th — and my daughter was born on Friday the 13 th — so there was a lot of good juju. Also, since it was the Halloween episode, you kind of had an idea what you were in for.
Was he what you envisioned? My first time meeting him, he was dressed like a vampire and talking to himself. It turns out he had buds in his ears and was rehearsing. His TV persona is edited to make him seem peculiar. And the way they edited me made me seem really much like a single mom, fighting for my family. And that was just really played up. OMC: Well, you do have a sort of rags to riches story. They dig that. But, back to your work here at the bakery. For the pastry, place the butter in the freezer for about 20 minutes until very hard.
Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl. Working quickly, hold the butter using a piece of baking parchment and coarsley grate it into the flour.
Roasted sweet potato wedges with saffron aioli Easy. Saffron aioli: 1 Lightly sprinkle the garlic with a pinch of the salt and smash it into a paste with the side of a cook's knife. Garlic rosemary sweet potato wedges Easy. Place in aluminium foil, sprinkle with olive oil and wrap tightly. Place potatoes on barbecue to cook about 20 minutes.
Remove and set aside. Roasted Sweet Potatoes Easy. Place cut sweet potatoes into a large bowl. In a wok, or saute pan, toast the cumin and Sichuan peppercorns for one to two minutes until fragrant.
Transfer to mortar and pestle or spice grinder and grind. Sweet Potato Soup Easy. Melt butter in a large saucepot over medium heat and cook onion minutes to soften, but not browned.
Add sweet potato, ginger, coconut milk and 3 cups of stock. Simmer 25 minutes, until sweet potatoes are tender. Sweet Potato Bisque Easy. Add the butter to a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Once the butter melts and becomes foamy, add the garlic, onions and ginger and saute until tender and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper. Add the chipotle pepper and saute f. Sweet Pickled Cucumbers Easy. Using the slicing blade of a food processor or a very sharp knife, very finely slice the cucumbers. Peel the onions and slice them very thinly too. Combine the cucumber, onion and dill, if using, in a large bowl.
Mix the sugar, salt and vinegar an. Sweet potato pudding Easy. Grease a 1. Pour the pudding into the baking dish. Transfer to t. Tailgate sweet tea Easy. The bicarbonate of soda will darken the syrup and reduce the bitterness. Put the cream, milk, garlic, nutmeg, cinnamon and seasoning together in a large pan. Bring to the boil then add the sliced sweet potato a few at a time so each slice is coated in the liquid.
Cover the pan tig. Cut a disc out of the polenta and slice into 2cm thick pieces. Peel the sweet potato and do the same, ensuring that you have pieces of the same thickness. Sweat the mushrooms, shallots and garlic in a pan until sof.
Mix the brown sugar, salt, pepper, five-spice powder, garlic powder, ground ginger and onion powder in a bowl, and then rub all over the pork. Place on a wire-racked baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit for 2 hours, or preferably over. Smoky sweet potato chicken soup Easy.
Add the carrots to the pan and stir to coat the carrots in the oil. Sweet Potato Souffle Easy. Poke the sweet potatoes with a fork and bake on a foil-covered baking sheet until they are soft, 1 hour. When cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes, place the flesh. Sweet Potato Skins Easy. Put the sweet potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until fork-tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
Let cool completely. The potatoes can be baked, cooled and refrigerated a day ahea. Sweet Apple Roses Medium. Core the apples and cut in half, then slice into thin slices using a mandolin or a very sharp knife. Place the apples in a bowl and fill with water and the lemon juice. Microwave for 2 minutes to make the app. Sweet potato layer cake with spiced pecan buttercream Hard. Place the pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast them for 10 minutes, until fragrant.
Sweet and sour pork Medium. Notes: This is my simple and healthy version of sweet and sour pork and will be unlike anything you would have tasted in a Chinese restaurant.
I hope it's one you will love to cook time and time again. Instead of the crunchy batter, the crunchy roast. Spread on a baking sheet and roast until soft and partially browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Spray both sides of the tortillas with c.
Maple sweet potato upside-down cake Easy. Spray the sides of a cm round nonstick cake pan with cooking spray. For the Spiced Sour Cream:1 In a medium bowl, mix together the soured cream, sugar, vanil. Combine the panko, cumin, paprika, olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Whisk the egg white in a medium bowl until frothy. Add the sweet potatoes and toss until. Egg fu young with roasted red pepper and sweet chilli sauce Medium.
Notes: This American-Chinese dish is very popular in American takeaways and Chinese fast food outlets. It is basically a folded omelette with plenty of Chinese ingredients such as bean sprouts, water chestnuts, dried shrimps, mushrooms, roast pork an. Mashed sweet potatoes, pork chop with cider gravy, sauteed apples and onions Easy.
For the pork chops:1 Season chops with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Smoked chicken pot pie with sweet potato crust Easy. In a large bowl combine the flour with the salt and pepper.
Cut in the butter with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Argentinean-style grilled swordfish with a spicy-orange chimichurri, pan-roasted peppers and charred sweet potato chips Medium. Remove from the refrigerato. Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes Easy.
Place sweet potatoes on sheet tray and bake for 1 hour or until soft. Remove from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle. Split potatoes and remove the flesh to a medium sized bowl, reserving skins.
In another bowl,. Sweet Chilli Halloumi and Pitta Easy. In a bowl, mix the sweet chilli sauce and the juice and zest of half a lime. Slice the halloumi into thickish pieces, then toss in olive oil. Heat a griddle pan over a medium heat and cook the halloumi slices in batches for about 2 minutes. Fried plantains with sweet heat Easy. Cut the plantain on the diagonal into 2. Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Brush the sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon of the oil, and sprinkle with a large pinch of salt.
Lightly oil the grill grates. Arrange the sweet potato rounds on the grill, cover wit. Mini sweet potato pies Easy. Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes Easy. Lightly scrub the sweet potatoes under cold running water. Place the potatoes on a roasting tray and bake until tender, 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the potatoes to cool slightly before cutting off.
Bake them until tender and fully cooked, between 40 to 55 minutes depending on size. Cool slightly.
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