Chinese Food and a Cooking Throwdown

The Mableys hosted a Chinese themed gourmet club dinner this past Saturday.

I arrived in time to watch the Bruins finish off the Flyers. Which was sort of an appetizer in and of itself.

But the Mableys had something else planned for our appetizers. A cook off! We drew numbered knives to pair up with a partner.

Then they presented us with our key ingredients... goat cheese, strawberries, and potato chips. Yes, potato chips.

We could use anything else in the pantry, but our dish HAD to include those three ingredients. 45 minutes went ridiculously fast!

José and I prepared what we called a Royal Roulade (in honor of the recent royal wedding). We flattened some chicken tenders and stuffed them with goat cheese, crushed bacon, and scallions (?). Then we dredged the roulade in flour, then egg, then a breading of crushed potato chips and parmesan. We fried it, sliced it, and served in on a bed of arugula with a strawberry vinaigrette.

Now, I don't want to brag, but...

The other teams will have to weigh in about their dishes because I don't remember the specifics. I do remember Matt and Geoff used maple syrup and cayenne in their dish. And I remember that Rosie and Tricia's potato chips were marinated (OK, seasoned).

I hope you'll all chip in with the names of your dishes, because I don't remember them all. The menu looked something like this:

Fish soup

Stir fried bok choy and kale with tofu

Stir fried beef

Green beans with pork sausage

Lamb chops

Almond cookies and Fortune cookies

Oh, and yes, there were scorpion bowls.