Post Link To Recipes From Top Chef That You Have Actually Made Top Chef

Post Link to recipes from Top Chef that you have actually made

luisascatering 16 years ago

Hi everyone!

I thought it would be really fun to start a thread that posts links to recipes we actually made from the TOP CHEF episodes.

Please see mine below and please add yours to this post :-)

LAMB CHOPS WITH TABOULI, BEEF SKEWER, HUMMUS AND YOGHURT
Source: Stefan Richter, Top Chef Season 5

http://www.grouprecipes.com/83698/grilled-lamb-chops-with-tabouli---beef-tenderloin-kabob-with-hummus-and-minted-yoghurt.html

BLACK TRUFFLE MAC AND CHEESE
Source: Dave Martin, Top Chef Season 1

http://www.grouprecipes.com/66975/black-truffle-mac-n-cheese.html

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

Luisa, I'm with you...

I'm making this in person tomorrow, but posting tonight...

CAULIFLOWER PUREE
Source: Arianne, Top Chef Season 5

http://www.grouprecipes.com/83929/cauliflower-puree.html

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

Ok, I made this and I must be missing the boat here. My puree was not smooth, rather lumpy and bumpy...next time I am going to try steaming my cauliflower in the steamer first and then putting it in the blender (instead of the food processor) to puree. Also tried to add some greek yoghurt to help with the creamy texture - that helped a little. So my notes for a repeat are: steam cauliflower, use blender instead of food processor, and add greek yoghurt.

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

http://www.grouprecipes.com/85582/top-chef-mushrooms-in-cream-sauce.html

This was from the Restaraunt Wars episode.

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

http://www.grouprecipes.com/85586/top-chef-chickpea-panisse.html

This is from the Restaraunt Wars episode - tried to get the whole recipe but they don't have it listed. They served it with a seared scallop. (Spelling challenged today!)

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divaliscious 16 years ago said:

wow - gots to say with as much as I have watched the show, I never made even one of the recipes....how was that truffles and mac-n-cheese - that had to be divine!

I will check out some of the recipes too... thanks for posting!

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frankieanne 16 years ago said:

Thanks for posting these here. I've had my eye on a couple of recipes from the show - just never got around to making them. So - thank you!

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luisascatering 16 years ago said:

Source: Arianne, Top Chef Season 5
another recipe I made:

http://www.grouprecipes.com/88589/grilled-herb-rubbed-filet-mignon-with-cauliflower-puree.html

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hotpad 16 years ago said:

Can't say I have ever straight up tried to copy a recipe, but it often leaves me laying in bed after watching and dreaming up my next try at something wonderful. It is probably one of the most inspirational cooking shows on television. I am addicted.

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

Hi all, I'm back. Sorry for the long absence and missed all of you while I was gone.

I have been keeping up with my favorite show and loved when they had Top Chef Masters on. Can anyone tell me what kind of cheese was used on the beet salad by Hubert? I've looked at the pictures and it appears to be a variation of mozzarella (?) I am a big fan of beets and have been experimenting with them. I would love to make this, but unsure about the cheese selection.

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luisascatering 16 years ago said:

Angelina, it was Comté cheese :-)

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luisascatering 16 years ago said:

here is the link to the recipe:

http://www.bravotv.com/foodies/recipes/roasted-red-beet-and-comte-cheese-salad

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notyourmomma 16 years ago said:

Very cool link. Their recipes are inspirational and intriguing to say the least. I loved Top Chef Masters....so happy about Rick Bayless. I don't know if I would attempt any of his recipes, they seem to be very complex.

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

Thank you Luisa for the link. I have been making beet recipes lately and wanted to try this one.

I loved the recipes Rick Bayless made (especially his tamales) but I think I'll start with baby steps in attempting his recipes. (Maybe start with trying to make a simple tamale -since I have never tried before.) I liked the mole sauce on top of the tamale - I could eat that all day!

Hubert Keller's recipes - some of them were beautiful as well...made me really want to try French cooking.

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luisascatering 16 years ago said:

Angelina, I just downloaded a bunch of Hubert's recipes this morning. I'll let you know when I make some of them :-)

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luisascatering 16 years ago said:

Braised Pork Shoulder, Sour Orange Mojo with Yucca and Pickled Onions
Source: Howie, Top Chef, Season 3, Episode 5

http://www.grouprecipes.com/65054/braised-pork-shoulder-with-orange-mojo.html

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

Luisa:

Please let me know when you make Hubert's recipes. His stew that he has as a child (in the finale) looked wonderful.

What does Comte cheese taste like? Mild or more goat like? I have roasting the beets down....

Tamales - how hard is this going to be? Any suggestions? I am really contemplating this.

Thanks!

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luisascatering 16 years ago said:

the taste is mild, slightly sweet, and nutty. Nothing at all like goat cheese, more like swiss cheese

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luisascatering 16 years ago said:

I made tamale appetizers for the 1st time in my mid twenties. I did not find it hard at all and they turned out great. I have always used parchment paper to make mine (very "white" of me, I know but it's the way I learned how to make them). :-)

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

Luisa, you make me laugh!

Nothing wrong with using parchment paper! I use shortcuts as well making my Italian food that would probably make my grandmother and aunts roll over! I love Pesto from Trader Joes and those self cooking lasagna noodles!

Thanks for the tip (Considering I still can't roll a burrito - I always put too much stuff in it!) How do I use the parchment paper?

Any other helpful shortcuts? How long does this take? I think T-time is going to be two weekends from now, since I am going diving this coming weekend. By then it should be cool enough that I don't bake the entire house out when I turn on the stove or oven. I am going to search the recipe bin (unless you have one) and see what I can find.

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

Ok this is on my shopping list. The salad is on my must make list!

Just picked the beets from my garden. While they are not very big, like the store bought kind, I think they will taste better!

I will try to take a picture and post when I have made the roasted red beet and comte cheese salad.

Have a great week!

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luisascatering 16 years ago said:

Angelina, I can send you my recipe if you'd like. It makes appetizer sized tamales...

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notyourmomma 16 years ago said:

Oh, good luck on the beets.....I love beets and no one in my immediate family will eat them.

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

Luisa: Can you send me your recipe? I am going to try it .... I have a large amount of frozen venison burger I want to try making into venison tamales.

NYM: I too, am the only beet lover in my immediate family. My mom likes them, but she lives far away. I still make beets anyway, just not huge batches. I pickeled a bunch in small jars and I am fond of roasting one or two a week . I stretch them out (potent little guys!) in half beet increments. I recently discovered one of my diving buddies likes beets, so I took a small jar of homemade pickeled beets with me when we went diving and we had it with our lunch.

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notyourmomma 16 years ago said:

I like them roasted too. I won't spend the money on them just for me....just can't, too much of a martyr, I guess. Admire you having home grown....that would be sublime.

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angelinaw 16 years ago said:

NYM: The good thing about only you liking them is all you have to buy is two beets and that can last a couple of days!

Home grown: much smaller then anticipated. Gold ones didn't grow - just red ones. More food for thought when planning next year's garden.

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luisascatering 15 years ago said:

Pork Leg Pate, Kevin Gillespie
Top Chef, Season 6, Episode 8, Elimination Challenge Winner

http://www.grouprecipes.com/108334/pork-terrine-with-pickled-cherries-and-mushroom-salad.html

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luisascatering 15 years ago said:

Strawberries with Rosemary Mascarpone & Pancetta Brunoise, Elia Aboumrad
Top Chef Season 2, Episode 8, Elimination Challenge: Cater a Hollywood Holiday Party

http://www.grouprecipes.com/109340/elias-strawberries.html

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luisascatering 15 years ago said:

Originally created by Harold Dieterle, winner of Top Chef Season One:

Strawberries and Cream Cheese with Buttery Basil Cookies
Strawberries And Triple Cream Cheese With Basil Cookies

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luisascatering 15 years ago said:

Adapted from Chef Tre Wilcox: Top Chef Contestant Season III:

Shrimp with Grilled Corn and White Cheddar Cheese Poblano Grits
Shrimp With Grilled Corn And White Cheddar Cheese Poblano Grits

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