It’s poker night and everyone’s bringing their A game to the table. And since Chef Sharwin is playing for keeps, a mediocre offering of chips is hardly enough to get him the upper hand against a group of seasoned players.
Tonight’s opening hand is the Popcorn Shrimp and Chips Combo. This dish has shrimps cut into bite sized pieces, seasoned with salt, pepper, sugar, and garlic powder, then breaded with cornstarch and eggs and deep fried for that popcorn look. Cooked butterfly pasta given the same treatment serves as chips.
Malunggay for a nice twist on pesto
Grilled Herring and Malunggay Pizza raises the ante, where pesto made from malunggay leaves, garlic, salt, pepper and oliveoil is spread on focaccia bread then topped with cheese, cherry tomatoes and spicy tuyo to crack those stubborn poker faces.
For the ace in the hole, Chef Sharwin has the Baked Stuffed Mushrooms. With shiitake mushrooms stuffed with sauteed crab meat, garlic, olives, pepper with cheese, all baked to a savory golden brown, everyone is sure to end up trumped by the night’s offerings.
“Curiosity Got the Chef” season 2 premiered on Wednesday, 25 July. It airs every Wednesday at 9:30 PM on the Lifestyle Network, with replays on Saturdays at 6 pm and Sundays at 1030 am.
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