Iron Chef 2

So, after the first Iron Chef Pine St. my roommate wanted another challenge. I gladly accepted. We had a few more people, a simpler score card, and some more fun indgredients:

Shrimp, Fennel, Serrano Chilies, Yams (really?), and Mushrooms.

My dishes:

Tequila shrimp cevice
- Lime juice, a nice blanco tequila, finely diced serrano chilis, finely diced fennel, and some nice sized chunks of white peach. Garnished with a big slice of the peach for a nice sweet finish.

Chili fennel shrimp w/ mushroom risotto
- The key to this was adding all of the shrimp shells & discarded pieces of fennel to the stock.

Cajun shrimp with bourbon yam fritters
- Having never made fritters before this event, the experiment worked out with flying colors. First roasting the yams, then mashing together the yams, egg, bread crumbs, bourbon, maple syrup and a touch of salt. These puppies were deep fried to a beautiful dark caramel color. Garnished with a maple bourbon butter sauce. The shrimp were simply prepared with some cajun seasoning and married next to the fritter.