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Charred Octopus with Patatas Bravas
Protein: Octopus
(Talking together) "So far, the pulpo (octopus) is going. The pickles are about to be done."
"Beautiful."
"I'm working on the potatoes right now."
Gordon Ramsay: "Julio and Rachel, tell me about the dish. What are you doing?"
Julio: "Chef, we're doing pan seared octopus. Then we're going to do patatas bravas with a bell pepper salsa and some pickled apples."
Presenting to the Judges
"We made seared octopus with patatas bravas, spicy salsa roja and chambord, pickled apples and radishes."
Judges
"Cooking octopus is difficult. Cooking octopus in 60 minutes is 10 times harder. But it looks so inviting."
Gordon Ramsay: "How long do you cook the octopus for?"
Julio: "It was in the pressure cooker for about 15 minutes, and then we did a hard sear in the cast iron pan."
"My goodness. Y' all brought it today."
"You are playing no games. I mean, the octopus is tender, seared, crispy on the outside. This is a delicious plate of food. Well done. Very nice."
Joe Bastianich: ""So this dish is a perfect example of what a balanced dish should taste like. This is better than the octopus in some of my restaurants."
"That's exemplary. Bravo."
"It is delicious. However, I want more sauce. Octopus is desperate for moisture. But you got the marriage right here. Bit like you two. Well done. Come on, guys. Amazing."
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