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Mussel Larb
Vinny: "I'm going to make a mussel larb. I don't think larb is the first thought anyone has when thinking of mussels. Typically, it's done with ground meat, but I'll be able to make the flavors balance out."
Vinny: "I'm trying to avoid the traditional steaming as much as possible. I'm cooking the mussels in a nest of herbs. They're going to pick up that natural perfume and infuse the way I want them to."
Presenting to Judges
Vinny: "I did mussels in the style of larb stressed in just a vinaigrette of the liquid. And I took the mussels and roasted them in a bed of all these herbs and then just garnished with some pickled chilies."
Judges
"Vinnie, I love that you had this idea of larb. It was perfectly easy to eat on that endive."
"I thought it really worked."
"We asked for something different and unique, and you delivered on that."
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