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Serpent in the Garden Custard
Serpent in the Garden: White Chocolate & Passion Fruit Custard with Candied Dandelion Greens
Katie's 'evil' dessert. Assigned dandelion greens — and rattled by it.
Katie: "This is definitely my nemesis. For my evil dessert, Chris gives me dandelion greens. Definitely evil. I decided to make this chocolate passion fruit custard and shape it like a snake with candied dandelion greens. Like a snake in the garden. But after I've blanched the dandelion greens, they're still so bitter. Blanche, shock, taste — still super bitter. Blanche, shock, taste — still super bitter. Nope. I'm afraid this evil ingredient is gonna cost me a million dollars." Eventually: "That's better — a hint of bitter instead of a kick in your face of bitter. Now it's time to quickly blanch them in simple syrup and lay them out on the dehydrator trays."
On presentation: "It's a serpent in the garden — a white chocolate passion fruit custard."
Michael Cimarusti: "I really think the curve ball that Chris gave you in the form of these dandelion greens are one of my favorite parts of this dish. You tamed the bitterness and turned them into something that is so enjoyable. I wish you'd given me more." (Other comments from Nina and Padma covered both of Katie's plates together; see Liquid Hazelnut Tart entry.)
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