Top Chef ™
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Dairy-Forward
The chefs had 45 minutes to produce dairy-forward desserts. The winner received US$7,500. The guest judge was chef/founder Christina Tosi. Following Episode 5 of Last Chance Kitchen, Kaleena rejoined the competition and Soo was introduced as a new competitor.
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What is Muhallebi?
Muhallebi is a milk pudding commonly made with rice, sugar, milk and either rice flour, starch or semolina, popular as a dessert in the Turkey and Middle East. While the dessert is called Muhallebi in Turkey and Iraq, the Egyptian variant is called mahalabia, the levantine variant is called mahalabiyeh.
What is Shrikhand?
Shrikhand is a traditional sweet of the Indian subcontinent made from strained yogurt. It is often served as part of a thali or with puris. It is a traditional dessert in Tamal, Gujarati and Marathi cuisine.
What is Pasilla Chile Pepper?
The pasilla chile or chile negro is the dried form of the chilaca chili pepper, a long and narrow member of the species Capsicum annuum. Named for its dark, wrinkled skin, it is a mild to hot, rich-flavored chile. As dried, it is generally 6 to 8 inches long and 1 to 1+1⁄2 inches in diameter.
The pasilla peppers come in at around 1,000-2,500 on the Scoville scale, making them milder than other common peppers like jalapeños and even cayenne pepper. Because of their unique flavor, pasilla peppers are commonly used in moles and salsas to add extra dimension to the other ingredients
While you might see poblano peppers labeled as pasilla peppers in the USA, there is a difference. Poblano is a fresh pepper, not dried, and it looks very much like a bell pepper—however, it is a deeper green and a bit longer and more slender than the pasilla.
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