Chopped Top Iron Chef Oakridge - Season 1, Episode 3 - White Night: Ron vs. Richard

Tonight's battle was Ron vs. Richard, with James as the "shopper".  James brought all white ingredients to the competition:

canned potatoes

chicken

white brats

flour tortillas

scallops

cauliflower

white kidney beans

perogies

sour cream

cream cheese

rice vermicelli

cream of potato soup

milk

white cake mix

Dream Whip

instant hot white chocolate

almonds

coconuts

Prep time brought much deliberation and menu planning on both sides.  Ron and Richard, although competing against each other, worked very well in the kitchen, prepping some items together, such as toasting almonds and cooking the vermicelli. 

 Richard chose to do a home style curry with a jalapeno Havarti quesadilla.  

Ron went with a trio of beef carpaccio, butter-braised potatoes, and a pan fried chicken and cheese wrap.

Both dishes were delicious and unique.   The best dish of the night was Ron's wraps, they had great flavor (and they were topped with sour cream).  The judges scored the dishes and here are the results:

Taste:  Ron

Creativity:  Richard

Presentation:  Ron

So Ron takes this evenings win.  Congratulations Ron!

Special mention must go to James, who after last weeks loss was on Redemption Kitchen Island, so he prepared a cake with some of the unused white ingredients.  YUM-O!

Next weeks Cheftestants will be Ron vs. Eric, with Richard choosing the special ingredients.  

Current standings:

                        Wins                  Losses

Ron                     1                        1

Warren                1                        0

James                  1                        1

Richard               0                        1

Eric                     0                        0