Cooking Without Seasoning or a Pantry

[Peter the eater]

Think of it as a Top Chef Quickfire Challenge. You get two ingredients of your choosing, water, a heat source, and whatever kitchen equipment you want. Nothing else. What's possible?

[judiu]

Bacon and eggs.

[Peter the eater]

Bacon and eggs.

Perfection.

[Anna N]

Caramelized onions.

[Peter the eater]

Caramelized onions.

That's only one ingredient -- you get immunity in the elimination round, Anna.

[crinoidgirl]

Carmelized onions need some kind of fat, Peter.

[Wholemeal Crank]

Steamed asparagus with grated pecorino on top.

[ChefCrash]

Cereal and milk?

[Peter the eater]

Carmelized onions need some kind of fat, Peter.

Yes, I always add butter. But can't a chopped onion in a warm pan sweat, become translucent, then get brown and gooey on it's own sugar w/o the lipid?

[Peter the eater]

Cereal and milk?

Oooh, didn't think of that. What kind of cereal would you use?

[Peter the eater]

Steamed asparagus with grated pecorino on top.

That's a heavenly match. I give you four point five stars!

[djyee100]

steamed clams with melted butter

[Darienne]

Sugar and corn syrup: hard candy (true it would be better with a flavor, but I did make some a couple of weeks ago to test a new mold of a Boston Terrier and the neighbor kids were happy enough)

[Lisa Shock]

Roasted potato with Beurre Noisette.

[SobaAddict70]

Three ingredient dinner tonight: sopa de ajo

garlic, olive oil, water, bread.

add a poached egg and you're in business.

Pix in the dinner thread later.

yes I know it's 3 ingredients -- rules are made to be broken.

Edited June 7, 2010 by SobaAddict70 (log)

[Kerry Beal]

Going for the single ingredient, no water and a heat source - grated cheese tuilles.

[Nicholas Ellan]

I could really go for some artichokes with butter right about now...

[Peter the eater]

Going for the single ingredient, no water and a heat source - grated cheese tuilles.

Kerry, can you elaborate? Just cheese?

[Kerry Beal]

Going for the single ingredient, no water and a heat source - grated cheese tuilles.

Kerry, can you elaborate? Just cheese?

Nothing I love better than the bits of cheese that ooze out of cheese biscuits, that brown and crisp up. So to make tuiles, you simply grate cheese, lay it in rounds on parchment, or sprinkle in a non stick pan. Picture here.

[Peter the eater]

Three ingredient dinner tonight: sopa de ajo

garlic, olive oil, water, bread.

add a poached egg and you're in business.

Pix in the dinner thread later.

yes I know it's 3 ingredients -- rules are made to be broken.

That's the spirit. Three's a good number.

[DanM]

Malted Barley, Hops, and Water = Beer. This will ferment naturally and become a nice lambic in a few years.

Dan

[Emily_R]

Cereal and milk?

Amen.

[Emily_R]

In addition to cereal and milk, I think pasta with butter is also pretty close to nirvana.

[heidih]

I could really go for some artichokes with butter right about now...

I do not know if I could do this without salt in the artichoke prep- but....possible

[JTravel]

Thick homemade yogurt with a REALLY ripe banana mashed into it. Of course over cereal would make it a meal.