What If.................

[cjs]

As I was commenting on the chefs/cooks having a hard time with their 'spur of the moment' very best dish for presentation, I got to thinking what I would have automatically have made.

Given we were all capable of working with the time restraints and all the other criteria, what dish(es) would you automatically go to?

Number 1 thought would be a roasted squab topping a root veggie puree, garnished with foie gras (hopefully legal again) and fennel shavings. and maybe marinated beets and pancetta.

I think for a vegetarian, I would do my Roasted Butternut Squash Penne al Burro making sure the squash dice was perfectly roasted with fried sage leaves and a drizzle of red pepper oil.

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What would you fix?

[Mare749]

A plate full of your food! Yummm

[Old Bay]

I would make a Cajun stuffed pork loin with cornbread dressing and green beans.
My vegitarian offering would be eggplant parmesan with pasta and a caprese salad.

[cjs]

I really started this thread off the top of my head....now, dinner plate ideas are just a jumpin' around in that same head....

That's funny, Maryann.

[Harborwitch]

Vegetarian is easy - just flew into my mind: Truffled Mac & Cheese and a "herb salad" with lemon olive oil dressing.

Spatchcocked herb roasted chicken with a celariac & yukon gold potato mash, and a mixed veggie saute.

[BarbaraS]

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Spatchcocked herb roasted chicken

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How dare you do that to a chicken!

(psssst! what is it, anyway?)

Barbara

[iBcookin]

So glad YOU asked that question, I was afraid to!!

[labradors]

It's just splitting the chicken down the back and splaying it out - especially for grilling. Watch enough of Masterchef Australia, Junior Masterchef Australia or [/i]Masterchef New Zeland[/i] and you'll hear the term quite a bit.

[cjs]

Cuisine No. 22 (August 2000), pages 32-35

has a recipe for doing them and a beautiful picture. Didn't we do one for a review dinner one time????

[Harborwitch]

We might have Jean.

I love to spatchcock them, they cook so much faster in the oven or on the grill. I might have a picture somewhere.