Top Chef ™
Top Chef ™ Challenge Type:
Elimination
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Brined Pork with Potato Purée
Mimi: "Montreal, being a French speaking city, I'm leaning into French cuisine. And I'm going to do an emulsified corn sauce and then a pork jus and a potato puree."
Later ... Mimi: "I've been running back and forth in the kitchen, and I realized my potatoes have been boiling on a back burner for a very long time. I'm fighting these potatoes a little bit because they've been over boiled. They're gonna be so gummy. But they are what they are, so I've gotta go with it. I need to just make sure that everything is seasoned correctly."
Presenting to the Judges: "I wanted to do a potato puree with corn beurre monte, and then I did a lightly brined pork that was just grilled and then the peach that hopefully lightens it all up."
Judges: "Mimi's dish. This was a poor attempt. It's gone wrong. Beige, muddy."
"The potatoes reminded me of the powdered box potatoes. Her pork loin. It's completely dry and overcooked. Something clearly went wrong."
"I did not enjoy anything on Mimi's plate. It tasted like elevated hospital food. Nothing works because nothing's cooked right. That makes me grumpy."
