(Author's note: I'm back after a six-week burnout-induced absence. Unless and until I'm able to write full-time {still a dream of mine}, posting three times a week is probably a more reasonable goal than daily.......Laura)
The Brays have defended their Central Market Hatch Chile Ruler title! Bruce's "Nowhere Left to Hide Hatch Fudge Sundae" won the day at Sunday's Hatch Chile Taste-Off in San Antonio. One of the judges was Tanji Patton (pictured). Since I can't post a PDF using my blogging tool, you can find the recipe on Tanji's fabulous foodie site. The dish has five parts: a Hatch ice cream made with Young's Chocolate Stout, Hatch hot fudge, candied Hatch chiles, candied pinon, and a Hatch syrup (a reduction of the syrup that candied the Hatch and pinon).
Other dishes included a green chile stew, potato salad, a two-sided chile soup with ceviche, a flourless chocolate cake, and fried plantains with a raspberry coulis. The soup was easily the prettiest dish out there, and the competition between that dish and Bruce's was apparently very close. As defending champion, I got to crown (and kiss!) the winner. (OK, I wouldn't have kissed the soup guy.)
We had an amazing 13 friends and family in the tasting area, cheering us on. The fabulous crown was made by CM's floral department. Those are fresh chiles on there!
In addition to bragging rights, he won a $100 CM gift card, a nice gift basket, and a year's supply of roasted chiles. Our freezer is full to bursting.
Bruce was a finalist in the inaugural 2008 contest with a creme brulee, and I won last year with a key lime pie (sadly, only one entry per household). We've established a dynasty here! On to 2010!
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