Food Network contestant wins with chicken and yucca

by Ellen Slattery, Posted Feb 19th 2008 @ 3:00PM

Roasted chicken with fried yucca root was the obvious winner for judges at the Food Network's Ultimate Recipe: Chicken Showdown (just so we're clear, the contestants were battling it out, not the chickens). Grand Prize Winner Amparo Alam of Syracuse, Utah, swept the competition, winning 99 out of a possible 100 points for her original dish.

The recipe, listed here, uses ajies (Peruvian chilies) and huacatay (a Peruvian herb) to enhance the flavors of both the bird and the veggie.

Other category winners included Eboni Williams' Battered Chicken Wings with Pomegranate and Mango BBQ Sauce and Lauren Wyler's Chicken, Tasso, and Andouille Gumbo.

What do you think? Do these recipes sound good to you? Or could you do better? Put your money where your mouth is and submit your recipe by March 31 for the next competition.

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Tags: america, chicken, Food Network, FoodNetwork, frying, poultry, Recipe Showdown, RecipeShowdown, roasting, root, tv show, TvShow, vegetables, yucca

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2-19-2008 @4:47PM peabody52 said... Wait, wait, wait.

Syracuse, UTAH?!
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2-19-2008 @5:00PM anonymouse said... Good luck finding Ajies in the US - I am Peruvian and have NEVER found them here. But maybe in Utah...
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3-03-2008 @9:48PM Brenda Pellerin said... To whomever is in charge of Ultimate Recipe Challenge:
I've tried to enter my recipe 3 times already for the Ultimate Recipe Challenge,but the webpage keeps disappearing before I finish typing everything in and can hit the "submit" bar. Not sure if it got received unfinished all 3 times, or if I just took too long.I do type pretty fast!It was a recipe for Pecan Penuche Shorties! Anything? Let me know please.
Brenda
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3-03-2008 @9:45PM Brenda Pellerin said... Sorry 'bout the blog..first time user and didn't mean to put my comment under an unrevelant blog.
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3-18-2008 @10:27PM brother brubru said... If my wife wasn't watching this show with me I might
believe I mis-heard what was said. When the three
judges were tasting the Motza ball soup the female
judge wondered how good the Motza balls were. One of
the two male judges stated that 'my balls are very
tender' I about fell out of my chair laughing!
Nothing was said at the time by Guy or the lady who
made the soup but at the end of the show the two hosts were shown laughing uncontrollably. I'm
guessing that the above comment is what they were
laughing about. Who says food can't be fun? :-)

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3-18-2008 @10:37PM brunoman said... If my wife wasn't watching this show with me I might
believe I mis-heard what was said. When the three
judges were tasting the Motza ball soup the female
judge wondered how good the Motza balls were. One of
the two male judges stated that 'my balls are very
tender' I about fell out of my chair laughing!
Nothing was said at the time by Guy or the lady who
made the soup but at the end of the show the two hosts were shown laughing uncontrollably. I'm
guessing that the above comment is what they were
laughing about. Who says food can't be fun? :-)
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