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Help please... I've entered a Chocolate Cook-Off.

Our local Senior Center is sponsoring a Chocolate Cook-Off in January.

There are several categories. I thought I'd try the non-dessert category.

I need something tried and true.

Does anyone have a recipe that uses chocolate and is NOT a dessert?

Thank you so much Smile

~ house cat ~
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Re: Help please... I've entered a Chocolate Cook-Off.

Dip potato chips in melted chocolate!

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White and Dark Chocolate Dipped Pretzels, you can jazzy them up with crushed peppermints and sprinkles etc

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A month or so ago, I saw a chef prepare chocolate fried chicken. It was a Home show on Hallmark channel. Google it. The hosts/guests raved about it. Sweet and savory......

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

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On 12/17/2014 Lucky charm said:

A month or so ago, I saw a chef prepare chocolate fried chicken. It was a Home show on Hallmark channel. Google it. The hosts/guests raved about it. Sweet and savory......

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

I'll look for it. I don't care much for chocolate, so just the thought of that turns my stomach, but not everyone feels that way. I know there will be dozens of dessert entries, so I wanted something different. This sure sounds different!

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I have never made it, but what about a mole sauce? I know there is a region of Mexico that uses chocolate in savory dishes. If this is a cook off, I would think originality would be important..... what about experimenting with using cocoa and a spot of coffee to intensify a beef dish? Poodlepet2
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Re: Help please... I've entered a Chocolate Cook-Off.

On 12/17/2014 house_cat said:
On 12/17/2014 Lucky charm said:

A month or so ago, I saw a chef prepare chocolate fried chicken. It was a Home show on Hallmark channel. Google it. The hosts/guests raved about it. Sweet and savory......

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

I'll look for it. I don't care much for chocolate, so just the thought of that turns my stomach, but not everyone feels that way. I know there will be dozens of dessert entries, so I wanted something different. This sure sounds different!


I'm a vegetarian, so the thought of it turns my stomach, too!

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Re: Help please... I've entered a Chocolate Cook-Off.

On 12/17/2014 Poodlepet2 said: I have never made it, but what about a mole sauce? I know there is a region of Mexico that uses chocolate in savory dishes. If this is a cook off, I would think originality would be important..... what about experimenting with using cocoa and a spot of coffee to intensify a beef dish? Poodlepet2

My first thought was mole sauce, too, but I've never made it either. I know it has a lot of different spices in it as well for a very complex flavor. Not sweet at all and very good!

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Paula Deen has a chocolate chili recipe. It just has 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder in it, but it sounds really good. I've never actually made it, but now you've got my wheels turning...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/chocolate-chili-recipe.html

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Vamp, I just did a search using "savory chocolate recipes", and chilli seems to top the list. I just saw a phenomenal recipe in The Farmers Almanac. House Cat, I know there is a restaurant in the Hershey Park that features savory food with chocolate, and they had a cook book. Perhaps you could check at your library, and if they don't have it, get it on interlibrary loan. Poodlepet2