the pragmatic chef™: We have a winner!!!!

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May 13, 2005

We have a winner!!!!

Congratulations to Steve from Seattle, WA for being the very first Food Fight™ winner!!! His winning dish is called "Sweet Fried Red Cabbage with Kielbasa." The final dish is at the bottom of the page.

Lots to comment on here. First, great job with the mise-en-place, (the prep work). Well organized, sir. He did all the right things- slowly rendering the bacon, then removing it to cook the cabbage in the grease. Cooking the kielbasa seperately is also a great idea, it gives you full control over the browning. Basic home cooking done perfectly!

I've added some other spices to this too when I've made it- a tiny bit of cloves, allspice, cinammon, a crushed juniper berry, a splash of red wine and some red currant jelly but remember, it's easy to ruin a dish with too much of this stuff.

I also like the way Steve documented the procedure. You don't have to do anything this elaborate to win but it was great to watch the dish in progress. Truly well done, Steve.

Steve wins a tin of Survival Spice™ and the distinction of being the very first Food Fight™ winner. Congratulations again!

Thanks to everyone who entered, it was a tough decision. Lots of good entries and a few great ones! As Food Fight™ grows, I'll be awarding second and third prizes too, so don't give up if you didn't win.

The next Food Fight™ starts soon and runs through Memorial Day so you can enter your Memorial Day BBQ dishes. Remember, the "rules" are here.

Have a great weekend everyone, I've been getting a lot of nice emails about the blog, it definitely makes it more fun to do.

Here's Steve's winning entry: