Potato

Okay so basically Roger, Danny, Kevin, Chin and I decided to do our own rendition of the Epic Meal Time franchise and came up with Epic Potato Time.  So... why potatoes?  Because it's the staple food in America and most of Europe, so we might as well get a head-start at cooking taters here.  

What's the theme?  Simple!  Every dish must be comprising mainly of potatoes, that's it.

Actually, we made plenty of planning for this dinner of gastronomical proportions.  Heck, for 2 months we couldn't find one fixed date when we were all free.  So when the opportunity came, we took it on the first go.

We decided on 4 dishes: 

Appetizer

Potato Tuna Tomato Salad

Starters

Mash Potatoes layered with Mushroom Sauce

Entree

Jacket Potatoes

Pasta with Potatoes and Bacon Flakes in Carbonara Sauce

On Friday, the 15th, Roger and I went to TCM to buy all the goods for dinner.  We got most of what we came for, and the rest of the "missing ingredients" we took from Roger's place.

It was 6 pm when the last person arrived and we were thick in the prepping phase.

First thing we did was boil the Russet Potatoes so that they become mushy enough to be mashed later on.   Also, we sliced up most of the veggies like garlic, onion cloves, tomatoes, and obviously, the potatoes.

Once we got the vegetables ready, the potatoes were soon boiled to mush and appetizer was ready to be prepared.

Mash Potato

Danny working on the Carbonara Sauce

The protein for the day: back bacon, sausages and chicken nuggets

Soon, we worked on the entree dishes.

Sausages and bacon flakes

We finished cooking the pasta and then placed it in the oven with some spices

Jacket Potatoes, ready to be placed in the oven

Potato Salad, left in the fridge to cool

Lastly, we worked on the nuggets and the Carbonara sauce.

In addition, Roger whipped up his Special Sauce as a dipping for the dishes.  It was absolutely divine, forget the coloration.

And we forgot to include the Mushroom Sauce, so we did that last.

And...

Behold!

The end product to our 2-hour cooking endeavor.

Mashed Potato

Roger's Special Sauce

Angel Hair and Bent Pasta with Basil and Oregano

So the verdict:

7/10

The Potato Salad was a little dry, my bad on that part.  But the bacon saved all the dishes, no further explanation needed.  Although the food was nice, bar the Jacket Potatoes (they were dead raw as we forgot to boil them first...  NEVERMIND THAT!), the portion was waaay too much for us five to finish.  Heck, it could've fed us for the entire day!  So Roger stored most of the food to be eaten the next day.

It was a really fun time, all in all.  And we had a good time.

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