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Coolest Adirondack Chopped Challenge!

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Pamela Merritt
July 06, 2016

Saranac Lake has a wonderful farmers market every Saturday in the summer and fall. It's more than fresh local produce, though of course there is plenty of that. We've expanded our farmers market into locally grown meats and cheeses, cut flowers, honey and maple syrup, delicious snacks, and even artisan crafts like pottery and hand-turned fountain pens.

Since it is held in Riverside Park, there are even more possibilities, such as live music in the bandshell or boat rides from the docks, depending on what other events are scheduled for that weekend. The riverside setting, just steps from our historic downtown, encourages all kinds of browsing and scenic possibilities.

But this Saturday, my friend was on a mission. She was giving me a Chopped Challenge.

the challenge

In fact, there's so much to choose from on Farmers' Market Saturdays that I really had no idea what ingredients I was going to wind up with. "Chopped" on television pits aspiring chefs against each other with a motley group of ingredients. The best meal wins.

So much to browse over on a gorgeous summer day by the river.
So much to browse over on a gorgeous summer day by the river.

My Chopped Challenge would have a few key differences. The ingredients would come from that Saturday's farmers' market, and I am a very aspiring chef. I have improved a great deal, but then my starting point was the first breakfast I cooked for my husband. I served it and he stared at his plate for a long time.

"What?" I prompted.

He has excellent diplomatic instincts. "It just doesn't match the picture I had in my head."

So when my mysterious bag arrived, I was familiar with many of the places the food had come from. I was not sure how they would all go together.

the ingredients

My friend confirmed that she was enjoying her day as much as she was anticipating stumping me with her choices.
What a beautiful day at the farmers market! It has such a gorgeous setting in Riverside Park, right on the water. And everyone there is so nice, it’s hard to walk two steps without getting into a great conversation.
It's maple central at South Meadow Farms, where workers cook their syrup in their vintage sugarhouse.
It's maple central at South Meadow Farms, where workers cook their syrup in their vintage sugarhouse.
I’m not going to lie, I was trying to get the most random ingredients possible to make it more of a challenge. (Sorry, Pam!) So when I saw the little bottles of South Meadow Farm maple syrup, I knew I had to get one. I love their place (went to a beautiful wedding out there once) and I love their syrup! 

There's so many wonderful culinary things to do with maple syrup, I thought this would be one of the easy parts. But of course, it's the combining that can trip up the chef. 

Harmony Hills Farmstead has many kinds of pork, whole chickens, eggs -- even soap! But make it an early stop, because when it is scratched through on the chalkboard, that one's gone!
Harmony Hills Farmstead has many kinds of pork, whole chickens, eggs -- even soap! But make it an early stop, because when it is scratched through on the chalkboard, that one's gone!
I don’t know the first thing about buying meat because I don’t cook with it, so that was a tough one. I wasn't really sure what would be easy for you to deal with and what would be more challenging. But I saw that Harmony Hills farm was selling ground pork and decided it seemed rather rare, at least among the market's other offerings, and I also noticed that it was pretty affordable, so I grabbed it.
Mmmmmm. Grassfed cheese. Feel the power of North Country Creamery!
Mmmmmm. Grassfed cheese. Feel the power of North Country Creamery!
Cheese is a farmers market necessity, so I had to get some. I stopped at North Country Creamery’s booth and bought some of what they call Farmers Cheese, which the woman said was a mild cheese - just to make it a little easier on you! 
That fiend! I guess if she picked yogurt that would have been even harder, but the cheese turned out to be the most problematical ingredient.
Like these sugar snaps weren't gorgeous enough already!
Like these sugar snaps weren't gorgeous enough already!
The snap peas with the pretty petunia (is that what kind of flower that was?) came from Juniper Hill Farm. When I told them what I was doing, the guy insisted that I take some garlic scapes for free as well. They were all so nice!
They are actually pansies, a favorite flower,  and this is a favorite vegetable. It was clever of the nice fellow to throw in garlic scapes, because those are a really obscure ingredient.
Excellent move, Juniper Hill Guy! That's a rare form of garlic, all right.
Excellent move, Juniper Hill Guy! That's a rare form of garlic, all right.
I can’t wait to hear what you came up with! I know I’d never have a clue what to do with that kind of a combination of ingredients.

She's really come up with a challenge. It was like one of those puzzles where we can put it together but there is one piece left over.

the results

I love pork and it is a meat which goes particularly well with sweetness, so the maple syrup seemed to have a natural home. Yet my first thought about incorporating the cheese was in a kind of queso dip with the pork. (I love a wild queso dip -- putting pork in it was not that bizarre.) Except I couldn't imagine the maple syrup fitting into that.

Maybe I could do a maple vinaigrette on the pea pods. Those weird green things (I didn't know what the garlic scapes were until my friend told me the day after we'd made the dinner) could go into either dish -- perhaps. Still, I felt the pork and maple syrup had a kind of magnetic attraction in my mind. And cheese certainly didn't belong on the sugar snap peas.

sugar snap peas, maple syrup, ground pork, farmer's cheese, and some unknown green things (garlic scapes)
sugar snap peas, maple syrup, ground pork, farmer's cheese, and some unknown green things (garlic scapes)

When I got them home and laid on our workspace, my husband brightened when he saw the ground pork package. "We could make those spicy pork things we like so much when we go to Lisa G's."

"That's a great idea. But what about the maple syrup?"

"It will be the sweet part of the sweet and sour sauce."

Chef Robert's Adirondack Pork Wraps

Brown one pound of ground pork with salt & pepper, add chopped green things (the man was going by smell at this point) and minced garlic to taste, simmer to meld flavors. Serve wrapped in foldable lettuce leaves (we had romaine) with spicy sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped green things (garlic scapes)
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • dash of ground mixed pepper
  • 1/4 cup light port
  • 2 tablespoons Bragg's apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Bragg's aminos
  • 2 squirts cayenne chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons local maple syrup
  • dusting of cornstarch as the sauce thickens, to taste

Lightly saute the garlic scapes, ginger, and garlic in the sesame oil. Add other ingredients, stirring at intervals over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until flavors blend and sauce thickens. (All ingredients to taste, measurements approximate. We skipped the cornstarch, but the sauce will stay put if that is added during heat.) 

The pea pods were steamed with sea salt and freshly squeezed lemon juice, then simply dressed with butter.

Adirondack Pork Wraps with sugar snap peas, with that special spicy sauce!
Adirondack Pork Wraps with sugar snap peas, with that special spicy sauce!

Turns out, those weird green things were garlic scapes. They are the flower bud of the garlic plant, removed in late June (how timely!) to encourage the bulbs to put their energy into growing the bulb part, not the flower part. Chef Robert had used them correctly, just from the smell.

I know: What about the cheese? That was my one real contribution to the meal, but it was a vital one. Our Adirondack Chopped Challenge was coming together so well... except for that delicious farmer's cheese.

It certainly didn't fit into what was becoming an Asian-themed meal.

cheese and fruit (two gourmet jams, actually) for dessert, in the classic Adirondack style of simple and delightful
cheese and fruit (two gourmet jams, actually) for dessert, in the classic Adirondack style of simple and delightful

But we are cosmopolitan here in the Adirondacks, welcoming many cultures. In the French tradition, we had the cheese for dessert, dipped into some wonderful gourmet jams. That we had gotten from previous trips to the farmers market. Stayed in theme, all so homemade and delicious.

The dinner was awesome. So much so, we want to repeat it very soon.

Challenge accepted! And, achieved.

Find fine lodging. We have amazing dining. Explore our many attractions.

Recipe and meal created by Chef Robert.


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Fabulous fair food

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So much to browse over on a gorgeous summer day by the river.
So much to browse over on a gorgeous summer day by the river.
It's maple central at South Meadow Farms, where workers cook their syrup in their vintage sugarhouse.
It's maple central at South Meadow Farms, where workers cook their syrup in their vintage sugarhouse.
Harmony Hills Farmstead has many kinds of pork, whole chickens, eggs -- even soap! But make it an early stop, because when it is scratched through on the chalkboard, that one's gone!
Harmony Hills Farmstead has many kinds of pork, whole chickens, eggs -- even soap! But make it an early stop, because when it is scratched through on the chalkboard, that one's gone!
Mmmmmm. Grassfed cheese. Feel the power of North Country Creamery!
Mmmmmm. Grassfed cheese. Feel the power of North Country Creamery!
Like these sugar snaps weren't gorgeous enough already!
Like these sugar snaps weren't gorgeous enough already!
Excellent move, Juniper Hill Guy! That's a rare form of garlic, all right.
Excellent move, Juniper Hill Guy! That's a rare form of garlic, all right.
sugar snap peas, maple syrup, ground pork, farmer's cheese, and some unknown green things (garlic scapes)
sugar snap peas, maple syrup, ground pork, farmer's cheese, and some unknown green things (garlic scapes)
Adirondack Pork Wraps with sugar snap peas, with that special spicy sauce!
Adirondack Pork Wraps with sugar snap peas, with that special spicy sauce!
cheese and fruit (two gourmet jams, actually) for dessert, in the classic Adirondack style of simple and delightful
cheese and fruit (two gourmet jams, actually) for dessert, in the classic Adirondack style of simple and delightful

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