Kong's Kitchen - Episode 1: Extra Life Cooking Stream! Making Gnocchi, Arugula Salad and Crostini
Channel: King Kong Rong
Date: 2019-11-08

ExtraLife Cooking Stream? ExtraLife Cooking Stream! 

Today, we turned a gift basket from Children's Specialized Hospital into a 3 course meal in around 45 minutes! 

Today's Recipes:
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Gnocchi a la Vodka
Ingredients:
1 lb Michele Portoghese Gnocchi 717 Napoletani Pasta
24 oz Tomato Vodka Sauce
4 tbsp garlic infused olive oil
1 medium shallot, minced
Instructions: 
1) Pour pasta into boiling water and cook until al dente.
2) Pour olive oil and shallot in medium saucepan. Cook until shallots soften. 3-5 minutes
3) Take saucepan off heat then pour vodka sauce in (this prevents splatter)
4) Heat to boil, then set to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
5) When pasta is al dente, pour pasta into colander to drain. I had a bowl under the colander to reserve some of the pasta water.
6) Take 1/4 cup of reserve pasta water and pour that into the sauce. Stir and keep on cooking until desired thickness. ~15-20 minutes
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Tomato Crostini
Ingredients:
1 French/Italian baguette
13 oz Tomato Bruschetta topping
Garlic infused olive oil
Instructions:
1) Preheat oven/toaster oven to 425F 
2) Slice baguette into 1/2 inch rounds and place on baking sheet
3) Drizzle olive oil on top of slices. It's okay to let some drip onto baking sheet
4) Cook in oven for about 10 minutes or until the center is golden and/or the crust starts to blacken
5) Remove from oven and wait to let it cool.
6) Once cooled, spoon about 1 tbsp of bruschetta topping on the bread slices
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Arugula Salad with Roasted Figs, Pomegranate Seeds, Goat Cheese, Pecans, and Balsamic Reduction
ingredients:
1 bag of baby arugula
8 fresh figs, sliced in half
1/2 pomegranate, de-seeded
2 oz goat cheese, plain
1/4 cup chopped pecans (can sub with pine nuts or walnuts)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Instructions
1) After crostini comes out, place the figs skin down on baking sheet and cook for 10 minutes
2) Meanwhile, pour balsamic into small sauce pan and set to boil. Once boiling, set to low and simmer until it becomes a thick syrup. 10 minutes or until at desired thickness (see video for reference).
3) Assemble a "bed" of arugula on plate and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and pecans.
4) Once figs are ready, take out and place on top of salad.
5) Take some goat cheese and sprinkle on top of figs.
6) Drizzle balsamic reduction on top of figs.
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