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5,092,101 views Food from The Good Place (and, well, everything else from The Good Place) reads like a fever dream: giant shrimp terrorizing the neighborhood, fountains of clam chowder, frozen yogurt in every conceivable flavor. Today, we're seeing if we can make some of these bizarre concoctions palatable - and throwing in some jalapeño poppers for good measure.
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INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
Peeps and M&M’s Chili (Champorado)
1 ½ cups rice (sticky, sushi or arborio)
2 ½ cups water
2 ½ cups evaporated milk
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Salt
⅓ cup granulated sugar
4 ounces dark chocolate
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp espresso powder
Sweetened condensed milk
Peeps, chopped (optional)
M&M’s (optional)
White Chocolate Shrimp
1 Egg
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 cup breadcrumbs
Shrimp, peeled and deveined
Vegetable oil
butter sauce
1 small shallot, minced
2 tbsp white wine
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 ½ tbsp heavy cream
1 cup butter, cut into chunks
white chocolate sauce
4 ounces white chocolate
Jalapeno Poppers
Jalapenos, halved and hallowed
8 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
1 Egg
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 cup breadcrumbs
Vegetable oil
DIRECTIONS
For the Peeps and M&M’s Chili (Champorado)
1.
Into a large pot add rice along with water, evaporated milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, a pinch of salt, and granulated sugar. Over medium heat bring that whole mixture to a boil and then turn the heat to medium low and simmer for 15-25 minutes. Stir occasionally.
1 ½ cups rice (sticky, sushi or arborio)
2 ½ cups water
2 ½ cups evaporated milk
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Salt
⅓ cup granulated sugar
2.
When the rice is nearly done, add dark chocolate and stir to combine until the chocolate is melted, then add vanilla extract and espresso powder. Mix to combine.
4 ounces dark chocolate
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp espresso powder
3.
Add to a bowl and top with some sweetened condensed milk. Optionally add some chopped peeps and M&M’s, but you might be better off leaving those out. Enjoy!
Sweetened condensed milk
Peeps, chopped (optional)
M&M’s (optional)
For the White Chocolate Shrimp
1.
Prepare your breading station by adding egg mixed with milk in one bowl, flour in your second bowl, and breadcrumbs in your third bowl.
1 Egg
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 cup breadcrumbs
2.
Coat the shrimp first in your flour, followed by the egg and milk mixture, and then into your breadcrumbs. Make sure they are fully coated and then set onto a plate.
Shrimp, peeled and deveined
3.
Once all of your shrimp are coated, add vegetable oil to a pot and bring to 375°F. Add shrimp and cook each shrimp for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oil and set on a paper towel.
Vegetable oil
For the butter sauce
1.
Add small minced shallot to a pan along with white wine, white wine vinegar, and heavy cream.
1 small shallot, minced
2 tbsp white wine
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 ½ tbsp heavy cream
2.
Cook over a medium heat until almost all the liquid has entirely reduced and then turn the heat down to a low heat. Add butter, a few chunks at a time. Once all the butter is added, remove from the heat but keep whisking to combine until a thick smooth sauce has been created.
1 cup butter, cut into chunks
For the white chocolate sauce
1.
Follow all the steps above with changed quantities and adding white chocolate. Mix to combine. If the sauce starts to break, just add a few Tbsp of heavy cream.
1 small shallot, minced
2 tbsp white wine
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 ½ tbsp heavy cream
4 ounces butter, cut into chunks
4 ounces white chocolate
2.
Serve with the fried shrimp and enjoy!
For the Jalapeno Poppers
1.
Start by halving and hallowing your jalapenos. In a bowl combine cream cheese with shredded pepper jack. Mix to combine, and then scoop the mixture into each jalapeno half.
Jalapenos, halved and hallowed
8 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
2.
Prepare your breading station by adding egg mixed with milk in one bowl, flour in your second bowl, and breadcrumbs in your third bowl.
1 Egg
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 cup breadcrumbs
3.
Add your jalapenos and to the flour mixture and then place them on a wire rack and let sit for 10 minutes.
4.
Next, add them to the egg and milk mixture followed by the bread crumb mixture and then let sit on a wire rack for 45 minutes. Repeat this so they are coated twice before.
5.
Preheat a pot with vegetable oil to 375°F and add jalapenos. Cook for 2-3 minutes before removing and placing on a wire rack to cool.
Vegetable oil
6.
Serve and enjoy!
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