For the appetizer round, the mandatory ingredients were chicken breast, stout, parsnip and jelly rolls.  A little bit weird, but not a complete throw-off.  Not that difficult to figure SOMETHING out, either.  What I’d make would be sweet and sour chicken sliders topped with parsnip slaw.  This would work very well both as a passed appetizer or buffet at cocktail parties!

Could YOU make an appetizer using this as one of the ingredients?

First, the chicken would be ground and mixed in with the jelly rolls along with some egg white, salt, pepper and garlic powder, forming them first into ping pong or golf sized balls and then flattened.  They would then be cooked in the oven at 350 F until done.  Meanwhile, the parsnips are peeled and shredded into thin strips.  It is placed in a bowl along with some shredded red cabbage.  A dressing for the slaw is made with a bit of stout, white balsamic and a bit of pepper.  Lightly toast the slider buns.  Then place the meat into the burgers, top with a tiny slice of plum tomato, slaw and a dollop of chipotle mayo. Then add a tooth pick or skewer to keep the slider in place.  Ideally, this would be served on rectangular platters.

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