Ben Bender and Chris Hegardt go head-to-head in a cooking showdown. Let’s see whose meal ends up with the most heat given specific ingredients from our local Harris Teeter.
Today two players enter but only one Will be Crown Victorious the challenge Two players will have 30 minutes to use 4 surprise basket ingredients from Harris Teeter to create one culinary Masterpiece at the end a panel of elite Judges will determine which chef Reigns Supreme today's battle breakfast let's See who whips up a winning dish and who Takes acidity to a whole new level it's Time to let them cook I'm excited to Chef it up against Chris Hagar today we are with Harris Teeter And chop Style versus Ben Bender so Let's see how it goes I'm nervous Three two one let them cook All right what do we got here oh we got Some eggs cage-free grade some Takis Okay oh man Takis some arugula perfect Pinch lemon and pepper seasoning I think I need some wings with this one but all Right come on let's go get my Ingredients what is this like a first Come first serve definitely get an extra Virgin olive oil tortillas and some of This hot sauce tomatoes yes that's all I Need let's go to the coke fridge we're On a roll Bridge time you're leading the Way go ahead Ben's the real Chef here so I appreciate him giving me some tips Where's the butter bag almost spilled The yogurt I think we're good to go Let's go one lemon is fine I got my Ingredients and uh we're off all right
Good to go I think I'm gonna make Breakfast tacos I'm from San Diego so You gotta go with the tacos let's go I Think I'm gonna try and do a French Omelette which is pretty technical but I'm gonna give it my best shot I think The idea is there let's see if the Execution is there too I'm gonna do Three eggs I think all right I don't Like how we're like right next to each Other kind of stressing me out You cut an onion in half or you cut it This way hey does Chris even know how to Cut an onion We can find out [Music] We're starting off okay we'll see if There's any tears at the end of this He's nice and whisked up I usually use a Fork but I like this with all right it looks Pretty good for now I'm gonna cut these Tomatoes maybe put these on the side so Chris what's up how long you been Cooking I think I cook Pretty simple meal so I usually go like Rice chicken salmon stuff like that so This is kind of taking me outside my Comfort zone which is good and in your Own words you said this is David versus Goliath how do you plan on bringing it Down Goliath I would say I'm the Underdog in this situation but Doesn't mean I can't win I like the
Attitude so we'll see but Hazard started Great so far the vegetables look good so Big some arugula I heard you say this is Pretty technical how are you gonna do This how are you gonna do this within The time constraints Um well The Omelette is is the quickest Part just got those eggs prepped and now I'm getting everything else ready you Don't plan on having any Mercy on Chris At all no mercy I thought you guys were Boys we are but No Mercy today yeah I just finished up My vegetables I'm feeling good right now So I think the next thing is I'm gonna Crack some eggs into here and then I'm Gonna go scramble them throw in some Protein I like I like how I'm feeling so Far fun fact I never really started Eating eggs until a few years back Because I never liked them so put a Little garlic powder in there perfect Perfect perfect perfect guys I'm feeling Good so far I'm feeling good we're on Track Ben can I show you some salt and Pepper of course brother I'll bring it Back to you see see Ben has Ben has it All down his routine down I'm still Learning a little bit I don't have Anything down I'm right there with you Chris so salt And pepper on the veggies and a little Garlic powder you know how it is and Then I'm gonna actually use this lemon
Pepper on the veggies as well perfect That should be good right now I'm making A lemon vinaigrette so I'm trying to put Some acidity into the lettuce that's Perfect now All right now I'm going to brush these Takis up you know what I'm gonna try These I've actually never had a Taki Wow these are good Lots of flavor on them that smells good Brother This is definitely not the right tool You know what is there an onion over There I think I'm gonna get an onion for My salad Yeah I need this Forget which way you cut it Down the root I don't know maybe I'm Gonna start crying who knows that's all I need for my salad I feel confident in My abilities so let's go I'm gonna throw My eggs on oh it's a little hot over Here okay Perfect See hey you gotta Char up the veggies Get them a little crispy get them warm With the olive oil and the seasoning We're on the right track how's that look How's that look good Those eggs are looking a little front There Chris no no I don't know what You're looking at bro I just like them Crispy you know let's get this off of
Here So guys now I have my vegetables done [Music] 15 minutes 15 minutes you're halfway There A little bit behind Chris but I think It's looking pretty good arugula Definitely need some more a little bit More all right that's looking pretty Good I'm gonna get some arugula out chop It up some more greens some more protein Just light drizzle of that And grab some tongs To my arugula salad all right we're Moving over like I said you know I'm From San Diego so we got to use the Avocado the home of the avocado California maybe it's from Mexico too But so I'm gonna cut it open [Music] Avocado goes with lime so we're gonna Throw some lime on that to give it a Little flavor there we go there we go Looks like Ben is finally making his way To the cooking station okay this oven is Super hot this might be difficult to Pull this one off give it my best shot I think the key is you don't want them To cook too fast so I'm Making Waves I'm Coming back looking pretty good who Yours dude you're the chef my guy I Would have I would have made homemade Tortillas if you had more time you know But wait
You would have bought them from the Store for five minutes less both Contestants are cutting it really close Okay we're gonna have to start rushing a Little bit I'm gonna apply my eggs Ah trying my best with this omelette Putting some peppers and onions on my Eggs now we're gonna have to make do With it I think that might be Overthinking it it could be an advantage Ah it's not looking so good get this Bread in here Plates coming together French omelette Didn't turn out the best I think the Other stuff will look good with it Ben Hey Chris yours looked good so I'm gonna Put this on for a little bit of crunch And spice I like it pretty spicy so I'm Gonna put some Red Hots on top We're done let's go with a minute 30 Left on the clock got the Chris Hagar Tacos and then I'm gonna put it with a Side of Takis that's not going to be Done I don't think all right Coming down to the finish line here Failed French omelette All right Good looking bread Gotta drizzle these over ten nine eight Seven six five four three two one that's It that's it and that looks taut bro That looks really good actually I'll eat That no my my omelet didn't turn out
Hands up Dang that was hard It's all right it's all right it's not My best work I'm happy about how it Turned out like the presentation looks Good hopefully they're good I don't know Hey Chris what's up guys what have you Made for us uh I just made uh some Signature breakfast tacos with um eggs And then my main ingredient I use Takis So Bon appetit Ive all right let me set this up here Peppers maybe I should just stay with The onion I don't know there's always Room to learn so I like the the kick acidic maybe lacking Lacking salt on the eggs but overall It's a good good taste mix in there Peppers good I would have sliced But overall Thank you I'd have that for breakfast no I would I'm glad it was edible so thank you guys I have A little bit of a failed French omelet I Have an arugula salad with a little bit Of olive oil lemon salt and then I have Some charred tomatoes and a little bit Of a French baguette toasted French Baguette and then drizzled with Takis on The top of the eggs Omelette it doesn't look like how you Want it to look yeah but it tastes
Pretty good I think it's beautifully Plated oh yeah I like the minimalist Look Tomatoes juice all day in here no I Didn't Should have though it's not against the Law from the marylander Yeah I mean we're in North Carolina so It's a good point now Not bad man Love the tomatoes good acidity excellent Acidity excellent okay zesty zesty Exactly I like that word all right yes a Good a good mixture of tastes well done Thank you the judges are deliberating Seeing who's going to win this matchup [Music] Four points is Chris Hagar congratulations Thank you Thank you Chef Hagar oh Ben good job bro That's just round one on the next Episode it's gonna be desserts we'll see You guys next time
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