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Chopped Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2009 - 2010
Episode 1
When Chefs Collide
Tue, Oct 13, 2009 60 mins
The chefs must use kumquats and croissants in their appetizers; green beans and ground pork in their entrées; and grits in their desserts.
Episode 2
Oh My Goshy, Umeboshi
Thu, Oct 29, 2009 60 mins
Featured ingredients include umeboshi, parsnips and soda crackers.
Episode 3
Judge Knows Best
Tue, Oct 27, 2009 60 mins
The chefs must work with a fish that's traditionally used for sushi in the appetizer round. Then, they find an unfamiliar condiment in the entrée basket and prosecco is used to make dessert.
Episode 4
A Nori Story
Tue, Nov 3, 2009 60 mins
An unfamiliar mystery ingredient makes preparing beef a challenge in the appetizer round. Then, the chefs are forced to break a fundamental rule of cooking by combining fish and cheese in their entrées. And pumpernickel and curry are used to make dessert.
Episode 5
Sticking To It
Tue, Nov 10, 2009 60 mins
The chefs must use graham crackers in their appetizers; puffed-rice cereal and chorizo in their entrées; and coffee beans in their desserts.
Episode 6
Season's Choppings
Tue, Dec 8, 2009 60 mins
The chefs must cook with the holidays in mind when working with the mystery ingredients, which include venison and marshmallows.
Episode 7
Flower Power
Tue, Jan 5, 2010 60 mins
The chefs must incorporate zucchini blossoms into their appetizers; burdock root into their entrées; and chickpeas into their desserts.
Episode 8
Sweet Redemption
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 60 mins
Four previous runners-up return and compete again in hopes of finally being named a "Chopped" champion.
Episode 9
Winging It
Tue, Jan 19, 2010 60 mins
The chefs must work with chicken wings in the appetizer round; catfish in the entrée round; and cherry tomatoes in the dessert round.
Episode 10
In a Pinch
Tue, Jan 26, 2010 60 mins
A challenging piece of meat poses problems for the chefs in the entrée round. They also must use soft-shell crabs in their appetizers and peppermint sticks in their desserts.
Episode 11
Raw Enthusiasm
Tue, Feb 16, 2010 60 mins
The chefs must use raw oysters in their appetizers; a rare fruit in their entrées; and miso in their desserts.
Episode 12
Against the Tide
Tue, Mar 2, 2010 60 mins
The chefs must combine fish with chocolate in the appetizer round. Then, a trendy root vegetable shows up in the entrée round and violet mustard is used to make desserts.
Episode 13
Chopped Liver
Tue, Mar 9, 2010 60 mins
The chefs must use liver in their appetizers; pasta sheets in their entrées; and cactus pears in their desserts.
