Young Justice on Chopped
A/N: Yay! Chapter 2! Sorry these take so long, but I write these on paper, then I type them, then I edit them like ten times, then I post them. Then after reading it and spotting all the mistakes, I re-edit it. And I have limited time on the computer, so yeah. And also I was writing another story at the same time, so that didn't help.
Thanks to PrettyKitty Luvs U for suggesting kiwis for this round!
And thanks to the Guest (You know who you are.) for suggesting tofu, apple cider, and cereal. (I know you suggested the cereal for the dessert round, but I needed one last ingredient and cereal made me think of lucky charms sooooo...yeah.) Here are your Cybercookies! (I couldn't figure out how to reply to your review.) (::) (::) (::)
And thank you to everyone who followed/favorited (Is that a word?) this story. It means a lot to me!
Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice, Chopped, Lucky Charms or anything else you recognize. I also don't own the cover pic. So don't sue me, cause I don't have much money.
Once again, I am not a chef, and I couldn't tell you what these dishes tasted like to save my life. And sorry if anyone is OOC, I try to keep them in character, but no one is perfect.
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"Chefs, you have made it to the entree round. Please open your baskets." said the host.
The three remaining contestants opened their baskets.
"And in this round you must use: kiwis, tofu, apple cider, and cereal with marshmallows.
You have 30 minutes for this round. Time starts now."
The clock in the back started counting down like it had before.
The young chefs rushed to make each of their mental masterpieces a reality.
Robin's POV (Thinking)
'Cereal with marshmallows? What am I supposed to do with this? This is pretty much Lucky Charms for dinner. And while that would be awesome, I gotta think of someway to put it in the dish without it tasting weird. Sooooo...I know! Tofu is a protein right? So it's kinda like meat for vegetarians. (If that makes any sense.) So I'll make grilled tofu with a kiwi and apple cider sweet slaw, with cereal crumbs on top.'
Hoping that his unusual idea would work, the mini ninja got busy. Not wanting his tofu to get cold like Wally's nachos had, he decided to get started on the salad first, and at least get it ready to assemble before starting on his 'steaks'.
Not wanting to risk getting covered in food like last time, he whipped out his grapple and shot the ceiling with it, flying up after it and onto the rafters. He leaped from beam to beam towards the pantry and dropped noiselessly near the back behind a shelf. Megan walked around the corner of the shelf with various ingredients floating around her, and nearly screamed when she saw him. Clutching her chest and nearly losing focus on the ingredients suspended around her, she gasped "Where did you come from?"
"A distant galaxy." He said in a dramatic voice spreading his hands.
"Oh right, ninja thing." Megan realized, and she went back to her station.
Robin, nearly forgetting what he had come for, grabbed some cabbage, red cabbage, mayonnaise, sugar, and various seasonings. Not wanting to try and bring all that stuff across the rafters again, he went the old school route. Walking through the others' stations saying "Excuse me" or "Behind you".
Now he hopefully had everything to make his dish. Time to make the sweet slaw!
Megan's POV (Thinking)
'None of these ingredients say 'entree', so I'm gonna have to use something else for the main theme. How about fried chicken? That's a common earth entree, especially in America. Oh, but Zatanna made deep fried lutfisk in the last round, so I wouldn't want to copy her. I'll do baked chicken instead, with a kiwi and apple cider sauce, and I can deep fry the tofu to make fries with a cereal crust. That's not copying, is it?'
Miss M flew over to the fridge and grabbed a packet of chicken breasts, eggs, flour, salt, pepper, and a variety of herbs and spices. Nearly dropping them after almost getting a heart attack from Robin popping out of nowhere. She flew back to her station with the ingredients floating above her head and started seasoning her chicken.
But then she realized she would have to cut the chicken or it would never be cone in time. After smacking her head and saying her signature 'Hello Megan!' she levitated a knife and sliced the chicken breasts in half lengthwise, seasoned them, and put them on a pan. Now to make those tofu fries.
Zatanna's POV (Thinking)
'I need to be sure not to under cook anything in this round. So, what to make?...Hmm...I know! Grilled tofu with an apple cider and marshmallow sauce, with fried kiwi slices on the side. Now that should be original enough. I'm on a roll today!'
"ufot eht parwuna!"
While the tofu was being unwrapped she ran over to the pantry and grabbed cinnamon, salt, pepper, nutmeg, chili powder, powdered mustard, and a few other seasonings.
She raced back to the kitchen and while she organized the ingredients with one hand, the other was directing a spell at the tofu.
"ufot eht ecils!"
After the tofu was sliced into approximately ½ inch thick sticks she seasoned them with salt, pepper, chili powder, powdered mustard, and a few other things. A few spells later, and the seasoned tofu was on the griddle searing nicely.
Now all she had to figure out was how to make a sauce with apple cider and cereal marshmallows.
"20 minutes left on the clock chefs." the host announced to the heroes.
20 minutes!? Where did that time go!?
While 30 minutes may seem like a long time for most people (especially when you're waiting for something exciting!) it felt like two minutes to the super chefs.
Robin was again showing off his crazy knife skills when chopping the cabbages. (I think he made slaw just for an excuse to show off his knife skills.)
While he was chopping the cabbages the host decided to come over and talk to (a.k.a. annoy) him while he was working.
"So chef Robin, tell us a bit about what you're making."
He decided the best way to get the host to leave him alone was to scare him.
He knew the host was just doing his job, but he needed space to work.
"Just making some sweet slaw." Robin said calmly.
Then he grabbed the head of red cabbage and tossed it into the air, then he spun in a circle and threw a knife after it. (A bit excessive yes, but hey, why not show off at the same time?) The knife flew after it and sliced right through it's middle before falling down behind the two cabbage halves. Robin fluidly grabbed the two halves and set them down, then before it could fall on anyone he grabbed the spinning knife with practiced ease near the tip of the blade with two fingers.
He gave the host an evil grin for good measure.
The host, seeming a bit shaken by the performance, decided not to ask anymore questions to the super powered teens. Especially the crazy knife boy!
Smirking to himself, Robin finished chopping the greens and put them in a bowl. With the host out of the way and his cabbages in the bowl, he started on his sauce.
Mayo, sugar, apple cider, and a few other ingredients were mixed together to make the liquid part of the slaw.
He grabbed a peeler and started peeling the kiwis.
Megan tried to flour and egg her tofu fries, but it wouldn't stick. "Hello Megan!" she was so scatter brained this round, they had too much moisture on them already! After patting them dry with paper towels she was able to flour and egg them with no trouble. Separating the marshmallows from the cereal was tedious even with her telekinesis, but she eventually had enough to coat her fries. And just to make sure they had enough flavor she put garlic and onion powder in with the cereal when she crushed it.
Peeking in on her chicken she flew over to the deep fryer and dropped in her fries. Since she had some time to kill while both the chicken and tofu baked, she started on her fruit sauce.
Zatanna grabbed a pan and poured in some of the apple cider. Then since it didn't seem against the rules, she took a swig from the bottle. All that work was making her thirsty.
With a spell she separated the marshmallows from the rest of the cereal and put them in the pan along with cinnamon and nutmeg. Stirring it a few times she let it simmer while she peeled and sliced the kiwis.
"10 minute warning chefs." the host announced.
'Aw man! 10 minutes!?' thought Robin. 'I haven't even started grilling my tofu yet! It'll never be ready in time!'
Robin quickly seasoned his tofu and started grilling it, but it would be too close to start plating it before the timer ran out.
Suddenly he got an idea. 'They said we could use our super powers right?' He thought mischievously. 'Well then, this shouldn't count as cheating.'
He ran over to the pantry and hid behind one of the shelves, cause cheating or not the girls would not approve of what he was about to do.
Bringing up his wrist computer he got to work.
After a bit of tinkering he looked at the clock. Where it had once said 07:17 it now said 12:41. Hacking was on of his super powers after all.
Feeling less pressured, he ran to his station ignoring the confused look Zatanna gave him.
He grabbed the cereal and started separating it while his tofu cooked. Good thing his slaw was all ready, that was one thing he didn't have to worry about.
Megan blended together the apple cider and chopped kiwis along with a few spices in the blender, then strained them into a bowl to make her completed fruit sauce. She flew over and took her finished fries out of the deep fryer, brought them back to her station. Since her chicken wasn't quite ready she levitated some plates over to her station so when the food was done she would be ready to plate.
Zatanna had finished slicing the kiwis, and after sprinkling some sugar on them she fried them in a pan till they got a nice glaze on them. And since she had enough time she ran to the pantry and grabbed some mint to garnish her plate with.
"This is your two minute warning chefs! You have Two minutes to finish your plates!" the host announced.
Even with the extra five minutes Robin was gonna be cutting it close.
Deciding to save time he shot his grapple at the shelves that held the dishes to grab some plates.
And only succeeded in smashing 17 assorted plates and bowls.
"Aw dang. Well, that didn't work."
Fortunately there were plenty of spare dishes so no one should be short of plates.
He deposited his grilled tofu steaks onto some plates that had managed to escape his destructive grapple.
The grapple did come in handy when it cam to grabbing a garnish from the pantry.
Megan was practically done with her dish. Her chicken was on her plate, her sauce was ready, and her fries waiting to be plated.
She grabbed a sprig of Rosemary with her telekinesis for her garnish and started arranging the fries onto her plates.
Zatanna placed her fried kiwis onto her plate and grabbed her grilled tofu. It was a little crispy on the outside, but not technically burnt. 'I guess I overshot when it came to keeping it from getting undercooked. Oh well, too late to do anything about it now.'
Putting the mistake behind her she started plating her dish.
"Alright chefs, now is the time to finish those dishes!" And the host began to count down with the clock.
"10"
Robin scooped his slaw onto each plate.
"9"
Megan arranged her tofu fries in a fan shape next to her chicken.
"8"
Zatanna placed her tofu and kiwi together on each plate.
"7"
Robin placed his tofu and the plate and sprinkled his cereal crumbs on the slaw.
"6"
Miss M poured her fruity sauce on the chicken.
"5"
Zatanna drizzled her sauce onto her tofu steak
"4"
Garnishes were placed .
"3"
Mustn't forget anything.
"2"
Can't turn back now.
"1"
One last tweak.
"Time's up! Please step back."
Each super teen stepped away from their finished dishes.
Neither girl raised their hands this time, they didn't want to give Robin that satisfaction like the last round.
As they walked up to the judge's table they were silent, since they now knew what to expect and had no reason to panic.
"Chefs, this round you had to cook with: kiwis, tofu, apple cider, and cereal with marshmallows. Please show us what you created.
Chef Zatanna."
"What I've made for you is a grilled tofu steak with a apple cider and marshmallow sauce, and glazed kiwis on the side.
Like every other dish in the history of the show, her dish was promptly consumed.
Judge #2 (Female): "I love the glazed kiwis. The caramel really brings out the flavor."
"Thank you." smiled the dark haired girl.
Judge #3 (Male): "I agree, they are very good. The only problem I have is: the sauce seems a tad sweet for the tofu, especially since you seasoned the tofu with such spicy seasonings."
Judge #1 (Male) : "Yes, separately they are great. Together, not so much. But it is a bit crispy as well, I think it could have been a little less charred."
"Thank you chef." said the host to a slightly deflated Zatanna.
"Thank you." she murmured.
"Next, chef Robin."
"I made for you guys (and gal) grilled tofu with an apple cider and kiwi sauce, and sweet slaw on the side.
Many bites later.
Judge #1: "The sweet slaw has a very interesting flavor. The fruitiness of the kiwi and apple cider mixed with the crispness of the cabbage. It's very nice."
Judge #3: "I don't particularly car for that combination, but the idea of making the cereal into sort of, almost croutons, was a good idea."
Robin thanked them.
Judge #2: "I love it. Though the tofu itself seems kinda bland. Even with the sauce it need an extra something."
"I believe there is another 'extra something' you used today." The host have Robin a look.
"What are you talking about?" Robin feigned innocence.
"You gave the timer and extra five minutes." the host stated.
"Well hacking is one of my super powers, and you did say we could use our super powers didn't you?"
Judge #3: "That is a debatable point. We will discuss it when we discuss your dish."
"Okey dokey!" grinned the hacker.
"And lastly, chef M'gorzz."
"I made for you baked chicken with apple cider and kiwi sauce, and cereal crusted tofu fries."
Said food was eaten.
Judge #2: "I'm glad you decided to introduce chicken into this dish. It's very flavorful, and the sauce complements it nicely."
Megan was beaming inside.
Judge #1: "I like the fries having the cereal as a coating. But I disagree about the chicken. It seems bland to me."
Judge #3: "It is a little bland, but I don't think it's too bad."
"Thank you chefs. The judges will now consider your dishes and make their decision."
The three competitors walked back the the room that they had waited in last round.
"I wonder if they're going to count hacking the timer against me?" wondered Robin.
"I dunno, but it's definitely between you and me." said Zatanna. "Instead of under-cooking my food I over cooked it. I think you're gonna end up winning this, Megan."
"Well it doesn't matter who wins or loses right?" Said Megan, trying to cheer up her friends.
"We'll just have to wait and see." said the mini ninja.
…...
After awhile they were called back in to find out who would have to go home.
"Two of you will go on to the dessert round. One will not. So, who's dish is on the chopping block?"
Dramatic grasping of the handle to the ominous dish cover.
'Oh for Pete's sake! Pick it up already!' thought the boy wonder.
The host whisked away the cover to reveal...
Grilled tofu and glazed kiwis.
"Chef Zatanna, you've been chopped. Judges?"
Judge #3: "While your fried kiwis were fantastic, the odd combination of flavors plus the over cooked tofu couldn't be overlooked. And for these reasons, we had to chop you."
"That's okay! I'll just stick to making normal food with a normal amount of time. But thanks for the opportunity." smiled Zatanna.
"You're welcome."
The young magician walked out of the studio with a smile on her face. (Partially because she didn't have to compete against either of her friends for another round. Did anyone really want to win this?)
"Looks like it's just you and me Miss M." grinned Robin.
The martian returned the grin.
"And may the best chef win."
The End
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A/N: Thanks for reading! Please leave a review! Reviews make my day so much better! Seriously, they do.
Like last time, I need ideas for ingredients for the dessert round, no matter how bizarre or strange.
So if you have an idea for an ingredient you want to see in the next chapter, just put it in the review. All those who review get Cybercookies! And if I use the ingredient you suggested you will get recognition in the next chapter.
Constructive criticism is appreciated but please no flames. Flames will be used to cook marshmallows!
Thanks again!
Black Falcon, out!