Bodega Bites returns

Okay, we're in East Harlem just off of 121, and we are about to go into this bodega, make

some totally outrageous but delicious item choosing. We're just going to pick some things, right

Yeah. Three each? Three each. We've got to pick six items, and one chef is going to give us a little remix, so come

on in. How can we go wrong? Ryan's got the boogie on in the bodega

It's the Bodango Boogie. All right, Crystal, we have a minute to grab three items each

Yeah, we do. We do. You're a purse. Go, go, go. All right. Let me see

Let me see. I love a good bean. Kidney, pinto, pigeon. All right

I'm going to go with a classic black beans. Some tomato sauce

I figure something's got to go with that. We're just going to roll with traditional. Hold on

I'm going to double that because I'm thinking about yellow rice. All right

There we are. And that something good has got to come out of this. All right, Ryan, what are you picking

Bring it on in nice and close here. We're going. Sure, baby

You got your protein. You got a little bit of everything. And then you got some zingers

Ooh. Mostes. With the mostes. Ooh. And then I got one more for you

Come on back here Challenging All right it going to be a tough one for Chef Okay I GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT beer This might be the best meal of all time or the worst meal of all time Okay

All right. You never know, but this could make something totally tasty

Operative word, could. Could. This is like the worst stuff you guys have ever bought

Yes, that is true. Chef Clark, by the way. Hi, everybody. He's the reigning champ of Bodega Bites

Yes. Because he's the only person who's ever had the kahutas to participate

Who can handle it? Who can handle it? And Ryan gets mad because I'm like, all those challenging ingredients, they're always Ryan's

He's with the Ensure and the Zingers and the... Grandpa's drink, you brought it with me

It's on dessert, no? What are you doing with that? I came with something. So you guys want to see what we're doing

I do. Are you ready for this? We're going to use everything. Okay. We're going to use everything. First, I open up some of these black beans right here

Yeah. I put them in a bowl, right? I took some of those black beans in the bowl, started to smoosh them up in my spatula

Oh, delicious. Then I microwaved some rice. Okay. I microwaved some rice

This is sounding sophisticated already. in the ginger beer ginger ginger ginger beer rice and the beans I need something to hold

these together like this you make these little cakes right so I took the outside the inside

of the zingers you know and use that mix in there so these like crumbs right here that's

it yeah not only we're gonna make this entree you guys we're gonna make a dessert as well

Oh, wow. We're going to make it deserves a little. So now I also got in this pan I put some of that grandpa drink right there right Yeah yeah yeah that chocolate and shawar Lots of protein mine mine was pointing out We going to reduce that down You guys want to reduce things We going to take out that moisture out of it

turn it into a caramel, okay? Now, in this pan, I'm going to take some of these, this tomato sauce here, right

Yes, that's right, all right. We're not smoking, but the meal is

I'm going to take off, yeah. I'm going to take a little ginger beer with tomato sauce. Now, I took the rest of the zingers here

We're almost there, friends. Watch this. I took the zingers. I broke them apart. I took the frosting off the top, crumbled it up over here

Okay. Now I made these little donuts out of it, right? Okay. I'm going to fry these off in this pan

All right? OMG. Let that ride. This seems like something a bodega cat would eat

This looks like it might be made out of a bodega cat

So, here we go. Search for the cat. The cat might be missing. Okay

So first, let's plate up our main course here, okay? Yes. So we'll take this here

We're going to take a little bit of our rice bean. Mystery patty. Bodega cakes

Yeah, bodega cakes. Here we go. A little bodega cake right here. Okay, okay. Right here. Okay

A little bodega cake, but then... A little bodega cake. A little bodega cake. Okay

This is some of our sauce we made out of our ginger beer. Wait, I want to taste this. Yeah, good luck

Okay. Ginger beer. What? That's how you feel. I thought you would like it

Good, good luck. What, staying alive? Here we go. I thought I tasted it? We're going to put a little bit on the side

We're going to go negative plate space here, right? I am not mad at this. It's not bad, right

Ginger beer and tomato sauce. on this So here this is a entree piece right here you also taste that in a taste that in a second Like I said we got to have a dessert here too Okay So now we going to take our bigger plate here Yes Right This is still on

Let's turn this off. Okay. Right. There we go. Right? I'm going to take our caramel, right? Now, you want to make it look fancy

You want to make people impressed when you're cooking late night. Maybe you went to the bodega and bought some stuff

Yes. Do a schmear. Watch this. Oh. Oh. And ensure schmear. Hey

Hey. Look at that. Hey. That looks like a smear that you would step on on 3rd Avenue

And then wipe off your shoe. I'm just saying what it looks like

I think I saw I got making a smear on 3rd Avenue. Okay, okay. All of them. Here we go. So I took some of the frosting that was on top

I could crumble it up. Oh. I'm wishing to crumble that on top. Yeah. Zinger. Zinger. Come on now

Look at this. We got an entree and a dessert. Donuts. Okay. I used every single thing we had there, right

You know what? Wait, you are a rock stop. Come on. You guys are going to make sure you come see me this weekend, this Sunday, Memorial Day weekend

We're going to be at the Rosé Soiree in Southampton, the Southampton Art Center. I'm going to be there making some delicious food

Lots of rosé. Dancetaste.com for tickets. Go check it out there for sure

Okay. It's not bad? What? Okay, wait. I want to taste that

Come on. Let's see what you think. Come on. I don't think it's not bad either, right? Here, try dessert. Look at this

Let me get some of that. This is really pretty good. Not bad, right? Not bad, right

Try dessert. Try dessert. Come on. And that's why, my friends, when I walk in the door for Bodega Bites and they say

Chef Plummers here. I said, you're wrong. The champ is here. You are the champ

Let's go. Happy Memorial Day, everybody. That's delicious. Let's get him, brother

Let's get him, brother