- They got some good caramelization on them.
That cheese crisp is everything.
You wanna have something at that table
that's gonna make them say wow.
I think this is it.
Hey, everyone, it's Tikeyah.
So we all know TikTok has become
the hub for viral food trends.
These recipes look like they're quick,
they look like they're easy
and they even look like they taste good but is that true?
So today I'll be making a three-course dinner
using viral recipes I found on TikTok
and I'll be judging them according
to taste, difficulty level, and the time it takes to cook.
Let's see what you got TikTok.
So every three course meal begins with an appetizer
and today we'll be making TikTok's smashed Brussels sprouts.
Personally, I think Brussels sprouts are terrible.
Let's see if this trend is what I've been missing.
So we're gonna start with a pot of salted boiling water,
and we're just gonna add our Brussels to them.
So we have about a pounds of Brussels sprouts here
and we're pretty much just gonna boil these
for about eight to 10 minutes
until they're bright, green and tender.
And they look great.
We are gonna add these to a baking sheet lined
with paper towel just to blot them dry
so that when we put them in the oven,
they roast and they don't steam.
So we wanna get off all of that extra moisture.
We'll blot these dry and then we'll transfer them
to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Now we're gonna start to season our Brussels sprouts.
We have some olive oil here that we're gonna drizzle over.
We also have some salt, some red pepper flakes
for a little bit of heat and some garlic powder.
Toss these together until they're nice and coated.
I mean, these actually look kind of good.
I won't lie.
I think they are headed in the right direction.
Now we're gonna smash 'em.
You can use a glass cup, a canned good, anything heavy.
We're just gonna apply some pressure.
It looks so much easier in the TikTok videos.
Why aren't these smashing?
So let's try to smash this little guy.
That looks pretty good.
So I'm gonna try a little bit of a different strategy
with the rest of them, and I'm gonna use this cup to smash.
Hopefully this will work.
All right you know, I think I'm being
a little too gentle here.
I would make these just for fun just,
to relieve some tension.
(Brussels smashing)
So now we're gonna put these in the oven at 425
and let them roast for about 15 minutes
before adding our finishing touches.
So our Brussels are out of the oven and they look delicious.
It's time for the best part, the cheese.
We're using Parmesan here
and we're just gonna go crazy with it.
All right so these look amazing.
They're nice and cheesy just like I like them.
We're gonna bake these for three to five minutes
until they're crispy, melty and hopefully delicious.
All right so here are our finished Brussels sprouts.
We have a smokey yogurt dip to serve it with.
Just Greek yogurt, some garlic, paprika, salt, lemon juice,
and a little bit of water to loosen it up.
I think these look amazing.
They're crispy.
That cheese just looks so delicious.
Let's try it.
I'm pleasantly surprised.
They're super tender but there's that crisp from the cheese.
So for tastes on these, I'll do it A minus.
Difficulty, these were super easy to make.
Time, we literally made this dish in under 30 minutes.
All right TikTok, you're off to a good start.
Let's see what else you got.
So moving on to our entree, we'll be making honeycomb pasta.
And I know you've guys have seen this trend all over TikTok
where they take rigatoni noodles,
you line 'em up in a spring pan, you fill 'em with cheese
and you top it with more cheese and you bake it in the oven.
We'll be doing our own version of that today
with vodka sauce.
We have some olive oil in a pan heating up
and we're gonna add in some panchetta
and we're just gonna saute this until it is crispy.
So it should take about three to four minutes.
So all that fat has rendered out
and it smells so good in here.
So we're now gonna add in some diced onion
and let that saute and soften with that panchetta.
So we'll let this go for another three to five minutes
until the onions are softened and translucent.
All right so this looks beautiful.
We're gonna go ahead and add some garlic, red pepper flakes.
So the reason we wanna add the red pepper flakes in now
is because it'll have a chance to bloom in the oils
and infuse the sauce with spiciness rather
than having pockets of spicy flavor.
just about 30 seconds and then we'll go ahead
and add our vodka.
Cook this until it is mostly evaporated.
And if you don't have vodka, feel free to skip it.
It'll still be a delicious sauce.
So it looks like our vodka has evaporated pretty nicely.
Add in some crushed tomatoes, heavy cream.
Stir this and let it simmer
for about 10 minutes until thickened.
So while that's cooking, let's make our filling.
I've seen this recipe done a bunch of different ways
and today we've decided to fill our rigatoni with ricotta.
So we have some ricotta here and some mozzarella cheese.
We also have some Parmesan cheese, some garlic powder,
dried basil and some salt.
We're gonna mix this all together
and that'll be our filling.
Our ricotta mixture is a little firm as you can see
and we did that intentionally
because we want it to stay inside of the rigatoni
and not seep out when it bakes.
Our ricotta filling is made
so now it's time to assemble this whole dish.
We're gonna start with a cup of our vodka sauce
and put that on the bottom of this spring form pan
and we'll just evenly coat it.
Now for our rigatoni.
We've cooked these al dente.
So we'll line our spring form pan with the rigatoni
until it's completely full.
These are stuck together so that helps.
I'm just concerned about whether it's gonna stay standing
once we remove it from the spring form.
Hopefully it doesn't just melt into a pile of pasta.
All right, we're getting there.
I will say it is pretty
and I guess that's what TikTok's all about,
like making a statically, pleasing dishes.
I did it.
All right, let's start piping.
We'll fit our tip into the rigatoni
and slowly squeeze in some of that filling.
Only 50 more to go.
Whoever made this recipe had some time on their hands.
So we have our last couple rigatoni.
We finally finished filling our pasta up.
We're gonna pour the rest of our homemade vodka sauce
onto the top.
We'll spread that all over.
Okay, we'll finish this off
with some fresh torn mozzarella cheese.
And I will say this smells amazing right now.
All right, we're gonna go place this in the oven
for about 25 to 30 minutes until it's heated through
and then see if it was worth all of the fuss.
So our honeycomb pasta is out of the oven.
We let it cool for about 20 to 30 minutes
to let it set a little better.
And now for the moment of truth.
Let's see if she stands.
She is standing.
Wow like this is actually very pretty.
It's very aesthetically pleasing.
Adding some fresh torn basil on top.
And there she is, our honeycomb pasta.
Let's cut into this and see if it tastes good.
I think it'll stay together.
I think it's gonna stay.
Here we go.
Uh-oh, I mean, we got something.
Yeah I do think it was pretty difficult to plate
and you lose a lot of the hard work you put in
by plating it 'cause it kind of just falls apart.
Let's hope the taste is there.
All right here goes nothing.
Make sure I get some of that rigatoni.
Got that ricotta kind of shooting out which is nice.
It's definitely good, like solid pasta dish for sure.
But I don't think there's anything special.
It tastes the same if you mixed it in a pot.
As far as taste, definitely give this an A.
I think it was delicious.
Difficulty and time, an F.
It took too long.
I'm not sure if it's worth it.
We have one more dish to make
and that is dessert so let's do it.
Today we're gonna be making a creme brulee.
And the cool thing about this recipe
is it's only three ingredients.
One of the ingredients is ice cream.
So we're gonna be using butter pecan ice cream today
to make our creme brulee.
So we'll put about a half of a cup into a bowl
and then we'll just melt this in the microwave.
Our ice cream is melted.
Now we're gonna add one egg yolk and we'll whisk that
until it's combined and that is our creme brulee butter.
It's literally just that.
So we're gonna transfer this to a ramekin
that we have inside of a baking dish.
Just pour that in and now we are gonna fill this dish
with some hot water, just halfway up
the side of the ramekin.
We're gonna bake this in the oven
at 325 for about 25 minutes until it's set
but still a little bit jiggly
then we're gonna chill it in the refrigerator
for two hours.
So our creme brulee has been baked
and it's chilled for two hours and look at it.
It actually looks like a creme brulee.
I'm pretty shocked.
This was ice cream and an egg yolk.
So now what's a creme brulee without that crunchy sugar top?
We are gonna go ahead and add some sugar
to the top of this creme brulee and torch it.
We actually can't do this in studio.
So now we're gonna take this outside and finish it up.
We're back in the studio
and now we're gonna finish this up with our garnishes.
I'm just gonna pipe some little dollops
of whipped cream on here
and we're also gonna garnish with some candied pecans.
So I'll just sprinkle those around.
You can hear that sugar and there it is.
Our beautiful three ingredient butter pecan creme brulee.
Hear that sugar.
(drum rolls)
Oh, it does look like creme brulee.
So taste, I think it was pretty close
to a traditional creme brulee
but not quite there so B plus.
Difficulty level, super easy to make so A for that.
Time, it did take about two hours for it to chill.
I might give it like the D.
It just took too long.
So we just got done making a three-course meal
using only TikTok inspired recipes.
Overall, I did learn some pretty cool hacks
and I will try a couple of these again.
If there are any other TikTok recipes you want us to try,
let us know in the comments and we will.
Thanks for watching.
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