Alexis, a chef, is challenged by her friends Betsy and Katie to create a three-course meal using only five ingredients: corn cereal, chickpeas, shrimp, lemons, and carrots. She is also given access to a few pantry staples, including flour, olive oil, sugar, salt, and garlic powder. With these ingredients, Alexis creates a dessert of lemon-infused cornflake crumble with aquafaba meringue, an appetizer of chickpea and cornflake fritters with a carrot top sauce, and a main course of shrimp in a homemade shrimp stock with pasta made from aquafaba. Despite initial doubts and struggles, Alexis successfully completes the challenge and impresses Betsy and Katie with her creations.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Alexis is challenged to make a three-course meal using only five ingredients.
2. The five ingredients are corn cereal, chickpeas, shrimp, lemons, and carrots.
3. Alexis is also given access to a few pantry staples, which are flour, olive oil, sugar, salt, and garlic powder.
4. Alexis decides to make a dessert first, using the lemons and sugar to make a simple syrup.
5. Alexis uses the infused simple syrup to make a meringue, using aquafaba from the chickpeas.
6. For the appetizer, Alexis makes chickpea and cornflake fritters, using the chickpeas, corn cereal, and carrots.
7. Alexis also makes a saucy element to go with the fritters, using the carrot tops and lemon juice.
8. For the main course, Alexis makes pasta in a shrimp brodo, using the shrimp, carrots, and garlic powder.
9. Alexis uses the shrimp shells to make a shrimp stock, which is used to cook the pasta and shrimp.
10. Alexis serves the three-course meal to Betsy and Katie, who are impressed with the dishes.