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Chefs, put down your knives: We have a winner. We asked for your Top Chef recipe, home-style: using fewer than 10 ingredients and taking less than 45 minutes total time. We put on our Tom Colicchio bald hats and our Padma Lakshmi high boots. We tested, tasted, and decided. The Editors' Choice winner isn't fancy or fussy; it's a good use of a few ingredients and a simple preparation. And it will be featured in a booklet as part of the Season 5 Top Chef DVD (on DVD for the first time!).

And the winners are ...

Maple Ginger Salmon

 By ssharp

The people chose this one and so did we. A little savory, a little sweet, with scallions and salmon playing together nicely.

CHOW editors say ...

Nice combo of green onions and sweetness.
Fish was tender and flavorful.
Nice and crispy on the
edges.

Crispy Creole Tilapia

 By divaLuba

Five ingredients, 20 minutes, and you've got a main dish that any Top Chef would be proud to serve.

CHOW editors say ...

Nice crust. Salty is good. Would go well with beer.
Crisp, good texture, nice balance of spices.
Like the Creole spice.

Pork Chops with Apple Jus

 By ChefTara

We like this classic combination of flavors, and though the sauce was a little sweet, it worked well with the pork.

CHOW editors say ...

Nice browned, charbroiled flavor and pretty good sweet sauce.
Apple jus? More like sugar jus! But clings to the pork nicely.
Needs a bit of salt, but hard to go wrong with pork-and-apple combo.
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This contest ended on Monday, June 08, 2009, 12PM PDT.