This week’s Chopped preview: Breakfast for dinner

Chopped Season 40, Episode 62 will challenge four chefs to make breakfast food taste even better than it already does — if that’s even possible.

What’s on the menu when you sit down for brunch with your family or a group of close friends? Chances are, hash browns — the best version of fried potatoes out there, FIGHT ME — make an appearance. Eggs are typically a staple. And when it comes to meat, bacon, sausage, or both almost always have a seat at the table.

But there’s a lot you can do with the same basic foods and ingredients. That’s why this week’s episode of Chopped, “Brunch Brilliance,” is going to be an interesting one — for the chefs doing the cooking, the judges tasting it, and for all of us at home wishing we could join in the deliciousness.

According to the episode synopsis:

"“The chefs set out to wow the judges with brunch meals that wake their palates. A classic brunch combination-turned ice cream flavor makes for a challenging first basket. A unique take on eggs keeps the brunch theme front-and-center in the entree round.”"

What could this unique take on eggs be? It could go several different directions. Producers could challenge chefs to put a spin on the preparation itself — baking when you’d normally fry, and so on. Chefs could also face a kind of challenge Chopped excels at executing: Using eggs as only one ingredient in a much more complicated recipe.