Masterchef 2018

[Mistyavalon]

now they are all preparing the crispy elements a pile of different vegies

sarah tries her pasta
Hooda has trouble putting it through the roller... chef helps
sarah is happy with hers.. trays them and then back into fridge
she starts the carrots
gutzy yells a lot
hooda still on t he pasta chef urges get those carrots on. hooda is doing a panic and then burns her hands on boiling oil..she works as her other hand is in iced water

[Mistyavalon]

chestnut puree time for both sarah and Lisa
Hooda gets the carrots on finally
time to pull duck meat off
then takes the white from the yolk,,bloody hell. hub says piece of cake ha ha
coming to the last... audience tries to help Sarah who basically tells them t o butt out ha ha
Lisa slicing the celeriac readying it for the puree chef hovers
mushies need to be done and plating will take time
10 mins to go
sarah is finally done.... except fo the celeriac puree...she microwaves it
hell I dont think I have ever eaten celeriac...

[Mistyavalon]

time is up screams Gary
start plating
remember how it looked and tasted
lisa is lost again
Hooda tries the carrots.. still crunchy alas
30 secs...... 10 secs... oh dear
that was exhausting but at least it was interesting to w atch

[Mistyavalon]

Sarah has forgotten the chestnut puree
hoodas is up first

it smells good and it appears a lot of the texture is there
gutzy plays mother .. mmm it does look good
carrots under but flavour balance is good.. as a while the dish comes together well says chef the others agree

Lisa is up next
mmmm it looks quite nice to me.. chef disagrees an attempt to disguse the large base
they taste..... maybe not so elegantly plated but Cravat really likes it
gary doesn;t like it at all chef said unbalanced

now Sarah... minus the chestnut puree
they like the plating.. it is pretty but missing the chestnut puree ( to my mind this would affect the flavour balance..... well we all know they have favourites.... so they eat
chefs likes it.. but it is missing t he chestnut puree.. the others defend it ... I think she should go

but we all know I never get it right and it is bye bye Lisa

[Mistyavalon]

bah
today there was yet another ridiculous immunity pin challenge and sashi won it.. now he has two and I am sorry but I am over this nonsense....I couldnt sit through it again t o blog it

[Mistyavalon]

so today we have a group challenge...
fire... we need fire to cook and we need to know how to manage it apparently

red team gets meat blue team gets sf
Ben red Blue hooda

2 hrs 3 course meal...over fire no gas no electricity. 6o fire fighters
now they have help from lennox who cooks over fire all the time

they must also keep eyes on the fires and keep them going
entre char grilled squid in a marinade garlic and chilli coriander Samira is making bread main king fish blue
kristin and reece are keen on baked mousse of some kind


red marinated quail with crispy sage roasted capsicum
red beefsteak and cauliflower for the main
smoked choc ganache with berries and fennel disgusting

quail needs a realy hot firepit Lennox said
Ben notes it is very difficult to keep fires on point .. it is too.... especially if you are doing several things

they are putting the caulis in a tray and into the fire... um I see burnt cauli... not much oil.. be careful

[Mistyavalon]

now the squid for eg must be cooked quickly on a very hot plate or it goes chewy
Lennox said the menus are complex

now the woods iron bark... long slow burning
some gnarly grape vines and apple wood.....

oh dear khanh suddenly realises he doesn't have a food processor...duh

maybe I chose the wrong dish he said

[Mistyavalon]

hooda comes to check on the progress....... okay all hands on deck to help them get the entre

now red team.... oh dear the cauli looks burned to me,,, george carries on like a stupid chook. Ben said it looks like it has been through a bush fire... toss it and start again.. but not enough we need another element and fast. george checks ovens and grills one not hot enough the other too hot... Ben is really trying but...........

Blue seems a little bit better

sashi on the main and happily chats away.....

hooda checks on the entre sauce.. seems good. now do a tester on the squid

[Mistyavalon]

they agree... only needs a few mins cravat talks about plating up.... all the elements and it is getting chaotic

red team for quail need it really hot.. oh crap the fire is all wrong... 15.. yes sarah is happy.... Gary says organise the production line

blue team Samiras bread is good and is now being toasted.. now the dish is being plated... happy with it

gutzes get it.. mmm looks good... do shut up cravat...... they eat.....
gary surprised and pleased,,,well cooked and so tasty gutzy loves it and they praise the bread
diners like it too

[Mistyavalon]

red team
the quail s good and is being served now
judges look impressed. I am hungry looking at it
it is charred but not blackened
gary loves his Gutzy agrees and loves the capsicums

both dishes a re e xcellent

diners arr enjoying it too