Masterchef week beginning 26 Apr 2020

[Mistyavalon]

THUR

Recap of last night
The 4 cooking are arriving
They have realised what today is
Callum is a bit scared

Curtis arriving
Revealing ingredients
A reverse auction?bid with time..you buy ingredients

Starts at 60mins
Hand goes down with the price

First to bid wins the item

So it they stop at 45, they lose 45

Must buy 1 thing from each category and use it in the dish
Normal staples but no eggs or vinegar
all dishes tasted
Corat Trout, chicken, eggs and tofu
First up chicken
Timer is off


Chicken sold to callum for 15mins

Eggs now
Everyone will want these
Pasta or dessert will want them. Jinx Curtis
Jess wants it
All types of eggs, chicken, quail and duck

Eggs sell to Jess for 10 mins
Only trout and tofu left now
Jess thinking of a savoury dish today
Laura wants the trout
Neither wants tofu
Trout sold to Sarah for 35mins

Laura gets Tofu for free

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Vinegar, first
Vinegar sold to Laura for 40mins she got stuck with the tofu and needs it she says


Corn sells to Callum for 10mins

Citrus now

Sarah isn't very good at this auction game. Jess I think is quite good at psyching her out
Citrus sells to Sarah for 15mins she thought Jess wanted it so got in first
Jess gets the rice for free..not as good as citrus she says

Next up is fruit and veg
Stone fruit, root veg, night shade, greens

Stone fruits first no one is bidding on it...
Stone fruit sells to Jess for 5 mins

Night Shades sold to Callum for 5 mins not sure if he needs it but wants a bargain

the greens
Laura wants the greens for her tofu
Greens sell to Laura for 35mins
Sarah gets root veg for free

Laura only has 45 mins left now
Herbs and spices now

Asian herbs first
Asian herbs sell to Sarah for 10mins Callum wanted them but pretended he didnt

Middle Eastern Spices
Middle Eastern spices sell to Jess for 5mins

European herbs now
Callum has 90mins still
European herbs sell to Callum for 15mins

Laura gets the left overs for free is is happy cos it is what she wanted
Laura 45mins
Sarah 60mins
Callum 75mins…
Jess 100

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Vinegar, corn, citrus and something else sorry missed it
Vinegars first
Vinegars sold to Laura for 40mins
Corns next

Corn sells to Callum for 10mins
Citrus now

Sarah isn't very good at this auction game. Jess I think is quite good at psyching her out
Citrus sells to Sarah for 15mins
Jess gets the rice for free

Next up is fruit and veg
Stone fruit, root veg, night shade, greens

Stone fruits first

Stone fruit sells to Jess for 5 mins

Night Shades sold to Callum for 5 mins


Laura wants the greens
Greens sell to Laura for 35mins
Sarah gets root veg for free

Laura only has 45 mins left now
Herbs and spices now

Asian herbs first
Asian herbs sell to Sarah for 10mins
Middle Eastern Spices
Middle Eastern spices sell to Jess for 5mins

European herbs now
Callum has 90mins still
European herbs sell to Callum for 15mins

Laura gets the left overs for free
Laura 45mins
Sarah 60mins
Callum 75mins…
Jess 100

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Jess lost an egg
Another egg gone hang onto em.. the she says they are so fragile and Reece says yes they are ggs
Jess spent a whole 20 minutes..pretty good

she was very good at getting what she wanted or could work with for little

Then she tries to open the pepper by pulling the top off.......
And pepper goes everywhere too
But how clumsy with everything.
She is just throwing it all around

Chilli oil and noodles from jess... um Curtis warns her you have 100 mins we want t o see a 100 min dish

Callum starting now
Jess feeling good about her food.
Everyone surprised that Jess isn't cooking a sweet
Everyone confused why she is doing savoury and not dessert today
But she said if it isn't going well at 40mins she will do an icecream
sheesh make up your mind Jess judges look at her stunned

You have to plan as you bid unfortunately
Jess tasting the fruits for sweetness

Hoping plums will bring some acidity to it

Andy and Jock think she should be making a dessert
She has all the ingredients for it.

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Sarah thinking about all her aspects to make

Callum is desperate to be safe again...the st
Sarah starting now
Hibachi grill is popular this year curtis discusses the dish ... what about the root vegies.... well I will use the leaves f or the flavour.. he feels that is a cop out but she stands her ground


Laura still waiting
She has a plan of what to do now tofu leeks plenty of time.. leaving the tofu raw...
She finally gets to start
Leaks on the hibachi grill
Leaving the tofu raw

Jess is still feeling confident
But she has overcooked her eggs
Trying again
Only 36mins left

Callum making a basil salt
Will crust the chicken with it
herbs into t he microwave to dry
Jock thinks his sauce smells funny.... smells a bit farmy...

And andy tells him something on fire in microwave
Oopsi...they are okay

Everyone questioning Sarah on only using the vegetable leaves
They want her to use the root vegetables not just the leaves
Again with the use the roots. How about let her be creative?
Jock says those are just greens
Andy agrees
immunity is on the line... you dont want to undercook yourself
30mins left now

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Andy and Jock visiting Laura
Chinese style dish with fresh tofu
Laura admits the tofu isnt something she would eat
they dont hassle her about raw tofu
She wants to prove she is a strong cook

Jess cracking her second batch of eggs
These ones are undercooked

3rd time lucky
Sarah thinking about the veggies now
she doesnt want to disappoint aha
Going to coal roast the carrots now
15mins left

Callum adding herbs to his sauce

Still struggling with eggs
10mins to go and Sarah isnt cooking the fish yet

Jess is happy with the noodles curtis says they look good but comments about sticking

Cooking her noodles with 7mins to go

Sarah still isnt cooking fish
Finally on the grill

Callum is happy with the chicken not so sure a bout his sauce tasting like a farm though
Rolling it in his herbs
3mins left
Sarah Skin is blackened....is it burnt?
No time to do another piece

Last chance for the egg
And it has worked

Laura plating

Elegant plating from Callum

And that is time
Jess is up first

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Jess is up first

She is worried the yolk has set
Judges say it looks and smells good
Looks lovely.
Jock says the egg looks perfect And yolk is runny
Curtis trying first
Jock next
Melissa and finally Andy

Jock loves the handmade noodle s and the combination is luxurious
Curtis says it is hard to imagine how a dish will eat together an egg with noodles and chilli oil hmm but
It all works nicely together
It shows lots of skill shown for sure


Sarah next up

That skin does look burnt
Melissa thinks she has tried to cover the burnt skin Jock turns it over
Fish looks to be cooked well according to Jock
Big flavours says Melissa
mel said Below skin perfectly cooked but the skin is burnt
Carrots were alright
Again, not promising.
Sauce had great depth, her favourite part
Curtis thinks she should have done the fish in a pan with butter

Callum now
Definately an elegant dish
they think it looks magnificent.

Curtis says its pretty good.
Chicken is a little overcooked
Sweetness, spice is good
Jock is happy with the sauce now

And finally Laura
a shame she copped the tofu
What can u do with tofu it’s like pasta boring by itself
Curtis says it looks like it just came out of the packet
Because it did. Might have been better if she broke it up.. I don't know, I wont eat it

Melissa says she is relying on the other flavours to do the heavy lifting
Andy enjoyed it
Liked she didnt play with the tofu
3 sauces work well together

Clean fresh light, sophisticated choice of flavours says Melissa
Curtis says the sauces show a lot of skills. A clever dish
Jock says making the tofu as clean as possible let he do magic with the sauces

2 dishes stood out
Laura and Jess

Jess wins with her noodle dish
She cant believe it


Everyone is so happy for her
So Jess will be safe on Sunday whilst everyone else cooks for survival