Masterchef 2019

[Mistyavalon]

Lari a nd Steph are going well and sending food out. oh no Larri and Steph have set the kitchen alight and the only way to put the fire out taints the food .. now no-one can eat it..the poor buggers..Gutzy comes to calm them down.... he tells the diners to join another line..... looks like they are gonna be the worst dish and least money.... I think they should be excused.... it is not their fault

judges have Derek and Abeys food... they have huge lines
Spring rolls are good. they love them
delicious crispy crunchy hot
generous filling..loads of chook.. way better than food court stuff

crispy pork now
good batter
on the money for chinese gutzy loves everyhing about it
all judges enjoy it

walleed and Jo charred corn mmmmm fresh lime great colour juicy buttery
the pork is great too.. light on chili..

Brits Loaded baked spud and brioche covered in foil makes it soggy. boring.. but plenty of beef.. needs something crunchy and fresh.... not a lot to recommend the dish

Chris and Nicole... peri peri chook and chorizo both dishes look good
cravat said very bland.. no heat, no seasoning ..gutzy says in trouble

last min sell out

[Mistyavalon]

results time
bottom 2 teams for elimination
as steph and larissa had to shut down because of the fire they automatically go into elimination. they raised $55 UNFAIR

teams food that they judges loved most was Abbey and Derek
teams raised more than 5000 dollars for second bite
team who raised the most money with 1045 dollars was Nicole and Anushka
Simon, Abbey, Derek, Nicole and Anushka will cook for immunity later this week
Joining Larissa and Steph in the pressure test is Tim and Ben and it is a dessert

[Mistyavalon]

Montrachet some restaurant in Bowen hills.. do I sound surprised you bet it used to
be such a dive in my day

No recipe....must remember EVERYTHING and replicated in taste and ook.. least like is going home

At Montrachet with Shannon Kellam
some red ball and chocolate thing...1 dish takes 6 months of practise to design..they look stunned.. seems like a waste of time to me... 2.5hrs to prep once they reach their cooking stations...no notes till t hey start to cook

It is his signature dessert
Sorbet first
Almond cake next
then passion fruit inner

chocolate and hazelnut mousse after that
omg i could never do this challenge
showing how to plate, dont touch it or you will leave a fingerprint
it is so intricate and detailed
this is going to be a hard elimination

time to head to the joinery where they are cooking
time started 2.5 hrs
all them are writing what they remember down
larissa and ben are happy with their ratios
steph says she has surprised herself

[Mistyavalon]

larissa is confident with the sorbet
Tim has gone to bens bench by accident
working on his sorbet and hoping he remembered enough
he cant remember how much stabaliser - he says it is either 3g or 10g
he knows how important it is to get it right he gets it wrong and uses 10 instead of three poor tim
Steph remembered the recipe amounts by comparing them to her own...quite a smart way to do it actually
2hrs left sorbet and sponge should be done by now'
Larissa is motoring
Ben is falling behind

Tim is having issues with his gelatine
oh no he is doing the element in a different order, butter before gelatine
Steph has her sponge out
she is onto the mousse now
she is happy with the consistency of her mousse

larissa also has her mousse done and is piping it
Ben is really stressed but seems to be moving along ok

[Mistyavalon]

he is having issues with his mousse
it has split - he has over whipped his cream too
ben is starting his mousse again
90mins left
tim is finally adding his gelatine but will adding it after the butter have a negative effect?
larissa is cutting her sponge
Steph has hers assembled and in the freezer
Tim is assembling his nowhe forgot to put the booze on his sponges
he has 3 with the booze on the sponges, hopefully he rememebrs which ones

Ben has fallen behind having to redo his mousse
he has it in the freezer too
larissa working on her tempered chocolate, she is not confident with this at all

[Mistyavalon]

rolling is around the tube - have to hope it works

steph is onto her chocolate but is stressed about it and she is struggling to wrap it
shannon asking her if she is sure, she is questioning herself now
she finally has it wrapped and resting on a tea-towel on a tray
50mins left

Ben is multi-tasking with two pots and two whisks

Larissa put her mousse into the freezer without putting the sponge in
she cant get it in now as the mousse has set-- how is she going to fix this....not sure she can. this could send her home - not much she can do but wait for it to soften
she is working on other things whilst she waits

steph has her moulds out and it de-moulding them
come out lovely -coming out nice and clean
she is so proud and relieved -good job steph

tim is trying to de-mould his but it hasn't set properly so back in the chiller
ben trying his now and they are coming out nicely

[Mistyavalon]

it was worth taking the time to re-do his mousse
Larissa is trying to get her sponge in now and has to put it back in the chiller
she doesnt know if she will have enough time
steph and ben are spraying the logs

larissa undoing her chocolate twirls
Steph's has worked nicely so have tims
bens havent worked so well
tim de-moulding again- still not set, changing the order looks to have been a bad idea
he is spraying what he has

larissa trying to get hers out and she is shaking
she has 1 out but knows she needs extra
2nd one is falling apart
3rd bar is even less set
she has 1 shot at spraying

5mins left

steph gets it on the plate without touching it

2 mins to go, larissa is still spraying i think it will be between her and tim
tim isnt happy with his bar
they all have their bars on the plate
finishing touches

times up


steph first she is confident
time to finish the dish with sorbet and the chocolate curl
it is really close to his- hopefully it tastes similar
Shannon says a fantastic effort

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tim to finish the dish with sorbet and the chocolate curl
it is really close to his- hopefully it tastes similar
fruit side is great-bsponge is good mousse is light
well executed sorbet
good passionfruit flavour
a good version from memory

larissa next
she is very nervous
she was doing so well but went wrong at the end
she is proud of what she has plated and also she is scared
finished dish looks very similar and sorbet has a great texture.
nice balance between flavours
taste point he would be happy for it to be served at his restaurant
based off that i think she is safe and tim will go home
Ben next and he is proud of what he has produced
he knows that he has issues and it isnt perfect but is confident with his flavours

[Mistyavalon]

bens bar has a slight lean and he is missing details
the temper is too fine, bar is very light
sorbet lacking colour clearly not as goos as Larris or Stephs

The final dish is Tims
he is in trouble right now
he is nervous It was a hectic cook for him
he is worried about the bar
he has done a good job on plating,
oh it's all melting it hasnt set at all
texture is all wrong the look on their face says it all
too soft, dry and this dish is totally out of kilter
he has issues with ratios
a lot of issues with the recipe he has used
chocolate work is very good
tims dish puts the success of the other 3 in perspective
no doubt about it, tim is going home

Shannon says he would be happy to serve Larissas dish in his restaurant
she cant believe it
all smiles for larissa and steph

[Mistyavalon]

Immunity challenge with Billy tonight
Round one is featuring Ginger

Cooking tonight is Abbey, Derek, Simon, Nicole and Anushka
They are cooking in Maleny...strange it is not in Buderim the ginger factory
Immunity challenge with Billy tonight
They are at the Old Dairy
Ginger has to be at the forefront of the dish, not just in the background
1hr to cook for round 1
4th time Derek is cooking for immunity, will it be his day?
Derek is making Ginger and carrot cake with a cream cheese ice cream
his cake is in the oven and onto the ice cream
Nicole is doing a beetroot and ginger with sour cream cake with a mascarpone ice cream
Abbey is making ginger noodles with blue eyed cod and broth 3rd time Abbey is cooking for immunity
Simon is making Ginger buttermilk ponzu He is doing seafood with the ponzu
Anushka is making Prawn and chicken dumplings in a ginger broth
Simon has his bugs cooked and is happy with how they are cooked
Judges arent sure on Simons Buttermilk Ponzu
He is sticking with what he is doing but is adding string beans to his dish
Adding more ginger too
30mins down with 30mins to go
Judges like the look of Abbeys broth
Derek is feeling rushed now