Masterchef 2019

[Mistyavalon]

Simons turn now
smiles all round
nice caviar surprise inside
more spoons from matt
giant spoon for george
today is off the hook
george is speechless

those are 3 of the top 20 dishes in MC history

tessa was garys favourite dish
simon was georges favourite
matts favourite was nicole
choice is down to billy

she has to make the winning decision
she picked tessa
tessa will cook for her 3rd pin
she will be cooking against Phil Woods
Tessa will pick between classic flavour pairings
pairings to pick between are
chicken and corn
steak and onions
pumpkin and sage

pork and fennel
coriander and lime
Tessa picks steak and onions

strawberries and cream
thyme and mushroms
lamb and mint
orange and chocolate
tomatoes and basil

[Mistyavalon]

she is going to do fillet of beef with pumpkin puree charred onions and red wine reduction
she is very confident with this dish
Phil is happy when told the airings has no dish in mind but classic french springs to mind.. He takes the rib eye and the crab
roast beef with thai crab curry never done a dish like it before

Phil asks where do the onions come into it?
he is chopping lots of onions 4 different types of onions
stewing brown onions,crisping shallots
cooking white onions in a caramel
and another onion in a different way
he is doing a different version of surf and turf
50mins to go

tessa prepping her rosemary salt for her beef and pickling her onions
phil is confident: his beef is in the oven and crabs doing well. he hopes the curry will background the dish

jokingly offering to help tessa to try and throw her off
he says she looks happy which is probably a bad sign

30mins to go

she ismaking her puree and now cooking her steak
out into the garden for some freshness

phil has his beef out of the oven and has added butter to his sauce
Tessa is happy with her pumpkin: beef is out of the oven to rest

[Mistyavalon]

she works on plating
5 mins to go
phil is slicing his beef and is happy with how it is cooked,it looks great

Tessa is doing very modern plating /but she has split her sauce
have to wait and see, billy tells her to add butter and it starts to come back together

phil is done and watching tessa
she got the sauce in the jug both plates look good

first dish in is tessas confidence on the plate
2 treatments of the onions
judges if this is tessas she has stepped up
wow, love it
solid bit of cooking, delicious
it looks simple but the amount of flavour
phil or tessa?
gary thinks it is phil's dish elegent and sophisticated

[Mistyavalon]

phils dish now

gary thinks this is phils, so much detail
lots going on
gary is having a moment aromatic and beautiful
lots of wows going on
matt wants more sauce, but gary wants more first
sauce is clean, smooth and aromatic heavenly...such a celebration of the onion

they loved both dishes and could eat them both again

Tessa scores
Tessa scores first
Gary scores 9/10
George scores 9/10 Matt scores 9/10
27/30 for Tessa

Phil scores
he thinks he has lost
he gets 10/10 from all 3 judges

Judges said they thought tessas dish was Phils and Phil said that if Tessa ever wants a job she has one

[Mistyavalon]

team challenge with the "best diners" groans you know that means families
4 produce award winner ingredients are in front of them, they must do a 4 course meal
1st course must feature victorian Tomme Nectar (50% goats and 50% cows milk cheese)
2nd course must feature northern territory coral trout
3rd course must feature south australia wagyu beef'
4th must feature NSW golden delicious apples

Yellow team is Simon, Ben, Larissa, Tati and Anushka
Green team is Derek, Tim, Nicole, Christina and Tessa
Christina is green captain
Larissa is yellow captain
George saying listen to Gary

20 diners for each team
2.5hrs to prep before 1st course must leave the pass
and the teams will be serving the diners
Gary has been looking forward to this all week

[Mistyavalon]

Trout curry from Tati for Yellow team
Anushka is doing Yellows dessert
Green is doing pan fried trout
Tessa will do the fish
Tim is doing the beef
Derek is doing greens dessert
Tati called Larissa a little girl she means young but I still found it funny
Green team is doing a goats cheese tartlet for the 1st course
Tessa is doing a coral trout with sauce and confti fennel and peas
90mins left on prep time
Gary saying move it!
Yellow is roasting raddichio, melting some cheese on it, beetroot molases and walnuts
Simon and Larissa like the cheese on the raddichio
Tati is using the trout with crabs and prawns in the curry
Larissa is concerned with how much prep Tati has on the dish
Anushka has a parfait in the freezer and has been pulled to help prep the fish course

60mins to go

Tim is feeling the pressure now and is thiking about who the diners are-
starting the sauce in the pan with beef bones and veggies

Gary saying think about how much sauce you are making... yours is just rubbish, you need to infuse flavour... skin t he onions cuts things smaller.. time gets it and does it

diners are family and here they come

30 mins for entre

[Mistyavalon]

Gary telling them diners have arrived and are seated

things are going pretty well but can't taste cinnamon in Dereks dessert at the moment he thinks and adds poched apples
Simon has his cheese all sliced and on the raddichio ready to go in the oven
Anushka is concerned about the lack of time she has to spend on
Gary telling Anushka to take the head off and work so you can see what you are doing with the fish... he shows her how

[Mistyavalon]

After the fish Niushie is now back on her dessert

10mins till service starts
greens tarts are out of the ovenTim is prepping his beef
the cakes for the dessert on green side have shrunk a lot
Gary saying add your apples to your dessert sauce but Derek is worried about the amount of sweet in the dish so is adding apple cider to bring some acidity to the dish

5mins to go

Gary telling Christina and Larissa to start prepping for service
Yellow has their radicchio in the oven now
Green team is making a production line for entree
Christina and Nicole will be serving the dishes for Green team
Ben and Anushka are serving the Yellow teams dishes

[Mistyavalon]

oh god drama and tears as they realise they are cooking for families
Christina is worried she wont be able to get the focus from everyone back in the kitchen

Matt says he can feel the emotion of the contestants being reunited with family
Service has started said Gary
Green teams dish to Matt and Gary first
cheese tarts pastry is short mmm great crust gutzy eats the lot .. mmm great dish

Yellow now
they have a lot of ingredients on the plate compared to the green team George is intrigued as to how it all goes together... interesting and delicious clever conception and executed perfectly
Nicoles friend feels she has taken it to the next level
Gary saying reset the kitchen, i want fish on the pass in 15mins
Tessa is happy with her sauce
11mins until next course needs to go out
Yellow teams fish has 6 mins to go on cooking
Anushka cant stop crying and Larissa is giving her a few mins to breathe
10mins to go

Tatis curry is fragrent according to Larissa and fish is perfectly cooked
2mins and gary wants food heading out of the kitchen
Green team is plating and they have plates going out
Matt says it looks amazing
George is squealing

[Mistyavalon]

Matt likes this restaurant and wants to come again tomorrow...the dish is intelligent and zesty and it comes together as a whole.... the dish is complex but everything has a role in the whole....
Judges say looks great, beautiful to use the skin so crispy
Matt has been waiting for Tati to unleash her skill with spices in a restrained and elegent way. they love the dish and call it a beautiful plate of food

15mins until beef dish needs to be up
ben is back working on the main whilst yellow finishes plating
Tim is ready to cook his beef now, telling the others how he wants to cook it
Christina is concerned Derek isnt caramelising the apples
he has poached them in the cider
Gary is a bit concerned about Dereks dish and whats going on
Derek needs to pull himself back on track a bit, he got carried away

Tim is happy with his prep and is onto the cooking the beef
He wants it melting in the mouth