masterhcef week beginning 7/6/2020

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What is under the sheet today
Talking about how everyone is feeling
poh feels zen and is in battle mode.. that is her strategy stay focussed
Must recreate a dish without a recipe
Todays guest judge is benjamin cooper
He specialises in thai food and describes this dish as
Spicy and a bit feral

you have to perfectly recreate it without a recipe.... oh lord poor Sarah is not happy

Lots of chillis
Between 30 and 40 chillis
In that dish alone
One of his hottest curries

Apparently it is sweet
No coconut in it
Stock based curry
Broth like consistency
Fat is their friend apparently

Brendan is sweating from it
Everything under the cloth has to be used

That is a huge bench
And lots of ingredients
I imagine a lot goes in the stock

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Brendan is sweating from it
Everything under the cloth has to be used
That is a huge bench
And lots of ingredients
I imagine a lot goes in the stock
Ben says when he looked at the table it took him a moment to work out where to start
If they dont use something on the table it means it is missing from their version of the is so glad I dont have to eat it
They can keep tasting through the cook

Time starts now

Everyone takes their dish to their bench
I guess grab everything at the start?
Only 90mins to do the dish
Huge fish
Brendan using chicken for the stock
Sarah loves the dish but so little time.makes getting the flavour difficult
Sarah using chicken, onions, leak and garlic for her stock

oh yes Poh is confused

Workijg on her rotti now
Ben seems happy with wjat is in her stock
tasting some.ingredients
Poh feels.in a good headspace 2 secs ago she was confused
just a basic chicken stock for her
Just chicken, salt and water
Ben says stock should be chicken
Roti needs to rest or will be dry

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Poh has her roti done
I hope Sarah comes throigh....
ha ha sarah is saying it is about balance
Ben asking poh what is in her stock
Asking anything else in the stock? She realises now probably should be more in it

Poh working on curry paste
Too many ingredients to list a few chillis galangal lemon grass
Lots of tasting going on
30mins down 60 to go
Ben giving advice, what you smell.is what you end up tasting
Brendan smelling the dish
Brendan setting his mouth on fire
e put 8 chillis in his paste
Ben says it is 30 to 40 chillis in the one serve
Brendan has good logic behind his choices
Sarah working on her paste, as is Reece
Reece trying to work out what the judges meant by layering flavour
Reece is worried about the orhers doing great with pumping out flavours
He is relying on his taste to.identify flavours
45mins left now

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Sarah is excited by the flavours and style.of.food

She isnt sure what to do with the fat
Jock tellimg her to taste the dish again
Talking about her curries being full of layers
She is going to cook the paste in the pork fat
She overcooked the paste...starts again she is really mad and frustrated
40mins to go.now
Sarah mad and frustrated with herself
She had some left over she can use but will it be enough?
Yeah Mel simple...lets see yoy do it

Brendan cooking the curry paste
He still has so much to do

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Nicky Whelan Ben telling Brendan to bring his cheekiness back to the dish and not to stress
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Nicky Whelan Poh workung on her flavours
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Nicky Whelan Broth isnt balanced
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Nicky Whelan And doesnt taste like bens
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Nicky Whelan Adding more tumeric
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Nicky Whelan Pohs looks to.be a different colour to the original

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Reece is stressing
At this stage, I would say Reece is the one ... but I hope not
He hasnt started his curry whilst everyome else is balancing theirs
Reece looks to be in trouble
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I think they’re all in trouble
Ben says im the restaurant this 10mins is when they start cooking the curry
Now it has reversed, maybe Reece isnt in trouble

Sarah knows she has made a mistake they dont fry off the curry paste completely add the broth regularly but has no time to start again
Reece does a quick fry off of the paste then adds the stock
Followed by fish
Poh says she knew it was too long cooking her curry but couldn't resist doing it
She says it tastes very different..like a Malaysian curry.... not like bens
has to do the roti and tries to rescue the broth
5mins left now
Poor Sara.
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Nicky Whelan Sarah knows her curry is too watery but with no more paste not much she can do there
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Nicky Whelan Working on her flavours
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Nicky Whelan Khanh wants her to roll her dough
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Nicky Whelan He is happy witj it
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Daniel Mould Looks like it be the worst or the worst will go
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Nicky Whelan But needs fresh chili's
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Nicky Whelan Reece is happy with his curry
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Nicky Whelan Garnish
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Nicky Whelan Time.is up
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Keryn Rhule That was fantastic
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Nicky Whelan Sarah looks defeated
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Keryn Rhule Nicky. I think she’s gone unfortunately I really like her.

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Poor Sara.
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Nicky Whelan Sarah knows her curry is too watery but with no more paste not much she can do there
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Nicky Whelan Working on her flavours
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Nicky Whelan Khanh wants her to roll her dough
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Nicky Whelan Brandon plating
He is happy with it
Looks like it be the worst or the worst will go
But needs fresh chili's
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Reece is happy with his curry
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That was fantastic
Sarah looks defeated
I think she’s gone unfortunately I really like her.
Ben says consistency is good. Not too heavy amd flows nicely. Levels of heat,.could add a bit more chilli but a good effort
Jock says very close to the original
Andy says he has pulled one out of the bag

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Poh
looks very different

strong tumeric
andy liked it... for th emost...... cooked out too long and that affects chilli . becomes hotter
But cooked it out far too long
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Nicky Whelan Ben says it isnt as joyful as it should be
Mel says tumeric everywhere
Jock says she could be in trouble

\Reece now
He is proud of himself.
Brendon is better than Poh so he is safe
He thinks the process was overwhelming
Cake cake cake...it is all he thinks about

But cooked it out far too long
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Nicky Whelan Ben says it isnt as joyful as it should be
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Nicky Whelan Mel says tumeric everywhere
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Nicky Whelan Jock says she could be in trouble
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Nicky Whelan Reece now
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Nicky Whelan He is proud of himself.
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Daniel Mould Brendon is better than Poh so he is safe
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Susanne Pendock Yay!
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Nicky Whelan He thinks the process was overwhelming
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Nicky Whelan Cake cake cake...it is all he thinks about
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Nicky Whelan He hopes he has done enough to stay but he thinks he hasnt done enough
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Keryn Rhule Reece is so lovely.
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Nicky Whelan Mel says it has some.good looking elememts
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Nicky Whelan Jock says worst rotti, like a waffer
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Nicky Whelan But tje curry is the closest to Bens today
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Susanne Pendock thank goodness.
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Nicky Whelan Fish perfevtly cooked
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Nicky Whelan Body of sauce takes you on a journey
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Nicky Whelan Ben happy to finish the bowl
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Nicky Whelan Says he got the broth to goldilocks moment
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Nicky Whelan Huge praise
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Nicky Whelan Reece is definately safe
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Daniel Mould Reese safe so bye bye Sarah
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Nicky Whelan Needs to believe in himself


Nicky Whelan He hopes he has done enough to stay but he thinks he hasnt done enough


Mel says it has some.good looking elememts
Jock says worst roti, like a wafer
But the curry is the closest to Bens today
Fish perfectly cooked

Body of sauce takes you on a journey
Ben happy to finish the bowl

Says he got the broth to goldilocks moment
Huge praise
Reece is definately safe
Reese safe so bye bye Sarah
Needs to believe in himself

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Sarah not confident, hoping flavours are close enough
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She found it challenging. Being her type of food but create a specific dish was difficult
She.is hoping she has scraped through
She looks so deflated.
Ben says polar opposite of.pohs.... this is too thin
Flavour hits then gone
Hits certain notes but not altogether
Doesnt have that feralness of Bens
Andy thinks the burning of the paste impacted the dish

Nicky Whelan Jock was sure sje would nail the dish
Between Poh and Sarah....but think Sarah is gone

Jock says 1 dish mailed the brief, as close to bens as they could.hope for. Force to be reckoned with and that is Reece
He cant believe it
He is in shock.
Brendan also safe, a bloody good curry

Poh your dish was too thick but dish was balanced and punchy
Sarah your dish was too thin and didnt hold the flavours
Poh is safe as a result
Sarah is going home

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Recap from last night
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Susanne Pendock Here we go.
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Daniel Mould Box challenge tonight and it smokes I bet they are doing witch spells
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Geraldine Kavanagh hello everyone, all set for another night of fun and food?
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Morgaine Mitchelle looks like the old liquid notrogen again folks
anyone got a light? she wants a dish that only smoke can bring...
and off they go
callum going for octopus wants it to be smoky but not overpowering oh god mel is annoying me already
tessa reminds Jock of the tea smioked trout from last year.. promises a better dish

Khanh happy
andy smoked anchovy butter mmmmm
Jock talks about it as an ingredient.. too much is horrible

brendan going for eggs

reece is excited smoked choc mousse with some sort of ice cream.. hmmm...
and some ice cream I didint get what it was.

Tessa is really keen..... wants to show how far she has comes.. Andy and Jock talk to her smoked snapper with maple sauce... going for texture

Poh is doing something that is her take on duck a l'orange

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Emelia not used to smoking.. is overcomplicating it must do what she does best.. smoke and choc work so smoked choc mousse.. needs something fresh black currents as a sorbet judges hover..... just two elements.... you do know this is for immunity.. you need more... now she is panicked

ld 45 min to go
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Morgaine Mitchelle Laura enjoying it smoked yoghurt and rhubarb
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Morgaine Mitchelle em really frazzled... she talks with Laura.... em says she has to focus.. maybe then t he perfect dessert will appear

brendan is dong something.. prawns
khanh pork belly
callum is thinking Spanish
reynald going all out.. smoked choc mousse caramel in centre banana cream a nd gelato
Poh just going on about t he stupid duck
andy approve of w hat tessa is doing Jock agrees and he likes poh's dish too.. mel blathers

Khanh adding watermelon to pork belly

Reece is very calm he tells us different ingredients take on smoke differently

30 mins left

Em is done with her two original elements.... Laura approves but now what