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NARRATOR: Previously
on MasterChef Australia...

..it was a Service Challenge
with a farm-fresh twist.

You need to choose your ingredient
carefully

because you won't know
which course you're cooking

until after you pick your produce.

Oh, wow.

DECLAN: Mmm.
Let's get some of them.

And the luck of the draw...

What did you pick?
BOTH: Dessert!

(LAUGHTER)

Then they took that amazing produce
and produced brilliance.

RHIANNON: This is just so amazing.

THEO: Teamwork, eh?

It looks perfect.

BRENT: It's gonna be the thing
that either wins it for us

or loses it for us.

ANDY: It's brilliant.
JOCK: Yeah.

It's so impressive.
It is a very, very clever dish.

It's a really tasty,
interesting, unique dessert.

Malissa, Theo, Declan and Brent,

you've all won a spot
in tomorrow's Immunity Challenge!

Awesome!

Tonight, someone wins
a guaranteed spot in the top 5.

THEO: To make this immunity worthy,
the dish needs to be epic.

And it's their final shot
at an immunity pin.

RHIANNON: Yeah! Whoo!

Morning! Morning!
Here we go!

Oh, Shannon's here.

What's going on over there?

A microphone!

Just my singing debut.

MALISSA: Whoo-hoo!

What is that?

Morning, everyone.
CONTESTANTS: Morning!

Today's a big one.
There's a lot to smile about.

A guaranteed spot in the top 5!

(CHEERING)
Come on!

Not to mention it's your very last
chance to win an immunity pin.

Malissa...
Yes.

Believe it or not, this is your
fifth time in an Immunity Challenge.

Is it?
Yeah.

Oh, wow!
You've done it all.

You've won a pin, you played a pin.
Yeah.

Here you are again
going for another one.

I'm gonna try my best.

Speaking of pins, are you gonna be
the only person this season

with two on your apron, Brent?

Yeah. I'd...I'd love it.

What do you get
if you play another pin?

Find out when you do it.
(LAUGHTER)

Theo, sad news.

You're the only one in the line-up
who has not won a pin.

ANDY: Oh!
MALISSA: Oh!

CATH: That can change today!

I'm thinking today is my day.
I'm throwing elbows today.

I'm getting into it.
I love it. I feel it too, man.

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

Something we can all agree on

is that a truly outstanding dish
has multiple factors.

But today, it's your job
to highlight one.

Sound.

CATH: Oh!

We want you to bring us a dish
that taps into the sounds

that make us feel something
when we eat.

Think of the crunch
of the perfect tempura batter,

the crack of sugar on a creme brulee,

really, really slurpable noodles.

All the sounds
that make a good dish great.

I love really bold, you know,
crunchy sounds.

So I'm excited about this.

So, you've got 60 minutes
to bring us a dish

with a sound that makes us salivate.

It can be anything you want,

but you've gotta make it loud
and you've gotta make it delicious.

We've set up a special microphone

so we can capture the sound
of the dish when we eat it.

You bring us the best dish
with the best sound,

you win immunity
from Sunday's elimination,

guaranteed spot in the top 5

and you will play for...

..one of these
for the very last time this season.

Good luck.
Your 60 minutes starts now!

RHIANNON: Yeah, guys!
CATH: Come on, guys!

MALISSA: Running to the pantry,

I'm still not 100% set
on an idea yet.

But then I see Pop Rocks

and I know that
that's gonna make a sound

and I think, "Let's use the popping
candy to make a dessert."

Go, Mal!
Ah, here we go, Mal!

I'm really excited about
the popping candy. It's a bit of fun.

Put it in your mouth and it's
gonna pop and make a lot of noise.

(POP ROCKS POP SOFTLY)

Can you hear it?

So much popping!

And it's so yummy!

(POP ROCKS POP SOFTLY)

(LAUGHS)

Ha ha! The teammates, eh?
Ah, hello!

RHIANNON: What have you got there,
Brentles?

BRENT: Oh, a couple of crabs.

I know that all the boys are kinda
leaning towards a savoury dish.

So I'm really gonna stand out
from the crowd if I make a dessert.

I'm thinking...I'm gonna make a
frozen mousse with my popping candy.

I know that's something I can do
in 60 minutes.

That's the first thing I need to do.

And then I'm gonna roast some figs
and make a vanilla tuile

for that little cracky noise.

It's gonna be different.

It's a little bit out there
and I haven't done this before.

But I think it's a really fun way

to experiment
with different foods and flavours.

CATH: Come on, Dec.

Come on, Theo.
RHIANNON: He likes his kangaroo.

Mm-hm!

(MICROPHONE POPS)

(DEEP VOICE) Hello.

(JUDGES LAUGH)

It's a good challenge.
I like the sound of it.

Uh...

Yeah. I would love to double up
on my bling today.

Get another immunity pin.

That would be, at this time of the
competition, really good, I think.

The immunity pin is always
a massive advantage

and we're getting
to the pointy end now,

so anytime you can snag another pin
is one step in the right direction.

I'll just do it again. Why not?

I want to make a curry crab
for starters.

You know, you get a tostada

and you bite into those
and then they just crack.

But I'm worried about
the crab curry.

Maybe if it's too wet,
you'll get a soggy tostada

that doesn't crack

and the name of the game today
is it's gotta make a sound

and, you know, no-one likes
a soggy tostada.

MELISSA: Bring us a dish we like
the sound of. 45 minutes to go!

RHIANNON: Yeah! Yeah, come on!
CATH: Come on, Theo!

Go, Brent! Come on, Dec!
Come on, Mal!

Come on, guys!

Hey, Declan. What do you call this?

This is a favourite of mine.
Yeah?

Um, pepper steak.
Sizzling pepper steak.

I've got my rice on.
I've got my beef, uh, velveting.

Just browning off my veg now.

That skillet's gonna get nice and
hot. Get this bad boy in the oven.

'Cause I think it's all coming down
to the sizzle.

Well, bring us the sizzle.
Thank you, guys.

Good luck, Dec.
CATH: Come on, Dec! Come on, Declan!

(CATH AND RHIANNON CLAP)

RHIANNON: Oh, yum, Brent!

Come on, Malissa,
get that tuile in, love.

Oh, the garden's looking nice.

I'm loving the MasterChef world
for so many reasons.

You know,
we have this amazing garden

that we can just grab
these fresh ingredients

like betel leaves.

I love it!

I love picking things for myself

and I love knowing
where it all comes from.

I think that's super important,

so I just wanna stay in
the competition as long as possible.

The inspiration for this dish
comes from

our...our mate Grace
that was in the competition

that did a crispy betel leaf.

(CRUNCH!)

(CRUNCH!)
And it worked really well.

And so I think
you can get some success

from what other people
have done as well.

Grace's betel leaves are, I think,
gonna work really well.

The only issue I have is
tempura is quite hard to do.

So, is it gonna stay crispy?

And then I want to cook kangaroo.

I often do it at home

with the same sort
of American-style spice rub

with sugar, coriander, cumin,
oregano - that kind of vibe.

Theo.
How are you, mate?

Hey, gentlemen, how are we?
That looks good.

Uh, it's a marinated kangaroo.
Nice.

I want to do crispy betel leaf
with the kangaroo sliced up

and then a nice
little fresh salsa on top.

How...how are you gonna cook it?
Um, medium-rare.

Medium-rare? I'd be going light...
Close to rare.

Yeah, I would be going not
"close to rare", I'd be going rare.

At the most.

I was gonna say "at the most".
But you didn't. (LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

Got any...any other crunchy element?

Yeah. No.

I think it's the same
all the way around.

Yeah.

So, yeah, everyone's got a crispy,
crunchy or sizzly element.

Yeah.

But who is gonna
absolutely nail the dish?

Good luck, mate.
Thanks, guys.

The judges are asking me
if I need more of a crunch element.

You know, if I want a chance
at that final immunity pin,

the dish needs to be epic.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Argh!
(DECLAN LAUGHS)

SHANNON: Don't crack
under the pressure.

There's 30 minutes to go!

RHIANNON: Come on, guys!
CATH: Come on, Declan!

Come on, Brent!

Let's go, Malissa!

Go, Theo!

THEO: I'm cooking kangaroo
with crispy betel leaves.

The best dish is going
Beat the Chef.

I have been against a pro chef
before in this kitchen,

but I didn't get the win.

So I wanna redeem myself today.

Alrighty.

So the cook on the kangaroo
needs to be rare.

If it's not,
the kangaroo will dry out so fast.

It's an unforgiving meat, so
I really need to be careful of that.

So now I've got my betel leaves,
I'm gonna do a test one

because I want to know how crispy
I can get my tempura batter.

You know, I'm going for maximum
crispness, if that's even a word.

But I'm still trying to think
of how I can elevate the dish

and, you know,
add another element of crunch

to make this immunity-worthy.

So I've got to keep that mind,
ticking over.

MALISSA: I'm just gonna test one.

It might be a bit too chunky,
but I'll see.

I'm making a popping candy dessert.

I'm working on my vanilla tuile.

I've been very lucky.

I've done five immunity cooks
and I've won it a couple of times.

But I want to make third-time lucky.
I know I can do it.

It's really important to make sure
that today of all days

that I make a perfectly thin tuile
because I need that snap.

RHIANNON: Did you put popping candy
in that too, Mel?

Yeah.

I'm going to do another tray as well.

I popped a little bit of
popping candy on half of my tuiles

just to experiment

and see if I can get another element
of sound to this dish.

CATH: Good. Well done.

Thank you!

Ooh!

Hey, Melissa.
Hello! How are you going?

You're doing a dessert?
Yes.

I saw these in the pantry
and I thought, "Have a bit of fun."

How is it all going?
Good.

So I've made like a frozen mousse
with the popping candy inside.

I'm happy with that.
That's in the freezer.

Great.
That's, uh, setting.

My tuile's in the oven.

I'm roasting some figs.

So I'm just actually
having a lot of fun.

So your personality on the plate?
I think so!

Very bright and happy!
A little bit crazy.

OK.
You said it. (LAUGHS)

Thank you. (CHUCKLES) Ahh.

Wow. When was the last time
you had popping candy?

RHIANNON: Awesome smells
up here, guys.

CATH: Yeah.
They're all really different dishes.

Yeah. Yeah.
Aren't they?

BRENT: I've got my tostadas.
These are really thin.

So I've got hot, hot oil to
make them beautiful and crunchy

and they just break.

And then I've got
the sweet, vibrant salsa.

RHIANNON:
How are you going, Brentles?

Yeah, good.
Good?

And I'm making my crab curry.

I don't want it to be wet
'cause it'll just ruin the tostadas.

So I figured out,
"OK, I want a dry curry."

So I've got to sort of sacrifice
a bit of flavour.

There's no coconut in it,

so it's not, you know,
that coconut-y, sweet curry.

Just dried chillis, curry leaf,
there's tomato in there.

So hopefully it all sort of works.

RHIANNON: Come on, guys! You've got
10 minutes to go! Let's go!

You're going really well!

CATH: Ohhh. How's that, Theo?

THEO: Yeah,
I'm pretty happy with it.

Oh!

I'm slicing up my kangaroo.
I think it's rare.

That looks beautiful, Theo! Yum!

Which is exactly what
I want it to be.

And then with the betel leaf,
I've decided to double-fry them.

I think it will create that
thunder-crashing crunch, like...

Just like the best feeling
you've ever had.

Then I've got my sauce
with the burnt spring onions.

But the judges are really
pushing me today,

so I still think I need something
that's going to elevate this dish.

It's crunch time!
Five minutes to go!

Come on! Move it!
RHIANNON: Come on, Theo! Pick it up!

Where's anchovies?

Did we get those anchovies done,
Theo?

So I've got some anchovies.
I'm going to deep-fry them.

And this is gonna give that
little bit of crunch of top

that I was thinking about.

CATH: Oh, look at that! Come on!

RHIANNON: Come on, Malissa!
Finish it off!

MALISSA: We're almost
at the end of this challenge.

It's time to plate up.

I'm happy with my frozen mousse,
my roasted figs and my fresh figs.

And I've got the popping candy tuile.

RHIANNON: On track, Mal?

Popping candy doesn't work.

Oh, did it just melt in it, love?
Yeah.

But they've completely melted.
It didn't work at all.

That's super disappointing.

So I'm gonna spoon a little bit of
extra popping candy on top as well

just to make sure that sound
is really there.

I'm trying to do everything I can
to get into the immunity round.

(CRUNCH!)

CATH: Oh, they look good, Brentles!
RHIANNON: Come on, Brent!

Looking good! Look at that!
Oh, yum, yum!

BRENT: It's crazy.

60 minutes has gone so quick again.

How's the tostadas there, Brent?

Yeah, good.
Good?

But, yeah, I'm pretty happy
with the dish.

Hopefully, you know,
it's enough to get me into round 2.

I really want
that second immunity pin.

So I hope that
the flavours are there

and that, you know,
it all comes together

to some cracking tostadas.

CATH: I can smell that crab,
Brentles. Yum!

Get it together, guys!
Only one minute to go!

Come on!
Come on!

RHIANNON: Come on!

CATH: Oh, that's awesome, Theo.

I'm really happy with this dish.

I have my tempura betel leaves.
They look crispy. They look nice.

Got my kangaroo.

Swoosh of Greek yoghurt on the side
for a bit of that acidity.

Lather my sauce on top.

And the fried anchovies.

I want it to be, like, you know,
if you're on another table,

two tables over, you turn around
and you hear that crunch

and you go, "Ooh, what are
they having? I want that!"

(BELLOWS) 30 seconds!

(CATH AND RHIANNON CLAP)

Come on! 30 seconds!
30 seconds!

Come on! Go, Mal!

On the plates, come on!

Here it is!

10...

ALL: 9, 8,

7, 6,

5, 4, 3,

2, 1!

That's it!
(CHEERING)

CATH: Well done, guys!

Good job, Brent.
Bloody hell.

Whoo!
Whoo-hoo! Good job!

Well done! Nice.

How'd you go?
Yeah, really good.

Oh, my God, that looks amazing!
Yeah, really good.

ANDY: In round 1 of immunity day,

you had to bring us a delicious dish
with a sound effect to go.

If you do that,
you'll be playing in the second round

for the last pin
remaining of the season.

And the first dish we'd like to taste
belongs to...

..Brent.

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

BRENT: G'day.

Righto, Brent. What did you cook?

Chilli crab tostadas
with a lychee orange salsa.

So a big part of it is the crunch
on the tostadas?

Yep.

BRENT: You know, I need this dish
to scream 'sound'.

I want some really crunchy tostadas.

They absolutely cannot be soggy.

I really wanna win and get myself
into the immunity cook.

(TENSE MUSIC)

You ready?
(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

BRENT: Yep.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

You ready?
(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

(CRUNCH!)

Oh, that's great.

(CRUNCH!)

(LAUGHS)

(CRUNCH!)

Keep the headphones in. Too loud.
(CATH AND RHIANNON LAUGH)

(CRUNCH!)

Brent, big crunch, which is nice.

The tostadas, I was worried
'cause crab, obviously, juicy,

the chilli curry on there,
could have dampened that a fair bit.

But it was nice and crunchy,
nevertheless.

I liked the flavours
that were going on,

although not as punchy and as big
as Brent normally brings.

So, because I know how you cook

and because you normally
bring the flavour,

I was kinda left
a little disappointed

even though
there were nice flavours.

Actually, I know one of the secrets
to a good chilli crab

is actually Heinz ketchup
in a lot of them.

'Cause it gives the body as well...
Yeah.

..and that sweet and sour.
Yep.

But I thought it was
a really good effort,

so that's why there's a smile
on my face.

Well done, Brent.
Thanks, Brent.

(UPLIFTING PIANO MUSIC)

The next dish we'd like to taste
belongs to Malissa!

CATH: Go, Mal!

MALISSA: I'm up against the crack,
the sizzle and the crunch,

and today I'm bringing the pop.

There you go.

OK, Malissa, what have you cooked?

I have made popping candy
frozen mousse

with a tuile and some roasted figs.

MALISSA: Ooh!

Is it gonna snap?

Yep.

(SNAP!)

(LAUGHS) It snapped!

It's crunchy.

(CRUNCH!)

There you go!

(POPPING CANDY POPS)

(MALISSA LAUGHS)
(SHANNON CHUCKLES)

There's no question, today was the
day to pull a packet out of there...

Yes.
..and use the Pop Rocks.

I mean, they make us all laugh
and smile and have fun.

It was a great find.
You absolutely smashed the brief.

Um, and the technique was great too.

Beautiful, silky frozen mousse.

Um, the tuile.
Beautiful caramelisation.

The figs were nice.
Yeah.

Your challenge today...
Yeah.

..was going to be
balancing this dish.

Yeah.

'Cause the Pop Rocks are SO sweet!
Yeah.

I just don't think it was super
delicious 'cause it wasn't balanced.

MELISSA: Yeah, the Pop Rocks have

that artificial tutti-frutti
candy kind of flavour.

I've still got little pops
going on in my mouth.

It's good but I think that you could
have done just a little bit more.

OK.
Well done, though.

Thank you. Thanks, guys.
Nice one, Malissa.

Next up it's Declan!

RHIANNON: Whoo!
(APPLAUSE)

DECLAN: An immense amount
of pressure right now.

The moment of truth.

I really want to hear
a beautiful sizzle.

(PLATE SIZZLES)
SHANNON: Whoo!

RHIANNON: Oh!
CATH: Go, Declan.

Quickly get it over to the mic!
CATH: Go, Declan!

(PLATE SIZZLES LOUDLY)

(SHANNON LAUGHS)

MALISSA: Go, Declan!
(APPLAUSE)

MELISSA: Declan,
what have you made us today?

Sizzling pepper steak.

ANDY: Declan, the concept was great.
It worked really well.

But now, in the top 6,

you've got to take the concept
of hitting the brief,

which is the sizzle plate,

and go,
"How do I make the judges go,

"'Ohh, yeah,
I see what he did there!'"

Thank you very much.

We want you to really elevate it

and show us the elegance
that you can produce on a plate.

Yeah.

SHANNON: Declan, I like the idea
of the theatre.

But it just didn't come together.
Yep.

But you're gonna still be a better
chef out of hearing this feedback.

Yep. You'll see it. Thank you.
JOCK: Well done.

Next up, Theo!

MALISSA: Go, Theo!

THEO: I hope that the betel leaves
have that absolute crunch

that is so loud,

like a glass-shattering crunch,
you know.

I hope the judges love it.

Theo, what have you brought us,
mate?

Crispy betel leaf kangaroo.

Yeah, go to the crunch booth.

You ready?
Yeah.

(CRUNCH!)
Ooh!

I'm happy with that.

ANDY: It's crispy.
(LAUGHS)

Thanks, Gracie.

(CRUNCH!)

Theo, it was so good!
Oh!

Like, that could be one of the
tastiest things we've had all year!

RHIANNON AND CATH: Ohhh!

First of all, that tempura batter,
it was crispy, crunchy,

with the kangaroo, the rub,
and then the crispy anchovies on top.

Burnt spring onions in the salsa?
Burnt spring onions, yeah.

Like, your brain is working
at a totally different level now.

You come up with really
creative, great concepts

and then you're executing them
to an absolute tee.

You said today was gonna be your day.

You did your little flex. It was
a massive flex, mate. Well done.

Thank you. Thanks very much.

Theo... (CLEARS THROAT)
I can't even speak, it's so good.

You certainly brought the noise
with this dish.

Uh, not in the least
because it made a great sound,

but it was just
such a cracking concept.

SHANNON: You can actually see
the interior of the betel leaf.

Like that, you know,
batter's really good.

So, you nailed it.

Theo, I've got a sound
for you, mate.

CATH: Yeah!

(CHEERING)

That's the best sound
I've heard all day.

One, crunchy.

And two, you cooked
the kangaroo perfectly,

which makes me happy, happy, happy.

Well done.
Thank you.

(CHEERING)
CATH: Well done, buddy!

RHIANNON: You smashed it!

(BIRDSONG)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(MALISSA CHUCKLES) Oh.

Oh, an announcement? (CHUCKLES)

So, the winner of round 1 who also
will be playing for a pin in round 2,

but, more importantly,
is the first member of our top 5...

..Theo!

(CHEERING)
THEO: I've got it!

MALISSA: Well done!

CATH: Wow!
MALISSA: So good!

THEO: So, right now,

my mind is on the chef
that walks through those doors.

I want to redeem myself
from last time and win this one.

And you'd better believe we are
pulling out the big guns. (LAUGHS)

He is one of the country's
masters of Japanese cuisine.

Trained by THE Nobu Matsuhisa
himself,

he went on to run Nobu restaurants
around the world.

Now, with three award-winning
restaurants of his own,

he's making waves
around Australia too.

Please welcome executive chef
of Sokyo, Kiyomi, and Sempai Ramen,

it's Chase Kojima!

(WILD CHEERING)

THEO: Oh, my God! Chase Kojima.

It really is intimidating

that I'm gonna be cooking against
a master of Japanese cuisine.

CONTESTANT: Whoo!

Normally, the chefs come in
with their chef whites

and he's got a shirt undone.

(WHISTLES)

Hoo-hoo-hoo!

Whoo-hoo! Whoo!

He's super-chill.

How are you doing?
Good to see you. Theo.

Nice to see you.

Chase, welcome to the MasterChef
kitchen. How are you, mate?

Man, this is really, really exciting.

It's crazy.

Mate, we're very excited to have you
in the MasterChef kitchen.

Three restaurants, mate.
How are you juggling that?

You guys all know.
It's really, really hard.

Yeah.

You have to love it.

Amazing.

And, you know, take it from me,
Theo, this guy does not stand still.

Great.

I'm sure it's gonna be
no different today.

(LAUGHTER)

Alright. Let's address the elephant
in the room, shall we?

ANDY: Yeah, let's do it!
MELISSA: Yeah.

There are two choices today.

One of you will be cooking
with this huge pantry.

But only have access
to a small selection of equipment

just behind Andy there.

The other will get
this very modest pantry,

but will have all this equipment
to play with.

So the question is,
what do you value more -

ingredients or equipment?

THEO: There's a lot
running through my mind.

You can do a lot with equipment,

but you can do so much more
with ingredients,

and I love, you know, fresh produce.

Theo, you know how it rolls.

You've got the first choice
and a head start.

You've got 75 minutes on your clock.

Chase, you'll have
whatever Theo doesn't pick

and just 60 minutes to cook with.

We'll taste both of your dishes blind
and score them out of 30.

Theo, if you score higher than Chase,
you win that final immunity pin.

Just don't do too good. (LAUGHS)
(MALISSA LAUGHS)

Chase, you won't know
what you're cooking with

until you actually start.

So that means you're heading on out.
We'll see you soon.

Soz.
(LAUGHS)

(APPLAUSE)

Shannon, like always, we're
leaving you to it, so good luck.

See you later.
Thanks.

Come on, mate.
(APPLAUSE)

Can you do it?
Yeah.

You didn't do it the first time.
Make sure you win this time.

OK, Theo, what's it gonna be?

Big pantry, little equipment?

Or small pantry, big equipment?

Look, I think...

I think I'm gonna go with
the big pantry, small equipment.

I think there's a lot
to work with there.

Makes sense.
DECLAN: Yeah, Theo!

Yes, good choice.
It's a good choice, Theo.

You do need to give yourself
the best chance you can have.

So I'm being so strategic.

I'm hoping that this pantry

with quite a substantial amount
of ingredients

is gonna give me an advantage.

Go with your instinct.

And then Chase doesn't have much
to work with on the other side.

Good luck, Theo.

Your 75 minutes starts...

..now!
(CHEERING)

CATH: Let's go, Theo!

BRENT: Go, Theo.
DECLAN: Go on, mate.

Let's go, Theo!

I'm thinking
I'm gonna do pork fillet.

Um, and then I'm gonna do
a Mexican sauce,

like, with these dried chillis.

And then some sort of fresh, uh,
salad to go along with that.

I'm going with the flavours
of Mexico.

So, pork with a Mexican hot sauce
and a salsa.

You know, I chose this big pantry

'cause there's
so many good ingredients

and I want to use them all.

What do you want me to grab?
I can help you out.

Um...spices.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

I'm just gonna take
this whole thing. Why not?

Well, it's all yours.
Yeah. Then I'll come over...

Chase is certainly not getting
any of that.

DECLAN: Go, Theo!

CATH: Good luck, Theo!
Come on, buddy!

First thing that I need to do
is start working on my sauce.

So I need my chillis in there,
I need some tomato, onion, garlic.

All these spices.

And that needs to be cooking
for a while

because Mexican cuisine is known
for really bold flavours.

Nice, Theo!

Is there any ground cumin? There's
cumin seeds, but there's no...

Just grind them up
with a mortar and pestle.

I don't have a mortar and pestle.
You don't have them?

Not having much equipment,
yeah, it's difficult. It's, um...

You just got to really
get a bit creative.

It's like everything
is just taking a little bit longer.

Yeah, it's become apparent
that the pantry

with a small amount of equipment is
really starting to come into play.

RHIANNON:
Nearly up to 60 minutes, mate.

Nearly up to 60 already?

DECLAN: Yeah.
MALISSA: Yeah, close.

RHIANNON: You're about 3 off 60.
Goes fast, eh?

I'm just going flat stick.

You know, redemption. I lost
last time. I want to win this time!

(TENSE MUSIC)

(BARN DOOR OPENS)
Yep!

Hi!
Chase.

Can I go out now?
Let's go. Come on, mate, follow me.

Yeah.
(CONTESTANTS CHEER)

MALISSA: Alright. Come on, Theo.

RHIANNON: He's coming after you now.
That's alright.

It smells pretty good already.

Does Chase look like he's...
BRENT: Just keep cooking.

(CHUCKLES)

Chase, Theo chose this pantry.

The large pantry.
(GANTRY CONTESTANTS LAUGH)

So this is your pantry.

But all this equipment.

And...your time starts now!

60 minutes.
(GANTRY CONTESTANTS CHEER)

I'm not surprised
Theo made this decision.

But I'm not worried about
the equipment right now.

I just wanna see
what I'm gonna cook and how.

What are you thinking?

You've got bonito,
you've got some Moreton Bay bugs...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'll take all this, for sure.
Eggs.

Oh, kombu! Nice.
Yeah.

It's almost like
when you're in development mode.

If you're lucky, it's gonna be good.

If you're not lucky,
it's not gonna be good.

Wow. That bonito is beautiful.

Talk to me. What are you gonna make?

I really want to showcase
my seafood skills,

so definitely doing some bonito
tataki-style.

And then the Moreton Bay bug,
I'll probably do a tempura

and maybe a vinaigrette, I think.

You need anything, give me a shout.
Thank you!

So, the dish that I'm going for
is basically surf and surf.

Seafood and seafood.

So, the first thing, the bonito,
I'm gonna just sear it.

And then the Moreton Bay bug,
I have eggs and I have flour

so that I can definitely make
tempura batter.

But I don't have all the ingredients
to make as best as possible.

DECLAN: Nice, Chase.
Check your flames as well.

Thank you. I'll give you a discount
when you come to my restaurant.

(BOTH LAUGH)

THEO: Uh, Chase has started

and I just need to make sure
my sauce has a lot of body in it,

which I'm trying to impart now.

And then I'll move on to my pork
and do my salsa.

Now, take me through the pork
as you're working, please.

Yep. I don't have a hibachi.

So I'm thinking searing on a pan.
Yep. OK.

Chase.
Yes, sir.

If there was one ingredient on
that big pantry that you could have,

what would it be?

Oh, finger lime would be fantastic!

Yeah? Yeah?
That would be amazing.

OK. I'll be back. Hang on.
Yeah?

Chase, Theo.

Theo, you really want
an hibachi grill.

Chase, you really want finger limes.

How about...I let you do a swap?

Oh! I love it!

Would you both agree?
Sounds good to me.

Yeah?
Yep

Chase?

RHIANNON: No deal!
CATH: Oh! No deal! No deal!

MALISSA: No deal.

No deal?

Wow!

(CONTESTANTS LAUGH)

What do you think about that, Theo?

Yeah, now he's got a fight
on his hands.

More motivation now, buddy!
(LAUGHS) Come on, Theo!

That's fine, that's fine.
(CONTESTANTS LAUGH)

OK, the gloves are off.

Gloves are off 100%.

NARRATOR: In the mood to cook?

on 10 play.

Theo, Chase, all bets -
or should I say deals? - are off.

It's now a fight to the finish.
There's 30 minutes to go.

(CONTESTANTS CHEER AND APPLAUD)
MALISSA: Come on, Chase!

CATH: Come on! Come on, Theo!

Come on, mate.

So, yeah, we were gonna do a swap.

Uh, it would have been nice,
but it didn't end up happening.

He's, um, sticking to this guns,
so now he's got to watch out.

Old mate, Chase, shut me down.

So this means that
I have to improvise.

There's no hibachi,
so I have to cook this pork in a pan

and I need to be really careful here
because it can dry out very easily.

And I'm developing flavour
in my sauce.

I need to make sure that it's bold,
it's got body.

So I'm tasting,
I keep adding things,

like citrus in the form of orange.

I'm adding some more spices to it,
you know.

I think I've added pretty much
all the spices that I had.

So now I'm thinking about
just refining it a bit.

BRENT: Just watch that, Theo.

Theo, he's got determination
all over his face.

I think he is hungry for it.

But, you know, that sauce.

I don't know
if the big pantry's gone to his head

and he's thought, you know,
"I'll really use it all."

But, obviously, you know,
with a lot more ingredients,

you really need to be careful
of balancing it.

What was that all about?
I was trying to negotiate.

I was worried about you.
Oh! (LAUGHS)

Trying to negotiate.
(LAUGHS)

And then you... That was it. Done.
Yeah.

So, what...what...
Are you worried about him?

Worried about him?
Yeah.

Um...honestly,
I think he has advantage.

See, I don't have much ingredients
to produce flavour.

So, I think I need to let the
flavour come out with the charcoal.

And I don't want to give Theo
any advantage.

Yep. Well, you've really inspired
him now. So, watch out, Chase.

Come on, Theo! He feels threatened.

CHASE: As much as I want
the finger lime,

I couldn't lose my hibachi box.

It's my cooking tool.

But also because I have
such limited ingredients,

it's my flavour element.

Ooh!

Ohhh!

The best part about this is once
that fat drips onto the charcoal,

it instantly burns
and then it will smoke itself.

So you really get that true flavour.

And also no finger limes.

So I'm making
a passionfruit vinaigrette.

Is passionfruit my first choice?

Hmm. Maybe, maybe not.

But it's gonna cut that fattiness

and it's just gonna be
nice, balanced.

Now I'm going to fry
the tempura Moreton Bay bug.

Usually my tempura batter
is a bit thinner.

But I'm gonna fry it
at super-high heat

to try to crispy the outside
and hope for the best.

SHANNON:
It's all coming together now.

You've got less than
10 minutes to go!

(CONTESTANTS CHEER)
You're in the home straight!

RHIANNON: Come on! Come on, Chase!
Come on, Theo!

DECLAN: Let's go, Chase!

BRENT: Keep an eye on that pork.
THEO: Yeah.

So I've got my pork.
It seems to be going really well.

And as I'm building this salsa,

I taste it.

How's that, Theo?
Mmm.

Tastes really good.

And there's a lot of ingredients
in this sauce.

I'm gonna pass this now.

But I'm gonna strain it
so it's nice and, you know, refined.

What are you looking for, Theo?
Is that the biggest, uh...

Yeah. That's it.
Really?

Yeah.
RHIANNON AND CATH: Yeah.

Far out.
RHIANNON: Biggest strainer.

(SIGHS) They don't make
this easy, eh?

So, again, I'm running into a bit
of a problem with this equipment.

God, this is gonna take forever.

Because now I've only got
the smallest trainer.

It's like for a teabag or something.

RHIANNON: Get a spatula or spoon.
Just sort of push it...

Yeah, it's not really...

I've got no time for this.
Do you want that mashed?

Yeah, maybe.

Shout out to Shannon for the masher.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Here's a masher.
Thank you.

So, yeah, the pantry
with a small amount of equipment

has made it really difficult today.

Four minutes. Four minutes to go!
Come on!

Four minutes to go, Chase!
Four minutes!

Push!

MALISSA: Yeah, come on, guys!
Four minutes to go!

THEO: Yep.
DECLAN: Nice, Theo.

CATH: Yeah, come on, Theo!
Beautiful! Oh! Beautiful!

That is so nice.

Four minutes.

So, everything's cooked now.

My bonito, it looks really well.

RHIANNON: Nice, Chase.

The gamble was
Moreton Bay bug tempura.

Just not having
the perfect ingredient.

Worried about anything right now?

Oh, I want to...
I want to finish. Ha!

The tempura isn't...
as crispy as I wanted.

But I think it's OK.

Presentation is one of the most
important things for me.

RHIANNON: Oh, wow!

I think my most important component
is the bonitos.

Oh, wow! Look at that.
Looks awesome, Chase!

Thank you.
Whoo!

Then the tempura.

Just looking at the plate,

like where does it look lonely?

Where does it look like
I can lean on you?

And then finishing it off
with the basil, then the eggplant,

the red chilli,
and then some watercress.

Here's some of the passionfruit
on the side

and I think it's gonna be a winner.

Chase, Theo...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

..one minute to go! One minute!

CATH: Come on! One minute!
Come on, finish it off!

THEO: It's been
really difficult today.

But the pork is cooked perfectly.

The sauce is...it's bold.

It is quite bold
with all these ingredients.

Spot-on.

But I think that the salsa
balances it out.

So, I'm really happy
with what I've pulled off here.

Just makes me think, you know,

for future cooks when I have all the
equipment and all the ingredients,

I think I'm unstoppable.

Come on, Theo! Come on, mate!
Let's go!

OK. 10...

ALL: 9, 8, 7,

6, 5, 4,

3, 2, 1!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Yeah!

How did you go, mate?
Good.

That was good?
Good, good, good.

How does it look?
Oh, maybe not as good as yours.

(THEO LAUGHS) We'll see.

Super interesting, today's cook.

Theo's up against an absolute weapon
in Chase.

Look, if his dish in round 1
was anything to go by...

Oh! Perfect.
..he's on form today.

So he's in for a chance.
Definitely.

Shall we get the first one in?
Let's do it.

(TENSE MUSIC)

WAITER: Surf & Surf.

Bonito tataki
with Moreton Bay bug tempura.

Thank you.
Fantastic.

Surf & Surf! I love it!

Oh, there's passionfruit in there.

Very cool.

Look, the fact that it is a modern
Japanese interpretation of seafood,

I'm going to say that this is
the small pantry cooked by Chase.

Very willing to be surprised,
but I don't think we will be.

Thank you.

Wow.

Um...OK. This is a very unique dish.
Mmm.

The bonito, I love.

Like, you know,
that classic technique.

It gets that scent of the smoke, um,
but is just beautiful and tender.

I thought the passionfruit dressing
really lifted it. It's zingy.

That sort of,
you know, Japanese thing

where, you know, they add the fruit
element in there.

And high acidity.
Yeah.

I think it's brilliant. It really
cuts through that raw fish.

And the smoky edge of the skin
is delightful.

It's really, really beautiful.
Mmm.

The thing I can't get around is...
the bug.

For a tempura, I thought it was going
to be really crispy, really sharp.

It's not. Like, it's...

It's the wrong flour, perhaps?
Yeah.

The crunchy element of the bug
wasn't crunchy,

so you don't have that
textural contrast that you want.

Delicious, nonetheless,
but not a perfect plate of food.

Ooh! Door might be open.
Yeah.

(TENSE MUSIC)

WAITER: Mexican pork
with pineapple salsa.

ANDY: Well, it smells pretty epic.

It smells amazing.

Thank you.

It's definitely an ugly-delicious
kinda thing going on here.

The pork, it's nice and tender.
Yeah.

He's got a nice sort of pink hue.

For me, the pineapple salsa
was the standout.

You know, like, I feel like
it really dragged into Mexico...

But...a lot of strong flavours
in the sauce.

I feel as if there could be
20% less ingredients in there.

He's ended up with a hectic sauce.

It's hard to distinguish what it is.

I'm all for a maximalist moment.

Sometimes, you know,

dishes that have
that perfect balance and harmony

of lots of different ingredients
can just be magical.

But it is a bit confusing.

All in all, alright.

It's not a perfect dish.

Shall we score?

Today was all about making the most
of what you had,

whether that was a little or a lot.

Both of you were faced
with your own challenges,

but both of you managed to create
something delicious.

We think we know already, but,
Theo, which pantry did you choose

and which dish did you cook?

I had the abundance of ingredients
and little equipment

and I cooked the pork.

As we suspected, Chase, that means
you cooked the bonito dish.

Let's start with you.

Chase, it was always gonna be tough

making tempura
with that small pantry,

but on the upside,
the bonito was prepared perfectly.

So, I scored you

7 out of 10!

Chase, I scored you...

..a 7 out of 10.

I also scored you

7 out of 10.

Chase, that gives you
a combined score of 21 out of 30.

And so, Theo, the pork itself,
beautifully cooked,

but I was really distracted
by the sauce.

I was confused
by way too many ingredients.

I scored you...

..7 out of 10.

Theo, I scored you...

..7 out of 10.

Even stevens, theo.

I gave you a score...

..of 6 out of 10.

(APPLAUSE)

Which means, Theo, I'm sorry,
Chase is our winner.

Congratulations, Chase!
ANDY: Well done, Chase!

(APPLAUSE)

Chase, we love what you're doing

with Japanese cuisine
here in Australia.

And I'm sure this is not the last

that we're gonna see you
here in the MasterChef kitchen.

But from all of us here,
welcome to the family, mate!

Chase Kojima, everybody!
(CONTESTANTS CHEER)

Theo, you might not have gotten
yourself a pin today,

but that doesn't take away
from the fact

that you are safe
from Sunday's elimination

and you are the first member
of the top 5!

(ALL CHEER)
Well done, mate.

Thank you.

Everyone else, four spots remaining.

If you want to join him
in the top 5...

..you'd better be ready to
lay it all on the line on Sunday.

See ya!
Good luck.

(EPIC MUSIC)
Thanks, mate.

Thanks, Chase.

NARRATOR: Sunday night
on MasterChef Australia...

Kirsten Tibballs!

..the queen of desserts

brings a doozy of a double-round
elimination.

(CATH SCREAMS)

I am frantic, but I am giving this
everything I've got.

BRENT: I'm literally feeling like

a fish flapping around
outside of water.

I'm just struggling.

(BLOWS RASPBERRY)
(GASPS)

Ooh!

They'll have to push
it to their limits...

MALISSA: I've survived
so many eliminations,

but there is
definitely fight in me.

..in this
top 5 decider.

DECLAN:
If I'm going home,

I wanna go home
on a bang.

RHIANNON:
Competitive Rhiannon

is coming out.

It's game on.

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