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It's the last Professional
MasterChef quarterfinal.
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And this week's four heat winners
return
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for a test of their culinary skill
like never before.
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To be in the quarterfinal is
feeling really exciting.
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|'m really happy-
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But, yeah, I think I'm more
nervous now.
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I think I need to go in all guns
blazing because I think if
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I play it safe, I'm not going
to get it through.
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It's definitely exciting, but
nerve-racking because
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everything just is happening so
fast.
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As long as I keep believing
in myself, I think I can get
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through to the next round. There's
lots more that I've got to give.
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Tonight, they face two tough
challenges...
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The main element of the dish
is absolutely delicious.
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...including cooking for some of the
country's most discerning
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food critics.
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I honestly think this is the best
expression of those flavours
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I've ever had.
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Only the best will earn
a place in the semifinals.
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Two massive challenges in front
of our chefs.
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We are going to put them under
a huge amount of pressure.
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Well, Marcus, you know what you get
from pressure.
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Diamonds.
It's time to turn up the heat.
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Welcome back, chefs.
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You are our last quarterfinalists.
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You have shown us that you can cook
with passion, creativity
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and really think outside the box.
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That makes this challenge perfect
for you today.
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Underneath that box in front of you
is a clue to your challenge.
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Chefs, lift the box.
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A carrot and a carrot cake.
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You're looking a little bit puzzled.
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We would like you to use
all of your skill and knowledge
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to make a savoury ingredient
and to turn it into a tasty dessert.
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You have a whole array of
ingredients in the larder here
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to use as your savoury ingredient.
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You've got cheeses, you have some
bacon, root vegetables,
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some chillies, miso paste.
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Don't forget, you can complement
those savoury flavours with classic
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pastry ingredients like chocolates,
nuts, fruits, different sugars.
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But the key ingredient has got
to be savoury.
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You've got ten minutes to come up,
gather your ingredients
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and plan your dish.
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After that, you've an hour
and 15 minutes to execute it.
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All right, come on up.
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There are many savoury ingredients
that are used in pastry.
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You've got cheeses for a cheesecake,
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candied beetroot,
we know works with chocolate.
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It's about imagination.
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Our chefs have got to be daring.
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They've got to be bold.
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It's definitely difficult in that,
with pastry you need recipes.
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So, yeah, it's a bit challenging,
but it's exciting. It's fun.
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Quite scary. To come up with a plan
is tricky.
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My brain right now is going
a million miles an hour.
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If a vegetable is naturally
sweet already, that's
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a good place to start.
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But it's how they treat
that vegetable and what they add
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to it to elevate it so that
it's an elegant, delicious dessert.
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So I've gone for the butternut.
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It's sort of going on the way
of pumpkin pie.
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I love a pumpkin pie.
How it's going to end up,
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I'm not too sure yet, but I'll have
to pull out of the bag, definitely.
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This challenge is going to show us
who is creative, who is brave,
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and who is willing to push
the boundaries.
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It's a little bit difficult,
but I have a plan,
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so I feel comfortable now.
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So, yeah, I know
what I'm going to do now.
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Right, your ten minutes are now up.
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Let's get cooking.
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24-year-old chef de partie
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Nikita has been working in
Michelin-star restaurants
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for two years.
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She won her quarterfinal place
with an impressive Malaysian
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inspired lobster dish.
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I love creating my own dishes
at home. Thinking on the spot -
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I think it could go either way.
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I could blank or I could
have lots of ideas, and I hope
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it's the latter!
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Nikita, how are you feeling?
Er, good.
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I have a...| have a plan, so...
That's it, then.
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Yeah! That helps.
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That helps. Yeah.
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I've chosen parsnip.
It's naturally sweet.
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I'm making a parsnip, vanilla, white
chocolate mousse
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on a biscuit base with a chocolate
sable, dark chocolate,
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and maybe some parsnip crisps.
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So what's the key
things you need to finish first?
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The parsnip mousse is the most
important thing, but I need to get
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the flavour of the parsnip into the
cream before I can make the mousse.
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So to get the parsnip flavour,
you're grating the parsnip down
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and you're infusing that
into milk. Or cream.
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Into cream. So there'll be no actual
parsnip in the mousse?
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I'm going to taste... just the
flavour? ..the mousse
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with the cream first, and then make
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a judgment call on whether it needs
the actual parsnip.
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Then I'll blend some in,
maybe. You've just got going,
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so we're going to let you crack on.
Thank you.
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This sounds delicious.
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Parsnip goes so well with vanilla,
but also it's got natural sweetness,
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so it lends itself really well
to a dessert.
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I think she needs to keep
the grated parsnip in this dish
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for it to sing through.
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I think if you take the parsnip out,
the fear is that you may not get
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the flavour you're looking for.
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30-year-old corporate head chef
Lucy wowed the judges with creative
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dishes inspired by her childhood
family favourites.
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I think this challenge
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is another thing
that has kind of thrown me
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a little bit, a bit like the Skills
because I am a control freak.
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I think lots of chefs are.
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But ultimately, if I can get
everything perfectly executed,
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then |'ll be happy.
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I'm just getting on with my choux
at the moment.
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It's key that I get it on now,
so that I... That's my main element,
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so I want to know that it's ready.
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Lucy, what savoury ingredient
have you chosen?
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Why, and what are you making?
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I've chosen miso because I think
it works amazingly with loads
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of flavours, so I'm hopefully
going to make a choux bun
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with a whipped miso, chocolate
ganache
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and a ginger cream,
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which also has a bit of cream cheese
in it.
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So you'll get another savoury
tartness coming
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through, and then a peanut brittle.
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You're at this stage of competition,
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you're fighting for a place
in our semifinals.
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How are you feeling?
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I'm feeling terrified, but excited.
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Well, your dish sounds delicious.
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We look forward to trying it.
Thank you.
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Everything about this dish sounds
fantastic, but it is littered
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with real pitfalls.
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It's very, very salty, miso. It's
going to bring the savoury element
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to the dish, but you've got
to use it sparingly.
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But it also needs to complement
the chocolate, and then you've got
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to get the ganache the right
texture, the right consistency.
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So it's all a balancing act -
not an easy thing to do.
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Chefs, you're already halfway.
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Time is racing by.
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Swedish sous-chef Theres grew up
on a farm
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and made a strong start
to the competition, using flavours
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and techniques from her homeland.
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Theres is making a tart
that will be filled with a fennel
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and ginger compote and caramelised
apple on top of it.
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Pastry, I'm hoping that she'll roll
it lovely and thin because I want
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it to be properly baked
so there's a bit of a snap.
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That texture is key to go
with this lovely fennel
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and ginger compote.
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I like the mixture of flavours.
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I just hope the fennel
comes through.
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There's, you looked a little bit
nervous in the beginning
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when you were up looking
for your ingredients.
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When I saw it was pastry, yeah,
it's not my strongest side.
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Well, you did an incredible dessert
for us in the last round.
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I'm not sure that I'm going
to accept
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you don't know much about pastry!
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I know a LITTLE bit, because home
in Sweden, everyone has to know
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all the station in the kitchen.
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You don't have one pastry chef,
so you have to learn everything.
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Who is supporting you?
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No-one in my family know this!
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Ooh! So it's a little bit hard
when they're calling me.
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Keeping a secret?
Yeah. I quite like that.
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They see me on television and...!
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Well, I think they're going to be in
for a surprise when they see
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what you've been cooking.
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It's looking good with my tart.
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I think I'm a really creative chef
with the pastry because I always
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want to show them more, more skills
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and always deliver something
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really exciting for them.
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Yeah!
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NIKITA: I'm doing it again.
The flavour's not there.
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How's it going? Stressful.
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Stressful.
My first mousse didn't work.
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OK, so what have you clone -
made it again?
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Yeah. But a different style mousse
without the white chocolate.
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Nikita's making her parsnip
mousse again.
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She's just realised there's not
enough flavour of parsnip
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going through it.
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She's cutting it fine.
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Right, you've got 20 minutes left.
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Originally from Dorset, 23-year-old
senior chef de partie Charlie
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has been cooking since he was 15.
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He made it through
with two ambitious and perfectly
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balanced Signature dishes.
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I hope the judges feel
like I'm a humble guy.
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I'm young, so maybe I don't know
everything.
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Inventing is quite new to me.
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So it's going to be a big,
big challenge,
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but I'm up for it and I want to see
how good I am at doing that.
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Charlie is making a butternut squash
panna cotta, so he's going to set
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a butternut squash puree
with some cream and gelatine.
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Inside the butternut squash puree,
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he's got cinnamon, he's got nutmeg.
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Two beautiful spices
that'll bring out the flavour
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of the butternut squash.
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Going well, I just need to put
it into my cream
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to get it into the fridge to set.
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The key to this is, is the panna
cotta going to set and
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will that flavour of the butternut
squash come singing through?
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I hope so, because this sounds
delicious.
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You've got some lovely looking
garnishes on your bench there.
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You look incredibly well organised.
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Yeah, I've done a pumpkin seed
praline, sort of staying
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with the butternut vibe
with the seeds.
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I've done some fresh shavings
of butternut, which I'm just going
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to brush with honey. That sounds
really good - and logical.
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I can nearly taste it in my mouth.
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Have you clone a lot of pastry work?
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When I was much, much younger -
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I'm still young, so I can't
really say that! -
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but, yes, when I first started,
I did a lot of pastry.
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You started cookery
when you were really young.
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I did indeed, yeah.
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Family friends had a restaurant,
a B&B, they said,
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"Would you like to be a chef?
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"Would you like to try
and do some things in the kitchen?"
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So, yeah, for sure I did.
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All right, chefs,
you have ten minutes left.
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Cor, Lucy, they are whoppers!
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Yes, they're a little bit bigger
than I wanted them to be.
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Just waiting on my crumble
now and then I need to plate up.
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Three minutes left.
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You want to be putting finishing
touches on your dishes.
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I think it's going to be OK.
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It's got a nice wobble.
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Right, chefs, we're almost there.
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You're under a huge amount
of pressure, I can see that.
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Keep calm. Keep it together. Yeah.
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Right, that's it. Stop cooking.
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First up is chef de partie Nikita,
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who chose parsnip
as her savoury element and has made
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parsnip mousse with a biscuit base,
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dark chocolate ganache,
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parsnip puree and candied parsnips.
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It's a little bit rustic
in the execution, but essentially
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I think that's a nice plate of food
in front of me.
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The biscuit is lovely,
but the texture of the mousse
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is too soft.
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Needs more parsnip flavour,
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but there is a savoury element
to this dish
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that I really quite like.
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It's just not hitting the note
of parsnip as well as we wanted,
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and, I'm sure,
as well as you wanted too.
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If you had got this mousse clone
the first time, right,
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then you'd be in for a cracking
dish here.
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The chocolate ganache is sweet
and it's light, and it's got
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a very delicate flavour
of parsnip off it.
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When you eat all of it together,
including the candied parsnip,
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I absolutely believe
I'm eating a parsnip dessert.
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I'm so glad that I redid the mousse.
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And I'm glad they liked the flavour
of the candied parsnips,
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and they got some of that flavour
through it, but it just didn't
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quite get there.
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Head chef Lucy's dish is choux buns
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filled with miso whipped
chocolate ganache
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served with peanut cream cheese,
a peanut sesame brittle,
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topped with sesame seeds
and peanut crumble.
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This is Gregg Wallace territory,
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these choux buns, they're big.
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I think I was a bit worried
about time, so I used the choux
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when it was warm still. And so they
just puffed and got very excited!
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Much bigger than I wanted them
to be.
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It may be big,
but it looks beautiful.
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The texture of your choux pastry is
quite crispy
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considering the size of it.
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That is very good.
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The chocolate ganache is not
sweet enough
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and it has too much miso paste,
so it's quite salty.
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The peanut cream,
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again, it's too salty.
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I like the addition of the sesame
seeds at the end.
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I think that's like a little nod
to complementing the miso paste.
276
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I love the flavours together, but
it definitely needs to be sweeter
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to balance out
that savoury miso flavour.
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The idea is fantastic.
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You're so close to getting a sweet
dish with a savoury element in it.
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This is just too savoury.
Needs more sugar.
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I'm feeling good.
282
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It didn't go exactly how I wanted
it to go.
283
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But that dish, you know, albeit not
perfect, it definitely showed some
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good potential.
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Sous-chef Theres has flavoured an
apple tart with fennel and ginger,
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topped it with caramelised apple and
served it with lemon creme fraiche.
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I think the idea is there.
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00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,455
The ginger is really nice
and strong, but the fennel needed
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cooking down more. It almost needed
to become more of a soft stew,
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like a fruit compote.
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The pastry case is not cooked.
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It's not been executed well.
293
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You've not really hit the right note
for me.
294
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The apple on top has got
a much more complex apple flavour
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than I expected it to have.
296
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I can really get the caramelised
sugar notes and I think eating it
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00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,695
together with the fennel
and the ginger is quite pleasing.
298
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The flavours are good.
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00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,735
You've got the bones of a good base
for a dessert, but it obviously
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is missing the flair and the finesse
that we were looking for.
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I was not happy.
302
00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,295
I think I was a little bit lost
trying to come up
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with something so quick.
304
00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,015
I think that was hard.
305
00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:38,015
Finally, it's senior chef de
partie Charlie, who's served
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butternut squash panna cotta topped
with honey-soaked butternut shavings
307
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and pumpkin seeds, pumpkin
seed praline, pumpkin puree
308
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and a cinnamon and ginger crumble.
309
00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:55,015
That's a dish that has got
a lot of detail in. It looks nice.
310
00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,295
There was a bit of a wobble there,
311
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which is what you want
from panna cotta.
312
00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,775
There is buckets of flavour
inside this dessert.
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I can really taste, without a shadow
of a doubt,
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00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,015
that this is a butternut squash
dessert,
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00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,175
and your panna cotta is just set.
316
00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,935
Ancl I love a panna cotta
that is just set.
317
00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:25,535
The cinnamon and the nutmeg in the
butternut squash puree is great.
318
00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,055
Ancl not to mention your lovely
crispy butternut squash tuiles.
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There's so many elements, there's
so many things for me to talk about.
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00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:36,015
But I am very impressed
that you managed to get a silky,
321
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smooth, luscious panna cotta
from a butternut squash.
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The main element of the dish,
the squash panna cotta is
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absolutely delicious.
Beautifully set,
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it's got the right balance for me.
325
00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,415
We asked you to make a sweet dessert
out of a savoury ingredient
326
00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,375
and, for me, you've clone just that.
327
00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,615
Well clone. Thank you.
328
00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,055
I've done a panna cotta before,
but not incorporating
329
00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:02,415
the butternut puree inside.
330
00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,615
So I would say I'm lucky
rather than skilful.
331
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But, yeah, I'm glad it paid off.
332
00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,015
We saw passion here today.
333
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We saw a huge amount of emotion.
334
00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,655
We saw some really good cookery.
335
00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,055
This was not an easy challenge.
336
00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,935
I'll tell you what, Marcus, I cannot
wait to see these four chefs cook
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for the critics. I think we are in
for a show stopping meal.
338
00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,695
What lies ahead of you is
a huge challenge.
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00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:45,135
You're cooking for three
of the leading UK food critics -
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Leyla Kazim, jimi Famurewa
and Jay Rayner.
341
00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:55,775
This is a fabulous opportunity
to show them how good you are.
342
00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,455
Impress us and the food critics,
343
00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,135
and you could be sailing through
to the semifinals.
344
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,935
Two courses, an hour and 15 minutes.
345
00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:07,815
Off you go.
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00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,855
Semifinals is obviously coming up.
347
00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,855
It's close, but not close enough
yet.
348
00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,015
I'm feeling good about the next two
dishes,
349
00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,295
but it's for big critics, so...
350
00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,535
I'm bloody nervous.
351
00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,015
Charlie, cooked for critics before?
352
00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,535
No. Never? In the restaurant,
yes, but not personally, my dishes.
353
00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,295
So it's totally different.
354
00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,575
OK. Ancl tell me, what are your two
dishes, then?
355
00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,655
So my starter is a salt-baked
beetroot with a wasabi
356
00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,415
and goat's cheese foam.
357
00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,575
Different textures of beetroot,
pickled beetroot, beetroot powder.
358
00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,975
Vegetarian starter. What inspired
you to go with vegetarian?
359
00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,735
My mum's a vegetarian.
360
00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,255
She did do a lot of meat cooking.
361
00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,975
I've got two brothers, so meat was
important
362
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,975
to get big and strong, you know!
363
00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,655
Did your mum convince your brothers
to go vegetarian?
364
00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:12,495
No. My brother is actually a farmer
and he does meat cows, so...
365
00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:14,055
No.
366
00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,695
I really like
the sound of Charlie's starter.
367
00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,775
Salt-baked beetroot is a great way
to enhance the flavour of beetroot.
368
00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,415
The key to it, though, is
that it's properly cooked.
369
00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,495
You do not want that beetroot
too raw
370
00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:31,655
because the flavours will be dull,
371
00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,655
but you don't want it overcooked
because it will be mushy.
372
00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,135
Wasabi goat's cheese foam
is about it being able to sit
373
00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,615
on the plate without collapsing
straight away.
374
00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,375
Looking forward to trying that.
375
00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,415
Ancl for your main course?
Rose veal fillet. It's pan-seared.
376
00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,255
I've got different elements
of oyster,
377
00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:52,855
so I've got the oyster yoghurt,
378
00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:56,815
I've got a full oyster with oyster
leaf wrapped around the oyster.
379
00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:01,895
I've got artichoke and then I've got
artichoke crisps on top.
380
00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,375
And a veal and artichoke sauce.
381
00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,775
Well, Charlie looks pretty chilled,
doesn't he?
382
00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,135
Well, he always has looked chilled
since he's been in here.
383
00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:10,495
He lets his food do the talking,
384
00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,775
which is always quite nice. That's
it. Yeah, let's see!
385
00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,255
Fillet of veal.
386
00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,095
There's nowhere to hide with it,
there's no fat on it, and it needs
387
00:22:19,120 --> 00:22:21,415
looking after. Delicately cooking
in the pan
388
00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,135
and just gently warming through.
389
00:22:24,360 --> 00:22:27,535
Oyster and yoghurt emulsion is a
very interesting part of this dish
390
00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,735
because the oyster
is being used as a seasoning,
391
00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,335
which I think is a great idea.
392
00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,855
Charlie's using artichoke leaves
to get flavour into his jus.
393
00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:40,335
I'm really hoping that he gets it on
early enough
394
00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:44,255
so it's lovely, shiny, elegant,
and bursting with flavour.
395
00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,975
I don't know why I chose beetroot,
to get my hands pink,
396
00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,015
and now I'm turning spiky artichoke.
397
00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:04,175
I have a lot of skill, different
techniques in this menu.
398
00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,455
Yeah, I want to really show them
399
00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:12,455
that this is kind of the
Scandinavian cuisine we do.
400
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,935
Theres has got two very unusual
dishes.
401
00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,815
Her first course is, hay-smoked
scallops with roe mayonnaise,
402
00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,655
mussel foam, sea lettuce salad.
403
00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,655
She's dressing the sea lettuce
with a fermented vinaigrette.
404
00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:28,855
So many lovely things going on,
405
00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:32,015
but what you don't want to do
is camouflage the natural, beautiful
406
00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:33,895
flavour of the scallop itself.
407
00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,815
The roe mayonnaise is key to
bringing together
408
00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:43,655
the salty vegetables, the fermented
vinaigrette, the smoked scallops,
409
00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,895
so that mayonnaise needs to have
410
00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,615
a really strong yet sweet
balance to it.
411
00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,535
These dishes, what's the real
inspiration behind them?
412
00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:58,775
With this dish, it's like what I
want to have when I go out and eat.
413
00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:03,215
If I see a really nice vegetable
main course,
414
00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,375
I prefer that except for beef.
415
00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,215
Mm! And that's what I want to do
here - really tasty.
416
00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,695
Her main course -
roasted Jerusalem artichoke.
417
00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,615
It's like a baked potato - it's got
to be cooked nice and slowly.
418
00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,135
Pickled artichokes.
419
00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,575
We've got smoked shallot puree.
Ancl the natural sweetness
420
00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:25,215
of the shallot is going to go really
well with that smoky flavour,
421
00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:29,055
which is going to complement
the Jerusalem artichoke.
422
00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:30,735
Juniper butter foam.
423
00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,415
Ancl then we've got a little bit
of diced cucumber and diced apple
424
00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,575
being dressed in fermented vinegar
and smoke oil. Mm.
425
00:24:38,120 --> 00:24:40,015
It's a lot of smoke in this dish.
426
00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:43,855
And I'm even going to smoke
on the table with the juniper.
427
00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:48,455
And when you bring some smoke
and everything together is,
428
00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,375
yeah, it's a really good balance.
429
00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:57,695
The critics rarely get a vegetarian
main course, especially, you know,
430
00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,935
in such a pressurised environment
as today.
431
00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,655
That's a huge, huge risk
you're taking there.
432
00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,735
Yeah, it is.
But I want to show them too
433
00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,695
that you really can get
a really good and tasty
434
00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:13,455
and really pretty plating
vegetable main course.
435
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,055
Sounds delicious.
Looking forward to it. Thank you.
436
00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:29,175
My starter is cured mackerel,
which is cured with dill and lemon,
437
00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,735
with cucumbers, radishes, apple,
438
00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,135
a cucumber granita
439
00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,495
and a buttermilk and dill dressing.
440
00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:40,935
The mackerel taken off the bone,
cured.
441
00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:43,135
Like the sound of that.
She's got to get the curing
442
00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,415
just right. She's got to get the
timing just right.
443
00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:50,335
Cucumber granita is going to bring
freshness to the dish, but it does
444
00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:52,095
need to taste of the cucumber.
445
00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:55,935
For main course, I've gone
for another real classic flavour
446
00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,895
combination - cannon of lamb,
447
00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:02,335
courgette flower, which is stuffed
with ricotta and oregano,
448
00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:04,415
courgette and basil puree,
449
00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,695
con fit tomatoes and a lamb jus.
450
00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:11,015
This sounds delicious.
451
00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:14,095
The key is, though, that she gets
that lamb perfectly
452
00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:18,015
cooked and rested so it's juicy and
then pink in the centre.
453
00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,815
Courgettes and basil puree.
You want to taste the courgette,
454
00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:24,015
you want it to be nice and green
and vibrant and nice and smooth.
455
00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:26,815
Who's tried these dishes?
456
00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:30,255
My husband and friends, unbeknown to
them, tried them all at the weekend,
457
00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,975
so... They just thought they were
coming over for supper.
458
00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,655
Yeah, friends coming over
for a little dinner party. Exactly.
459
00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,935
You served your menu of the day.
I did, yes. That's a bit sneaky!
460
00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:40,895
So was it a resounding success?
461
00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:42,215
It was. It was.
462
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,455
They like to be critical, which
I like, because my husband is not.
463
00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,615
He just says everything's yummy
and it's so annoying.
464
00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:51,935
Really? He just likes eating?!
He just thinks it's delicious.
465
00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,175
And I'm like, "Yes, but feedback -
that's helpful for me."
466
00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,575
I want the ingredients to speak
for themselves.
467
00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,575
Not too much sort of faffing about,
but it's difficult getting that sort
468
00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,895
of balance between simple flavours
and then thinking, you know,
469
00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:08,335
I've done enough.
470
00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,775
Nikita, how are you feeling about
today? I'm excited for today.
471
00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,135
I'm excited to show you the kind
of chef I really am.
472
00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,375
I don't feel I showed you that
in my last round.
473
00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,535
Yeah, I really want it, as everyone
does, but I really want it.
474
00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:32,655
What is your menu?
475
00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:37,375
So for the first course, I'm doing
prawns with ghee roast masala
476
00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:38,935
and som tam.
477
00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,575
Som tam is a Thai salad
with raw papaya.
478
00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,015
It has lots of vegetables in it,
usually mango. OK. The main,
479
00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:47,815
I'm doing roasted duck breast
480
00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,455
with slow-cooked leg croquette,
481
00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,215
celeriac puree, cherries,
482
00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,615
pistachios and a port sauce.
483
00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,335
So two very different dishes.
484
00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:59,455
Yes. So the first dish
is Southern Indian.
485
00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,815
So it's something I ate
when I travel led there
486
00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,415
and then I've matched it
with a Thai inspired salad.
487
00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,055
The second dish is also
what I love to eat, but it's a bit
488
00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,575
of a different side of me. I want
to show you that I don't just do
489
00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:10,855
one thing, I do lots of things.
490
00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,815
The prawns, she's putting them in
the water bath,
491
00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:19,415
will keep them nice and tender.
Needs to be very, very careful.
492
00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,615
You certainly don't want to overcook
them because they'll become too chewy.
493
00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,055
She's making a masala sauce,
which has got
494
00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,215
chilli, tamarind and cashew butter.
495
00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,695
You don't want the sauce to be too
hot, otherwise re going to lose
496
00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,015
that lovely natural flavour
of the tiger prawn.
497
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:40,455
Som tam. This is a beautiful Thai
salad that's got a great crunch
498
00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:42,095
and a wonderful kick.
499
00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,415
I think Nikita chose this main
course because perhaps
500
00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,695
she was worried she wasn't showing
enough technique to us.
501
00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,975
Ancl there is a lot of technique
in this main course.
502
00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:56,175
Really important with duck cookery
is that you get the fat rendered
503
00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,495
down and then just beautifully
roast off the breast.
504
00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:01,135
Ancl the most important thing
is allowing it to rest.
505
00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,935
Duck leg croquette - does she have
enough time to make this?
506
00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,375
I know she's got it in the pressure
cooker already,
507
00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,895
but this is a really big ask
of herself.
508
00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,295
I'm definitely pushing myself
with these dishes. Because it's such
509
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,935
a short amount of time,
you have to dial back.
510
00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:22,975
You can't do everything
that you want to do.
511
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,815
But I've done run-throughs
and I'm on time.
512
00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:28,775
But just, just on time.
513
00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:35,855
OK, chefs, 20 minutes until the
first course is served.
514
00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:45,335
MasterChef: The Professionals never
gets boring
515
00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:49,215
because the people who are in that
kitchen really reckon themselves.
516
00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,655
And often they're fight.
517
00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,415
There is real, real talent
hiding in that kitchen,
518
00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,935
and we have the privilege
of meeting it for the first time.
519
00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,055
It's a really exciting moment.
520
00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:04,935
I know some people in the industry
who actually started out
521
00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:06,655
on MasterChef: The Professionals,
522
00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:08,815
and I can see how it changed
523
00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:13,535
their lives, and the fact that I get
to influence who potentially goes
524
00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:15,095
into the next round,
525
00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:18,255
you know, it's a huge responsibility
and a privilege,
526
00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,095
and one I take very seriously.
527
00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:21,855
Hello. Hi.
528
00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,295
What'll impress me is big flavours,
529
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:28,735
big ideas, creativity, imagination
and chefs that are
530
00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:30,695
really going for it.
531
00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:34,655
Really take a big swing and try
and really knock our socks off.
532
00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,975
All right, Charlie,
five minutes left.
533
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,775
I'm ready.
All the stuff is here.
534
00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,495
I just need to start plating.
535
00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:53,655
The interesting thing about salt
baking is it is a very good way
536
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:57,295
of cooking beetroot because
it keeps all the fluids inside.
537
00:30:57,320 --> 00:30:59,295
What I don't want it to taste of
is
538
00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:01,335
the salt that's used to bake it
with.
539
00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,215
What's this?
This is a beetroot mash.
540
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,735
I want to keep it a bit chunky. OK.
541
00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:10,015
To get that texture in there
because everything is soft.
542
00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:13,215
Beetroot and goat's cheese is,
of course, a classic combination.
543
00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,775
With a bit of heat from that wasabi,
544
00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:17,895
I think that could work very well.
545
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,335
It looks more like a meringue. It
looks a bit like a dessert, yes.
546
00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:24,575
I hope it doesn't taste
like a dessert.
547
00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,215
This is my wasabi leaf crisp.
548
00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:31,975
Is that it?
549
00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,295
This is like a vinaigrette, but hot.
550
00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,095
That's it, Chef.
551
00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,855
- Hello.
- Thank you.
552
00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:48,095
So today I've cooked for you a salt
baked beetroot,
553
00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:49,855
wasabi and goat's cheese foam,
554
00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,495
a wasabi crisp
with a top of fresh wasabi.
555
00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:55,295
And the sauce is a hot vinaigrette.
556
00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,815
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Thank you. Thanks, Charlie.
557
00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:03,095
Mmm.
558
00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:07,615
The useful thing about baking
beetroot like this is it keeps
559
00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,055
its texture,
and it's really clone that.
560
00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:13,575
The foam was a beautiful, whipped,
creamy,
561
00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:15,815
light, airy, delicious
562
00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:19,815
whorl of a thing, which gave me all
the goat cheese flavours I wanted.
563
00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,335
This is beetroot with goat's
cheese, and I've eaten a lot
564
00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:23,695
of that in my time.
565
00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:26,295
I honestly think this is the best
expression of those flavours
566
00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,815
I've ever had.
I absolutely loved that.
567
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,895
The heat that he's just hidden
in there from the wasabi,
568
00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:33,415
it's really lovely.
569
00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:35,855
It kind of takes you by surprise
in a lovely way.
570
00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:39,775
My favourite of the tastes
is sourness, and this plate
571
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:45,135
has plenty of that from this
incredibly coloured vinaigrette.
572
00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,575
It really is a sour dish
573
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,375
if you get some of that sauce
574
00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,455
with each mouthful. But it works.
575
00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:58,695
The salt baked beetroot
is delicious, perfectly cooked.
576
00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,935
Ancl I love that little bit
of fresh wasabi
577
00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,855
that he's just put on top of it
as well.
578
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,295
The little beetroot vinaigrette
is excellent.
579
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,295
It's just a beautiful dish,
an absolute triumph.
580
00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,335
Right, main course. How are we
doing? You all right?
581
00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:17,375
Yeah, I think I'm OK.
582
00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,055
I'm on plan here.
Good, good, good.
583
00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:21,775
The veal fillet,
584
00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:25,135
well, that's going to have to be
cooked very, very carefully,
585
00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,895
because if it's the fillet,
it's going to be very short on fat,
586
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,375
which means it could come out
a bit dry and tough.
587
00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,695
Oyster leaf. That with the oyster
yoghurt emulsion
588
00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:36,495
and an actual oyster,
589
00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,535
I just wonder if it might be
a little bit too strong
590
00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,535
against a delicate piece of veal.
591
00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,255
This is my oyster emulsion
yoghurt mix.
592
00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:46,695
Nice.
593
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,855
Oyster leaf is inside as well.
594
00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:52,775
JIMl: It sounds like somebody who
has a real focus to their cooking
595
00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:56,055
and they've got something
they want to show us.
596
00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,975
Everything gone to plan?
Everything gone to plan, Chef.
597
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,895
What's left to go on the plate?
598
00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:03,775
Just the sauce, Chef.
And this oyster leaf chiffonade.
599
00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:08,095
Done.
600
00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:09,455
Well clone. Well clone.
601
00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:12,095
Amazing.
602
00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:16,615
So your second course is a pan
seared fillet of rose veal,
603
00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:19,735
artichoke chips, oyster yoghurt
emulsion,
604
00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:21,615
oyster leaf chiffonade on top
605
00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:23,815
and an oyster cooked
in an oyster leaf.
606
00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,335
And on the side is a veal and
artichoke jus. Thank you.
607
00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,735
My veal fillet is just
608
00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,175
that little bit more clone
than I would like,
609
00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:43,775
but I think yours, Leyla, was
bang-on. My meat
610
00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:47,095
had a good colour on the outside,
a good crust.
611
00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:50,575
I was really worried
that it might be too much oyster,
612
00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:54,215
but I'm basically getting hints
of the sea with this lovely
613
00:34:54,240 --> 00:34:55,895
bit of veal.
614
00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:57,775
I think it works together
really well.
615
00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:01,015
You are getting that hint of surf
and turf almost, aren't you?
616
00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,015
A really high-grade surf and turf.
617
00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:07,135
The artichoke crisps are really,
really worth singing the praises of,
618
00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:10,575
I think. Lacy, golden, delicious
fry.
619
00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:12,975
The details are really impressive.
620
00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:20,175
It's delicious. The veal is
beautifully cooked.
621
00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:21,815
The artichoke is delicious.
622
00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:23,535
If I could find one thing,
maybe the sauce
623
00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:26,015
could be a little bit stronger.
But I like the flavour of it.
624
00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:27,095
It's light.
625
00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,615
Everything is there to make sure
that the dish eats well,
626
00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:31,735
and this dish eats REALLY well.
627
00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,815
I kind of did enjoy it, yeah,
and I knew I pushed myself.
628
00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,575
But today it worked out.
So it's good.
629
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:40,695
It's good, yeah.
630
00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:45,975
All right, There's,
631
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:47,215
six minutes left.
632
00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:49,815
How are you looking?
633
00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:51,535
Um...|'m OK!
634
00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,855
Hay-smoked scallop.
635
00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:02,855
The smokiness of that has got
to be well balanced
636
00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,375
and not overwhelm.
637
00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,095
So, have you got your scallops
under there? Yes.
638
00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,775
Ancl that's the first time
the scallops have been with the hay.
639
00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,735
Yeah. Yeah.
640
00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,975
I'm particularly interested
in a fermented vinaigrette.
641
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,415
If anything's fermented,
I'm all for it.
642
00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,215
You've got one minute left.
643
00:36:20,240 --> 00:36:21,615
Yes.
644
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,695
Get those scallops on the plate.
645
00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:27,095
Roe mayonnaise sounds fantastic.
646
00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:30,535
And mussel foam, again, is, you
know, a familiar taste,
647
00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,215
but giving a different treatment.
648
00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:36,415
Right, are you clone? Yeah.
649
00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:48,495
Theres's Scandinavian inspired
starter is hay-smoked scallop served
650
00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:50,335
with roe mayonnaise,
651
00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,375
sea lettuce salad dressed
with fermented vinaigrette
652
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:56,855
and pickled salsify
topped with a mussel foam.
653
00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:03,375
This smells absolutely fantastic.
654
00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:07,175
You've got this wonderful waft
of the smoke.
655
00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:13,695
Wow.
656
00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:16,295
This is divine.
657
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,255
The cooking of that scallop
is extraordinary.
658
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:22,095
Theres said it was going to be
hay-smoked, and it was.
659
00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,935
You got it in a waft off the plate,
you got it on the palate.
660
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:28,295
That roe mayonnaise is like a
Marie Rose sauce
661
00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:29,975
that's grown up a bit,
662
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,295
read a few filthy books,
knows a bit about the world.
663
00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:36,455
It's just a beautiful celebration
of elements of the sea.
664
00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:41,175
The acidic vinaigrette is gorgeous.
665
00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:45,335
It's got these little softened,
but still quite robust bits
666
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:49,415
of pickled salsify,
and they just pop with lovely brine
667
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:51,775
and acidity and sweetness.
668
00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:55,015
This is a proper piece
of interesting cookery,
669
00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:58,175
using ingredients that I hadn't
really come across before
670
00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:00,775
and flavours
that I thought I knew but didn't.
671
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,095
I think this is absolutely
delicious.
672
00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,175
The scallop is so beautifully
cooked. I kind of like that
673
00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:13,495
there's a very light aroma
of the burnt hay on top.
674
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:16,215
The mussel foam is delicious,
but there's just not enough
675
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:19,295
of it here. I think
the roe mayonnaise is delicious.
676
00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:22,015
It really brings the scallop
flavour to the dish.
677
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:34,015
For her to present a vegetarian main
to us, she must have real confidence
678
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:36,055
in this dish.
679
00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:40,535
The one interesting challenge with
Jerusalem artichokes is roasting
680
00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:43,175
them, so they get to that fudgy
caramelised state.
681
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,855
If they're clone right, it's
delicious.
682
00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,895
MARCUS: Right, you've got just under
three minutes left.
683
00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:51,975
How are they? Good.
684
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:56,335
Um, I don't want to have too soft,
but a little bit al dente in them.
685
00:38:56,360 --> 00:39:00,815
There are so many little booby
traps and places where things
686
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:02,415
could go wrong.
687
00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:06,535
The smokiness that she suggests
will be evident in the puree
688
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:09,615
needs to be there, the pickling
in the artichoke.
689
00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:12,775
But I think if she can pull it off,
it'll be something really special.
690
00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:22,855
So after that, you're going to set
the juniper berry leaf on fire?
691
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,935
Yeah. And then cloche. Yes.
692
00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,295
Right, off you go.
693
00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:48,655
Whoa, it's a proper waft of bonfire
when that cloche comes off.
694
00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:53,975
Theres's vegetarian main course
is roasted artichoke with smoked
695
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:59,055
shallot puree, juniper butter foam,
pickled artichoke
696
00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:01,095
and a fresh cucumber,
697
00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:04,415
apple and kohlrabi salad
dressed in smoked oil.
698
00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:14,535
Well, on the one hand, Theres has
made me feel better
699
00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:17,055
about my own failures roasting
Jerusalem artichokes,
700
00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:20,415
because she's clone exactly what I
did when I attempted to roast them,
701
00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:22,695
and make them fudgy
and toffee-like,
702
00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:24,095
and she hasn't.
703
00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:25,575
They're hard.
704
00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:28,575
Love the silky richness
of that puree,
705
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:32,415
the smoked oil is kind of giving it
that real lovely
706
00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:34,215
bonfire feel again.
707
00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:37,975
But the artichoke is completely
uncooked.
708
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:42,095
Everything else is really
impressive and really lovely.
709
00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:43,695
It's a real shame.
710
00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,255
The artichokes - nice colourisation
on the outside. I like the fact
711
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:50,455
she'd left the skin on,
712
00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:52,935
but they're just a little bit
undercooked for my liking.
713
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:54,535
Puree tastes delicious.
714
00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,935
The juniper butter foam
is fantastic.
715
00:40:56,960 --> 00:41:00,015
I don't think she's executed
this dish in a way that she hoped,
716
00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:02,775
but undeniably
it is bursting with flavour.
717
00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:07,055
That was tough. The time...
718
00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:10,295
Yeah, I don't know where the time
was going!
719
00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:15,215
Yeah, I think I did it a little bit
too hard for myself.
720
00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:21,615
All right, Lucy, eight minutes for
your first course.
721
00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:22,935
Great. How are you looking?
722
00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:25,295
Just about there.
just about. Tight.
723
00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:32,215
Mackerel is an interesting fish
because it can take a whole
724
00:41:32,240 --> 00:41:33,815
bunch of preparations.
725
00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:36,615
If you cure it, it will become
beautifully tense
726
00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,895
and have a really good texture
to it.
727
00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:45,135
I think it's going to be quite
a refreshing dish because you've got
728
00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:48,095
a pickled cucumber granita,
so that's going to have
729
00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:49,655
that beautiful sourness.
730
00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:54,295
It is a lot of acidic things.
731
00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:57,455
So she's just going to have
to balance that and make sure
732
00:41:57,480 --> 00:41:59,855
that it's not wincingly strong.
733
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:06,375
Your time is almost up.
734
00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:09,335
Are you pleased with it, Lucy?
735
00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:12,295
Yeah. I mean, I think it's nice
colours, it looks good,
736
00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:14,575
but I definitely rushed it
at the end of it.
737
00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:25,775
So here you have cured mackerel
with crispy mackerel skin,
738
00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:27,975
a pickled cucumber granita,
739
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:30,815
apple, cucumber and radish
740
00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:32,615
and a buttermilk and dill dressing.
741
00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:34,375
Thank you. Thank you.
742
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:36,495
Well, this looks very pleasant.
743
00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:42,895
The fish,
744
00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:45,615
I actually quite like it
cured like this.
745
00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:51,575
Ancl what I do really like is
the ice-cold refreshing granita
746
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:55,095
against the smooth voluptuousness
of the buttermilk.
747
00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:56,895
It's quite cleanly flavoured,
748
00:42:56,920 --> 00:42:59,935
but there's something a little bit
clinical about it.
749
00:42:59,960 --> 00:43:03,775
There's technically loads of lovely
bits and I quite like the freshness
750
00:43:03,800 --> 00:43:08,375
of that diced apple. The way
she's got that beautiful mottled
751
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:12,415
buttermilk dressing in the middle is
really nice, but it's a hard dish
752
00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:14,175
to fall in love with.
753
00:43:14,200 --> 00:43:17,695
Lots of skill has gone into it
and it hasn't quite resulted
754
00:43:17,720 --> 00:43:19,695
in anything that would make you go,
755
00:43:19,720 --> 00:43:22,415
"Ooh, I'll have another plate
of that, please!"
756
00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:26,535
The mackerel is beautiful and fresh,
757
00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:29,135
but the dish is just lacking
seasoning.
758
00:43:29,160 --> 00:43:31,815
There's a detail missing
which would elevate the dish
759
00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:35,175
from it being simple flavours
to simply delicious.
760
00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:40,615
Your lamb is still sitting
on your bench!
761
00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:42,575
It is. That needs to go on
right now.
762
00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:44,935
Are you going to get that lamb
clone in time? Yes. I am.
763
00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:46,575
The lamb cannon,
764
00:43:46,600 --> 00:43:48,335
I'd like to see a bit of fat on it.
765
00:43:48,360 --> 00:43:50,375
Properly caramelised,
good and crisp.
766
00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:54,375
The basil puree could overwhelm
things because that's
767
00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:56,455
a really big aromatic flavour.
768
00:43:57,520 --> 00:44:00,895
I think it's a really lovely
flourish added to what will
769
00:44:00,920 --> 00:44:04,375
hopefully be a really beautifully
cooked piece of meat.
770
00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:09,455
It sounds QUITE safe,
but also pretty tasty.
771
00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:12,735
You've got a couple of minutes left,
772
00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:15,575
Lucy, start getting something
on the plate.
773
00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:17,095
Are you happy with the cooking?
774
00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:18,495
Just about.
775
00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:29,575
Right, basil cress on.
776
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:32,295
I just need to put myjus
and my things, and then I'm ready.
777
00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:33,495
Off you go.
778
00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:38,495
Thanks very much.
779
00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:42,735
So you have cannon of lamb
with a stuffed courgette flower
780
00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:45,495
with ricotta and oregano and lemon,
781
00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:48,135
a basil and courgette puree,
782
00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:51,255
con fit tomatoes
and pickled green tomatoes.
783
00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:54,935
And then a lamb jus, which
has pickled tomatoes and capers.
784
00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:56,655
Thank you. Thank you.
785
00:45:05,240 --> 00:45:08,895
There's nothing that's been given
a real sear in the pan
786
00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:11,415
and had some flavour kind of really
brought into it.
787
00:45:11,440 --> 00:45:14,095
But those capers are a real joy.
788
00:45:14,120 --> 00:45:18,015
You get a little jolt of that lovely
briny flavour, and it really helps
789
00:45:18,040 --> 00:45:21,415
because she's massively undercooked
the lamb.
790
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,295
I like the ricotta.
791
00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:25,015
That's nice.
792
00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:28,695
But the courgette and basil puree
is so watery,
793
00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:31,615
and not much flavour in there.
794
00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:33,495
There's something insipid
about the lamb.
795
00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:36,455
You don't look at that meat and go,
"Mmm!"
796
00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:39,055
It's disappointing because I can see
that Lucy has skills.
797
00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:41,575
Ancl actually, almost all
of those skills are distilled
798
00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:44,375
in this sauce, which tastes
of something and it's bright,
799
00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:46,215
and dropping the capers in
is clever.
800
00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:51,215
The lamb has hardly been sealed
around the outside
801
00:45:51,240 --> 00:45:54,055
and it just lacks
the flavour of lamb.
802
00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:56,295
There's a lot of flavour
going on in the sauce,
803
00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:59,175
but to be honest, the courgette
is not seasoned, the ricotta is not
804
00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:01,935
seasoned, resulting
in two delicious ingredients not
805
00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:03,775
being actually elevated.
806
00:46:05,160 --> 00:46:07,015
I feel very disappointed.
807
00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:09,895
I hope that it tasted nice and
they likes the flavours,
808
00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:12,175
but to me, it wasn't perfect,
809
00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:16,455
and if it's not as near to perfect
as it can be, I feel it a lot.
810
00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:25,295
So, it sounds like Nikita is
bringing us
811
00:46:25,320 --> 00:46:28,175
a fusion of India meets Thailand,
812
00:46:28,200 --> 00:46:31,375
which I'm 100% all for.
813
00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:35,655
I'm just wondering if the masala
flavours and the Thai flavours
814
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:37,575
will clash or not.
815
00:46:37,600 --> 00:46:39,135
How are we doing?
816
00:46:39,160 --> 00:46:40,535
Yeah, good.
817
00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:44,575
OK. I just need to dress the prawns
in that and put it on the plate.
818
00:46:44,600 --> 00:46:46,815
That's all you've got to do?
Well, how long do I have?
819
00:46:46,840 --> 00:46:50,015
I don't know! Well, we're just
having a catch-up chat!
820
00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:54,495
Som tam is the thing that I really
honed in on, I absolutely love it
821
00:46:54,520 --> 00:46:56,095
when it's done properly.
822
00:46:56,120 --> 00:46:58,415
It's got that funk and heat
823
00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:00,695
and sort of sour punch to it,
824
00:47:00,720 --> 00:47:02,695
which I really, really love.
825
00:47:02,720 --> 00:47:05,095
What's left to go on the plate?
826
00:47:05,120 --> 00:47:07,815
This masala, the prawns
827
00:47:07,840 --> 00:47:09,855
and some crispy curry leaves.
828
00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:15,175
JAY: What's key here is that she's
serving us a plate of prawns
829
00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:18,735
and they need to be cooked
very, very sensitively.
830
00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:22,495
Happy? Yes.
831
00:47:22,520 --> 00:47:24,375
Right, off you go.
832
00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:30,575
Smells good.
833
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:34,455
Hi. Hi.
834
00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:37,175
So here you have a prawn in a ghee
roast masala
835
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:39,415
with som tam, with raw papaya,
836
00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:41,495
mango, seasoned with fish sauce.
837
00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:43,055
Thanks. Thanks, Nikita.
838
00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:49,255
This is the kind of food
I want to be presented with.
839
00:47:55,080 --> 00:47:59,255
The ghee was so, like, the deepest,
most intense curry
840
00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:01,615
that you've kind of ever had
841
00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:03,975
and it really delivers in terms
of flavour.
842
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:07,615
The prawn that it's roasted in
is perfectly clone.
843
00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:10,055
The som tam, the papaya salad
844
00:48:10,080 --> 00:48:12,015
is crisp and light.
845
00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:14,135
There's nothing prissy about this.
846
00:48:14,160 --> 00:48:17,015
Takes real skill,
but it's spectacular.
847
00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:19,215
Ancl I'm loving it with the peanuts.
848
00:48:19,240 --> 00:48:22,895
Ancl then the crispy little
curry leaves on top work so well.
849
00:48:26,080 --> 00:48:28,135
The masala sauce has got
great flavour.
850
00:48:28,160 --> 00:48:29,935
There's a heat to it,
but it's a nice heat.
851
00:48:29,960 --> 00:48:32,735
It's a heat that's working very well
with the sweetness of the prawn.
852
00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:36,175
That is really, really delicious
and impressive.
853
00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:42,375
What have you got left to do?
Sol need to finish cooking my duck,
854
00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:43,695
and that's the first thing to do.
855
00:48:43,720 --> 00:48:46,255
I'm going to fire it in a pan
very quickly and through the oven
856
00:48:46,280 --> 00:48:47,695
for four minutes, and then it'll
rest.
857
00:48:47,720 --> 00:48:50,255
Pane the croquettes and
fry them. And then I'm plating. OK.
858
00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:55,295
We're all quite familiar
with how we want something
859
00:48:55,320 --> 00:48:59,255
like this to taste, how tender and
lovely and pink and juicy
860
00:48:59,280 --> 00:49:00,975
we want that duck breast to be,
861
00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:04,055
so we're going to be judging it
ever more harshly.
862
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:14,895
If you put the word croquette
on a menu, that means you've dropped
863
00:49:14,920 --> 00:49:16,575
something in the deep-fat fryer.
864
00:49:17,760 --> 00:49:19,095
I like that.
865
00:49:24,600 --> 00:49:28,575
My worry is cherry salad
and a port sauce
866
00:49:28,600 --> 00:49:32,055
with that celeriac puree
could all be quite sweet.
867
00:49:35,600 --> 00:49:37,495
Is that cooked?
868
00:49:37,520 --> 00:49:39,415
It's maybe a bit rare.
869
00:49:40,920 --> 00:49:44,335
What else has got to go on the plate?
The celeriac puree, the sauce in the jugs.
870
00:49:49,120 --> 00:49:50,975
Got one and a half minutes left.
Yeah.
871
00:49:55,560 --> 00:49:57,935
How is it?
872
00:49:57,960 --> 00:49:59,775
It's a bit under.
873
00:49:59,800 --> 00:50:01,255
This piece is better.
874
00:50:09,960 --> 00:50:11,735
That's it. That's it?
875
00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:14,215
Sauce is in the jugs?
Sauce is in the jugs.
876
00:50:20,720 --> 00:50:22,015
Thanks.
877
00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:28,215
So here you have pan-roasted duck
breast with a duck leg croquette,
878
00:50:28,240 --> 00:50:29,935
celeriac puree,
879
00:50:29,960 --> 00:50:32,655
cherry and pistachio salad,
880
00:50:32,680 --> 00:50:35,215
and then a cherry stuffed
with pistachio
881
00:50:35,240 --> 00:50:36,895
and a port sauce.
882
00:50:36,920 --> 00:50:38,375
Thank you. Thanks.
883
00:50:43,440 --> 00:50:45,495
I'm hoping the duck will just be...
884
00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:49,175
It was borderline for me,
but it wasn't raw.
885
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:52,095
So I'm just hoping that's enough.
886
00:50:52,120 --> 00:50:53,735
But you want it to be perfect.
887
00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:01,895
Every time that I thought,
"Oh, it's going to get too sweet,"
888
00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:03,415
it was just perfectly balanced.
889
00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:07,735
The savoury hit came through,
the beautiful golden crumb
890
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:11,535
of that croquette, like,
really hits you. The duck breast,
891
00:51:11,560 --> 00:51:13,415
that was cooked beautifully for me.
892
00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:14,615
I love it.
893
00:51:14,640 --> 00:51:18,495
The cherry and pistachio salad
and the sauce
894
00:51:18,520 --> 00:51:20,855
and the cherry glazed in port,
895
00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:22,895
LOVE all that.
896
00:51:22,920 --> 00:51:25,895
I also really like the celeriac
puree,
897
00:51:25,920 --> 00:51:29,655
which is beautiful consistency
and great flavour.
898
00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:32,855
It's a very old-fashioned plate
of food.
899
00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:35,175
The virtues of duck with cherries,
900
00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:39,455
the glossiness of this sauce, a
perfectly rendered skin on the duck.
901
00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:42,895
It just suggests that Nikita is
someone who knows how to cook
902
00:51:42,920 --> 00:51:46,055
and wants to please you,
and what more does a diner want?
903
00:51:49,800 --> 00:51:51,535
I think the flavours are great.
904
00:51:51,560 --> 00:51:54,615
I think the puree is beautiful and
smooth. The duck could have clone
905
00:51:54,640 --> 00:51:57,055
with a couple of minutes longer,
but it tastes good.
906
00:51:57,080 --> 00:51:59,935
This is duck with tried and tested
flavours,
907
00:51:59,960 --> 00:52:02,015
but with Nikita's
breath of fresh air.
908
00:52:09,160 --> 00:52:10,655
Some good cooking on show today.
909
00:52:10,680 --> 00:52:13,455
Our chefs really brought
some fantastic ingredients
910
00:52:13,480 --> 00:52:16,135
into the kitchen and delivered
some beautiful food.
911
00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:19,055
It was a great round to finish
the quarterfinals on.
912
00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:21,015
My chef of the clay has to be
913
00:52:21,040 --> 00:52:23,255
Charlie. Goat's cheese and beetroot
is a combination
914
00:52:23,280 --> 00:52:26,015
we've had before
many, many times in this kitchen,
915
00:52:26,040 --> 00:52:29,175
but I have to say,
Charlie's dish was delicious.
916
00:52:29,200 --> 00:52:31,055
Beautifully, beautifully prepared.
917
00:52:31,080 --> 00:52:33,215
Looks good, tasted good, too.
918
00:52:33,240 --> 00:52:35,895
Charlie's combination of oysters
and veal together
919
00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:38,935
was very impressive.
920
00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:42,375
He's definitely earned himself
a place in the semifinals.
921
00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:46,015
Theres, the flavours that she had
in both those dishes,
922
00:52:46,040 --> 00:52:47,735
they blew me away.
923
00:52:47,760 --> 00:52:49,815
I love the way she cooked
that scallop.
924
00:52:49,840 --> 00:52:51,855
It retained the sweetness
of the scallop
925
00:52:51,880 --> 00:52:53,575
like I've never had before.
926
00:52:53,600 --> 00:52:56,135
Theres took a gamble doing
a vegetarian main course.
927
00:52:56,160 --> 00:53:00,215
But, my goodness, when she cooks,
you don't forget her food.
928
00:53:00,240 --> 00:53:03,335
Lovely balance of flavours,
but the Jerusalem artichoke
929
00:53:03,360 --> 00:53:05,935
wasn't quite cooked enough.
It was crunchy.
930
00:53:05,960 --> 00:53:07,855
It had flavour, but it just needed
931
00:53:07,880 --> 00:53:09,855
just a little bit longer
in the oven.
932
00:53:09,880 --> 00:53:12,215
Lucy loves classic flavours,
933
00:53:12,240 --> 00:53:14,575
and that's what her food showed
today.
934
00:53:14,600 --> 00:53:17,775
Her mackerel dish was well thought
through,
935
00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:20,575
but a little bit flat
in the final execution.
936
00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:23,855
It just needed more care
ancl seasoning in certain areas.
937
00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:26,295
I thought Lucy's main course
was beautifully presented,
938
00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:27,415
a lovely little garnish.
939
00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:29,815
But the glaring thing for me
was that the caramelisation
940
00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:31,575
of the lamb wasn't clone enough.
941
00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:34,575
It was nicely cooked, but it
just needed a bit more time
942
00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:36,815
in the pan to get more flavour
out of it.
943
00:53:37,840 --> 00:53:39,815
Nikita's starter was very tasty.
944
00:53:39,840 --> 00:53:42,015
I thought the prawn cookery
was excellent.
945
00:53:42,040 --> 00:53:44,975
There's masala sauce, depth
of flavour, and they both worked
946
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:46,735
together very, very well.
947
00:53:46,760 --> 00:53:48,415
Nikita's duck main course.
948
00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:50,495
The crunchy croquette was delicious.
949
00:53:50,520 --> 00:53:52,855
Duck breast just needed a couple
more minutes in the oven,
950
00:53:52,880 --> 00:53:55,495
but I thought Nikita has had
a fantastic clay in the kitchen.
951
00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:01,295
Becoming a semifinalist would just
be my biggest achievement.
952
00:54:01,320 --> 00:54:04,455
I can't...
Yeah. It'd be everything.
953
00:54:07,080 --> 00:54:09,695
I really want
to stay in the competition.
954
00:54:09,720 --> 00:54:14,055
I really want to cook for the next
challenge and show more of me.
955
00:54:15,160 --> 00:54:17,775
If I did get through,
I would be over the moon.
956
00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:20,775
When you get this far... I'm getting
emotional, and I don't want to be.
957
00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:24,095
When you get this far,
it means a lot. So...
958
00:54:46,560 --> 00:54:49,655
The food the four of you produced
today was delicious.
959
00:54:49,680 --> 00:54:51,095
It was fantastic.
960
00:54:52,480 --> 00:54:55,855
Ancl sadly, we can't take all of you
through to the semifinals.
961
00:54:55,880 --> 00:54:58,015
Ancl we have made our decision.
962
00:55:00,160 --> 00:55:05,015
There was one chef in here today
that really did stand out,
963
00:55:05,040 --> 00:55:06,655
and that chef is
964
00:55:06,680 --> 00:55:09,415
Charlie.
Congratulations, Charlie.
965
00:55:09,440 --> 00:55:11,975
Two outstanding dishes,
beautifully executed.
966
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:14,055
Well clone. Thank you.
967
00:55:16,520 --> 00:55:19,695
The first chef leaving
the competition is...
968
00:55:28,040 --> 00:55:30,975
...Lucy. Lucy, sad to see you go.
969
00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:34,215
You cooked very, very well.
But it was a tough round today.
970
00:55:34,240 --> 00:55:35,615
Thank you. Thank you.
971
00:55:38,080 --> 00:55:41,095
I definitely didn't cook
to my best today.
972
00:55:41,120 --> 00:55:44,775
I don't know whether it was time
pressure... But I'm proud of myself.
973
00:55:44,800 --> 00:55:47,895
I just wish I could have pushed it
a little bit further, of course.
974
00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:55,175
Theres, Nikita, this next decision
was incredibly tough.
975
00:56:00,200 --> 00:56:01,735
We have decided
976
00:56:01,760 --> 00:56:03,735
to take both of you through.
977
00:56:08,880 --> 00:56:09,975
Well clone.
978
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:11,855
Well clone to all three of you.
979
00:56:11,880 --> 00:56:13,295
Congratulations.
980
00:56:15,320 --> 00:56:17,375
NIKITA: I'm just completely in awe.
981
00:56:17,400 --> 00:56:20,735
This is the biggest achievement
of my career, of my life.
982
00:56:22,200 --> 00:56:24,055
I just can't believe it.
983
00:56:24,080 --> 00:56:27,495
Yeah, to say that I'm a
semifinalist, it's not sunk in yet.
984
00:56:29,680 --> 00:56:31,535
Really tough clay for me.
985
00:56:31,560 --> 00:56:33,855
I really pushed myself.
986
00:56:33,880 --> 00:56:35,855
I'm really happy now.
987
00:56:35,880 --> 00:56:39,775
Yeah. I cannot stop smiling
because I'm really happy
988
00:56:39,800 --> 00:56:41,495
I got through this clay.
989
00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:46,175
CHARLIE: I'm feeling good, yeah.
Feeling great, actually, yeah.
990
00:56:46,200 --> 00:56:48,135
I've got the first few steps
out of the way and
991
00:56:48,160 --> 00:56:50,495
and I'm on the road, so, yeah,
happy.
992
00:56:55,040 --> 00:56:58,095
Next time, it's the semifinals,
993
00:56:58,120 --> 00:57:01,935
and the ten best chefs
from the heats are back...
994
00:57:03,600 --> 00:57:07,015
...cooking off against each other
for the first time...
995
00:57:07,040 --> 00:57:09,255
It's intricate, it's delicate.
996
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:11,215
This is brilliant.
997
00:57:11,240 --> 00:57:15,375
...as they fight for their place
in the competition.
998
00:57:15,400 --> 00:57:17,135
Don't run out of time.
999
00:57:17,160 --> 00:57:19,015
Mmm!
1000
00:57:19,040 --> 00:57:21,615
It's a stroke of genius.
It's really good.
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