1 00:00:07,746 --> 00:00:10,662 Previously on MasterChef Australia... 2 00:00:10,662 --> 00:00:13,274 Please welcome Matt Sinclair... Oh, yes! 3 00:00:13,274 --> 00:00:16,059 ...and Sashi Cheliah! 4 00:00:16,059 --> 00:00:18,105 Two favourites returned... 5 00:00:19,628 --> 00:00:21,108 Oh! 6 00:00:21,108 --> 00:00:23,588 Literally MasterChef royalty. 7 00:00:23,588 --> 00:00:28,376 ...to guide our home cooks through their first Service Challenge. 8 00:00:28,376 --> 00:00:31,553 We now have 30 plates to put together. 9 00:00:31,553 --> 00:00:33,381 It is chaos in the kitchen. 10 00:00:33,381 --> 00:00:36,645 It was a steep learning curve. 11 00:00:36,645 --> 00:00:38,647 Having Sashi in the kitchen today is amazing. 12 00:00:38,647 --> 00:00:40,301 I'm learning so much. 13 00:00:40,301 --> 00:00:43,434 But the combined forces of the blue team... 14 00:00:43,434 --> 00:00:46,002 I'm in my element here and I'm loving it. 15 00:00:46,002 --> 00:00:48,526 ...had the winning combination. 16 00:00:48,526 --> 00:00:50,050 It doesn't get any better than that. 17 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:53,140 Robbie, Declan, that fish... 18 00:00:53,140 --> 00:00:55,403 It was perfect! 19 00:00:55,403 --> 00:00:57,057 Talk about a dream team. 20 00:00:57,057 --> 00:00:59,320 You've the challenge. Well done! 21 00:01:01,409 --> 00:01:05,717 Tonight, they cook for immunity. 22 00:01:05,717 --> 00:01:08,677 I'm so happy to be in today's Immunity Challenge. 23 00:01:08,677 --> 00:01:10,418 Come on, let's go! 24 00:01:10,418 --> 00:01:13,334 Not only from Sunday's elimination 25 00:01:13,334 --> 00:01:17,599 but also to beat the chef for a pin. 26 00:01:28,958 --> 00:01:30,481 Immunity Challenge. 27 00:01:30,481 --> 00:01:32,309 We're all gonna smash it. 28 00:01:32,309 --> 00:01:33,919 Double chance at immunity today. 29 00:01:33,919 --> 00:01:36,661 The pin's up for grabs as well. The pin's up for grabs as well? 30 00:01:36,661 --> 00:01:37,923 I reckon. No way! 31 00:01:37,923 --> 00:01:40,970 Today is our chance to play for immunity, 32 00:01:40,970 --> 00:01:42,406 so I'm pumped. 33 00:01:42,406 --> 00:01:44,408 I can't wait to win both. It's gonna be great. 34 00:01:44,408 --> 00:01:46,280 Fighting words from Theo. 35 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:47,585 Shoot for the stars. Let's do it. 36 00:01:47,585 --> 00:01:49,805 Yay! There you are, people. 37 00:01:49,805 --> 00:01:51,023 Thank you. 38 00:01:56,855 --> 00:01:59,380 Ooh, we got a little rotisserie. 39 00:01:59,380 --> 00:02:02,165 I'm not sure what the challenge is 40 00:02:02,165 --> 00:02:04,167 but the humble roast chook, 41 00:02:04,167 --> 00:02:05,821 it's a crowd-pleaser. 42 00:02:06,822 --> 00:02:08,998 Good morning, everybody. 43 00:02:08,998 --> 00:02:11,827 Good morning. 44 00:02:11,827 --> 00:02:15,396 Nothing beats the smell of crispy roast chicken. 45 00:02:15,396 --> 00:02:17,354 But we'll get to those in a moment. 46 00:02:17,354 --> 00:02:20,096 There is so much to smile about today. 47 00:02:20,096 --> 00:02:24,753 Not least because Shannon Bennett is back in the kitchen. 48 00:02:24,753 --> 00:02:25,971 There he is! 49 00:02:28,757 --> 00:02:30,193 Shannon being back in the kitchen 50 00:02:30,193 --> 00:02:33,109 means that immunity from Sunday's elimination is up for grabs. 51 00:02:33,109 --> 00:02:37,635 One of you will be up against a bona fide legend in round 2 52 00:02:37,635 --> 00:02:39,681 for a chance to win... 53 00:02:39,681 --> 00:02:41,944 This guy! 54 00:02:41,944 --> 00:02:45,730 To get your hands on that shiny immunity pin, 55 00:02:45,730 --> 00:02:47,210 you'll need to beat the chef. 56 00:02:47,210 --> 00:02:49,952 I really want to be the first to beat the chef 57 00:02:49,952 --> 00:02:51,780 and win an immunity pin. 58 00:02:51,780 --> 00:02:53,564 Adi, how good's that? Yeah. 59 00:02:53,564 --> 00:02:56,872 It changes the game entirely if you can get your hands on it. 60 00:02:56,872 --> 00:02:58,787 So gonna give it my best shot today. 61 00:02:58,787 --> 00:03:00,658 Yep. So close. 62 00:03:00,658 --> 00:03:02,182 So close. 63 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:04,619 Well, this week, you've been lucky enough 64 00:03:04,619 --> 00:03:06,708 to learn from some of the best contestants 65 00:03:06,708 --> 00:03:08,884 that MasterChef has ever produced 66 00:03:08,884 --> 00:03:10,842 and today is no exception. 67 00:03:10,842 --> 00:03:13,410 This guy took out the competition... 68 00:03:14,585 --> 00:03:16,718 ...and then hit the ground running 69 00:03:16,718 --> 00:03:19,895 to become the first-ever MasterChef contestant 70 00:03:19,895 --> 00:03:21,853 to win a Chef's Hat. 71 00:03:23,899 --> 00:03:27,511 He has an insight into this competition like no other. 72 00:03:27,511 --> 00:03:31,123 Of course, I'm talking about the one, the only... 73 00:03:31,123 --> 00:03:34,301 ...Andy Allen, ladies and gentlemen. 74 00:03:39,088 --> 00:03:42,744 Well, thanks for that, but let's get back to these guys, hey? 75 00:03:42,744 --> 00:03:45,964 Roast chook is something that everyone's familiar with. 76 00:03:45,964 --> 00:03:49,577 When I was young, we'd pick up that bag from the supermarket 77 00:03:49,577 --> 00:03:51,927 with a steaming hot roast chook inside, 78 00:03:51,927 --> 00:03:54,712 we'd get home, we'd pull it to pieces over the dinner table, 79 00:03:54,712 --> 00:03:59,151 but then it was, like, what do you do with the leftovers? 80 00:03:59,151 --> 00:04:01,763 It's so versatile, it's so familiar 81 00:04:01,763 --> 00:04:04,853 and is the basis of our challenge today. 82 00:04:04,853 --> 00:04:08,030 And that challenge is take my humble roast chicken 83 00:04:08,030 --> 00:04:12,121 and turn it into something out of this world. 84 00:04:12,121 --> 00:04:16,299 You'll have a total of 45 minutes to bring us an absolute banger. 85 00:04:16,299 --> 00:04:19,389 Pantry, garden fully open. 86 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:24,089 And the best dish will win immunity from Sunday's elimination 87 00:04:24,089 --> 00:04:27,919 but also a chance to cook against a professional chef 88 00:04:27,919 --> 00:04:29,007 in round 2. 89 00:04:30,835 --> 00:04:33,273 This is gonna be good. The chook's already cooked. 90 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:35,753 So it'll be a very quick dish to make today. 91 00:04:35,753 --> 00:04:37,581 Everyone pumped? Yes! 92 00:04:37,581 --> 00:04:39,017 Everyone ready? Yes! 93 00:04:39,017 --> 00:04:40,018 Time starts now. 94 00:04:47,809 --> 00:04:49,550 Coriander and cumin. 95 00:04:49,550 --> 00:04:51,813 I'm a massive roast chook kind of guy. 96 00:04:51,813 --> 00:04:54,337 That would be, like, your Sunday lunch. 97 00:04:54,337 --> 00:04:55,773 You'd get charcoal chicken 98 00:04:55,773 --> 00:04:57,471 from the charcoal chicken shop with your mates, 99 00:04:57,471 --> 00:04:59,908 all sit there with one chicken each. 100 00:04:59,908 --> 00:05:02,214 Make chicken rolls, just hoeing into it. 101 00:05:02,214 --> 00:05:04,521 Come on, Theo! Nice, Theo. 102 00:05:04,521 --> 00:05:06,523 Go, Theo! Let's go, mate! 103 00:05:06,523 --> 00:05:07,524 Let's go. 104 00:05:07,524 --> 00:05:10,092 The challenge plays into my strengths, 105 00:05:10,092 --> 00:05:12,790 repurposing this chicken in a delicious way. 106 00:05:12,790 --> 00:05:15,402 Definitely doing flatbread. 107 00:05:15,402 --> 00:05:17,969 Of course I'm gonna do bread, you know? 108 00:05:17,969 --> 00:05:19,362 It always goes with roast chicken, always. 109 00:05:20,668 --> 00:05:22,104 I'm making lahmacun. 110 00:05:22,104 --> 00:05:23,758 It's a Turkish-style flatbread 111 00:05:23,758 --> 00:05:25,934 with onions, red peppers and tomatoes, 112 00:05:25,934 --> 00:05:28,415 and then topping it with the chicken with some tzatziki sauce on top. 113 00:05:29,807 --> 00:05:32,070 Lahmacun is normally made with lamb, 114 00:05:32,070 --> 00:05:36,248 but I think these flavours are really gonna pimp up the chicken. 115 00:05:36,248 --> 00:05:38,338 I'm feeling pretty confident actually. 116 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:40,035 You know, who doesn't wanna eat bread and chicken? 117 00:05:40,035 --> 00:05:41,341 Delicious. 118 00:05:43,081 --> 00:05:45,432 Oh, yum, Dec. Juicy. 119 00:05:45,432 --> 00:05:47,521 Keep the juice. Nice legs. 120 00:05:52,874 --> 00:05:55,659 Well, I bought the chooks. What's everyone cooking? 121 00:05:55,659 --> 00:05:58,662 I'm gonna go chicken biryani. 122 00:05:58,662 --> 00:06:00,882 Give me a good amount of time 123 00:06:00,882 --> 00:06:03,406 to, like, concentrate on the rice and get that right. 124 00:06:03,406 --> 00:06:06,540 And then because the chicken has been perfectly cooked by an expert, 125 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:08,542 it can go in towards the end. 126 00:06:08,542 --> 00:06:11,675 Do you know what I mean? Then I can get the biryani just perfect. 127 00:06:11,675 --> 00:06:13,938 Anything you do's just gotta complement that perfect chicken 128 00:06:13,938 --> 00:06:15,157 that you've given them, 129 00:06:15,157 --> 00:06:16,985 so you actually don't need to do a lot. 130 00:06:16,985 --> 00:06:18,508 Nah. What are you doing? 131 00:06:18,856 --> 00:06:20,815 I'd love to do a really beautiful soft butty roll, with... 132 00:06:20,815 --> 00:06:22,294 Yeah, right. 133 00:06:22,294 --> 00:06:24,732 ...like a remoulade of celeriac and apple and... 134 00:06:24,732 --> 00:06:26,821 Oh. Chicken butty. 135 00:06:26,821 --> 00:06:28,562 And I think that's great 'cause I think everyone, 136 00:06:28,562 --> 00:06:31,608 their first memory probably of bringing home a barbecue chook 137 00:06:31,608 --> 00:06:34,350 was some sort of sandwich, let's face it. 138 00:06:34,350 --> 00:06:36,308 Charcoal chicken sandwich. Nice. 139 00:06:38,572 --> 00:06:40,356 Go, Adi! 140 00:06:40,356 --> 00:06:42,532 Thanks, guys. Thank you. 141 00:06:42,532 --> 00:06:45,666 I have definitely picked up the bachelorette's handbag. 142 00:06:45,666 --> 00:06:48,408 Roast chook after a busy day at work. 143 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:49,931 You can do it. We can do it. 144 00:06:49,931 --> 00:06:53,151 And my brain immediately goes, like, butter chicken. 145 00:06:53,151 --> 00:06:56,807 Coriander, cumin, cardamom. 146 00:06:56,807 --> 00:06:59,288 Butter chicken is made from leftover tandoori chicken. 147 00:06:59,288 --> 00:07:02,247 So I'm thinking I could put my own spin on it, 148 00:07:02,247 --> 00:07:03,248 using a rotisserie chicken. 149 00:07:05,860 --> 00:07:07,339 Hi, guys. Adi. 150 00:07:07,339 --> 00:07:08,689 How you going? I'm good, guys. 151 00:07:08,689 --> 00:07:09,864 Tell us. What you got? 152 00:07:09,864 --> 00:07:11,256 Um, butter chicken. 153 00:07:11,256 --> 00:07:13,345 Phwoar! Wow! 154 00:07:13,345 --> 00:07:15,130 Look, as the chicken's cooked. 155 00:07:15,130 --> 00:07:16,697 It's a simple curry paste. Yeah. 156 00:07:16,697 --> 00:07:18,960 You just check all the good stuff in. OK. 157 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,570 So butter chicken vibe. Oh, my God! 158 00:07:25,357 --> 00:07:27,142 We froth on butter chicken. 159 00:07:27,142 --> 00:07:28,404 Yeah, I mean... We all love it. 160 00:07:28,404 --> 00:07:29,927 Who doesn't? We all love it. 161 00:07:29,927 --> 00:07:31,929 If this is the best butter chicken we've ever had... 162 00:07:31,929 --> 00:07:33,104 Shoo-in. ...round 2, let's go. 163 00:07:33,104 --> 00:07:34,584 Yeah. Easy. Thank you. 164 00:07:36,064 --> 00:07:40,198 I kind of played around with my own recipe in recent times 165 00:07:40,198 --> 00:07:43,158 where I go really heavy on that deep, rich tomato flavour 166 00:07:43,158 --> 00:07:44,681 and ease up on the cream. 167 00:07:46,161 --> 00:07:49,599 Whoop. That's a little bit much but that is OK. 168 00:07:49,599 --> 00:07:52,472 If I pull this off, I'll have a real good shot at immunity. 169 00:07:55,126 --> 00:07:57,825 When I see the chicken, the first thing I thought of was home. 170 00:07:57,825 --> 00:07:59,870 I thought about something that I would make for my wife 171 00:07:59,870 --> 00:08:02,743 on a hot day and watching the sunset go down. 172 00:08:02,743 --> 00:08:04,875 So this dish is very special to me. 173 00:08:06,616 --> 00:08:08,488 I'm making a Malaysian salad 174 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:10,359 and chicken with vermicelli, 175 00:08:10,359 --> 00:08:12,317 with some pickled veggies. 176 00:08:12,317 --> 00:08:14,929 Should be a nice dish. My wife would be very proud of me today. 177 00:08:14,929 --> 00:08:16,670 I hope. 178 00:08:16,670 --> 00:08:20,108 Who doesn't love a roast chook? 30 minutes to go. 179 00:08:20,108 --> 00:08:21,022 Come on! 180 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:23,807 I'm making a chicken pie 181 00:08:23,807 --> 00:08:25,679 'cause that just reminds me of family. 182 00:08:25,679 --> 00:08:27,768 Just be smart. Just take your time. 183 00:08:27,768 --> 00:08:30,248 Don't worry. Let's go, Ralphie. 184 00:08:30,248 --> 00:08:32,555 It's very ambitious to try and get this done in 45 minutes 185 00:08:32,555 --> 00:08:34,514 but we're giving it our best shot. 186 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:37,821 I'm attempting to make a death dish today - a risotto. 187 00:08:37,821 --> 00:08:40,650 I don't know if it's brave or stupid. We'll find out. 188 00:08:40,650 --> 00:08:42,217 Go, Malissa. 189 00:08:42,217 --> 00:08:43,174 Let's go, let's go! 190 00:08:48,136 --> 00:08:50,007 Usually, with a leftover chicken, 191 00:08:50,007 --> 00:08:52,488 I would probably, you know, 192 00:08:52,488 --> 00:08:55,970 make some kind of yummy sandwich or a salad. 193 00:08:55,970 --> 00:09:01,018 So, my dish is a chicken sandwich with coleslaw mayo, 194 00:09:01,018 --> 00:09:06,328 bacon, tomato, pickles, with some crispy chips. 195 00:09:06,328 --> 00:09:07,634 Yeah. Make some chips as well. 196 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:11,289 There is a lot of elements, 197 00:09:11,289 --> 00:09:14,423 because if you're gonna serve a sandwich in the MasterChef kitchen, 198 00:09:14,423 --> 00:09:16,991 it has to be a very good sandwich. 199 00:09:16,991 --> 00:09:20,037 Hey, Malissa. Hello. Hello. 200 00:09:20,037 --> 00:09:22,605 Chicken sanger? Yeah, and I'm gonna make a mayo now. 201 00:09:22,605 --> 00:09:24,607 Wow. Nice slaw. Refreshing slaw. 202 00:09:24,607 --> 00:09:26,522 Just a slaw. I'm gonna do some chippies. 203 00:09:26,522 --> 00:09:29,656 You've gotta make sure you prepare your chicken. You got the bread. 204 00:09:29,656 --> 00:09:31,614 I've got a few things on the go here. 205 00:09:31,614 --> 00:09:33,921 So I'm gonna keep it very simple today. 206 00:09:33,921 --> 00:09:35,749 Mate, I reckon you're on the other side of simple. 207 00:09:35,749 --> 00:09:36,837 Yeah. 208 00:09:36,837 --> 00:09:38,534 Yeah, I'm really keeping it simple, guys. 209 00:09:38,534 --> 00:09:40,841 No. No. No. Yeah, really, really simple. 210 00:09:40,841 --> 00:09:42,973 No, you're not, unfortunately. 'Bye. 211 00:09:44,279 --> 00:09:47,282 I'm just hoping that I can pull off each one perfectly, 212 00:09:47,282 --> 00:09:49,110 but we'll see how we go. 213 00:09:49,110 --> 00:09:50,938 Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. 214 00:09:50,938 --> 00:09:53,680 It's the best idea you've had so far. 215 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,682 It's looking good, Dec. 216 00:09:55,682 --> 00:09:57,466 Thanks, bro. 217 00:09:58,772 --> 00:10:01,035 I'm so happy to be in today's Immunity Challenge. 218 00:10:02,558 --> 00:10:04,473 I'm not wearing a black apron. 219 00:10:04,473 --> 00:10:07,955 I just sort of want to do something delicious, like Mexican. 220 00:10:07,955 --> 00:10:10,174 Do you think I should do it with melted cheese? 221 00:10:10,174 --> 00:10:12,176 I like to fold it with cheese but it's... 222 00:10:12,176 --> 00:10:14,875 Yeah. Yeah, I think it's preference. 223 00:10:14,875 --> 00:10:16,659 Mexican's a good festive food. 224 00:10:16,659 --> 00:10:18,661 I feel like it could be a winner. 225 00:10:18,661 --> 00:10:20,707 Come on. Let's go! 226 00:10:20,707 --> 00:10:22,273 Declan. Declan. 227 00:10:22,273 --> 00:10:24,362 Hello. Good morning. How are we? What's cracking, mate? 228 00:10:24,362 --> 00:10:27,452 Um, mate, I'm doing a Mexican-inspired... 229 00:10:27,452 --> 00:10:28,976 Yes. 230 00:10:28,976 --> 00:10:31,413 I'm not quite sure or familiar with the pronunciation. 231 00:10:31,413 --> 00:10:32,675 OK. 'Quesadilo'. 232 00:10:34,111 --> 00:10:36,548 Quesadilla. Yeah. 233 00:10:36,548 --> 00:10:37,854 OK, break it down for us. 234 00:10:37,854 --> 00:10:40,204 I've got my Mexican spices done. 235 00:10:40,204 --> 00:10:41,205 Chicken. 236 00:10:41,205 --> 00:10:43,512 I've got my corn 'tortila' dough resting. 237 00:10:43,512 --> 00:10:44,818 Tortilla. Tortilla. 238 00:10:44,818 --> 00:10:46,254 Yep. Tortilla. 239 00:10:46,254 --> 00:10:50,214 I think I need to amp up my vocabulary a bit. 240 00:10:50,214 --> 00:10:51,433 It's no good. No bueno. 241 00:10:51,433 --> 00:10:53,217 Just make it tasty. 242 00:10:53,217 --> 00:10:56,264 As you were... amigo. 243 00:10:57,874 --> 00:10:59,571 I've eaten a lot of Mexican food. 244 00:10:59,571 --> 00:11:01,312 I know the flavours there. 245 00:11:01,312 --> 00:11:03,097 Here we go. 246 00:11:03,097 --> 00:11:05,882 I'm lucky they don't judge my pronunciations. 247 00:11:05,882 --> 00:11:09,930 Otherwise it might be a bit of a "Hasta la vista, baby." 248 00:11:14,151 --> 00:11:15,587 Ooh! 249 00:11:15,587 --> 00:11:18,765 I'm making butter chicken with jeera rice, 250 00:11:18,765 --> 00:11:21,593 which is basmati rice with cumin seeds. 251 00:11:21,593 --> 00:11:23,639 It's very traditional in India. 252 00:11:23,639 --> 00:11:26,337 I'm just gonna let that steam itself to perfection 253 00:11:26,337 --> 00:11:28,818 so I don't have to worry about it for the rest of my cook. 254 00:11:30,341 --> 00:11:32,604 I need to focus on this curry 255 00:11:32,604 --> 00:11:34,084 'cause is it needs to be perfect. 256 00:11:34,084 --> 00:11:35,999 It is, like, the main part of my dish. 257 00:11:35,999 --> 00:11:37,348 Adi, how you going? 258 00:11:37,348 --> 00:11:38,872 Hi, guys. I'm good. 259 00:11:38,872 --> 00:11:40,656 The unmistakable smell of butter chicken. 260 00:11:40,656 --> 00:11:41,526 You're absolutely right. 261 00:11:41,526 --> 00:11:43,224 Mm. It's one of my favourites. 262 00:11:43,224 --> 00:11:44,878 It's everyone's favourite. Who doesn't love it? 263 00:11:48,229 --> 00:11:50,666 Mm. What a great idea. 264 00:11:50,666 --> 00:11:51,972 Thank you. 265 00:11:51,972 --> 00:11:53,625 You got perfectly cooked chicken. Right. 266 00:11:53,625 --> 00:11:56,280 The only thing that's missing is that sort of fire flavour. 267 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:57,934 - Yeah. - How are you gonna overcome that? 268 00:11:57,934 --> 00:11:59,631 'Cause that's like a bit of a hallmark... 269 00:11:59,631 --> 00:12:01,329 Butter chicken, yeah. But... ...of butter chicken, isn't it? 270 00:12:03,331 --> 00:12:05,289 OK. Yeah. I'm gonna leave that with you. 271 00:12:05,289 --> 00:12:07,117 I'm excited to try this, though, once it's finished. 272 00:12:07,117 --> 00:12:08,640 OK. Thank you. Good luck. 273 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:11,861 Normally, you make the chicken in a tandoor, 274 00:12:11,861 --> 00:12:13,689 which gives it a smoky flavour. 275 00:12:13,689 --> 00:12:14,995 I don't have that here. 276 00:12:16,605 --> 00:12:18,259 Now I'm freaking out. 277 00:12:18,259 --> 00:12:20,957 I thought I had this cook in the bag 278 00:12:20,957 --> 00:12:23,830 and now I need to infuse smoky flavour. 279 00:12:26,528 --> 00:12:28,225 How am I gonna do that? 280 00:12:43,588 --> 00:12:45,199 Now I'm freaking out. 281 00:12:45,199 --> 00:12:47,679 Jock's pointed out that butter chicken normally has a smoky flavour 282 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,594 'cause it's cooked in the tandoor. 283 00:12:49,594 --> 00:12:50,857 How am I gonna do that? 284 00:12:50,857 --> 00:12:52,423 Come on, Adi. You got this. 285 00:12:52,423 --> 00:12:55,252 I really, really wanted to win today. 286 00:12:55,252 --> 00:12:57,037 I don't want to be cooking in the next elimination, 287 00:12:57,037 --> 00:12:59,387 and I want the shot at an immunity pin, 288 00:12:59,387 --> 00:13:01,128 so I need to get this right. 289 00:13:01,128 --> 00:13:03,260 Oh, finally. 290 00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:04,827 Let's go, let's go! 291 00:13:04,914 --> 00:13:07,395 I'm gonna try and replicate the way that we normally would 292 00:13:07,395 --> 00:13:08,875 with say, like, a biryani. 293 00:13:08,875 --> 00:13:11,094 You put a piece of coal in a bowl in the middle 294 00:13:11,094 --> 00:13:13,793 and cover it with ghee, it'll smoke, infuse... 295 00:13:16,186 --> 00:13:18,232 ...and get that smoky flavour. 296 00:13:18,232 --> 00:13:21,757 I'm hoping that it'll make a lot of smoke and smoke the whole dish. 297 00:13:21,757 --> 00:13:24,934 I think if I can pull this off, it's gonna be really good. 298 00:13:29,025 --> 00:13:30,940 Theo, how do you say it? 'Lahmanoosh'? 299 00:13:30,940 --> 00:13:32,028 Lahmacun. 300 00:13:32,028 --> 00:13:33,073 Lahmacun. 301 00:13:33,073 --> 00:13:35,118 I've got 20 minutes left. 302 00:13:35,118 --> 00:13:37,947 My tzatziki is done and my bread is proofing. 303 00:13:37,947 --> 00:13:40,558 I've just gotta make my paste to go on top of my bread 304 00:13:40,558 --> 00:13:42,604 and then we're all good. 305 00:13:42,604 --> 00:13:44,824 Ugh. It's so hot. 306 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:48,131 I want my paste to be punchy and really vibrant 307 00:13:48,131 --> 00:13:50,394 to complement that charcoal chicken. 308 00:13:50,394 --> 00:13:52,527 Right now I'm feeling good, I'm chill. 309 00:13:52,527 --> 00:13:54,921 Everything's going according to plan. 310 00:13:54,921 --> 00:13:56,357 I feel like I'm in a really good spot. 311 00:13:56,357 --> 00:13:57,662 Yeah, it's good. 312 00:13:57,662 --> 00:13:58,881 Nice. 313 00:14:07,672 --> 00:14:10,893 Ralph, in the oven. Yum, Ralph. That looks good. 314 00:14:13,243 --> 00:14:14,897 I'm pretty focused on making the dressing 315 00:14:14,897 --> 00:14:17,030 for the Malaysian salad. 316 00:14:17,030 --> 00:14:19,902 I made it the way I make it for my wife. 317 00:14:19,902 --> 00:14:22,035 If it's sweet, she doesn't like it. 318 00:14:22,035 --> 00:14:23,993 Hopefully, I can get that balance correct 319 00:14:23,993 --> 00:14:26,387 because it makes the whole dish come together. 320 00:14:26,387 --> 00:14:28,693 Robbie. How you going there, people? 321 00:14:28,693 --> 00:14:29,956 We are good. Fantastic. 322 00:14:29,956 --> 00:14:31,479 I'm just working on the dressing 323 00:14:31,479 --> 00:14:33,220 but at the moment, this is a fish sauce... 324 00:14:33,220 --> 00:14:34,395 Yum! Yum. 325 00:14:34,395 --> 00:14:35,657 ...rice wine, and sugar, ginger and stuff. 326 00:14:35,657 --> 00:14:37,093 So nice and fresh. Fresh. 327 00:14:37,093 --> 00:14:39,574 Kind of cooling, refreshing... Refreshing. 328 00:14:39,574 --> 00:14:40,967 ...but delicious, punchy. 329 00:14:40,967 --> 00:14:42,751 I was looking for raw pawpaw, you know, 330 00:14:42,751 --> 00:14:45,493 'cause I love doing it with pawpaw and mango but we didn't have any. 331 00:14:45,493 --> 00:14:47,712 There's some green mango in there. Is there? I didn't see it. 332 00:14:47,712 --> 00:14:49,453 I'll take a look. Thanks very much. 333 00:14:49,453 --> 00:14:52,413 This dish reminds me of my wife, so I want my salad to be perfect for her. 334 00:14:54,589 --> 00:14:56,765 Go, Dec. Come on, old boy. Get a move on! 335 00:14:56,765 --> 00:15:00,290 I'm making a Mexican chicken quesadilla. 336 00:15:00,290 --> 00:15:03,946 So I've done my 'tortila' dough over there and that's just resting. 337 00:15:03,946 --> 00:15:05,861 I've done my Mexican spice. 338 00:15:05,861 --> 00:15:07,123 It's looking good, Dec. 339 00:15:07,123 --> 00:15:10,170 Thanks, bro. I just keep working it. 340 00:15:10,170 --> 00:15:11,649 Are you gonna use a tortilla press? 341 00:15:11,649 --> 00:15:14,739 I've never used one before, but is it pretty simple? 342 00:15:14,739 --> 00:15:16,306 Yeah. Let's give it a crack, then. 343 00:15:17,612 --> 00:15:20,397 I'm used to rolling out my dough to make my tortillas. 344 00:15:20,397 --> 00:15:22,095 Let's give it a go. 345 00:15:22,095 --> 00:15:24,053 Put this on top. 346 00:15:24,053 --> 00:15:26,795 But I'm here. I'm in the MasterChef kitchen. 347 00:15:26,795 --> 00:15:28,623 So let's try and get a bit experimental. 348 00:15:28,623 --> 00:15:29,885 Alrighty. 349 00:15:32,540 --> 00:15:35,412 There you go, Dec. Look at that. The perfect circle. 350 00:15:35,412 --> 00:15:37,414 That's good, that's good. Yep. 351 00:15:37,414 --> 00:15:41,418 Learning lots today - the lingo, how to use the tortilla press. 352 00:15:41,418 --> 00:15:44,334 I love it and hopefully the judges do too. 353 00:15:46,032 --> 00:15:47,381 Yummy. 354 00:15:48,730 --> 00:15:52,560 Winner, winner, chicken dinner. 10 minutes to go! 355 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,780 Come on, guys! Let's go, let's go! 356 00:15:55,780 --> 00:15:58,653 Just a little bit. Another minute, another minute will do. 357 00:15:58,653 --> 00:16:00,133 Did Adi smoke that? 358 00:16:02,178 --> 00:16:04,833 Oh. That's interesting. Yeah. 359 00:16:04,833 --> 00:16:07,749 I'm trying to infuse smoke into my butter chicken, 360 00:16:07,749 --> 00:16:10,578 but I'm running out of time. 361 00:16:10,578 --> 00:16:14,886 I don't know if I can pull off the flavours, but hopefully. 362 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,153 Uh... green mango. 363 00:16:20,153 --> 00:16:21,502 This will do. 364 00:16:25,723 --> 00:16:27,029 Presents. 365 00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:29,075 Oh, bit late now. 366 00:16:29,075 --> 00:16:30,946 Next time I know they're here, brother. 367 00:16:30,946 --> 00:16:32,513 Thanks, brother. Appreciate that. 368 00:16:32,513 --> 00:16:34,776 Hey, Andy. Andy. No, it's OK. 369 00:16:34,776 --> 00:16:38,214 It's all good. I'll take my mangoes. Thanks, brother. 370 00:16:38,214 --> 00:16:39,259 Really appreciate it. Yeah. Anytime. 371 00:16:40,434 --> 00:16:41,391 Anyone else? 372 00:16:46,570 --> 00:16:49,443 Come on, gang. Five minutes to go! MELISSA: Yeah! 373 00:16:49,443 --> 00:16:51,271 Come on, guys! 374 00:16:51,271 --> 00:16:53,621 Come on. Big push. 375 00:16:53,621 --> 00:16:56,232 Oh! Like silk. Like silk. That looks so good. 376 00:16:56,232 --> 00:16:58,800 Have you made bread before? 377 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,149 You guys. 378 00:17:00,149 --> 00:17:02,021 I need to get my lahmacun in the oven. 379 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:04,066 How long have I got? Five minutes? 380 00:17:04,066 --> 00:17:05,937 Five minutes. 381 00:17:05,937 --> 00:17:08,418 Alright. Andy, stop freaking me out. 382 00:17:08,418 --> 00:17:10,116 No, I'm... Hey, I'm good. I'm... 383 00:17:10,116 --> 00:17:12,031 You're freaking me out. 384 00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:14,555 This takes five minutes to cook. 385 00:17:14,555 --> 00:17:17,514 So it's coming down to the wire. 386 00:17:17,514 --> 00:17:19,995 That apron's wigging me out as well. 387 00:17:19,995 --> 00:17:22,824 I go to put my flat bread in the oven and... 388 00:17:22,824 --> 00:17:23,825 What's going on? 389 00:17:23,825 --> 00:17:26,001 ...something's not right. 390 00:17:26,001 --> 00:17:28,612 It doesn't seem like it's hot enough. What's going on there? 391 00:17:28,612 --> 00:17:30,310 Do you have it on broil? 392 00:17:31,311 --> 00:17:32,964 I don't know what's happening. 393 00:17:34,140 --> 00:17:36,055 If this lahmacun doesn't cook, 394 00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:38,753 I'm gonna look like an idiot. 395 00:17:42,844 --> 00:17:45,151 Should you get a plan B happening? Yeah. 396 00:17:45,151 --> 00:17:48,154 I have cooked flatbread on the stove before. 397 00:17:49,503 --> 00:17:51,940 So I just need to move quickly now. 398 00:17:51,940 --> 00:17:54,595 Good idea. Nice work. Can you load it up while it's in there? 399 00:17:54,595 --> 00:17:56,597 I'm topping this thing while it's cooking. 400 00:17:58,294 --> 00:18:00,731 By hook or by chook, I'm gonna get this done. 401 00:18:05,345 --> 00:18:07,173 Just watching my... 402 00:18:07,173 --> 00:18:09,523 I'm hoping it browns on top, so I'm checking the clock. 403 00:18:09,523 --> 00:18:11,046 I'll have to pull them out last minute. 404 00:18:11,046 --> 00:18:13,048 So I gotta keep an eye on 'em. 405 00:18:14,745 --> 00:18:17,487 A lot of ambitious dishes but you've only got three minutes to go. 406 00:18:17,487 --> 00:18:19,185 Come on, guys! Let's go. 407 00:18:25,365 --> 00:18:28,324 I'm trying to infuse smoky flavour into my butter chicken, 408 00:18:28,324 --> 00:18:30,109 but I can't wait any longer. 409 00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:32,328 I just need to plate up. 410 00:18:32,328 --> 00:18:34,983 Ooh. That was really dumb. 411 00:18:34,983 --> 00:18:39,205 I've been so laser-focused on getting this smoky flavour... 412 00:18:41,468 --> 00:18:43,426 ...I haven't checked the rice the whole cook. 413 00:18:43,426 --> 00:18:46,386 The rice looks really bad. 414 00:18:46,386 --> 00:18:48,257 That is a crappy-looking bowl of rice. 415 00:18:52,740 --> 00:18:54,394 I've got my sandwich on there. 416 00:18:54,394 --> 00:18:55,612 Still need to put everything together. 417 00:18:57,527 --> 00:18:58,528 Thank you. 418 00:18:59,834 --> 00:19:02,141 Tried to jazz it up a little bit today for the judges, 419 00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:03,794 so I hope that they like it. 420 00:19:05,796 --> 00:19:06,841 How we looking, Ralph? 421 00:19:06,841 --> 00:19:09,583 Come on, Ralph. 422 00:19:09,583 --> 00:19:12,194 Oh, God. It needs to brown. 423 00:19:12,194 --> 00:19:14,892 30 seconds! 424 00:19:17,068 --> 00:19:18,809 Just torch it, if not. Yeah. 425 00:19:18,809 --> 00:19:20,898 Come on, guys. Looking good. 426 00:19:20,898 --> 00:19:23,423 Come on, Ralph. Come on. Keep pushing. Nearly there, nearly there. 427 00:19:27,818 --> 00:19:29,211 Some garnish. 428 00:19:29,211 --> 00:19:31,953 Don't do this! 429 00:19:31,953 --> 00:19:33,694 Don't do this! It's just a garnish, it's OK. 430 00:19:33,694 --> 00:19:38,742 10, 9, 8, 7, 431 00:19:38,742 --> 00:19:44,487 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 432 00:19:44,487 --> 00:19:46,097 That's it. 433 00:19:58,153 --> 00:20:00,677 MasterChef's Andy Allen gave you the chook. 434 00:20:00,677 --> 00:20:03,202 We asked you to bring us a delicious dish, 435 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:06,117 the best of which goes into round 2 436 00:20:06,117 --> 00:20:08,859 and the first dish we'd like to taste belongs to Theo. 437 00:20:12,776 --> 00:20:14,735 Walking my dish up to the judges, 438 00:20:14,735 --> 00:20:17,955 I'm worried about the bread being cooked properly. 439 00:20:17,955 --> 00:20:21,263 I'll be super disappointed if this flat bread doesn't hit the mark. 440 00:20:34,363 --> 00:20:35,930 Theo, what did you make us? 441 00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:38,367 I made my version of a lahmacun. 442 00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,674 Are you happy? The flavours are epic. 443 00:20:40,674 --> 00:20:44,286 It's just whether or not the bread is up to my standards. 444 00:20:44,286 --> 00:20:46,157 That apron's a work of art. 445 00:20:46,157 --> 00:20:48,072 It looks like I murdered the chicken. 446 00:20:48,072 --> 00:20:49,987 It was already cooked, bro. I know. I don't know what happened. 447 00:20:49,987 --> 00:20:51,554 Let's taste it. 448 00:21:13,881 --> 00:21:16,057 Theo... Yeah? 449 00:21:16,057 --> 00:21:17,537 Amazing. 450 00:21:19,147 --> 00:21:22,106 That's like a bit of a deluxe sandwich. 451 00:21:22,106 --> 00:21:24,979 Yeah. Bread's are great texture. 452 00:21:24,979 --> 00:21:26,589 It's a really good vehicle 453 00:21:26,589 --> 00:21:27,982 for getting the chicken in your face, 454 00:21:27,982 --> 00:21:29,505 quite frankly. 455 00:21:29,505 --> 00:21:31,115 That's exactly what I wanted to convey. 456 00:21:31,115 --> 00:21:32,552 I really enjoyed it, mate. Well done. 457 00:21:32,552 --> 00:21:34,118 Theo, I loved it. 458 00:21:34,118 --> 00:21:36,120 I love lahmacun and I love dishes 459 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:39,733 that really have such a gorgeous combination of flavours. 460 00:21:39,733 --> 00:21:41,517 It reminded you of the barbecue chook. 461 00:21:41,517 --> 00:21:44,390 That's it. And it reminds you of what this challenge is. 462 00:21:44,390 --> 00:21:46,783 And I think that you have taken the chook and elevated it 463 00:21:46,783 --> 00:21:48,655 and that's what we asked for today. 464 00:21:48,655 --> 00:21:50,439 Um, I think you smashed it. 465 00:21:50,439 --> 00:21:52,963 It was really tasty, really enjoyed it. 466 00:21:52,963 --> 00:21:54,791 You got the passion. Yeah. 467 00:21:54,791 --> 00:21:57,011 And you've got the skill. I can see it in the apron. 468 00:21:57,011 --> 00:21:58,882 Thanks, guys. 469 00:21:58,882 --> 00:22:00,449 Thank you. Good job, mate. 470 00:22:02,146 --> 00:22:03,844 They loved my dish. 471 00:22:03,844 --> 00:22:05,367 Oh, happy days. 472 00:22:07,021 --> 00:22:08,239 Thanks, brother. 473 00:22:08,239 --> 00:22:10,633 Next up is Declan. 474 00:22:15,986 --> 00:22:17,553 Here we go. Thanks. 475 00:22:17,553 --> 00:22:18,859 What's the dish? 476 00:22:18,859 --> 00:22:22,776 So I've got my Mexican-inspired quesadillas. 477 00:22:22,776 --> 00:22:25,605 So it's Mexican spiced chicken, 478 00:22:25,605 --> 00:22:28,564 gooey cheese and a flavoured sour cream. 479 00:22:29,913 --> 00:22:31,785 You've never made tortillas before. 480 00:22:31,785 --> 00:22:34,396 I have but not the proper way to make them... 481 00:22:34,396 --> 00:22:35,789 Sure. ...I've since learned. 482 00:22:35,789 --> 00:22:38,269 So, um... 483 00:22:41,229 --> 00:22:42,535 Pass 'em up the line. 484 00:22:43,927 --> 00:22:44,667 Thank you. 485 00:23:04,992 --> 00:23:08,038 Declan, a quesadilla is one of my favourite things to make. 486 00:23:08,038 --> 00:23:12,782 The spice blend is really what brings this all together 487 00:23:12,782 --> 00:23:14,523 and I think that you did very, very good work 488 00:23:14,523 --> 00:23:16,830 in terms of taking what you knew 489 00:23:16,830 --> 00:23:20,311 and interpreting the dish in your own accent, 490 00:23:20,311 --> 00:23:22,052 which was really, really fun. 491 00:23:22,052 --> 00:23:24,620 Declan, I'm no expert in Mexican cookery, 492 00:23:24,620 --> 00:23:26,143 but I really loved it. 493 00:23:26,143 --> 00:23:28,015 There's some smarts in it, so well done. 494 00:23:28,015 --> 00:23:29,364 Nice one, mate. Thank you. 495 00:23:34,630 --> 00:23:36,371 Well done. Thanks, bro. 496 00:23:36,371 --> 00:23:38,025 Thanks. Well done, brother. 497 00:23:38,025 --> 00:23:40,070 Pretty stocked with that. 498 00:23:40,070 --> 00:23:41,898 Next up, Robbie. 499 00:23:43,813 --> 00:23:45,119 What did you make us? 500 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:47,513 Malaysian warm salad. 501 00:23:47,513 --> 00:23:48,775 Awesome. 502 00:23:58,349 --> 00:24:00,177 The idea was cracking. 503 00:24:00,177 --> 00:24:02,397 The dressing was epic. 504 00:24:02,397 --> 00:24:04,791 All of the little bits and pieces were really lovely in there. 505 00:24:04,791 --> 00:24:05,966 Really solid plate of food. 506 00:24:07,271 --> 00:24:09,491 Robbie, an excellent concept for a dish. 507 00:24:09,491 --> 00:24:11,188 It's really Cooling and refreshing. 508 00:24:11,537 --> 00:24:15,584 This feels like you are transporting us to being on country with you 509 00:24:15,584 --> 00:24:17,368 when you would make something like this 510 00:24:17,368 --> 00:24:19,806 and I really love that about you and your cooking. 511 00:24:19,806 --> 00:24:21,677 Nice one, Robbie! Thank you. Thank you. 512 00:24:22,896 --> 00:24:25,376 Next up, it's Malissa. 513 00:24:28,510 --> 00:24:32,471 I've made a chicken sandwich with some chippies. 514 00:24:35,952 --> 00:24:37,911 If you're gonna have a sandwich, you've gotta elevate it, 515 00:24:37,911 --> 00:24:40,740 and I think there's a lot of skill in you. 516 00:24:40,740 --> 00:24:42,306 You've knocked it out of the park. 517 00:24:42,306 --> 00:24:44,047 Well done. 518 00:24:44,047 --> 00:24:45,614 Thank you. 519 00:24:45,614 --> 00:24:47,355 Righto, Ralph. Let's have it, mate. 520 00:24:47,355 --> 00:24:49,096 I've made a chicken pie today. 521 00:24:50,401 --> 00:24:52,403 Wrong decision, bro. That's all that happened here. 522 00:24:52,403 --> 00:24:55,755 You were never going to be able to get that done in the time frame 523 00:24:55,755 --> 00:24:58,627 even if I gave you the... all of it. 524 00:24:58,627 --> 00:25:01,108 It was tough. Yep. 525 00:25:01,108 --> 00:25:02,588 Next up, Jess. 526 00:25:02,805 --> 00:25:05,460 I know this is notoriously known as the death dish. 527 00:25:05,460 --> 00:25:08,289 I've made a mushroom and chicken risotto. 528 00:25:14,556 --> 00:25:16,297 Bones need to be roasted 529 00:25:16,297 --> 00:25:20,519 in order for you to really get a rich, beautiful, quality stock. 530 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:22,825 You are a really super-clever cook 531 00:25:22,825 --> 00:25:25,132 but what you can't do is bend time in this kitchen. 532 00:25:25,132 --> 00:25:26,612 Thank you. Thank you. 533 00:25:26,612 --> 00:25:30,441 Death dish, hey? Yeah, well, I got my death. 534 00:25:32,879 --> 00:25:34,881 Next up, Adi. 535 00:25:36,186 --> 00:25:37,666 Go! Thanks, matey. 536 00:25:37,666 --> 00:25:40,451 The judges, first and foremost, want tasty food. 537 00:25:40,451 --> 00:25:46,196 So I'm hoping that my curry's enough to overlook my undercooked rice. 538 00:25:46,196 --> 00:25:48,808 Hello, guys. Hi. 539 00:25:50,244 --> 00:25:51,854 Sorry about the rice. 540 00:25:51,854 --> 00:25:53,508 What did you do? What's happened to the rice? 541 00:25:53,508 --> 00:25:54,770 It's just kind of... 542 00:25:56,642 --> 00:25:58,818 OK, what are we about to eat? 543 00:25:58,818 --> 00:26:01,647 I've made you butter chicken with jeera rice. 544 00:26:23,407 --> 00:26:27,586 Adi, great flavour depth in the sauce. 545 00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:29,413 The smokiness, that comes through. 546 00:26:29,413 --> 00:26:31,154 Chicken pieces are nice and moist. 547 00:26:31,154 --> 00:26:33,374 Rice is undercooked unfortunately. 548 00:26:33,374 --> 00:26:36,899 Undercooked rice aside, that's delicious. 549 00:26:36,899 --> 00:26:38,945 Like, it's really, really, really tasty. 550 00:26:39,989 --> 00:26:42,296 The butter chicken part 551 00:26:42,296 --> 00:26:45,386 is probably the tastiest flavours that we've had today, 552 00:26:45,386 --> 00:26:47,736 'cause you do have these really solid basics under your belt. 553 00:26:47,736 --> 00:26:49,782 So you're definitely on the right track. 554 00:26:49,782 --> 00:26:51,087 Thank you. Thanks, guys. Thanks so much. 555 00:26:51,087 --> 00:26:52,436 Thanks. 556 00:26:54,787 --> 00:26:56,440 I really want to get immunity, 557 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,313 but no matter how much they liked my curry, 558 00:26:59,313 --> 00:27:01,707 me stuffing up this bloody rice, 559 00:27:01,707 --> 00:27:03,839 I can see my chances slipping away. 560 00:27:08,061 --> 00:27:10,803 So Andy gave you the chicken. 561 00:27:10,803 --> 00:27:14,371 All we wanted you to do was to bring us a finished dish. 562 00:27:15,851 --> 00:27:18,245 All of you were pretty ambitious, which we like. 563 00:27:18,245 --> 00:27:21,161 Struggles with execution was the story here today. 564 00:27:21,161 --> 00:27:25,992 But there was one dish that nailed both things. 565 00:27:27,558 --> 00:27:30,910 The person who has won immunity from Sunday night's elimination is... 566 00:27:32,781 --> 00:27:33,913 ...Theo. 567 00:27:33,913 --> 00:27:35,915 Ohh! 568 00:27:35,915 --> 00:27:37,307 Good one, Theo! 569 00:27:37,307 --> 00:27:39,788 Good one, brother. Good on you. 570 00:27:39,788 --> 00:27:42,008 Thank you. Thank you. Good job. 571 00:27:42,008 --> 00:27:44,837 Everybody else, you can head up to the gantry. 572 00:27:44,837 --> 00:27:47,274 Good work. Thank you. Can I get a new apron? 573 00:27:47,274 --> 00:27:49,145 Imagine what that thing's gonna look like after this? 574 00:27:49,145 --> 00:27:51,974 Oh, no. 575 00:27:51,974 --> 00:27:53,280 Jesus. 576 00:27:53,584 --> 00:27:56,370 It feels so good to be safe from Sunday's elimination... 577 00:27:56,370 --> 00:27:59,155 ...but now the reality sets in. 578 00:27:59,155 --> 00:28:01,897 I don't know how I'm gonna beat a pro chef. 579 00:28:01,897 --> 00:28:05,727 To get your hands on that shiny immunity pin, 580 00:28:05,727 --> 00:28:07,816 you will need to beat the chef. 581 00:28:09,426 --> 00:28:12,299 He trained in a Michelin-star restaurant in the UK 582 00:28:12,299 --> 00:28:14,562 before bringing his talents to Australia. 583 00:28:17,913 --> 00:28:20,786 He was the head chef at Tetsuya's in Sydney, 584 00:28:20,786 --> 00:28:23,614 which not only held three hats, 585 00:28:23,614 --> 00:28:28,707 at the time, was ranked fifth best restaurant in the world. 586 00:28:31,187 --> 00:28:33,320 You ready? Nah. 587 00:28:35,191 --> 00:28:41,502 Chef, author and co-owner of the Three Blue Ducks with Andy Allen, 588 00:28:41,502 --> 00:28:44,113 please welcome Darren Robertson, everybody. 589 00:28:44,113 --> 00:28:45,898 Yeah! 590 00:28:55,342 --> 00:28:57,387 Hello, mate. How you going, brother? You alright? 591 00:28:57,387 --> 00:28:59,738 Now I'm really shaking in my boots. 592 00:29:10,705 --> 00:29:13,229 Now I'm really shaking in my boots. 593 00:29:13,229 --> 00:29:16,276 Got Three Blue Ducks over there and one little duck over here. 594 00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:20,236 How are you, mate? Finally. 595 00:29:20,236 --> 00:29:21,672 I thought you were gonna like... Hello. 596 00:29:21,672 --> 00:29:23,109 How are you? Hey, mate. 597 00:29:23,109 --> 00:29:24,850 How are you? I'm very well. You? 598 00:29:24,850 --> 00:29:26,416 How are you, mate? 599 00:29:26,416 --> 00:29:29,202 Daz, mate. Good to see ya. Welcome to my other home. 600 00:29:29,202 --> 00:29:30,899 This is what you do, is it? You know this. 601 00:29:30,899 --> 00:29:34,816 Mate, we met 11 years ago on season 4 602 00:29:34,816 --> 00:29:37,036 when Daz came in to do beat the chef 603 00:29:37,036 --> 00:29:38,777 and now look what happened. 604 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,822 It's been true love ever since. This is a stitch-up. 605 00:29:42,389 --> 00:29:45,696 I'm in a tough spot because I've gotta be fully impartial 606 00:29:45,696 --> 00:29:47,394 when I judge these two dishes. 607 00:29:47,394 --> 00:29:49,657 How's this gonna work? Good thing is it's a blind tasting. 608 00:29:49,657 --> 00:29:52,094 So we shouldn't know which dish is which, 609 00:29:52,094 --> 00:29:54,618 unless one comes in looking like your apron. 610 00:29:56,359 --> 00:29:59,449 What's Theo gonna have to do to beat you? 611 00:29:59,449 --> 00:30:02,626 I suppose, you know, not let the pressure get to him, 612 00:30:02,626 --> 00:30:05,281 breathe, and cook from the heart, mate. 613 00:30:05,281 --> 00:30:06,717 Are you feeling a bit nervous? 614 00:30:06,717 --> 00:30:08,197 I always do. Like... 615 00:30:08,197 --> 00:30:11,113 Mm. Yeah, OK. Yeah, he saw you and he was just... 616 00:30:11,113 --> 00:30:12,811 Went to water. He saw... he saw all that. 617 00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:16,249 He saw all this and he went... Yeah. 618 00:30:16,249 --> 00:30:18,555 Theo, I know you're probably bringing it right now, 619 00:30:18,555 --> 00:30:20,601 but in this kitchen, it's the ultimate leveller. 620 00:30:20,601 --> 00:30:22,646 Anything can happen. 621 00:30:22,646 --> 00:30:24,823 Behind us are three pantries. 622 00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:26,128 The good news is for you, 623 00:30:26,128 --> 00:30:28,652 not only will you get to pick your pantry, 624 00:30:28,652 --> 00:30:32,047 you'll get to pick the one that Daz cooks with as well. 625 00:30:32,047 --> 00:30:34,658 There's the advantage. Use it wisely, I would say. 626 00:30:34,658 --> 00:30:37,139 What can't he cook? 627 00:30:37,139 --> 00:30:38,662 Bad food? 628 00:30:41,274 --> 00:30:44,190 Hopefully there's some bad food under there somewhere. 629 00:30:44,190 --> 00:30:45,756 Ready to see your choices? Yes. 630 00:30:46,757 --> 00:30:48,585 OK, Theo. 631 00:30:48,585 --> 00:30:53,112 First up, a 90-minute cook with only five ingredients. 632 00:30:55,592 --> 00:30:58,334 Your next choice of pantry is... 633 00:30:58,334 --> 00:31:01,947 ...60 minutes and 10 ingredients. 634 00:31:01,947 --> 00:31:04,732 And your third choice is... 635 00:31:07,082 --> 00:31:09,563 ...30 minutes and 20 ingredients. 636 00:31:11,173 --> 00:31:13,262 Plus you've got your underbench pantry... 637 00:31:13,262 --> 00:31:14,829 Underbench pantry, OK. ...for any of these choices. 638 00:31:14,829 --> 00:31:16,178 OK. 639 00:31:16,178 --> 00:31:17,788 Because this is a blind tasting, 640 00:31:17,788 --> 00:31:19,703 we won't get to see which pantry you choose. 641 00:31:21,183 --> 00:31:23,838 So, Shannon, we'll leave them in your very capable hands. 642 00:31:23,838 --> 00:31:25,318 Thanks, Mel. Good luck, guys. 643 00:31:25,318 --> 00:31:26,928 Thanks, guys. 644 00:31:26,928 --> 00:31:28,234 Oh, what is he... Aww! 645 00:31:28,234 --> 00:31:29,931 Hey! Hey! 646 00:31:29,931 --> 00:31:32,238 Hey! 647 00:31:32,238 --> 00:31:34,022 Good luck, fellas. Thanks. 648 00:31:34,022 --> 00:31:35,067 Come on. 649 00:31:36,372 --> 00:31:38,548 Alright, Theo, what are you thinking? 650 00:31:38,548 --> 00:31:41,290 Phwoar! This is hard. 651 00:31:41,290 --> 00:31:43,684 I do like some of the ingredients on the 60-minute. 652 00:31:43,684 --> 00:31:46,469 Apples and lemons. I could do something sweet. 653 00:31:46,469 --> 00:31:49,298 But then 90 minutes is nice to have up your sleeve as well. 654 00:31:49,298 --> 00:31:50,909 Well, then be able to bake that bread 655 00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:52,388 you've always wanted to be able to bake. 656 00:31:52,388 --> 00:31:53,824 Yeah. You've got 90 minutes. 657 00:31:55,087 --> 00:31:57,480 I might go with the 60-minute. OK. 658 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,918 Deal done. Theo has the 60-minute pantry. 659 00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:01,920 Now, what are you gonna choose for Daz? 660 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,965 Do you give him the time or give him the ingredients? 661 00:32:03,965 --> 00:32:06,794 I think, like, the 90-minute cook, 662 00:32:06,794 --> 00:32:09,318 there's not that much in terms of things to play with. 663 00:32:09,318 --> 00:32:11,016 I dunno. I mean, he's a world-class chef. 664 00:32:11,016 --> 00:32:14,367 He will find a way to cook something beautiful. 665 00:32:14,367 --> 00:32:17,109 Yeah, I know. You think 30 minutes is a long time for you? 666 00:32:17,109 --> 00:32:19,154 30 minutes is not a long time, eh? Alright. 667 00:32:19,154 --> 00:32:21,069 We'll go with the 30-minute. OK. 668 00:32:21,069 --> 00:32:22,418 Alright. Done. 669 00:32:24,116 --> 00:32:26,379 It's a good call, mate. Good call. 670 00:32:26,379 --> 00:32:28,729 Good choice, brother. I'd have done the same. 671 00:32:28,729 --> 00:32:31,427 I'd have done the same. Alright, cool. 672 00:32:31,427 --> 00:32:32,646 So, Theo. Yep. 673 00:32:32,646 --> 00:32:34,953 You have the 60-minute pantry and 10 ingredients. 674 00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:36,258 Yep. 675 00:32:36,737 --> 00:32:39,609 Darren, you've got the 30-minute pantry and 20 ingredients. 676 00:32:39,609 --> 00:32:42,699 OK, Theo, your 60 minutes start now. 677 00:32:46,660 --> 00:32:47,878 Come on, son. 678 00:32:49,445 --> 00:32:52,666 Not sure if I'll use it all but... I'll take it. 679 00:32:52,666 --> 00:32:54,581 It's all yours. 680 00:32:54,581 --> 00:32:57,410 Let's go, let's go. Come on! 681 00:32:57,410 --> 00:33:00,152 Immunity pin is up for grabs, which I want badly, 682 00:33:00,152 --> 00:33:02,154 but I've gotta beat Darren. 683 00:33:02,154 --> 00:33:04,330 He's an absolute legend. 684 00:33:04,330 --> 00:33:06,027 This is gonna be tough. 685 00:33:06,027 --> 00:33:07,855 Look at him. You're writing your prep list. 686 00:33:07,855 --> 00:33:09,030 What are you doing? Apple... apple tart. 687 00:33:09,030 --> 00:33:11,206 And then a cream... Apple tart. 688 00:33:11,206 --> 00:33:12,773 Yeah. OK, you've made one before? 689 00:33:12,773 --> 00:33:14,340 I have. I've made many before. Great. 690 00:33:14,340 --> 00:33:16,559 Right, so you've got a confidence in your pastry? 691 00:33:16,559 --> 00:33:19,171 Make sure that's beautiful and thin, crisp. 692 00:33:19,171 --> 00:33:22,609 And then your apple has gotta be absolutely simple and perfect. 693 00:33:22,609 --> 00:33:25,090 You've got a lot to do. I'll leave you to it. 694 00:33:25,090 --> 00:33:26,961 Oh, gotta get moving. 695 00:33:26,961 --> 00:33:31,096 The first thing I need to do is make that pastry to the tart. 696 00:33:31,096 --> 00:33:34,664 It needs to be rich but at the same time crumbly, 697 00:33:34,664 --> 00:33:36,927 so when you bite into it, it sort of breaks apart. 698 00:33:36,927 --> 00:33:38,929 Simple things done perfectly 699 00:33:38,929 --> 00:33:42,150 will win you that little shiny pin. 700 00:33:42,150 --> 00:33:45,284 I think 60's better than 45 that we had in the first round 701 00:33:45,284 --> 00:33:47,286 and Darren's only got 30 minutes. 702 00:33:47,286 --> 00:33:49,853 So I hope that he gets a bit frazzled. 703 00:33:49,853 --> 00:33:51,420 There's a pressure on him big-time. 704 00:33:51,420 --> 00:33:53,988 Have a look, he's getting scared. I can see him over there. 705 00:33:53,988 --> 00:33:56,947 I mean, 30 minutes, you know, he's gonna struggle big-time. 706 00:33:56,947 --> 00:33:58,645 You know, that's what I think anyway. 707 00:33:58,645 --> 00:34:01,169 We'll see. We'll see what he does. 708 00:34:01,169 --> 00:34:03,302 He's a good dude. 709 00:34:03,302 --> 00:34:05,913 Yeah. What's he doing? 710 00:34:05,913 --> 00:34:07,784 He's doing an apple tart. Great. 711 00:34:07,784 --> 00:34:10,657 He's confident in making tarts. Yeah, great. 712 00:34:10,657 --> 00:34:13,355 I think there's a tiny advantage with Theo, 713 00:34:13,355 --> 00:34:17,403 with his experience and familiarity with the MasterChef kitchen. 714 00:34:17,403 --> 00:34:20,014 But typically I'd get 30 minutes to cook for the kids 715 00:34:20,014 --> 00:34:23,713 when I come home from work, so it's not an unusual time constraint. 716 00:34:23,713 --> 00:34:26,194 In terms of ingredients on the 30-minute table, 717 00:34:26,194 --> 00:34:27,413 what are you thinking? 718 00:34:27,413 --> 00:34:29,763 Honestly, it's a coin toss. Like, I love quail. 719 00:34:29,763 --> 00:34:31,939 Obviously prawns. I'm actually thinking barramundi, though. 720 00:34:31,939 --> 00:34:33,506 Yeah. 721 00:34:33,506 --> 00:34:35,073 Daz. 722 00:34:35,290 --> 00:34:37,684 What's it like working with Andy? He's always yelling at me. 723 00:34:39,816 --> 00:34:41,340 No, he's amazing. 724 00:34:41,427 --> 00:34:43,124 He's... He's not scared of hard work, that's for sure. 725 00:34:43,124 --> 00:34:45,170 I've got a lot of respect for Andy. 726 00:34:45,170 --> 00:34:47,781 We go back many years, so there's obviously a lot riding on this one. 727 00:34:47,781 --> 00:34:49,043 Not just the Ducks. 728 00:34:49,043 --> 00:34:50,958 I'd be lying if I said I wasn't slightly nervous. 729 00:34:50,958 --> 00:34:52,177 Don't wanna let the side down. 730 00:34:54,744 --> 00:34:57,747 Right, Theo. You've got it, mate. OK. Alright. Thanks, mate. 731 00:34:59,488 --> 00:35:01,838 Time goes really fast in this kitchen. 732 00:35:01,838 --> 00:35:04,276 Nice. Chill it down. Good work, Theo. Let's go, mate. 733 00:35:05,842 --> 00:35:07,366 Now that my dough's resting, 734 00:35:07,366 --> 00:35:09,759 I really need to get on my filling for my tart. 735 00:35:09,759 --> 00:35:12,980 Look at that me go. Who would have thought? 736 00:35:12,980 --> 00:35:14,547 It looks very ap-peel-ing. 737 00:35:14,547 --> 00:35:17,506 Get out of here. 738 00:35:17,506 --> 00:35:19,639 This is the compote? Yeah, this is gonna be the compote. 739 00:35:19,639 --> 00:35:21,510 Get them down. Cut 'em... cut 'em small and... 740 00:35:21,510 --> 00:35:22,990 Cut 'em small, yep. Yep. You gotta push. 741 00:35:22,990 --> 00:35:24,165 30 minutes are nearly gone, mate. 742 00:35:24,165 --> 00:35:26,907 So push. Yep. 743 00:35:28,300 --> 00:35:31,825 How it is possible that half an hour is already gone? 744 00:35:31,825 --> 00:35:33,870 It's taking forever to cut up my apples. 745 00:35:35,263 --> 00:35:37,309 But I still need to start on my custard 746 00:35:37,309 --> 00:35:39,354 and now I'm starting to feel the pressure. 747 00:35:39,354 --> 00:35:42,792 Alright, Daz. Your 30 minutes starts now. 748 00:35:44,664 --> 00:35:45,839 Hey! 749 00:35:45,839 --> 00:35:46,579 Here we go. 750 00:35:48,885 --> 00:35:51,061 I've only got half an hour to cook. 751 00:35:51,061 --> 00:35:53,194 There's no room for error. 752 00:35:53,194 --> 00:35:56,110 So the strategy really is not to waste any time. 753 00:35:58,068 --> 00:35:59,766 Good luck, mate. 754 00:35:59,766 --> 00:36:01,028 Here we go. 755 00:36:03,552 --> 00:36:04,597 There you go, mate. Good luck, geezer. 756 00:36:04,597 --> 00:36:06,294 Thanks, mate. 757 00:36:06,294 --> 00:36:08,035 I'm gonna do barramundi, whole-roasted, 758 00:36:08,035 --> 00:36:10,907 uh, with mango chilli vinegar, 759 00:36:10,907 --> 00:36:13,562 pickled cabbage and flatbreads. 760 00:36:14,868 --> 00:36:17,087 Mate, it's looking yum. 761 00:36:17,087 --> 00:36:19,481 First things first, I need to make a simple marinade 762 00:36:19,481 --> 00:36:22,397 and sort of big, bold, lots of spice. 763 00:36:22,397 --> 00:36:24,094 The emphasis is always on flavour. 764 00:36:24,094 --> 00:36:25,531 Like, it has to be delicious. 765 00:36:25,531 --> 00:36:27,010 Like, 'lick the bowl clean' tasty. 766 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,319 A barramundi this size should take 20 minutes, 767 00:36:31,319 --> 00:36:33,800 which will give me enough time to crack on with the other components. 768 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:36,846 Give Daz some encouragement too. Come on! Get him pumping. 769 00:36:38,587 --> 00:36:39,893 You clapping for him? 770 00:36:41,373 --> 00:36:42,504 Thanks, guys. 771 00:36:44,811 --> 00:36:47,379 Time is getting away from me. 772 00:36:47,379 --> 00:36:51,339 I'm stressed out. The compote for my apple tart is cooking away. 773 00:36:51,339 --> 00:36:54,212 But I'm running out of time and I've got three tarts to do. 774 00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:57,040 I haven't even thought about that lemon custard yet. 775 00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,261 I need to get my tart shells in the oven asap. 776 00:37:01,741 --> 00:37:03,525 This is chewing up a lot of time, 777 00:37:03,525 --> 00:37:06,572 but I need to get 'em thin and uniform. 778 00:37:06,572 --> 00:37:08,356 Come on, mate, you gotta get 'em in. 779 00:37:08,356 --> 00:37:11,446 Keep your composure. This is your bread and butter, so to speak. 780 00:37:11,446 --> 00:37:12,926 Excuse the pun, OK? Yeah. 781 00:37:12,926 --> 00:37:15,189 What are you doing right now? And we're running out of time. 782 00:37:15,189 --> 00:37:16,973 OK. We are running out of time. 783 00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:29,812 In the mood to cook? 784 00:37:29,812 --> 00:37:31,074 Grab your aprons 785 00:37:31,074 --> 00:37:34,339 and try these delicious MasterChef-approved recipes 786 00:37:34,339 --> 00:37:35,731 on 10 play. 787 00:37:41,171 --> 00:37:43,217 I'm starting to panic a little bit now. 788 00:37:43,217 --> 00:37:45,741 These tart shells need to go into the oven asap. 789 00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:47,352 Go for it, mate. Come on. 790 00:37:47,352 --> 00:37:48,875 Get the energy back in here. Come on! 791 00:37:48,875 --> 00:37:50,877 Come on, Theo! 792 00:37:50,877 --> 00:37:52,444 Awesome! 793 00:37:52,574 --> 00:37:54,794 Let's get this going. How long are they gonna be in the oven? 794 00:37:54,794 --> 00:37:55,969 20 minutes. 20 minutes? 795 00:37:55,969 --> 00:37:58,406 Yep. Wow. OK. 796 00:38:00,669 --> 00:38:02,323 Hoo! 797 00:38:02,323 --> 00:38:04,412 I finally got my tart shells in the oven. 798 00:38:04,412 --> 00:38:07,981 I'm gonna start on my custard. I've gotta motor. 799 00:38:07,981 --> 00:38:09,548 Instinct now. OK. 800 00:38:09,548 --> 00:38:11,767 You can do this, so nail it. 801 00:38:11,767 --> 00:38:14,074 Thanks, mate. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah? OK. 802 00:38:14,074 --> 00:38:15,510 OK. Come on. Thanks. 803 00:38:15,728 --> 00:38:17,382 You're all over it, mate. Yeah, you're doing good, Theo. 804 00:38:29,089 --> 00:38:31,874 Right, I've taken off my apples. OK. Did you taste it? 805 00:38:31,874 --> 00:38:33,615 Yeah, I tasted 'em, yeah. You did? 806 00:38:33,615 --> 00:38:35,530 You tell me. Balance? Tartness? 807 00:38:35,530 --> 00:38:38,011 I think it's quite... a little bit sweet, actually. 808 00:38:38,011 --> 00:38:39,317 OK. 809 00:38:39,534 --> 00:38:42,711 The apple is important because that's the main element. 810 00:38:42,711 --> 00:38:44,060 Probably a bit too much sugar. 811 00:38:44,060 --> 00:38:45,627 Yep. OK. 812 00:38:45,627 --> 00:38:48,630 It tastes good, but I'm facing a pro chef. 813 00:38:48,630 --> 00:38:50,458 I really need to take it to another level. 814 00:38:52,286 --> 00:38:53,853 Normally, we have cinnamon, 815 00:38:53,853 --> 00:38:57,509 but I don't have a pantry and then I think maybe pepper will work. 816 00:39:02,470 --> 00:39:03,732 Hmm. 817 00:39:03,819 --> 00:39:05,952 Ooh, that's good. Yeah, pepper is your friend. 818 00:39:05,952 --> 00:39:08,084 The pepper in the compote 819 00:39:08,084 --> 00:39:10,522 takes it from just an apple tart 820 00:39:10,522 --> 00:39:13,394 to an immunity-pin-winning apple tart. 821 00:39:13,394 --> 00:39:15,614 Theo's pretty clever. He's looking pretty good. 822 00:39:15,614 --> 00:39:17,616 Yeah. Doing something different. 823 00:39:17,616 --> 00:39:18,791 Good job. 824 00:39:21,446 --> 00:39:23,361 I can hear him chopping over there. 825 00:39:25,188 --> 00:39:26,538 Great knife skills, Daren. 826 00:39:26,538 --> 00:39:28,366 Thank you very much. 827 00:39:31,151 --> 00:39:33,196 So, tell me, what do we got here? 828 00:39:33,196 --> 00:39:36,417 Fish is in. Uh, so I've got a mango chilli vinegar. 829 00:39:36,417 --> 00:39:37,723 Mm. 830 00:39:37,723 --> 00:39:39,333 Um, a little bit of quick pickle cabbage. 831 00:39:40,769 --> 00:39:43,772 The flatbreads, I'm gonna roll out and make them now. 832 00:39:43,772 --> 00:39:47,167 Ooh, do you wanna compete against our bread boy with flatbread? 833 00:39:47,167 --> 00:39:49,735 Of course. 834 00:39:51,563 --> 00:39:54,696 So, Daz, you're putting that chilli stuff in there, eh? 835 00:39:54,696 --> 00:39:56,481 To give that a little bit of flavour. 836 00:39:56,481 --> 00:39:59,701 So, to be honest, I find it hard not to put chilli in everything. 837 00:39:59,701 --> 00:40:02,182 Yeah. Yum. 838 00:40:02,182 --> 00:40:05,446 It's down to the wire now. There is only five minutes to go. 839 00:40:05,446 --> 00:40:07,535 Bring it home! 840 00:40:07,535 --> 00:40:09,929 You got this, Theo! 841 00:40:09,929 --> 00:40:11,931 How are those shells doing? I'm gonna take them out now. 842 00:40:11,931 --> 00:40:14,586 OK, good, good. Alright. They look good. 843 00:40:14,586 --> 00:40:15,978 My hands are shaking. 844 00:40:15,978 --> 00:40:18,764 The clock is ticking. I'm stressed out. 845 00:40:18,764 --> 00:40:20,374 Fill 'em. Let's go. Fill 'em. Let's go. 846 00:40:20,374 --> 00:40:23,682 I've gotta fill these tarts with that compote. 847 00:40:23,682 --> 00:40:26,162 I have to finish my apple circles and my custard. 848 00:40:26,162 --> 00:40:28,077 I'm working so fast now. 849 00:40:31,907 --> 00:40:33,996 Be generous with that apple. Fill it right up. 850 00:40:33,996 --> 00:40:36,259 You're doing amazing. Keep it up. Yeah, it looks great. 851 00:40:36,259 --> 00:40:38,523 Go on, mate. That's it. Let's go, let's go. Come on. 852 00:40:38,523 --> 00:40:39,915 Come on, Theo. 853 00:40:39,915 --> 00:40:42,309 I'll grab your plate for you, OK? Thanks, mate. 854 00:40:42,309 --> 00:40:43,876 Thank God Shannon is here. 855 00:40:43,876 --> 00:40:46,139 How long have I got? OK, plenty of time left. 856 00:40:46,139 --> 00:40:47,749 Two minutes. Come on. 857 00:40:47,836 --> 00:40:50,317 Come on, mate. Let's go, last push. Come on, Theo. Let's go! 858 00:40:50,317 --> 00:40:51,579 Theo, come on, mate. 859 00:40:52,841 --> 00:40:55,627 Went quick, didn't it? 860 00:40:55,627 --> 00:40:58,238 Two minutes to go. Really time to organise myself now. 861 00:40:58,238 --> 00:41:00,414 The barramundi's looking good but... 862 00:41:01,807 --> 00:41:03,809 ...to the touch, it's not quite there. 863 00:41:03,809 --> 00:41:05,550 That's... You kind of want it to be under. 864 00:41:05,550 --> 00:41:07,029 And it will just... it will cook on. 865 00:41:12,295 --> 00:41:14,167 Quick. Come on. Finish. Do the apple. Do the apple. 866 00:41:15,168 --> 00:41:16,648 Come on, Theo. 867 00:41:16,648 --> 00:41:18,998 OK, guys. It's come down to this. 868 00:41:18,998 --> 00:41:21,217 Come on. That's it. Couple more discs, mate. You're nearly there. 869 00:41:21,217 --> 00:41:22,784 10 seconds to go. 870 00:41:22,784 --> 00:41:26,135 9, 8, 7, 6, 871 00:41:26,135 --> 00:41:30,749 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 872 00:41:30,749 --> 00:41:33,491 Step away. 873 00:41:33,491 --> 00:41:36,232 Thanks for the help. Cheers, mate. 874 00:41:36,232 --> 00:41:38,365 How'd you go? Bloody hell. Thanks, mate. 875 00:41:38,365 --> 00:41:40,454 Honestly, man, that was... 876 00:41:40,454 --> 00:41:42,891 Oh, wow. Looks great. Awesome, man. 877 00:41:42,891 --> 00:41:45,024 I was under some pressure there, tell you what. 878 00:41:45,024 --> 00:41:47,330 It's really good. Mate, well done. How'd you go, mate? 879 00:41:47,330 --> 00:41:48,723 Let me see what you did. Terrible. 880 00:41:48,723 --> 00:41:50,812 Banquet for 12 people. 881 00:41:50,812 --> 00:41:51,900 Ohhh! 882 00:41:53,946 --> 00:41:56,949 Come on. Jeez! 883 00:41:56,949 --> 00:41:58,559 What the... 884 00:41:58,559 --> 00:42:00,735 I'm pretty sure that he had his team 885 00:42:00,735 --> 00:42:02,737 from Three Blue Ducks helping him out. 886 00:42:02,737 --> 00:42:04,870 How did he get all that done in 30 minutes? 887 00:42:04,870 --> 00:42:06,567 Foof! 888 00:42:06,567 --> 00:42:08,351 Yeah, it was a bit of a push actually, 889 00:42:08,351 --> 00:42:10,484 but it come out right, yeah. 890 00:42:10,484 --> 00:42:12,878 There's a lot at stake. If I win, it'll be a massive relief. 891 00:42:12,878 --> 00:42:15,141 If I don't... I'm hiding. 892 00:42:16,925 --> 00:42:18,797 I stressed you out then, didn't I? 893 00:42:18,797 --> 00:42:20,407 Yes. 894 00:42:22,844 --> 00:42:25,368 This is gonna be a very interesting tasting 895 00:42:25,368 --> 00:42:27,849 for a couple of reasons - I'm keen to see what they've cooked, 896 00:42:27,849 --> 00:42:31,984 but can't wait to see if Theo can take the pin home. 897 00:42:31,984 --> 00:42:33,594 I'm excited to see what happened. 898 00:42:33,594 --> 00:42:35,074 Which pantry did he choose, 899 00:42:35,074 --> 00:42:37,816 which pantry did he make Daz cook from as well? 900 00:42:37,816 --> 00:42:39,687 Ready for this one, eh? Yeah, let's do it. 901 00:42:44,039 --> 00:42:45,301 Oh. 902 00:42:45,301 --> 00:42:46,346 Mmm! 903 00:42:46,346 --> 00:42:48,522 Ooh, a cream gun. 904 00:42:48,522 --> 00:42:50,655 Apple tart with lemon custard. 905 00:42:50,655 --> 00:42:51,830 Thank you. Thanks, Lizzy. 906 00:42:51,830 --> 00:42:52,613 Thank you. 907 00:43:03,581 --> 00:43:05,104 Thank you. Thank you. 908 00:43:05,104 --> 00:43:07,410 What do we think? 909 00:43:07,410 --> 00:43:11,153 So the thing is Daz loves to make this kind of stuff. 910 00:43:11,153 --> 00:43:13,025 Really? He loves classic baking. 911 00:43:13,025 --> 00:43:16,985 So it may be Daz. Alright, let's try it. 912 00:43:16,985 --> 00:43:17,856 Yeah. 913 00:43:45,753 --> 00:43:47,973 I think there's a lot of intelligence 914 00:43:47,973 --> 00:43:50,758 that has gone into, you know, this little tart. 915 00:43:50,758 --> 00:43:53,805 Flavour's fantastic and you get a little bit of everything. 916 00:43:53,805 --> 00:43:56,024 The stewed apples was the absolute highlight for me. 917 00:43:56,024 --> 00:43:58,200 The balance on that with a little bit of lemon zest, 918 00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:00,463 a little bit of salt, little bit of pepper in there. 919 00:44:00,463 --> 00:44:01,987 I thought it was absolutely spot-on. 920 00:44:01,987 --> 00:44:04,946 The tart shell itself, the bake on it is beautiful. 921 00:44:04,946 --> 00:44:06,861 I couldn't agree more. I really enjoyed it. 922 00:44:06,861 --> 00:44:11,431 The stewed apples, great flavour, great texture. 923 00:44:11,431 --> 00:44:15,565 I like the nice crunchy layer of neatly cut-out apples on top. 924 00:44:15,565 --> 00:44:16,915 Bit of a textural play. 925 00:44:16,915 --> 00:44:19,134 Also love the flavour of the tart case. 926 00:44:19,134 --> 00:44:22,224 Really, really crunchy, delicious and tasty. 927 00:44:22,224 --> 00:44:24,792 Execution-wise, tart shell was too thick. 928 00:44:26,098 --> 00:44:27,577 Should we score? Yep. 929 00:44:35,847 --> 00:44:39,111 I can see a big old platter. Ooh. 930 00:44:40,982 --> 00:44:42,462 Wow. 931 00:44:43,071 --> 00:44:47,423 Whole barramundi, pickled cabbage, flatbread, and mango chilli vinegar. 932 00:44:47,423 --> 00:44:49,251 Amazing. Thank you. Thank you. 933 00:44:51,558 --> 00:44:53,603 Hmm. 934 00:44:55,867 --> 00:44:57,477 Look at this feast. 935 00:44:57,477 --> 00:44:58,783 It is a feast, isn't it? 936 00:44:58,783 --> 00:45:00,262 It's pretty gorgeous. Looks pretty good. 937 00:45:02,438 --> 00:45:04,310 It looks fun. Smells delicious. It does. Does smell great. 938 00:45:04,310 --> 00:45:07,052 Whose flatbreads could these be - Daz's or... 939 00:45:07,052 --> 00:45:08,749 That's the only thing where I'm, like... 940 00:45:08,749 --> 00:45:10,185 I mean... 941 00:45:10,185 --> 00:45:13,275 If that wasn't there, I'd just go Daz straightaway, 942 00:45:13,275 --> 00:45:15,147 but because there's a flatbread there, it could be Theo. 943 00:45:15,147 --> 00:45:16,278 Mmm. 944 00:45:16,278 --> 00:45:17,758 Righto. 945 00:45:21,240 --> 00:45:23,285 What? 946 00:45:23,285 --> 00:45:24,852 Oh, no. 947 00:45:26,288 --> 00:45:27,637 Is she cooked? 948 00:45:40,215 --> 00:45:41,477 That looks good. 949 00:45:41,477 --> 00:45:43,392 Smells amazing. Mm. 950 00:46:07,286 --> 00:46:08,548 It's pretty moreish. 951 00:46:08,548 --> 00:46:09,679 It's delicious. 952 00:46:17,209 --> 00:46:18,688 The devil really is in the details. 953 00:46:18,688 --> 00:46:20,734 Every single element, 954 00:46:20,734 --> 00:46:23,781 from how beautifully seasoned and perfumed the bread is 955 00:46:23,781 --> 00:46:26,653 to beautiful savoury quality of the fish, 956 00:46:26,653 --> 00:46:28,873 that doesn't happen by accident. 957 00:46:28,873 --> 00:46:32,137 This does have 'Darren Robertson' written all over it, doesn't it? 958 00:46:34,269 --> 00:46:38,012 The brightness and the acidity of everything going on 959 00:46:38,012 --> 00:46:41,146 has just made that little salsa number absolutely sick. 960 00:46:41,146 --> 00:46:44,105 And then the fish was cooked really, really nicely. 961 00:46:44,105 --> 00:46:48,022 It really is a tasty, tasty feast, isn't it? 962 00:46:48,022 --> 00:46:50,590 We spent most of last season talking about, you know, 963 00:46:50,590 --> 00:46:52,331 layer the flavours, layer the flavours. 964 00:46:52,331 --> 00:46:54,724 This is like a complete lesson to whoever did it. 965 00:46:54,724 --> 00:46:56,901 Theo's... Like, he can bring the flavour. 966 00:46:56,901 --> 00:47:00,034 That's why I'm looking at it going, "Could Theo do this? Possibly." 967 00:47:00,034 --> 00:47:01,253 Should we score it? 968 00:47:10,044 --> 00:47:11,698 Wow! Theo. 969 00:47:11,872 --> 00:47:15,833 It's not every day you get to go toe to toe with someone like Darren. 970 00:47:15,833 --> 00:47:17,486 Shannon, what was the atmosphere like out here? 971 00:47:18,792 --> 00:47:20,533 60 minutes just sometimes isn't enough, 972 00:47:20,533 --> 00:47:23,014 but, um, we had fun. 973 00:47:23,014 --> 00:47:25,103 I am dying to know who cooked what. 974 00:47:25,103 --> 00:47:27,670 Theo? I made the apple tart. 975 00:47:29,455 --> 00:47:33,894 Well, nothing left to do but to see if it got you across the line. 976 00:47:33,894 --> 00:47:38,464 Theo, the contents of your tart were delicious. 977 00:47:38,464 --> 00:47:43,904 I gave you a score of 8 out of 10. 978 00:47:49,954 --> 00:47:53,696 Mate, your flavours, absolutely on point. 979 00:47:53,696 --> 00:47:56,525 I scored your dish 8 out of 10. 980 00:48:02,140 --> 00:48:03,445 Hey, you smashed it. 981 00:48:03,445 --> 00:48:06,796 Theo, brilliant flavours in there. 982 00:48:06,796 --> 00:48:09,669 But the execution needed work. 983 00:48:09,669 --> 00:48:10,975 I gave you... 984 00:48:12,367 --> 00:48:14,108 ...7 out of 10. 985 00:48:14,108 --> 00:48:17,242 Thank you. 986 00:48:17,242 --> 00:48:21,942 That gives you a combined score of 23 out of 30. 987 00:48:21,942 --> 00:48:23,074 Well done, mate. Well done, Theo. 988 00:48:23,074 --> 00:48:24,423 Thank you. 989 00:48:27,817 --> 00:48:30,168 Darren. Go on. 990 00:48:32,605 --> 00:48:36,957 It's really hard to cook barramundi in that space of time. 991 00:48:36,957 --> 00:48:38,437 But you did it really well, mate. 992 00:48:40,569 --> 00:48:42,223 8 out of 10. 993 00:48:52,320 --> 00:48:55,236 Game on, hey? 994 00:48:56,977 --> 00:48:58,979 Ooh, I never thought this... We can end it there. 995 00:48:58,979 --> 00:49:00,502 ...would be happening. 996 00:49:03,636 --> 00:49:06,726 That little mango salsa guy, mate, that was fire. 997 00:49:06,726 --> 00:49:07,770 You've still got it. 998 00:49:07,770 --> 00:49:09,381 I gave you 8 out of 10. 999 00:49:19,086 --> 00:49:21,306 Look at the worry on Daz's face. 1000 00:49:21,306 --> 00:49:23,351 Christ! He's like... 1001 00:49:25,353 --> 00:49:28,008 Darren, somehow in 30 minutes, 1002 00:49:28,008 --> 00:49:30,968 you created a feast for the eyes and for the spirit. 1003 00:49:34,972 --> 00:49:36,103 I scored you... 1004 00:49:37,713 --> 00:49:39,237 ...a 9 out of 10. 1005 00:49:39,237 --> 00:49:40,760 Mate. 1006 00:49:40,760 --> 00:49:43,241 Close. Bloody hell. You did alright there, mate. 1007 00:49:43,241 --> 00:49:45,243 I tell you, that was really good. Thank you. 1008 00:49:45,243 --> 00:49:49,203 Which means that, sorry, Theo, Darren is the winner today. 1009 00:49:49,203 --> 00:49:50,291 Breathe out, big fella. 1010 00:49:55,818 --> 00:49:57,603 Darren, it's been an honour, mate. 1011 00:49:57,603 --> 00:50:00,084 You really are a credit to your craft. 1012 00:50:00,084 --> 00:50:01,694 Cheers, brother. Appreciate it. 1013 00:50:01,694 --> 00:50:03,609 It's been awesome to be here. Thanks for having me. 1014 00:50:05,698 --> 00:50:07,700 Theo, it was a close one. Yeah! 1015 00:50:09,441 --> 00:50:11,921 You might not have got yourself a pin today, but not to worry. 1016 00:50:11,921 --> 00:50:14,533 You've won immunity from Sunday night's elimination, 1017 00:50:14,533 --> 00:50:16,274 So, well done, mate. Thank you. 1018 00:50:17,449 --> 00:50:18,711 Thanks, mate. Thank you. 1019 00:50:22,584 --> 00:50:24,543 Mate, it's amazing having you in the kitchen. 1020 00:50:24,543 --> 00:50:26,284 Look forward to next week already. Mate, thank you. 1021 00:50:26,284 --> 00:50:27,676 Thank you, mate. Thank you. 1022 00:50:28,199 --> 00:50:29,896 For the rest, if you don't wanna be heading home this Sunday, 1023 00:50:29,896 --> 00:50:35,119 make sure the next time you walk in this kitchen, you come in to win. 1024 00:50:35,119 --> 00:50:36,903 Go home, make yourselves a cup of tea, 1025 00:50:36,903 --> 00:50:39,601 put your feet up, be kind to each other and we'll see you next time. 1026 00:50:39,601 --> 00:50:41,473 See you, guys. 'Bye. 1027 00:50:41,473 --> 00:50:43,388 Mate, well done, brother. Thank you. 1028 00:50:43,388 --> 00:50:45,172 You smashed it, man. That was really good. 1029 00:50:45,172 --> 00:50:47,435 Well done, Darren. See ya. 1030 00:50:49,046 --> 00:50:50,917 Good job! Yay! 1031 00:50:52,223 --> 00:50:54,790 Sunday night on MasterChef Australia... 1032 00:50:54,790 --> 00:50:56,966 Julie Goodwin, everybody! 1033 00:50:58,838 --> 00:51:04,626 ...we cap off Secrets to Success week with the OG. 1034 00:51:04,626 --> 00:51:08,065 It's Julie-bloody-Goodwin and it's like, "Yeah!" 1035 00:51:09,414 --> 00:51:12,765 But... on elimination day... 1036 00:51:12,765 --> 00:51:15,246 We have to come clean. 1037 00:51:15,246 --> 00:51:19,424 ...why stop at just one surprise? 1038 00:51:19,424 --> 00:51:22,731 Now she's back for redemption. 1039 00:51:22,731 --> 00:51:24,733 I'm not done with MasterChef yet. 1040 00:51:24,733 --> 00:51:25,952 I'm fighting for my position 1041 00:51:25,952 --> 00:51:27,171 back into this competition, 1042 00:51:27,171 --> 00:51:29,651 so I absolutely have to bring it. 1043 00:51:34,700 --> 00:51:36,832 Captions by Red Bee Media