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MasterChef 3, Ep. 9

MasterChef home cooks would work side-by-side with Graham Elliot as he demonstrates professional chef practices in a Mystery Box challenge. The Mystery Box contained rabbit, forbidden rice, ginger, ramps, carrots, mushrooms, Brussels sprouts, gooseberries and several other ingredients.

Frank was selected for one of the 3 best dishes Rabbit Two Ways with Vegetable Medley and Gooseberry Reduction. Gordon Ramsay said it looks and tastes amazing. Mike made Leg of Rabbit with Forbidden Rice and Brussels Sprouts. Graham says Mike cooked the leg well and that’s the cut to do. The final plate was Becky’s with Braised Leg of Rabbit with Carrots, Mushrooms and Ramps.

The judges awarded the winning dish designation to Becky’s, so Becky went to the pantry to decide on the Elimination Test. The theme was “tools of the trade:” a pizza stone, a wok and a deep fryer. Becky got to choose the deep fryer for herself. The other home cooks got the pizza stone.

Mike made Oven-Roasted Lobster with Vegetables and Rice. Graham says it looks dehydrated. Chef Ramsay called it his worst performance. Becky made Shrimp Tempura with Curry sauce and Yucca Chips. Gordon Ramsay said it was delicious. Christine made Indian Flatbread with Chicken and Fried Egg. Graham says it’s well done. Monti made Roasted Carrot Soup with Irish Soda Bread. David made Smoked Lobster with Oven-Roasted Potatoes and Bacon. Joe hated it. Tali made Three Cheese Pizza with Duck Breast and Crème Fraiche Sauce. Gordon Ramsay said it’s a mess. Finally, Tanya is up with Lamb Cutlets with Olive Flatbread and Roasted Garlic Yogurt. Joe spit it out and calls rated it personally offensive.

The judges announced that Monti will be a team captain next week. She is safe. The three worst dishes of the night were Tanya, David and Mike. Mike steps forward and he is finished. Chef Ramsay told Tanya that her time is over and David that he is safe.

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MasterChef 3, Ep. 10
This episode started at Venice Beach CA with a challenge for Regional Cuisine. Stacey was in control of this. She got to pick each of 3 teams. The responsibility for assigning a cuisine to each team color was left to the judges.  The most sales would dictate success. Her assignments were:

Red Team – Stacey, Tali, Frank and Becky. They made up the Red team. They got Mexican food. They served a Red team steak tacos plus guacamole and promoted its dish.

She put Monti, David Martinez, Anna and Tanya on the Yellow team; they would serve American food. The Yellow team decided to go with Texas BBQ burgers. They faced problems getting their food cooked on time and some was way undercooked.
Josh, Christine, Mike and Felix made up the Blue team and served Indian food. Blue team decided on Chicken Tikka Masala. It sold very well, as customers really like the taste.

Totals over I think 90 minutes were above $2000. Red got the largest single cash sales. Blue was next and Yellow was $145 below Blue. Yellow had to face a Pressure Test.

The Yellow team was faced with a Cook 10 Perfect Tortellini w Cheese or Meat Filling in Broth Pressure Test. Anna was up first.  She presented what the judges described as “raw pasta.”  Monti was up next and made an OK Tortellini presentation. The star of the night, though, was David, with a visually perfect Tortellini. Tanya, like Anna, wound up with a messy and ugly pasta shape. The judges deliberated and decided that Anna clearly needed to be eliminated.

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MasterChef 3, Ep. 11

This episode started with a Mystery Box challenge based on a single sea urchin in the box plus limited use of some additional ingredients. The cooks had 60 minutes to create their best dish using that. The winning dishes were by Felix, Joshua and Stacey:
Felix – uni and pea risotto
Joshua - Homemade Noodles with Rock Shrimp and Uni Cream Sauce
Rock Shrimp Sushi with Uni Aioli

Felix won, which gave her the opportunity to assign 9 fresh fish for cooking in an Elimination Test. Her assignments were strategic and designed to help some cooks and make it really difficult for others. Then each cook could use appropriate other ingredients to get the job done. Here are the dishes actually cooked:
Felix – Poached California Halibut with Bamboo Rice, Asparagus and Lemon Apple Sauce; a poorly executed dish not favored by any of judges; she lost her advantage
Monti – John Dory with Baby Asparagus and Roasted Almond Sauce
David – Deviled Yellowtail with Aioli Potatoes and Red Cabbage Slaw
Joshua - sardines
Becky – Fried Rock Fish with Celery Root Puree and Chardonnay Sauce
Frank – Fried Catfish with Eggplant and Coconut Leek Sauce
Tali – Arctic Char with Green Lentils
Christine – simple and not that tasty dish of white rice with Baked Salmon and Vegetables
Stacey – striped bass

All dishes were sampled. The best dishes were from Frank and Stacey. The 3 worst were from Tali, David and Christine. Tali’s poor showing was left to hang out there there until he was eliminated.

franxaverian:
I have dropped this show.....but reading your recap is like watching the show....so why should I watch? hehehe

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MC3, Ep. 12

The judges announced that an unprecedented opportunity was about to be offered, a second chance on this third season of Masterchef. He sent the 6 competitors up to the balcony to watch and brought back the most recent 8 eliminees. They were going to face a difficult Challenge followed by a head-to-head cookoff of the 2 left standing. That challenge began with each of the 8 visiting the pantry and selecting one item for the basket. That results in some pretty weird combinations, as those items were:

Pomegranate
Celery
Pork chops
Chocolate drops
Condensed Milk
Portobello Mushrooms
Heavy Cream

The wannabes have 1 hour to make their best possible dish. When they are finished, Ramsay tells them they have all improved on their prior skill level and done an excellent job, however for some it is not quite excellent enough. That would be Anna, Scott, Tali and Tanya. That leaves Stacey, Ryan, Mike and Joshua. It is obvious that each of these had a really outstanding dish, but two cannot make it to the cookoff. Stacey and Mike are excused. It’s Ryan vs. Josh in the showdown. This will be fruit tart, a highly technical and difficult dessert. I would say that knowing that favors Joshua. He is also the chef that the 6 other competitors fear the most. They are asked to blind taste test the 2 tarts as the judging panel for this. There is 90 minutes to cook.

The 90 minutes indicates pluses and minuses to the approaches taken by both Ryan and Joshua. Ryan had a berry tart and Joshua an exotic fruit tart. I think that primary 3 judges are trying to mislead us into thinking that Ryan may be about to win. I stayed with Joshua as my favorite throughout as I watched.

The judging panel tasted and voted 6-0 for one tart, that of Joshua. I am sure he deserved it. He then was elevated with a white apron back into the competition with just 7 chefs left.

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