Ashleigh, as the holder of the Power Apron, chose Stephen to avoid the Elimination Challenge altogether, leaving Georgia, John, Matthew, Rose and Sara to face two rounds. Billie, as holder of the Power Apron, was given the Red Team captaincy, with the power to choose her team and restaurant of choice (Saigon Sally). Ashleigh, Kristina and Rose on the other hand failed to deliver and were sent to elimination. Georgia, due to her advantage from the previous day's immunity challenge, had the power to choose her teammate. Contestants were tasked in reinventing the classic Australian dish, the 'Sunday Roast' with sides. Two girls take the final challenge to become Australia's Masterchef 2015, by replicating a signature dish from Heston Blumenthal. The returning contestants had an open pantry and 60 minutes, with the best ... The judges reveal that the challenge is all about fish, and who better to help guide the contestants through the cook than much-loved chef Rick Stein, the 'Codfather' himself. With three hours of preparation and having to collect their choice of protein from local farms, The Red Team fell behind early, as it took them the longest time to get their protein. They need to cook the ultimate cake for the ultimate guest - the Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard! Jacqui had some problems with her meat, ultimately presenting it with the skin still on. Georgia's soup dish was second, however it lacked balance and she faced trouble with her tuile as well as the quantity of soup. The blue team, led by Reynold, strived at the beginning, completing most of their prep at the MasterChef kitchen and being the first to send out their tiers. Junior MasterChef - S2 Ep. They had 2 hours to recreate a technically challenging and detailed liquid gnocchi with mushroom consommé. Anna, Ashleigh and Billie faced a two and a half hour challenge set by British chef Marcus Wareing to recreate his 13-element Braised Veal dish. Teams faced a service challenge: to cook Mexican Street food for around 500 people, mentored by Ben Milbourne and Andy Allen (from series 4) with the team making the most money the winners. Andrea, Jacqui and John had two and a half hours to recreate Marco's dish, including preparing the Noisettes from scratch out of a saddle of lamb after a demonstration of how to 'break it down' from Marco. Georgia won the round with her Fried Egg, Black Bean and Tomato Salad, and Goats Cheese Cream, and moved to the Immunity Challenge Round against Josh Pelham from Estelle in Melbourne. In the second round, the remaining contestants had 4 minutes to fillet and pin-bone a whole snapper, with the three worst moving to the final elimination round. With 75 minutes and an open pantry, Jessie and Reynold cooked Lobster with Fennel and Orange for main and Coconut with Passionfruit and Pineapple for dessert.
Georgia, Ashleigh and Jacqui produced the Top 3 salads, while Amy, Kha, Rose and Sara were the worst performers. Veal Jus was chosen, and it was the quality of this sauce that determined ... The judges told the contestants that there would only be a Top 4 in the Immunity Challenge and a ... All three contestants struggled and, after the end of the cook, both Reynold and Sara forgot their brioches in the oven. John again won the advantage in the Invention Test set by Curtis Stone, and from a choice of seasonal vegetables picked pomegranate (over pumpkin and beetroot).
Maggie Beer brought a twist to the Mystery Box Challenge, with the ingredients having to be foraged solely from the MasterChef garden. Which contestants will claim the last remaining aprons?
All three struggled during the cook but in the tasting, all of their dishes were liked by the judges but they felt Georgia's butter dressing was unnecessary and Jessie's sauce was bitter while her dish lacked originality. The two teams had a total of four hours preparation and service time to cook and individually plate a two-course meal, a main and a dessert. Andrea's mushroom ketchup had the wrong consistency, leading her to leave it off the dish while Rose forgot to make her pickled onions, and had some issues plating the dish. Working in teams of three to cook a sweet and savoury dish with 60 minutes, it was Jacqui, Jessica and Matthew's dishes that impressed the judges and made them the Top 3.