MasterChef Season 3 Episode 5 Part 3

i have to face your very first pressure test at least one of you will be leaving masterchef tonight usually the entire team will be competing in this pressure test but today one of you will get to sit it out and the person who gets a pass will be decided by your team captain frank who do you think should be saved from today's pressure test this is a ridiculous decision you can choose yourself why would i choose myself chef i got us here i'm the one that needs to be cooking think about it all chef and there's one person that had recommended macaroni and cheese and barbecue chicken and i think that if we would have went that way definitely would be standing up there not down here so i'm gonna have to say felix no i want to cook are you 100 positive that you want to stay and compete absolutely wow frank who's next oh i'm gonna have to say scott then i'm cooking guys you're acting like martyrs i can't believe scott and felix threw away an opportunity a golden ticket to be saved they are idiots frank pick again um stacy's somebody that uh deserves another shot in this kitchen i'm gonna feel like such an i go up there stacy are you joining the balcony or are you staying i'm so sorry i'll take the pasture say goodbye to your team all right your pressure test today is about the most american of desserts delicious humble apple pie a stunning crust of pastry on top an immaculate firm crisp base underneath delicious apples in the center baking is not my forte at all visually i'm at a disadvantage but i know i need to still put that pie together and make it look aesthetically pleasing so i'm thinking this is my night i'm going home at your stations you will find all the basics for great apple pie guys there's also additional ingredients should you choose to use them to differentiate your pie from everyone else's you have an hour and 15 minutes to cook one amazing apple pie your time starts now in this pressure test each home cook will be judged on the filling the crust and the overall baking technique of their apple pie i've made about eight apple pies in the last three months so i'm feeling confident i'm gonna knock this one out of the park there's not really a tradition of apple pie in chinese culture it might be a bit of a disadvantage but at the same time i know the chemistry behind it and um i feel like it's going to be a great pie don't underestimate the simplicity apple pie for me the most important is the perfect pastry everything is about keeping that butter cold so that it remains flaky and doesn't melt that pastry has got to be made put together and then in the fridge to set right and while it's in the fridge cooling you're cooking your apples i have to understand your apples how much sugar how much acidity it's all about chemistry there's a lot of a lot of technique we're asking for here right frank tough styles to a pressure test very not easy never made a apple pie before the filling with the apples what you're going to flavor them with i got a little nutmeg a little bit of cinnamon i just want to keep it simple in the filling do you wish now you've taken that past and gone upstairs no i couldn't just pick myself i want to win this competition with some integrity good luck cindy did i cut myself am i bleeding medic michael how are we doing are you incorporating cheese into your crust i'm sprinkling it on top to kind of help hold the top crust together and give it a little bit of saltiness i know that apples and cheddar is a pretty classic combination hi christine keep working in a baking dish are you at a disadvantage when food goes in the oven yes definitely i'm gonna have to rely on cindy to tell me the color of the crust and then just try to time it so i'm definitely nervous about that who's going home uh i honestly think it's probably gonna be me based on what we've seen so early on in this pressure test michael is a wee candidate right here right yeah i don't know about christine ready with food in the oven she's at a major disadvantage but the thing is she does know how to cook and she knows how to season so if those apples are delicious then that's half the battle okay guys we are just under 40 minutes to go oh god everyone's pie should probably be hitting the oven around now scotty how are you doing i'm actually a little nervous graham yeah i'm really worried about my dough and i don't know how to recover it i am clumping like crazy right now all i can do is try to recover my ass off and try to keep going forward it's not chilled the butter's warm keep trying to salvage it and i realize it's done it's gone the only thing i can do is scrap this over try to make another little batch try again michael chan has just put a coating of cheese on his apple pie he's literally putting on top so it looks like a taco he may as well bake his apron into the pie unbelievable just over 30 minutes to go everybody's pie should be in the oven we're going to be eating some raw pie my friends i broke there's no way i just don't have any more flour feely do you have extra flour here you go thank you this is a disaster please get your apple pies in the oven in this pressure test seven of the home cooks from the losing team are baking apple pies to keep themselves in the competition we're gonna be eating some raw pie my friends cindy you know what time point my pie went in i just need to get that crust golden the hard thing about baking with my vision loss is i can't really taste it midway through like i can with cooking other things what is the color of the crust right now it's like a game of luck and that's really scary get that in the oven get it in there scotty get it in there next time when you get a pass if you're here long enough do me a favor take it last three minutes make this count i'm making sure the bottom doesn't burn come on pie please start cooking faster this could be the most important 60 seconds of your masterchef existence my crust would not form so what i ended up doing is just breaking the thinnest pieces i could off and sort of making a shaved crust effect 10 9 8 7 6 5 four three two one and stop you guys right time to taste frank first up let's go all three judges will taste each home cook's apple pie and once the tasting is completed at least one person will be sent home i put some walnuts i put some pecans in the flour for the crust i thought a small ratio would add a little texture and flavor i want to hear that crisp freshness of that pastry i want to hear it too chef good it's there it's a little bit there come on let's see it that looks beautiful the pastry's literally crumbling in my fingers you've never cooked an apple pie before no i swear to god i never cooked one oh i hope it tastes good man frank it's absolutely delicious yeah all right you redeemed yourself well done please great job it's really delicious the crust is extremely flaky awesome when the apples are melt in your mouth oh man good job thank you it's um it's got a lot of finesse you might have baked your way into the next phase of this competition my friend good job thank you great job well done everything is riding on this one apple pie it could cost me this competition and send me home tell me about your pie i wanted to do a play on a caramel apple i threw in some pecans and walnuts tossed the apples in that and baked it the apples seem a little bit firm which would say what but they're undercooked but they're undercoats it's a pasty white crust with undercooked over-seasoned apples an abundance of nuts that really don't have a place in there as far as i'm concerned just really not very good sorry what's the seasoning on the apples um cinnamon cayenne nutmeg this is a soggy mess i'm sorry to tell you this but this is your worst dish

Channel: Tarik Labbassi

Views: 277,845

Keywords: MasterChef, Season, Episode, Part

Id: boIPcO0T1CM

Length: 10min 14sec (614 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 23 2012