MasterChef US S04E04 Full Episode

previously on MasterChef the home cooks face one of the wildest challenges in MasterChef history as those who want an apron had to fight to keep them I want to hold on to this apron so bad you have to put another misery when the judges thinned out the herd we've seen enough time to go home only the strongest survive congratulations Johnny it's great now the best home cooks in America take their place in the MasterChef kitchen oh my goodness this is our home now this is the kitchen of your dream and it isn't long before sparks begin to fly keep cooking shut your mouth she hates me she hates you who will be the first eliminated that's the best you can do I'll put your misery it all happens right now on this is a waste of time master chef thousands of cooks have already been eliminated and only these competitors remain in the battle to become America's next MasterChef now it's time for these top home cooks to take their place in the MasterChef kitchen so I'm the first to walk through and all I can see is the beautiful kitchen I'm thinking oh my goodness this is our home now the first thing I noticed was the wine room I just wanted to lock myself in there for like a couple hours I'm looking at the world man they got top-notch mixers pressure cookers they got top-notch everything I want to become a great chef and only way I can do that is by being here pitching I see a restaurant looks like there's a nice plush VIP section cuz you know I'm a VIP type of girl so I'm familiar with those type of areas let's go the MasterChef kitchen is insane it's just so picturesque the judges are standing there beside rooms and anything and everything you could ever think of it's your breath away welcome this is the kitchen of your dreams all you need to do now is to beat every other home cook in here and one of you will win a quarter of a million dollars and most importantly you will walk away with the title that cannot be bought can never be taken away it's yours forever to become America's next MasterChef and to find out who that is you need to start cooking please go to your stations it's time to find out who has what it takes and who just can't cut it in the MasterChef kitchen are you ready because it's time for your first Mystery Box challenge you'll each have to prepare cook and present one amazing dish using only the ingredients hidden under those boxes with every Mystery Box challenge you'll have the use of a staple pantry box to help you make one stunning dish the person with the best dish will get a huge advantage in the next stage of the competition we will be watching your every move there's no faking it in here nowhere to hide on the count of three you'll lift those boxes one two three lift simply amazing I'm going up and I thought there's a joke I was hoping for a big nice fish some steak what do I have to do with this one tomato some amazing bacon and full of chocolate and the most incredible single potato you need to prove to us that you can work with the basics before you move on to greater things as soon as I lifted up the box I thought to myself like like this is so easy and so difficult at the same time your 60 minutes starts now exercise straight you know they all feel the heat right now they want to make a good impression first mystery box they know that we're expecting a lot so Borden what would your strategy be I would take the bacon of the potato and the tomato and do a stunning chowder and then finishing with a really nice basil infused oils which ingredient is the devil in the box definitely the chocolate the devil in the box is the ingredient these contestants should steer clear from today I'm gonna be making a seasoned potato puree I'm gonna sundry some Tomatoes I'm gonna do a riff on Molay sauce as well as a spicy bacon sauce I want to show the competition to watch out for me so this is the perfect opportunity to do it right away hit him hard and fast I'm making a potato and bacon frittata I feel like I got this in the bag I'm hearing a lot of people making really plain sounding breakfasts and I'm doing mine just a little bit bigger figured out my other sauce just a moment ago so I think that'll be pretty killer when I get that on the plate you get creative halfway guys let's go right Johnny hey Jay what you making tomato and I kick what's in that chocolate potatoes just trying to be creative and do some different crazy [ __ ] OOP it's I've never ever seen chocolate and potatoes together I tried presented in different way Savannah I walk me through what you have I am making a Spanish tortilla they put that up with a bacon tomato marmalade that's simple do you think it's it's creative enough to win this well I think it's gonna look beautiful and you know I want the competitors to feel like I'm someone to watch out for whiteout hello Gloria so you're melting the chocolate directly in the pan coating it in bacon yes I am then baking a little bit of potatoes and see if it works out hardly cramp what's the dish can't figure it out yet I'm working as I go and hopefully it all come together I'm gonna do a lemon tart with a bacon ganache and then do a whipped cream on top of vanilla everyone's competition here for me but Kathy and Kristy are the biggest Hawkins here they don't know what they're doing and they should just go home hey Chrissy what you got for us I made a frittata it's pretty simple I make this for my kid all the time he loves it you have a big personality I don't how does that come across here fellow contestants in the future I think some people like you some people hate you Howard are they afraid of you I think so stop visualizing that dish think of your presentation come on I'm making up potato hash with a poached egg over the top a little bit of creme allowed on the side kind of make sure I get it all done in time just over five minutes to go time is what's shown right now start thinking of plating finishing your dishes and making something incredible out of that mystery box some amazing stuff out there some tasty tasty dishes latasha's tart they should see the pastry I mean beautiful that Bea she's already made yoki and bread Wow another I am seeing some disastrous combination really a chocolate mash right chocolate coated bacon trust me that is not the way to eat yourself notice in this competition 60 seconds to go finishing touches guys these channels can be won or lost in the last 30 seconds presentation is key ten nine eight seven six five four three two one and stop and stop in this year's first challenge in the MasterChef kitchen our home cooks were given the most basic mystery box ever to create one stunning dish after observing and sampling throughout the challenge the judges now take one final look to identify three standout dishes there are three dishes that looked amazing taste it incredible but really stood out one of these three cooks will be the winner and that comes with an amazing advantage in the next stage of the competition the first dish that we would like to look at again that dish belongs to be me hey Joe yes that Bell is wrong and I'm coming at you and you better have your guard up because if not I'm knocking off the competition explain the dish please a poached egg over a potato hash with a tomato and basil salsa with a gremolata on the side so the secret of this is to slice through the egg and you want that yolk almost enriched in the potatoes yes let's just see if we post the egg perfectly Wow I mean that is absolutely sublime this is got finesse it's seasoned beautifully great stuff Thank You chef well done Megan its acidity there's sweetness from the carmelization from a potato smokiness with the bacon I'm very excited Thank You chef you know this dish smells a little bit like a fake to me you're a boxing coach from eastern Massachusetts where did you experience food like this before I haven't started a book where'd you come up with this truthfully yeah as I go through books and I just look at pictures of get ideas for plating does this represent you on a plate or are you trying to deceive us it represents where I want to be as a sheriff where you're heading looks good Thank You chef I just hope now that you throw up a big flare like this that you could walk the walk welcome thank you well done sir all right the second person that made it into the top three they cooked a delicious scrumptious dessert that looked like any dessert that you'd find in our restaurants that dish belongs to Natasha close up of course I'm proud of myself I'm not here to just look pretty on camera and chop some basil like I'm here to be better than everyone how are you I am awesome at some point maybe I'll go up to her and say look I know we have our differences but good job but I probably won't because I can't stand them tell me exactly what's in it I lemon curd pie tart with a chocolate ganache incorporated with bacon fat with a meringue a lot of finesse great flavors good job thank you the technical ability of rendering the bacon-fat put that together with a cocoa fat and not allowing it to break is actually quite rare let me tell you it's layer upon layer upon layer which is a sign of a great technician I can't wait to see what you've got in the next round this dish you could buy at a patisserie in Paris or at a three-star restaurant in New York I'm thinking what is the message to us you're saying well I'm gonna Tasha I'm serious I'm here to win and turn around you know what you're saying to the rest of them kiss my ass okay the third dish was seasoned to perfection three people made frittatas but this one frittata was as good as my mother's and that dish belongs to Chrissie come on up I am shocked to hear that Chrissy's name is called anyone can do it frittata explain the dish please it's a bacon potato ricotta and tomato basil salad it's it's delicious here's the thing you know a couple of dollars of ingredients turned into something magical done with absolute honestly because that's what it is on that plate you'll want to watch that we tell you it's The Fray job at times in a competition like this we don't always get full flavored seasoning because people are afraid you come out of the box with that type of aggressive seasoning and flavors it's telling me that you're a confident cook and you're gonna cook us food that we're gonna want to eat good job stunning dishes be nice for this this top three don't mean nothing I only think that means something me is winning the challenge I just basically know that I've already got it I have a smirk on my face I'm already ready to walk up to that podium these foods extremely yummy don't get me wrong I definitely want the advantage but I definitely want to beat Natasha three amazing dishes but only one could be the winner the most outstanding dish today in your first Mystery Box challenge congratulations goes to three amazing dishes but only one can be the winner the most outstanding dish today in your first Mystery Box challenge the cook there right now is the cook to beat congratulations goes to well done Natasha I'm happy I'm winning so these people you two watch out amazing let her have her moment cuz I don't think it's gonna last very long for winning today's mystery box you get to come into the MasterChef pantry and find out your huge advantage are you ready yes sir let's go that's the last person I thought it would be another yeah as the winner of the Mystery Box challenge natasha is the first home cook to enter the MasterChef entry here she is in control of the first elimination test Tasha now gets to choose the style of food or the dish that everyone must cook the one thing she can't control is the theme of the challenge that is in the hands of the judges welcome to the most amazing MasterChef pantry this is the place where one home cook gets the chance to be in control of everybody else's destiny make the right decisions in here and you could be sending your toughest competitors home now in the Mystery Box challenge we gave you the most basic of ingredients but a true master chef knows how to handle the most refined ingredients Natasha are you ready to see what you have to choose from I'm absolutely ready the staple of European cuisine one of the finest seafood ingredients that money can buy langoustine at an upscale restaurant you could pay upwards of $50 for a dish of langoustines even more how about another protein that's always on the menu at the world's finest restaurants the first cut veal chop this is a chef's dream but Natasha I think I've got something under here even more high-end and beautiful than those two it's unique it's so special is only allowed to be produced by five farms in the entire world Wow in the hands of the wrong cook out there this could be a disaster you have the most amazing stunning Stilton blue cheese this amount is worth about $1,000 Wow so Natasha are you confident that you would be able to cook something amazing with one of these ingredients not all of them now well fortunately for you you do not have to you will not be cooking in this elimination challenge Wow Wow so now you get to pick which ingredient all of your fellow competitors will be cooking with okay who'd want to send home Krissi chic competition she is she's competition definitely she knows food she's definitely a threat in my mind I'm running what is gonna get her out of this competition what is gonna be her failure point which of these ingredients would you choose for your fellow competitors I choose I'll be gonna Tasha make yourself comfortable that's right everybody because Latasha won the missing box challenge she is safe from elimination tonight Natasha's second advantage was picking which ingredients all of you will be cooking with today but she has a third advantage that even she doesn't know yet Natasha you now get to choose one more person to join you up there in the gallery and be safe from elimination today if Natasha was smart she picked somebody really weak that she knows she can knock out later and leave the strongest contenders on the ground she's not gonna pick me I don't feel she's gonna choose me because she knows I'm a competitor she won't be choosing Jesse she will not be choosing then she wants to put us on the floor to see if we can burn ourselves down he's gonna be joining you I'm safe from elimination today I'm gonna I'm gonna pick Savannah Wow Savannah you look surprised yeah I'm surprised but I'm very happy thank you you're now safe from elimination I chose the manna because in a competition to come I'll be able to take her out we started out today with basic ingredients and now we are going to challenge you with ingredients that are much harder to work with Natasha chose the most amazing stunning beautiful longus tea and for at least one of you this langoustine will be your undoing I've never seen it I didn't even know what he said at first that was like I'm like overjoyed I've had langoustine a couple of times it's delicate it's easy to overcook you know I'm looking around everyone like staring at it like who's the joy of shrimp I'm just like we're all gonna laugh when this challenge is over at least one of you will be leaving the competition for good sixty minutes starts now as Natasha and Savannah enjoy the safety of the MasterChef lounge the remaining home cooks must now choose the ingredients to make one stunning langoustine dish at the end of this challenge at least one home cook will be sent home I spent three years in the army and all we would do is talk about what we were gonna do when we got home what I want to do is to try to win this competition Jordan you going up in there right now we're testing them like we've never tested these contestant before day one in the kitchen we've gone from a humble potato to Windows luxurious items anywhere right someone has to be able to show us the range from simple to super complex this is rock with difficulty because you can overcook it and once you overcook it it's inedible hey Luca what do you got I'm making the Tichina with saffron langoustine which I cooked with some brandy white wine cherry tomatoes garlic so another pasta from you also we're gonna get us a time food last time it was frittata ricotta which is Italian a positive Italian who's going home with langoustine today I heard Malcolm that there was a little bit scared I am making a langoustine mac and cheese he's a little scary-looking but I know the flavor is gonna be there I make lobster mac and cheese all the time as long as I can nail this langoustine I should be fine Whitehouse honest Keller wants to set how compromise I'm about a nine Wow I like that what you doing I poached the shellfish and I made a fruit champagne vinegar and we go very fruity put strawberries in there as well I did yes where's last time you saw strawberries the only thing I never have somebody's going home so it's not gonna be me who was it enough I think it's gonna be mac and cheese go over here mac and cheese yeah definitely I don't think mac and cheese and uh the shellfish would go well together at all but strawberry definitely go with it I honestly have never instantly hated someone so much and he's just an epic fail at cooking can't wait till you go home Howard stop thinking execution presentation at the end of this first elimination challenge at least one home cook will leave the MasterChef kitchen today I'm gonna be making a kind of a deconstructed chowder with langoustine I'm gonna throw some fruit in there for a nice balance of acid and the cream sauce is base it's gonna be basil and some vanilla bean I got to reestablish myself here in this competition right Kathy yeah she pushed it now she's putting a mistake watch out for the underdog who you underestimated the wrong person well that's why I'm up here and you're down there it's all good though next time I'll be up there yes it's all good I'm afraid of huh you should probably keep cooking shut your mouth twenty minutes to go start making sure your longest theme of the hero Sasha what's going on well honey I'm gonna keep it southern and traditional with some cheese green cheese grits with langoustine langoustine is very very delicate you sure you want to put cheese on it it's not work out trust me doc right Cassie what are you doing I'm doing the tails right now find the tails right yep and just doing a little computer batter I spice it up with some Cayenne in there you're from Georgia you've never covered long seen before yes sir someone's going home tonight see you soon no it's not gonna be me I made my version of a stuffed shrimp you know I've never cooked with this but it kind of looks like shrimp so hope I didn't over masked the legacy with the bold flavors I put in it tastes good to me so so hold on the judges hands now all right what are you fictions out Jessi's dishes sounding delicious breathe in if she's never can really beautiful in the way she'd find those tails was amazing I think that one of the best is Jordan the flavors he's working with are really delicious so I'm hoping that he can pull it off and Sasha massacred the language they're like basically ground shrimpie 60 seconds to go these last few seconds of plating bring you down one dish to keep you in the competition and stop well done let's see how you did okay Chrissy my mac and cheese is not creative that's simple that's easy I don't think she can think outside of the box tell me about the dish I've made a langoustine mac and cheese why do you think Natasha picked langoustine the trip us up especially me why because she hates me she hates you oh absolutely why would she hate you I have no idea I don't even know each other exactly good dancer flavor rich it's good the langoustines cook perfectly it's very sweet really yummy I didn't think I was gonna like it because it looks clumsy and sort of out of place what you haven't done it's fallen flat on your face sorry Natasha that may have come back to bite you hugely on the ass let me tell you you tried you feel you're gonna have to do better than that sweetheart luck uh next up Jordan let's go is that two dishes you've done no this is the broth the cream sauce that will go with this what is that it's my interpretation kind of on a lobster bisque I started with shallots and some bacon then I had some fingerling potatoes but through a little bit of garnish with avocado and some fresh tomatoes that is delicious Thank You chef it's got finesse the balance and the flavor is delicious now that you're there stay there you got it chef good job thank you you've got this gorgeous crispy bacon perfectly cooked langoustine visually it looks beautiful thank you this is the best that I've had so far it's a good job well done great job Howard let's go please did you disappear into the library for half an hour no I did not what is it please I made a citrus salad with a champion vinaigrette diced mangoes sliced grapefruit and just put the leg and scene on top if I just get rid of the half the plate I the three slices of lemon what have you been doing across the last 60 minutes make a straight on my vinaigrette - see you regret oh yeah Graham you see anything on there no sir I see no manager this is a joke I don't know what to say you know I'm not a rabbit and yet you serve me food that's fit for a rabbit hutch and you expect me to get blown away well I am blown away I'm shocked in fact I might eat it I went out and told everyone how good you were absolutely you're in a landslide you know this is a waste of our time at this point if we're up to me I throw you out I put my ass on the line for you and that's the you give me I skirt I've made two mistakes in a row there's a big chance I'm not gonna make it to this this is a waste of our time and throw up to me I throw you out and how if you having a tough time and it's a meltdown and you're spent force I'll put you out your misery absolutely not sure but that's the best you can do then you are in the wrong kitchen Luka it's the suffering fettuccine with langoustine which I sauteed with white wine longer seems way over coat what this has confirmed is that you're a one-trick pony because take pasta away from you you next limp tell me what you ate the post langoustine in coconut and pine nuts over a lime beurre blanc roasted beets and a crispy kale chip I like the flavor of that against the natural sweetness of the langoustine good job chef next up Kathy's I made more of their langoustine I stuffed the rice with the langoustine I don't think this type of the dish respects the product this is MasterChef it's just a little boring I don't think that's how you drive again next up Sasha please bring us perfection voila first of all it looks like someone's pooped on the plate what is that that is the langoustine on top of cheese grits I'm wearing the longest een on top of the cheese grits oh there are there it's actually you write your depth from that dish because it doesn't taste nice at all it's a combination is just all wrong I give you $50 worth of langoustine and you give me this it's our worth now with the grits out say 55 this is probably worth 55 cents thanks for nothing Jesse let's go bring me some form of redemption I have no idea how my langoustine is cooked on the inside I won't find out until they're cutting into it and that's nerve-racking what is in here what am I looking at I did it some pureed tail and some shiitake mushrooms and rainbow Swiss chard to go with it a fried langoustine and you can see I mean it's perfectly coated perfectly seasoned really good some great job tonight this piece that for me is one of the best longer since I've tasted pretty good job Wow Jesse's definitely on my radar right now definitely keeping an eye close to seeing what her weaknesses and strengths are all right next up Malcolm yeah I see Malcolm's dish he has a ton of box pasta on there and I see an epic fail what is it I mean a stuffed legging tail over a better pasta so I look good probably um I was going for a medium but I'm not sure it's a little rare to me I've never tasted a stuffed longer Tsingtao there's certain cardinal rules and you just over step one yes there were some outstanding dishes which is a joy unfortunately there were some absolute disasters we give you the very best we just want your very best back we need a moment to discuss who's going to be leaving the MasterChef kitchen when you look at like there's three top I mean real top dishes I don't know you didn't have the soils doll juice head alegre block alright nice about this three disasters thank you but at least they all tasted my food nobody's pitiful no difficult decisions back to your stations please thank you in this elimination test Gerry Graham myself thought there were two really outstanding dishes that were above and beyond their competition the first dish it was beautifully cooked that dish for long - Jordan wake up young man you continue cooking like that you single-handedly or take out anybody in the show but the winning dish and this person will like Jordan become a team captain in your first real field challenge this individual took lots of risks and it paid off the winning dish belongs to congratulations Jesse great job but we come to the three worst issues that were not just disappointing but nowhere near the MasterChef standards and at least one of these home cooks will be going home shortly the first dish we felt that it was lazy underwhelming and just a total waste of that luxury ingredient please step forward Howard when Howard's name is being cold I'm extremely happy cuz I hate him the second disastrous dish please step forward Malcolm and the third dish that was a total failure tonight was all over the place it used the selection of ingredients that should never go together combinations of flavors that I hope never to have to taste again please step forward and the third dish that was a total failure tonight was all over the place please step forward Sasha guys each every stage of this competition you have to cook as if your life depends on it that's what's gonna take to win this competition Sasha I worry that you are a one-trick pony that's just comfortable making home-cooked food no chef give me another chance so that you can taste what I can really do Malcolm if you're gonna take longest teens and stuff them understand what you're stuffing because they weren't even coat have you Pete no chef palette you delivered a underwhelming bland spinach mango salad anything to say mmm I'm Sarah thought it over thought it know you under thought I just I grab too much from the pantry and started out doing too much and got overwhelmed and went too simple and that was a product Malcolm step forward back on your section how does session we were seriously unimpressed with both of your dishes but we do see a glimmer of potential more in one of you than the other Sasha we believe that you reached the end of the road I'm sorry your time is done in MasterChef powers back on your station please Sasha when you arrived in this competition you came in with heart and he came in with soul it's not the end of the road I shall continue to cook good before you go yes who's america's next masterchef Chrissy Chrissy yeah thank you put your apron on your station and leave MasterChef I had no idea not even a dream to make it this far you know and one donaga [ __ ] in the head and the other doorknob opening and let you in so honey this is not the last that you will see of Sascha Fox next time on MasterChef it's the first team challenge of the season is gonna be painful the home cooks serve for their toughest critics yet the children start putting some meat falls off well you're never gonna have the gun seriously and then a pressure test this is my nightmare that turns ugly fast that was a [ __ ] move in my neighborhood that'd get your ass as another MasterChef hopeful sees their dream come to an ass time to say goodbye I'm ready to go home I'm detective digger

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Views: 2,383,584

Rating: 4.7273045 out of 5

Keywords: MasterChef US S04E04

Id: gdHJ4uHbTkY

Length: 41min 54sec (2514 seconds)

Published: Wed May 29 2013