Next Level Chef 2024 Season 3 Episode 14 | Full Episode

Next Level Chef 2024 Season 3 Episode 14 | Full Episode

previously on Next Level Chef go ma Zach
and Isaiah you still have one last
chance to save yourselves and this rice
is just not cooking I thought it was
cherry wine but I grabbed Sherry vinegar
I have to restart my
risotto the risoto that was the least
successful was the shrimp risoto Ma I’m
walking out of here 10 times a chef as I
did walking in
here and tonight Richard yes squ there’s
some rice for good luck it’s raining
down there this guy is too much man you
went right back to Rota what’s he
thinking I know Chef I know it feels
like it’s a dish that looks half
finished I want more from this
individual this was a bad grab puke grer
[Music]
all right welcome
back I am loving the energy yes sir we
are down to the Fantastic final five
this is big because today’s challenge
we’ll earn some of your place in the
semifinals we’re just a few cooks away
from
$250,000 it’s right there I can taste it
I’m so close all say oh when we think
about the beginning of this journey and
the nerves and the minimum ingredients
you’re taking off man I only have just
under 2 years of experience cooking and
you know I’m in the top five and I’m
beyond blessed coming from football to
the kitchen I finally feel like I belong
here I’m top five man Gabby how you
feeling right now I’m just a kid from a
small town and the middle of
Pennsylvania and I’ve made it really far
and I just I mean I I tear up every day
just being hear it it means so much to
me this emotion is just coming from this
crazy Journey that we’ve been on and so
that’s how bad I want it I just want to
keep
going now listen carefully our next
level Chef has to be able to move
constantly with the times that means
keeping up to speed with the latest food
Trends because for today’s challenge
you’ll be working with an ingredient
that has exploded in
popularity can
Kucha kombucha it’s started out as just
your everyday sort of fermented
probiotic drink but it’s truly become
synonymous with this sort of healthy
lifestyle I love kombucha kombucha after
a workout is like the best it’s just
I’ve never cooked with it so this is
going to be a first time experience
kombucha with all of the natural flavor
of different fruits and herbs can work
perfectly with a variety of different
ingredients get creative you got amazing
sauces you could use it as a marinade
even a glaze a pickle you can use it as
a flavor to create anything yes today
all of you going to have 30 minutes to
create a Next Level dish using that
kombucha taste it first before you cook
with it understand what you’re working
with got it yes sir now as you know
where you cook is determined by how you
cook and based on the last challenge
Gabby and Christine you’re starting in
the dream kitchen that top level kitchen
however Christina you won that amazing
time token that gives you an advantage
to stay on your own at that platform for
10
seconds or you can take 10 seconds away
from one of your fellow
competitors think
carefully it’s me against myself at this
point and I want that 10 seconds at that
platform
Nisha rich and I are expecting a perfect
dish in 30 minutes there’s no excuses
yeah okay it’s like a double-edged sword
I feel really good that I have that 10
seconds for myself but really bad
knowing that I have to have the perfect
dish Jordan congrats you get the whole
middle kitchen to yourself today that’s
crazy and you and I finally get to cook
together I’ve been waiting I’ve been
waiting Chef save Zach Isaiah I’m down
there in the basement with you today
both of you have what it takes to cook
your way up for sure good right
Christina Gabby head to the elevator I
will be joining you both shortly in that
top kitchen Christina use that time to
calm your mind yeah totally I got this
good
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luck let’s do it
w here we
go let’s do this all right hot pick girl
let’s
go it’s so quiet in here I can hear my
own
thoughts normally it’s kind of like
frantic and panic it’s weird I’ve never
experienced this hello
yeah let’s do this being in the basement
being stuck with the last grab hor
there’s pressure there but I’m ready to
bring it today this means everything to
me like I need to get a spot in that
semifinals how y’all doing down there
getting ready hey top five man we got to
go top four though let’s get it you
already know me and Zay we’ve been team
ramsy from the jump we’re tight we’re
cool we’re one cook away from the
semifinals let’s get it let’s get it
let’s get it look out some my boys down
there always always
always good luck guys let’s go let’s go
let’s go let’s go grab grab grab yes sir
it’s all right how we doing guys good
doing all right bring me that top floor
energy down here hell yeah do it
baby good luck how we feeling taste
everything my man taste let’s do a show
congrats you made it this far I’ve never
cooked with kombucha so you know I’m
open ears to any recommendation
absolutely I’m here for you let’s
go go I’m good right how are we feeling
feel a good J have you tasted kombucha
before I love kombucha okay great yes it
could be done beautifully reduced as a
glaze a beautiful puree of fresh
raspberries blackberries blueberries it
lifts it so good luck line up ladies
please the platform’s moving Christina
go 10 seconds first and the first thing
I see is chicken boring I know I don’t
want that right next to the chicken is
the beautiful duck breast wow duck
breast lovely and then I see the
pomegranate kombucha darkin pomegranate
classic combination 3 2 1 go Gabby
before I know it my 10 seconds are
already up you got flank State you got
John Dory I see this beautiful Cod
card’s great grab card will be beautiful
with a late effis bubbly drink mango and
passion food cucher over here there’s so
many kombuchas ASA blueberry mint what a
brilliant flavor combination you’re
coming home with me today three 2 1 go
off you go well done great
grab go let’s get it John Dory I don’t
know what that is who who is John Dory
flank steak beautiful marinic I just go
to what I see next flank steak I’ve
cooked that before in the audition
rounds kombuchas I think pomegranate
would taste beautiful with the steak
pomegranate love that I’m just kind of
grabbing what I know 10 seconds Jordan
but I have no real Direction in this so
it’s really tough right now trying to
figure out what I need to grab nice
marinade F sauce mommy back to your
station and organize yourself we’re in
the blaz man go time let’s go guys I’m
running to the platform I see chicken
breast I don’t want that I want to stand
out well what’s the other protein
there’s only two right I see John Dory I
instantly grab that okay you can grab up
to two kombuchas grab lemon kombucha
Ginger kombucha those flavors work very
well together grab your protein I don’t
see much of anything on that platform
but I’m seeing a chicken breast so I’m
like okay you got a couple seconds
remaining and I’m just looking for other
ingredients and I cannot find much of
anything fried shallots over here you
can reach and grab
it all right Jordan spread your wings
and fly baby your 30 minutes starts
right now
H you got this yeah oh my my gosh I’m
like looking at my ingredients and I’m
just trying to figure out how they come
together right when I think about
pomegranate it’s like Moroccan Middle
Eastern yeah I don’t have much
experience with Middle Eastern
cuisine what the hell am I doing with
this have you ever cooked with kombucha
before no this is the first not really
okay so certainly probably cooked with
wine or beer so use the kombucha in
those ways how we doing Zach good Chef
I’m going to do um kombucha three ways
I’m going to do a pickle I’m going to do
a vinegarette and then I’m going to do a
soan with some John Dory yeah is that
our chicken brush Chef international Man
of Mystery John Dory have you ever
worked with John Dory before Oh I have
not it looks super super delicate yeah
somewhere between like so and turbo
right so kombucha three ways how does it
taste good I like I like kombucha the
challenge Zach wasn’t how many different
ways can you use kombucha yes Chef inter
Galactic Zach Intergalactic over here I
don’t know what planet you cook on but
you know Chef uh I’m all about being
creative and taking risks you know I
mean if you’re not taking risks you’re
not being creative right I don’t know if
I usually take a lot of risks in front
of millions of people in the moment but
heard that heard that Zach is an
algorithm there’s no other way to say it
he is just but it is super risky anytime
a contestant does a duo or a trio CU you
give us two extra things to critique and
Zach is like you know what double or
nothing you are like a rebel and an
adrenaline junkie but you’ve been
raising sort of my internal temperature
a little bit too much sorry Chef yeah
100% all right Isaiah what do we got uh
you have a minimal grab looking at my
ingredients I’m like what am I going to
do with this chicken dish how am I going
to elevate this it’s not going to be
easy I’m going to reduce my kombucha
down I’m going to make like a little
glaze for my chicken breast if you have
any ideas if I should add anything you
only got two and a half ingredients
really this has been a problem with
Isaiah the whole way through he has not
quite learned to grab a lot of
ingredients so you have a couple of
ingredients they have to be perfect okay
yeah sure all right ah I don’t even have
a starch oh man I’m just hoping I don’t
go to elimination today it’s not looking
good oh man I only have like a couple of
ingredients you have a minimal grab here
Isaiah I felt like I grabbed some much
things but I really didn’t just got to
really make sure that you’re utilizing
all of those pieces of zucchini and this
pepper right because you’re going to
need more than just the chicken and that
I’m going to work with what I have hey
no room for excuses today okay yeah so
you have a couple of ingredients they
have to be perfect okay yeah
sure right gav what’ you get all I
grabbed this gorgeous Cod love that
don’t overcook that yes sure again you
use that skin you get really nice and
crispy kombucha what did you get I got
an asai and a blueberry mint kombucha
this is definitely my wheelhouse I’m a
very Zen kind of person I lived in
Portland Oregon for a little bit and
that was when I first learned about
kombucha I know how that flavor Works M
that would goes so good with the
carrots right Christina what did you
grab I got the duck chef and I have a
pomegranate kombucha some K quads orange
uh some Shard this handling of pressure
is easy for you on the outside how does
it feel on the inside I have a special
needs daughter I’ve been taking care of
her for 10 years I take care of people
at work as a nurse and like this is my
time man yes like I’m here for me now
and I I don’t want to let myself down
this is your month I want that semifinal
so badly this is my time now I’ve given
so much of my life to others
and now it’s time for me having three
daughters I understand just the
closeness right we are best friends she
has made me such a better human being
and just pushed me to be so courageous
and brave and like I wouldn’t be here if
it weren’t for her growing up my mother
was a nurse with special needs for years
I know that my sisters also it’s a very
tough job but there’s no give in that
schedule is that no and I think this is
my chance to like go for my dreams and
finally just do what my child me has
always imagined myself doing this is
amazing yes let’s go okay okay ladies 5
minutes gone 25 minutes to
go time for the mid round drop we need
some starch one bowl of rice each please
think about the time you’ve got can it
be cooked within 25 minutes there’s not
a ton of time for this rice I just want
a quick cooking grain be smart any rice
you want I see Basmati that’s perfect
it’s aromatic it Cooks quickly and I
think it’ll be the perfect compliment to
my
platform is on the move again we have
some starts here grab a rice grab one
rice mid round drop comes I don’t know
what the hell I’m making I see rice and
I’m like great now I have more stuff to
make me not know what the hell I’m
making bumber rice takes a while short
grain long grain come on grab one yep
here we go risoto rice oh it’s risoto so
be smart Okay
uh here we go guys mid round drop you
can grab one starch for your dish one
bowl of rice oh man I have a starch now
I see long grain rice I see risoto rice
I just had risotto I’m done with risotto
I’m grabbing my long grain rice only one
bowl of rice for your dish all the Rices
look the same so I grabbed a rice I
wasn’t super familiar with hey let’s do
this remember you got to get it cooking
just like last time with the risotto
right we got to get going on that Rice
yes chef what kind of rice did you grab
long grains so I’m going to add my bell
pepper so you’re thinking that more like
a a fried rice maybe yeah okay I think
that’ll be more authentic to me and
it’ll be delicious I know my way around
fried rice I make fried rice at home all
the time even in my videos I have a
bunch of fried rice recipes
traditionally a fried rice also gets
ginger and garlic it would be nice if we
also had a little bit of soy but we
don’t have that I’m just concerned we
don’t have a ton of flavor over here
right we’ll work with what we have
okay Zach you went right back to the
well you went right back to risotto oh
my God holy crap oh my God I’m having
literally flashbacks right now okay you
are up against it with the rice come on
Rice cook baby cook uh rice is about 90
seconds under cooked I’m going to prove
myself I can make a risotto now are you
making rice for a baby is this risotto
for ants make sure we have enough on the
plate her right back to the scene of the
crying act sorry chef I got to make sure
this is perfect for you got it Jasmine
great get that on nice and early right
now taste everything ladies get that
kombucha beautifully reducing down yes
sir we have 10 minutes down 20 minutes
left hyperdrive now what direction are
we taking this pomegranate reduction um
maybe get a nice glaze on top sure yeah
I don’t know what it’s going to taste
like reduced so we got to play to that
so let’s get that on my sauce we’re
figuring this thing out as we go but now
I got risoto
rice so risotto rice when I think about
a risotto rice by making a Aon Chini
rice ball am I making a proper risotto
dish let’s do a steak risotto I suppose
um okay is that a thing well I want you
to make the dish make sense let’s go
Nisha yes Che how’s my boy what did he
grab he’s grabbed a flank steak Ste
steak yep um he’s trying to make the AR
boreo rice work with that our boreo rice
with Frank steak what’s he thinking I
know chef oh man AB Bor rice does not go
with flank steak
oh 12 minutes Chef I know you said it
was risoto rice I’m going to do an
orangey can I treat that like regular
rice and just get it on a low simmer
unless you make that you cool it down
roll it in a ball deep fry it but the
fillings got to be really cold to do
that oh to fry it yes you could chill it
down in the freezer if you put on a
sheet pan yeah yeah we’re going to do
Aran I think I’ve got enough time to
make some orang so I need to get this
risotto done and in the freezer
yesterday 10 minutes left 10 10 10 10 10
I’m worried about that I am too I am too
so let’s be smart harness Jordan yes
yeah he’s got a lot work ahead of him in
a short amount of time to pull this
concept together grab the
WR watch that coton now beautiful but it
gets too hot okay always flip it quickly
yeah yes Chef comea what are you doing
with this um so I have some in here with
the cumquats and then I’m going to add
sugar so that’s going to be done like a
little
marmalade glaze it and I Gast streak it
on the plate Gabby you need to start
tasting everything now yes Che okay and
start thinking about how that’s going to
come together yeah Chef I’m getting a
little worried about my rice I just want
it to absorb properly and I don’t want
it to be wet and every 2 or 3 minutes
get your fork and run through what does
that do that’ll fluff it exactly that my
protein could be great and that could be
great but if I don’t have good rice then
this dish isn’t going to work Lids where
are all the lids over here come on rice
do you thing
rice 7 and 1/2 minutes to go kombucha
risoto baby kombucha risoto you are you
making are you cooking the risoto in the
kombucha absolutely Chef it’s a kombucha
challenge so I’m going to kombucha four
ways this is what makes me who I am I’m
here for a reason and this is it you’ve
proven that you can pull it off I have
to Chef I have to I got get a spot in
that semi-finals at least Che what do
you think I should do with my sauce to
kind of thicken it up we have vinegar
and we have sugar just make sure it’s
not too sweet already yeah it tast got
it what’s that in there Gabby I’m doing
sort of a chimy chewy and incorporating
some of this asai kombucha love that
taste everything yes yes
chef Richard yes squired what there some
rice for good luck it’s raining down
there did you realize I have a menty on
each floor this guy is too much man good
luck I don’t think he means
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it 6 minutes bro 6 minutes you’re asking
a tall order to cool this down very
quickly yeah I am and be smart about
where you’re cooling this freezer free
Absol okay my risoto needs to be chilled
so I can work it into a ball I need this
thing in the freezer right
now go baby so get everything else that
you need to do ready now to be done
absolutely do nothing else
okay how we doing oah I’m doing good
Chef okay you’re going to cook this sort
of in that fried rice style you want
that pot really really hot yes sir tell
you what you are doing making the most
out of my ingredients you’re making a
lemonade with a couple lemons over here
and look at me man I’m in the top five
I’m extremely proud of myself I feel
like I’ve conquered everything I could
conquer except for you know winning now
I’m going for the number one spot man
did you actually watch the two seasons
and start doing challenges based off of
what you saw yeah that’s exactly what I
did and it helped me practice for the
competition and look at so like an
athlete you basically looked at the two
seasons of Next Level Chef as game
footed yep I studied I I practiced and
came here and I’ve been executing what
position did you play in football I
played DN and D tackle so I was in the
trenches yes you were you so yeah you
were in there yes yes chef I was
fighting that’s what I’m looking to keep
doing let’s go Isaiah you got
this gorgeous two minutes to go start
plating last 2 minutes what are we going
to do here visualize it I want it so bad
now and just knowing how far I’ve come
everything is resting on today woo all
right no pressure all right my rice my
zucchini don’t you dare slice that duck
right now I’m not I’m not no no good no
no
no 90 seconds Jay let’s go 90
seconds I feel the risoto and it’s still
warm like I don’t have time to deep fry
an Aaron chy ball just going to put it
underneath taste it if it tastes good
these judges are going to see you and
fill you that’s great little to tastes
great happy happy let’s go it was
risotto then it was arini and now with
seconds left we’re back to
risotto this is insanity come on Jordan
come on I believe in
you 60 seconds left guys now you got to
make sure that it looks great there’s
only five people here yeah don’t forget
the glaze right that’s the big part the
kombucha
right platform’s going down to the
basement let’s go dude don’t be too
precious got Che the platform is here
guys 10 seconds is the platform’s here
dude
yeah okay wipe that
plate we got her done we got her
done platform’s here Jordan don’t forget
your sauce do not miss that platform
don’t do this to yourself platform is on
the Move Jordan platform is not waiting
for you come on
let’s go let’s go let’s
go not
easy excent let’s see enough carrot
don’t overdo it you don’t want your
garage to be bigger than your protein
yes sir
okay 10 seconds ladies we got to go
Christina Turn and Burn Christina turn
it turn okay girl breathe just breathe
turn turn turn Christina go Christina go
Christina
go Christina Turn and Burn Christina
turn it turn turn turn turn Christina go
Christina go I got it I got it I got it
I got it man it moves don’t forget well
done yay
g kambucha wow look at those I can spell
them from here I a puke right
now keeping up with the trends in
today’s world is super difficult well
done all of you uh Richard should we
start in the basement yeah let’s this is
a mango and passion fruit kombucha
glazed chicken breast with fried
rice it looks a little bit minimalistic
I think it’s just lacking a little bit
of soy or salinity the actual glaze is
very sweet and the kombucha is almost
Lost in
Translation I put my heart and soul into
that dish I thought it was perfect this
sucks man it it it really does okay we
have a pans seared John Dory with
kombucha four
ways we’re going from one extreme to the
other now talk about embracing the
challenge that this is beautiful John
Dory very hard to cook right it’s cooked
beautifully and smart with the
creativity four ways I love that this
dish is cerebral and it is a Wonderland
of textural contrast it looks elevated
in the plating the sauce it it
highlights the levity in a kombucha the
rice is cooked absolutely perfect yes
you know just beyond ecstatic so
relieved there’s no way in hell that I
was going to mess this risoto up to the
top floor at this first dish is a grab
that had an additional 10 seconds from
the time token by Duck pomegranate
kombucha doc and pomegranate and
kumquats that’s like kind of a perfect
combination of the sweet sour and the
gaminess of the duck the 10 seconds
serve the chef well I
think I I really get those beautiful
nuances off of that Kucha that comes
naturally there’s a lovely sort of
citrus note that also complement the
pomegranate just really thoughtful dish
duck is cooked beautifully it’s a very
smart grab and a great example of what
an advantage those time tokens Can Be A
my God I’m so proud of myself whatever
you set your mind to like you can do
whatever you
want this is a p roasted
cart I mean this is one of those dishes
that seeing such a beautiful story it’s
touching my
soul fish is cooked perfect there’s a
beautiful brightness coming from this
herb condiment here and the rice has a
nice pleasant toothsome to it spot on I
never would have thought to use the
kombucha as the replacement for vinegar
in a chimy cherry as beautiful as it is
it’s it’s as smart as it is
beautiful this is what I practice for
this is what I Envision this means
everything to me and it’s just so
satisfying it just feels so
good should we move to the middle floor
Chef Ramsey is just going to stick his
shoe so far up my ass this is not a top
five
dish stress here we have a flank steak
this was prepared with ar Boro
rice where was the
kombucha so the pomegranate kombucha was
used in a sort of pan reduction sauce um
tough on this one it feels like it’s a
dish that looks half
finished and with a entire floor
dedicated to yourself strange grab that
especially with flank steak for me this
the the obvious thing here is that it’s
missing kombucha which was the theme of
The Challenge I want more from this
individual this was a a bad
grab all five of you well done at this
stage of the competition there is so
much up for grabs we now need to decide
who has earned
their spot in the semifinal shall
we my God I’m tasting dishes that I’ve
only experienced in the finale the
competition has gone up a notch
absolutely the duck I mean what a smart
grab it wasn’t a waste of those 10
seconds that’s how you play the game in
Next Level Chef absolutely and it was
complimented by the rice a really
cohesive dish at least you had first
pick on protein and you got to see
good job at the C oh my goodness I mean
I can see that on like any Coastal
California menu anywhere like that dish
for me was just like almost spiritual
the John Dori four ways I mean what
flare tremendous flare flare bravery but
it worked in this game that beautiful
and the Johor is exceptional for me some
I stuck with the challenge man the
challenge was kombucha I did kombucha
the flank steak it was a sort of a dish
that was badly conceived why with so
much choice on that second floor the
second grab why go for that rice that
was so basic that dish that’s the
problem I have with it yeah should have
worn my lucky underwear today
yeah the chicken fried rice when you
only grab three ingredients there’s only
so many things that you can do this Chef
was foiled by their grab they didn’t
grab anything it seems to be a trend of
his that minimal grab I’ve heard that
come come up quite a bit I hate kombucha
now best dishes come on for me to be
honest it’s the John Dory dish because
you have to take into account what the
challenge was four ways Kucha it wasn’t
how many times can you cook with
kombucha but well it’s also not how good
can you cook cod that Cod I mean
kombucha glazed carrots the notes of
coriander
incredible that duck dish was beautiful
the duck dish was good the duck dish was
solid the DU dish was but did it like
ring and sing of Kombucha it’s kombucha
absolutely it was nice
nice oh my God we don’t know what to the
two is apparent we really don’t know
what to
expect Goodness Me spirited discussion
back there but one dish absolutely
earned their spot in the
semi-finals cooking on that top floor
next time round with the final time
token of the season goes to
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cooking on that top floor next time
round Gabby congratulations well
done oh my goodness me semi-final girl
well done amazing
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congratulations I can’t believe that I’m
in the
semifinal this is for the 12-year-old
girl who just grew up in a tiny town and
didn’t know she was capable of all this
exceptional cohesive proper
understanding magical floral everything
you want from a real creative dish thank
you two more dishes have earned
themselves a spot in the
semi-finals cooking out of the middle
kitchen on the next
challenge Zach and Christina
congratulations both
you I am in the semifinals like what
Christina dck was cooked beautifully and
the use a kombucha across that you
delivered it well done thank you Zach
your dish was cooked with poise we asked
for a couple of ways you go the whole
hog and give us four ways exceptional
Redemption with a risotto a delight
thank you Chef semifinals baby yeah okay
that leaves Jordan and
Isaiah both of you will be heading to
the
elimination and only one of you will be
advancing to the semi-final I love Z
like that’s my boy I have such a a bond
with him but the fact that me or him are
going to have to knock one of the other
out that’s That’s Heavy that’s
tough you both cooked with kombucha
today a modern East Asian ingredient so
for the elimination cook off you’ll be
cooking with one of the Region’s most
traditional and versatile utensils a
walk oh yes man I just cooked in a walk
so I’m going to go in swinging I’m going
to go in fighting I’m ready and I’m just
going to give it my all it’s going to be
the only pan that you can use in your
elimination cook off today show us your
best walk dish
yes okay all of you please head to the
elevator the very best of luck Jordan
Focus get control of your timing Isaiah
you just cooked with a walk remember the
things we talked about yes sir let’s go
guys don’t take this personally both of
you but I have definitely got one
individual in the finale want to ask how
did I do it how did it happen mentoring
good mentoring thank you Naik thank you
thank thank thank
you hey kill it today guys hey just
going to put good yeah you should be
proud of
yourselves woo me and Jordan three
eliminations man we bonded through
trauma Battle of the brothers yeah I
know but everything’s at stake for me
I’m chasing a dream here so I’m not
going down without a fight I promise you
that
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W let’s do this get it let get it girl
we want to see what you can do with a
walk earn your spot in the semi-finals
okay do it yes sir all right got this
you guys got this got
this yeah baby let’s get it bro good
platforms
movie go let’s go guys I see the New
York strip steak and I know I want that
steak that’s all you I see lime I see
noodles I see oyster sauce it’s a walk
challenge I’m looking to tap into my
inner tie man and just knock it out
think about the sauce I see pork
tenderloin Sriracha mirin fish sauce
I’ve got an idea in mind that’s near and
dear to my heart let’s go what are we
thinking kind of a Thai I’m going to go
Pat Tha with this beautiful Thai food is
one of my favorite Cuisines the flavors
the textures the balance I’m looking to
replicate that today keep going thank
you sir let’s go let’s go first meat
grinder used of the Season
yeah Jordan what you walking with we got
pork tenderloin we’re going to do a nice
crispy ground pork and vegetable chow
with a delicious Sriracha lime sauce
okay my sauce has a lot of flavor in it
so it’s going to kind of speak for
itself there’s a lot of elements going
on right here cuz I got to focus and
bring that in because if you can’t do
that you’re going home guys 5 minutes
down right 5 minutes down spot in the
semifinal gentlemen yes Che High steaks
what you got there Z some peanuts nice
there you go oo I see the vision yeah
Isaiah tasting as you go right yes sir
got some fish sauce you make going for a
pad thae Vibe oh man I’m looking down at
all my ingredients and I forgot to grab
the fish sauce looks like Jordan has
that over at his section and now I kind
of have to Pivot I grabbed some Jing
wine I’m just hoping that the flavors
are there build that flavor man make
sure it’s not too oily okay okay I want
to be in that semifinals I’m just
telling myself in my head like you got
this come on keep figh and don’t stop
keep going feeling good Z how you doing
over there man doing good doing good 15
minutes guys 15 minutes let’s go guys
keep up the good Pace where’s that pork
going is it staying in the pan do I have
a l yeah we want this nice and crispy to
let that go for a second get some
beautiful edges on there amazing build
color but don’t overcook the pork right
yeah Chef pork tenderloin to very lean
meat so I want to get it crispy but I
also have to balance not drying it out
I’m going to have to get this thing
precise make sure those are beautiful
nice and pulled apart you don’t want
clumpy noodles okay 10 minutes to earn
your spot in the semi-finals let’s go
guys Jordan what are we doing with the
tomato tomato is going to get chopped up
I like a little pop of acid in there
sure so what’s the next step uh working
on a sauce right now Chef a lot of
flavor most of the flavor from the dish
is going to come from the sauce it’s
missing something I can’t put my finger
on it my sauce does not look like like
it normally looks let me think real
quick hold on chicken stock Sriracha
rice vinegar what am I missing in my
sauce I got my stock I got everything in
there that I can remember my Ginger my
garlic what am I missing in
here this so stressful Ah that’s what I
forgot I knew I forgot something brown
sugar you can’t have sour without the
sweet so I need that Sugar Baby come on
5 minutes left guys 5 minutes
on say focus on those flavors it looks a
little oily yeah just make sure you’re
tasting it you want to kind of create
that nice glaze on the noodle so it’s
not super oily you know what I mean yes
sir I can’t fold right now so I run to
the fridge really quickly add a little
bit of stock in there and to get rid of
some of that oil texture to it make
smart choices 1 minute should be plating
guys beautiful mint on your station any
finishing touches it’s got to be Nuance
tastes delicious let’s go guys nice job
count them down guys 5 4 3 2 1 well done
both of you nice job guys great job guys
man great
job smells good Gordon I know these are
both your mentees and I hope that they
both made you proud tonight it’s a
testament to their strength the fact
they’re this far and so this is a tough
decision okay let’s start with the steak
pad tie
thank
you I like how proportioned it is I like
how there’s veg and there’s some
scrambled egg and some crunchy peanuts
what I’m really looking for is a little
bit of those flavors that you really
want with Thai food maybe fish sauce a
little bit of chili a little bit more
oomph to it yeah this is the kind of
thing that I eat on a sort of daily
basis back in Thailand it’s got the
right amount of seasoning in there I
just need some tartness it is on the
verge of being slightly greasy and I
don’t know if that’s the noodles or the
beef next up we have a udon noodle this
has been prepared with a ground pork
loin the noodles are delicious I love
the acidity and the soundness of those
noodles especially the heat it just does
not me the
tomatoes what I love about this dish is
the spicy sweet notes I’m getting from
it you know I’m not a big fan of this
pork loin eats really really dry yeah
two very good dishes unfortunately we
have to eliminate
one Richard which dish are you going to
eliminate one’s lacking a little bit of
that sort of savory W flavor that you
get one’s lacking a little bit of
acidity but they’re both really really
neck and neck for
me Naisha the dish I’m going to
eliminate is
the the pat
time Gordon which dish will you be
sending home tonight really tough one
for me I’ve been across every step of
this journey by your side I’m going to
go on flavor and which one would I want
to order
again the dish I’m sending
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home is the
P tie with the
beef that dish was cooked by
Isaiah oh
man I fought to the very in and I put my
all out there I put it all out there man
I still have to remind myself you’ve
only been cooking for two years and I
think the growth and the
confidence and the commitment you’ve
shown to this industry and this
competition has been
extraordinary you found food on the back
of the upset with the injury in
football exactly the same as I did and
that’s why you and I going to say very
close thank you sir got it my man thank
you sir here’s what I’d love to do I’ve
got restaurants in Miami and I’d love
for you to come and spend a couple of
weeks with me in those restaurants
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and I know that’s not a mentorship but
what it will do is open another door to
get you into where you like to go thank
you
chef from the bottom of my heart I thank
you Chef for everything you mentoring me
you just pushing me you guiding me and
just believing in me this has been an
experience of a
lifetime I’ve worked so hard to get here
and just in a matter of 2 years you know
I’ve had my UPS in this competition I’ve
had my downs but I’ve responded every
single time and my whole goal here was
to inspire you know I want to inspire
people like me that’s chasing that dream
to just keep going keep going say I’m so
proud of myself so proud of myself
come yeah oh man I can’t wait to see
Miami this is going to stop me if
anything had motivated me it lighted a
fire under me I want to learn more
there’s so much more to do man so I’m
excited for what the future
hopes
what well done my man oh my goodness
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me congratulations to you all you are
our next level chef semifinalist come
on
Amazing wel done there are four of you
and only three spots up for grabs in
that grand finale so the thing that you
should be asking yourself right now is
will it be
me good night thank you
chefs J well done get some rest oh
man you good girl I mean I he’s so
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sweet next time on Next Level Chef
you’re just one cook away from the grand
finale crunch time right now let’s go
not now don’t drop the ball now come on
I want to be there so
bad the fish I’m not going down without
a fight that’s earned their way at this
point it’s really anybody’s Match Into
the grand finale ah my heart’s pounding
is means so much to me
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