Emily’s Dessert Crisis | MasterChef UK | S05 EP18

Get ready for intense culinary battles in this MasterChef UK episode! Chris faces the pressure to secure a spot in the quarterfinals with his imaginative dishes. Meanwhile, Emily struggles with a dessert crisis, leading to unexpected challenges. James aims to prove himself with complex flavour combinations. Watch as the amateurs navigate the professional kitchen, impressing and facing setbacks. Who will emerge victorious, earning a coveted quarterfinal place? Tune in to witness the drama, passion, and surprises in this thrilling MasterChef episode!

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It’s Master Chef we’re looking for a  great amateur cook who can make it as   a professional someone who can turn out  exceptional food I don’t ever not think   about food I really hope this competition  is going to change my life this is one  

Tough competition I haven’t come here  to make up the numbers I’ve come here to   Win It whoever wins it’ll change their  life cooking doesn’t get tougher than this these six amateur Cooks all dream of becoming  a top chef but only one will make it through to  

The quarter final these guys love to cook that’s  why they’re here on Master Chef and they want to   find out just how good they really are we could  have the winner amongst this six I can’t wait at the end of this round three  of you will be going home let’s

Cook the contestants have 50 minutes  to invent a dish and cook it from any   of today’s ingredients which  include phet steak sorrano ham   Chestnut mushrooms chicken livers beef  Tomatoes broad beans and Chinese [Music] cabbage Charlie is hoping his experience as a  sports PR manager will give him a Competitive  

Edge I’m competitive I want to win this but  you know it’s a classic football cliche take   one game at a Time Charlie would you really  be willing to change your life and become a   professional cook yeah I’ll give it up tomorrow I  love cooking I love entertaining you know that’s  

Why I’m here Emily hopes her Keen Eye for  style will take her from Fashion to the food industry being a stylist everything  I do is based on a look that I want   to achieve Emily busy little bee I am why  are you here on Master ship I love my job  

What I do at the moment but if I could cook  constantly it would be a dream come true to me dad of two crw dreams of one day owning his own restaurant Chris if if we were to visit  your restaurant in the future yeah what  

Style of food would be on the menu I love  Thai food um so certainly Thai um I got   into cooking because I was trying to recreate  the Greek food that my mom was cooking is your   mom Greek she’s Greek cypriate yeah she  cooked all that lovely food and you want  

To do Tha well what’s the matter with you  CH I know I know but I love both I would   wouldn’t want a pigeon hole myself as just  cooking Thai food I’ll try anything and if   I like it I’ll then try and recreate it  in my own [Music] way you got 25 minutes

Left a lot of men are interested in beer football  and women I’m more excited by toito fish and a   lump of lamb what’s your style of cooking James I  like classic flavors and I quite like some of the  

Cuts of meat and some things that people don’t  use I like breast of lamb I like bone marrow   which I know has become a bit more fashionable  and I like a liver so are you going to use a  

Liver today yes I’m going to make a liver salad  with um some fried mushrooms cuz I think they   go well with the flavors interesting J you’re an  interesting character thank you very much let’s  

See if we can see on the plate later on I’ll try  I’ll [Music] try my dream is to open up my own   Kitchen in somewhere like cornall or Deon where  I grew up to provide people with homecooked food  

With that little twist to make it just a little  bit special cat why is it that you’re so nervous   it’s cooking it’s what I love there’s so much  riding on it and um obviously I’m not used to  

This kind of pressure and why Master Chef Master  Chef I think will give me the focus that I need   to get to somewhere where I can actually think  about having a career in the [Music] food adman   Gary loves modern British food but today has  opted for Asian style beef skewers with Thai

Rice you’ve got all sorts of ingredients here  that point to me a very modern British dish   yeah why have you gone Asian as you know we’ve got  very limited time limited time we’ve given you 50  

Minutes for one place it’s true but you haven’t  seen me at home I can take days I find it quite   hard to work the timings this is terrifying  so I think I may faint or have a nose bed or something there are 5 minutes [Music] left ladies and gentlemen your time is

Up classic cook James hopes to impress with  his chicken liver on a minty broad bean salad the minty lightness with that sweet broad  Bean is one really really nice flavor your liver   iron rich it’s another really good flavor I I  like both bits of it I’m not sure it marries up

Together everything’s cooked very well but there   needs to be something that joins  the minty broadbean with the liver okay cat’s dream of a restaurant  in the southwest rests on her   fillet steak with mustard mash and red wine sauce I’ve got a nicely cooked  steak and in the middle I got just  

Like really watery potato I’ve got to say it’s not great um I don’t think it’s a bad attempt and  considering the fact that you was so nervous   I’m surprised you got anything on the plate at  all I was surprised at how nervous I was Sports  

PR manager Charlie hopes his seared steak on a  Tuscan stew with red wine sauce will fend off the competition the tomatoes are very very rich and  sweet which is the predominant flavor so you   don’t get to taste much of the beef which  is a shame because it’s actually nice and

Moist the beef cooked really nicely but  I think that what you’ve done is one of   those Master Chef panics where you feel as  though your food is not enough so you’ve   got to make something else to go with  it and that was your sauce and we got  

Pink lollipop yeah usually I’ll keep it  simpler than this I think you’re right panicked will Chris’s sto poav with roast  potatoes take him closer to his restaurant dream I think your dish looks completely wrong I  think it tastes Divine the mushrooms are seasoned  

Really well the meats cooked really really  nicely your potatoes are crisp on the outside good spicy yet sour green peppercorns lovely soft   well-cooked piece of beef  I’d eat the whole lot thank you Emily hopes to prove she  has style and substance with  

Her fillet steak with pepper parsley  Mash cabbage and onion and red wine Jew I admire the amount of work  going in there and I quite like   your presentation but even if you’d have  done this to the best your ability there   would still have been too many  flavors for that poor piece of

Beef Emily the fet steak is cooked  absolutely beautifully but I can’t taste it Gary’s Asian inspired dish is Sweet  Sticky beef skewers on tha rice with fried Ginger the the flavor is all soy soy  soy and a little bit of lime but the   meat is very very tender quite pleasant but not

Remarkable um the soy sauce is taking  away all the flavors that you’ve packed   into the rice and then you a little  bit of lime juice in there but again   that’s been cooked so it’s also gone  quite bitter um it’s not my cup of

Tea we’re going to do a bit of judging and  we’ll get you back in as soon as we possible again today I think that all six have something  in common they all had a crisis of confidence but  

But I already enjoyed it and I think we do have  decent Cooks in the room and we know how nervous   they get I had a young man here today who promised  me the Flavors of Thailand and the Orient and what  

I ended up with from Gary was some fillet steak  on skewers with cooked down soy sauce Gary’s food   to me was actually the worst food in the room  listen you obviously feel strongly should we  

Talk about Chris yeah I love Chris’s food I think  the idea of mushrooms and onions i e that piece of   beef was good big roast potatoes the guy is not  an elegant cook but I think the guy has got the  

Good starting Gem of a cook yeah you got Chris  days should we talk about cat cat had beef on   Mash in a red wine sauce it wasn’t very good mash  and it just didn’t look right not good listen I I  

Think cat should go she’d be much happier on the  sofa watching Master cheef than she would be in   it okay cat goes home should we talk about James  we have the broad beans and the mint and the sort  

Of vinegret and then we’ve got this Rich iron  chicken liver sitting in between but it needed   something else for it to marry I think James had  one of the best dishes in the room the cooks and I  

Enjoyed eating it so we have got cat and Gary out  we have got Chris and James in now it is between   Charlie and Emily I like the way Emily’s going  and it’s what she attempted we had the red wine  

Sauce with the onions we had the Cabbage then the  beef then the parsley Mash there’s a lot of work   going in there she’ll have to tone it down a bit  um but actually maybe the professional kitchen  

Will be good for her because of that understanding  she doesn’t need to Chuck in red wine and mustard   and salt and pepper in those volumes I would  love the opportunity to get please the next  

Round I feel like it would be a miracle if I did  I’ll confess Emily’s wasn’t perfect but I don’t   know where you’d start with Charlie Charlie’s  intention the idea of a tomato and Broad bean   stew with a ham running through it with the beef  is a really really nice idea the sauce although  

Not right actually had a decent flavor there’s  no place for pink food on Master Chef there’s   no place for pink food in the world it’s just  wrong I hope they can see enough in me to say  

Okay he had a bit of a shocker but he has a bit  of talent there let’s see what else he can do in   the next stages here we are Charlie or Emily they  both made Fairly whopping mistakes who’s got the

Potential thank you for your patience as you  know three of you are staying and three of   you are going home Chris your staying with  us Chris thank you congratulations cat and   Gary you’re leaving us I’m afraid James  you’ll stay with us James whoa Emily or

Charlie you’re leaving us Charlie  congratulations Emily oh my God thank you I’m feeling very happy very relieved it’s a  lot more stressful than I thought it would   be I’ve got to be honest I’m I mean I’m just  Overjoyed really really happy I can’t wait to  

Go and work in the Pro Kitchen I think it will  be hot and sweaty and you’re going to be under   a lot of pressure and I can’t I can’t wait our  three amateurs tomorrow are going to get their  

First taste of a professional kitchen let’s  just hope they can cope with the pace let’s   hope they can cope with the Heat and the [Music]  ferocity it’s day two and the contestants arrive   at laort desand a restaurant producing fine  Indian Cuisine located near London’s Marble  

Arch they’ll be working under the watchful eye  of executive chef mahos Modi whatever happens   just keep calm follow my instructions what I tell  you after 2 hours of preparation the first diners   arrive guys listen up now you got the first order  of the day James three portions of SE Kebab yes  

Chef James is responsible for the lamb kebab  starter and has the tricky job of Manning the   Tandoor oven is that tandor hot enough heating  the coals to the right temperature and packing   the meat tightly around the skewer can take  months to master James listen up I’ve got three  

More portions let’s go yes chef but with orders  mounting up James has only minutes to learn did   you lose one James I lost one yes talking another  one quickly and I don’t want to lose anymore yeah  

Yes yeah I put one in that was quite Loosely  packed and it’s now making friends with the charcoal Chris I’ve got one portion of beef  yeah yes chef meanwhile Chris’s dish is fillet   of beef stir fried with black pepper spices  and fresh Curry leaves how are we doing with  

The beef it’s essential that he cooks with  just the right amount of oil at the correct   temperature Chris can you come here a minute have  a look at that be careful with the oil you use if  

You use excess oil remove it from the pan now  can you take a blue paper and blot out that   oil please and give me the plate back quickly  basically too much oil went into the dish and   it looked horrible so uh you know I’ll make  sure that doesn’t happen again Chris let’s go  

On it way Chef Chris is determined to get his  dish right this time but just as he plates up   disaster strikes Che sorry okay that Plate’s  gone bad leaving Chef less than impressed if   you think a couple of tellings off are going to  put me off then you’re well mistaken you know  

Practice makes perfect oh Emily yes chef you’ve  got one portion of chicken okay yes chef with the   restaurant filling up and orders flooding in Emily  is eager to crack on with her chicken ch [ __ ] a   stir fried chicken dish with chilies red onion  and turmeric mustard and isn’t my first orders  

That I’m cooking now it’s all going fairly  smooy at the moment it’s essential that each   dish is sent out to the same exacting standard  Emily yes sir I want the first order out now move that portion of chicken is a tad small  I’m letting this go now because I can’t hold  

Back but I will not accept this portion the  next time okay across the kitchen James is   finally getting the hang of the Tandoor  oven but he’s struggling with portion   size cooking is brilliant size is a bit small  now I don’t want this yeah do you have another  

One and there’s no dressing on the salad  no sure exactly meanwhile despite coming   under Fire earlier Chris is now turning  out dish after dish but will they please Chef need more seasoning more seon little  more salt hopefully I’ll get a compliment at  

Some point can only try to beef Chef that’s  brilliant that really is great portions Che   everything brilliant balance is perfect with  Chris finally getting some praise and service   nearing an end Emily is also fishing for a  compliment last Chicken Chef are you happy  

With that Chef that’s lovely well done thank you  very much so after a hectic service how does Chef   think our three amateurs have performed Emily  started off with a lot of Gusto but then she’s  

A little short on the portion but she worked  it out I don’t like to make mistakes but if I   do I’d Rather somebody tell me straight away  not Dilly dly about in all fairness to James  

He was given one of the most difficult tasks  I think he got a bit flustered but then he did   pick up and he tried his best let’s put it that  way I don’t even barbecue at home I despise him  

With a passion but it was brilliant I’d do it  again probably not in a rush but yeah I would   definitely do it again what I liked about Chris  was that he made a few mistakes but whenever I  

Corrected him you took them in a very positive  fashion and straight away corrected them I think   I’ve done okay if it was out of 10 i’ probably  give myself a six or a seven if I had to choose  

Only one I think I’d go for Chris found him calm  collected plus he’s not bad at cooking so why not it’s now back to Master Chef HQ  to cook their best two course menu your two courses 1 hour to cook them  in and one quarterfinal Place let’s

Cook yesterday Chris was praised for his steak  dish in the invention test and today he excelled   in the Pro Kitchen can his two course Time  menu make it three in a row what is it Chris   it’s called mAh imagine a piece of pineapple  with a paste on top a leaf of coriander and  

Then a blade of uh chili on the top and then the  other dish you’ve got Chris is is a green curry oh   obviously you got lots to do I’m really stretching  myself but I just thought if I’m going to go out  

I’m going to go out doing as much as I can Chris  what sort of attitude is that if I’m going to go   out I want to go down in flames if I go down what  about what about not going down what about staying

Up I tell you what if he gets it right it’ll be  absolutely delicious I’m just wondering if that   first course is enough to be like a starter or is  it actually a [Music] canopy in the invention test  

Emily used too many ingredients but will she get  it right today with her Middle Eastern inspired   dishes today I’m cooking um rack of lamb with  um fondue tomatoes and figs and a rose potato   and for dessert I’m doing poached peirs with  cardamon and saffron IED cream with cardamon  

Oranges and pistachio biscuits wow yesterday you  had lots and lots of flavors on your plate you’ve   just made it through you’ve got a lot of flavors  going on your dessert again I have yeah um I’ve  

Tried it out on quite a few people and everybody  really enjoys it you still got a lot to do I have   yes you going to run out of time no good luck  thank you very much the girl wants to show off  

Her processors and her skill all in one place is  that right it didn’t work [Music] yesterday 10   minutes please 10 minutes [Music] only yesterday  property developer James was criticized for his   flavor combinations will he get them right today  with his two courses tell us what you’re cooking  

For us I’m doing um a grilled met gr with a gbury  mustard salt and a cerc and radish salad and your   main course main course I’ve got duck duck  roasted potatoes and brazed baby fennel James  

There’s quite a lot of complex flavors going on  here they are big they are Brash you’ve got to   have a DEA hand magic hands and the flavors  I hope will stand up on their own but melded  

Together should stand up a little bit better James  you’re this far in the competition yes can you see   yourself raising that cup above your head I think  I’ve got enough raw ability and hopefully if you   see something in that I’m I’m sure I’d make  you proud I’m actually beginning to believe  

In you he said all these flavors going to work  together he said it’s absolutely beautiful we   didn’t see a kill here in Dish yesterday  will he do it John that’s lovely lovely food you have only 3 minutes ladies and gentlemen your time  is up traditional British cook James has  

Made a starter of mackerel on a salc  and horseraddish salad with a mustard   and gbury sauce followed by roasted  duck with seasonal vegetables and Plum gravy firstly I get the Crunch and the  freshness of that celery out with radish   the taste of the mackerel coming in  I think it tastes really good the  

Issue of course is going to be that by the  time we hit the second mouthful we got no   fish left and we’re going to end up with  whole plate full of radish cak and Goose spres I like your flavor  combinations but you’ve got  

To get a sense of propulsion  yeah from mackerel to our dark I think actually is quite  delicious I really like it subtle   fennel Rich duck nice potatoes  a very very subtle sauce thank you I would like my d to be slightly softer  but I think your flavor combination is  

Absolutely stunning thank you I  think you have a very very good palette Emily has cooked lamb with tomato  fondu figs and roast potato and for dessert   poached pear with cardamon and saffron ice  [Music] cream your lamb is soft and sweet  

And your potato is soft and buttery tomato  is sweet and you get a little bit of salt   almost acidy feeling from the cheese I  think it’s a very very good dish thank you you have an issue cuz your lamb is not  cooked enough but I like the lamb and the  

Potato and the cheese together I think it’s  really really tasty right let’s bring in this   pear PUD well look you know you promised  us biscuits and ice cream yeah and uh and   we haven’t got it my ice cream didn’t  set um I think I gave myself too much  

To do really oh dear this pear is not cooked  you can’t eat it should I give it a go if I can beautiful flavor combinations  the idea that pair the cam and the   orange together the lovely saffron  I don’t know I want to scream at

You Chris’s hopes of a quarterfinal Place rest  on his starter of mahor pineapple served with   minced pork and a chicken and prawn paste  followed by a chicken Thai green curry Chris confident um of course  not I think it’s a very very  

Brave man who comes in here and does  a St that looks like that simple in appearance I love the richness and  the deepness of that shrimp I like   the crunch that comes with the peanuts  I want to do is eat the rest of it

Great it crushing with tropical pineapple juice  and then that salty fishy mix is is he it’s delightful you start off and it’s very  sweet and it’s coconut and then bit by   bit like a Deadly Assassin the  chili comes just creeping into  

Your pette and it gets hotter and hotter  and hotter I think it’s delightful thank you you start off with that rice and the sauce  and the Sweet Chicken which is beautiful and   soft and then you’re just left with that lovely  flush of hot chili um I like it a lot thank you  

Do you feel a little bit more confident  about your cooking yeah a lot a lot more   confident maybe I need to stop being so hard on  myself I don’t know you’ve had a very tough day  

John and I have now got the tough bit of our  day we’re going to judge so we’ll get on with it I really like these three guys I like the  style of cookery but it’s fair to say it was  

Not without fault today I I really like what  Emily’s doing I thought the Lamb with the tomato   and the feta cheese that was a lovely combination  that wasn’t the issue really it was that dessert  

What she delivered to us was a pair far too hard  the ice cream wasn’t set and the biscuits didn’t   appear at all I would love to get cuz I’ll tell  you something now no want to see another mistake  

Out of me ever again Emily gave herself a huge  amount of work to do and today she fell big time   I’m really sorry Emily she’s gone so Emily’s gone  and now it leaves Chris and James a Chris to come  

On and serve four little chunks of uh pineapple  with some goodies on top of them they had to be   very very good goodies and by gum they were  excellent then we went into the the ti green  

Curry the chicken was Mist but it was that  sauce it was that sauce that did it for me   my issue with Chris is one of confidence because  when things do go wrong they have to be able to  

Pick themselves back up again to produce great  great food I know that confidence is one of the   things that’s been brought up but I’m beginning  to believe that I could go much much further  

For me the transformation had to come from James  today what he had to do for us was to prove that   he understood how flavor combinations work that  mackerel dish they were joined up flavors that   goose spry the r Bish the duck dish it works  really well there are issues of proportion not  

Enough duck on the plate not enough mackerel on  the starter what is the guy got against protein   I got a problem with propulsion problem with  aulion yeah one of them anyway we have a real  

Battle I think today we have two very good Cooks  no way no way one is Head and Shoulders above the other we have made our decision and our winner our quarterfinalist is [Music] Chris  under pressure just didn’t pull it  

Off so no one’s Blind by myself I’m not  going to walk away from here and think   I’m never going to cook again because  that’s that’s just ridiculous I love cooking it’s been brilliant absolutely brilliant  I’m so mixed up with emotions for the first time  

I’m thinking I’ve got to have a chance I mean I’d  love to go all the way I don’t know what to say   I’m just Chris will be back for the quarterfinal  where he’ll face three other exceptional Cooks He