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00:06Last time on MasterChef Canada, you four are cooking to win the Immunity Pim.
00:12Geraldine, you got this! Go, Mama!
00:13Come on, Arlie!
00:15Geraldine.
00:17Congratulations!
00:18Oh, my gosh, my heart is panic.
00:20You'll have up to one minute to grab your ingredients.
00:22Oh, my God. What is it? What is it?
00:24I'm going to swap with Harley.
00:26Cream of mushroom, please.
00:28I'm pissed.
00:28It's an excellent taco.
00:31Monica, you have won a huge advantage for the next challenge.
00:36The dominating flavor is the wine.
00:38That's raw dough.
00:40Monica.
00:58Lookin' sporty in here.
01:00It's game time. Put me in, coach.
01:04Go! Here we go!
01:07Oh, hey! What is this?
01:10What's going on?
01:12Game day.
01:13Let's go!
01:14I have no idea what's going on here, but I play sports, I watch sports. This is right up my
01:19alley.
01:20Oh, my God.
01:22Wait a damn minute. I don't do sports.
01:25Go sports!
01:26I'm seeing a lot of red. I'm seeing a lot of blue. I smell team challenge.
01:30Welcome back, home cooks. You're about to face off in a big team challenge.
01:36Woo!
01:37Alrighty.
01:38Today, we are celebrating all things sports. But honestly, no sporting event is complete without
01:45some great food.
01:46That I can get on board with.
01:49We want you to make a feast honoring Canada's top pro athletes.
01:54Oh, my God.
01:55Working in two teams of five, we want you to prepare an all-star shareable appetizer and
02:01a gold-winning hearty mane.
02:04And today, we're opening up the MasterChef Canada sports bar.
02:10Whoa!
02:13Okay. Wow. That looks sick.
02:17Seeing the restaurant turned into a sports bar is so cool. It looks like a place I just
02:22want to chill, have a beer with some friends, and eat some damn good food.
02:26Very soon, this sports bar will be packed with Canada's best and brightest athletes.
02:32Oh!
02:33Oh, my gosh.
02:34Okay.
02:35Okay.
02:36While the three of us will be tasting all of your dishes, these elite athletes will be
02:40the judges today.
02:41Oh!
02:42What?
02:43Whichever team racks up the most votes wins. But at least one home cook on the losing
02:49team will be in danger of elimination.
02:52Okay.
02:53A reminder that the immunity pin is still in play.
02:58Last challenge, I got myself an immunity pin. I'm so happy to have it, because if I have
03:04a bad cook, I could use it.
03:06Manka, because you won the last challenge...
03:09Oh, here we go.
03:11Okay.
03:11Okay.
03:11Tell me.
03:12You get a very big advantage today.
03:16I'm so excited to hear about my advantage. I'm going to use it to my best capacity to
03:22make sure I come out on top.
03:25You can choose to be the captain of the red team.
03:28Okay.
03:29Or you can assign that responsibility to one of your fellow home cooks.
03:36Wow.
03:37Power.
03:38So, what are you thinking?
03:40Oh.
03:43I'll be captain of my team.
03:45Captain Manka, come on up and get your red apron.
03:48Okay.
03:50I'd really love to work with Manka. I like her flavors, and I know Manka has the leadership
03:54skills in her to lead a team to victory.
03:57I'm not nervous about being captain. It gives me the power to make strategic decisions to knock
04:03some people out of this competition.
04:06I'm playing chess, not checkers, so y'all better watch out.
04:09Okay, Manka, the fun is not over yet. You also get to choose the captain of the blue team.
04:18Oh!
04:21So, who's it going to be?
04:24I actually want Manka to choose me as team captain. I direct on film sets, so I know how
04:29to lead. I know how to get a team in line.
04:32I don't want to be a leader because being the captain is a very vulnerable position.
04:41I think in a team challenge, I can fall into either role of a leader or a follower, but
04:46I don't want to be picked as a captain because if you lose, you are the one that kind of
04:52goes
04:53down with your ship.
04:54I'm going to choose Riza to be the captain of the blue team.
05:08Oh my gosh.
05:10I knew this was coming.
05:13Riza is a strong cook in the kitchen, but honestly, I don't think she has the confidence to vocalize
05:21directly, and you need confidence to win.
05:25I'm dying inside that I have to be the captain.
05:29That's just a lot of responsibility.
05:31All right, we have captains.
05:33Now, we're going to make some teams.
05:35Manka, the ball is in your court first.
05:38Who are you going to pick and why?
05:40My first pick is going to be Jason.
05:47He has great technique, and he's great with time management.
05:51All right.
05:54Manka chooses me first.
05:56Whatever I'm doing, even though we've only done a few challenges, seems to have been impactful,
06:01and I'm feeling pretty good.
06:03Riza, who is the first person you're picking?
06:06I want to choose people who are nice, have good energy, and good skills.
06:13The first person I'm picking, he loves sports, and he's got an extremely upbeat energy.
06:20Brandon.
06:21Nice.
06:25Riza picks me first because I like sports.
06:28I was hoping you would pick me because of my skills in the kitchen, but let's go with sports.
06:32The next person I'm choosing can take direction and won't have hard feelings about it.
06:39That person is Harley.
06:42All right.
06:43It feels really good to be second pick.
06:46It just shows that Manka has a lot of confidence in me, and I don't want to let her down.
06:51The next person, I've seen her cooking, and she has really great flavors.
06:59Hikate.
07:03I'm feeling ecstatic.
07:05What a healing journey.
07:07I think any queer kid can relate to being picked last, so there's a little part of my inner child
07:14that's being healed right now.
07:15Teammates.
07:16Woo!
07:18Manka, it's your turn again.
07:20Lindsay.
07:22Good job, Lindsay.
07:26She's been on the top during this competition.
07:29Geraldine.
07:30Oh!
07:31Yay!
07:35Rookie mistake.
07:37Like, you do not pick the person who has a beauty pin to be on your team.
07:42All right, Manka, this is your last pick.
07:44You have to pick between Jay and Alyan.
07:48I am feeling let down by both Ryza and Manka because I was in the top four in the last
07:55challenge, and now I'm here.
07:57The next person I'm choosing, Alyan.
08:06Let's go, baby!
08:07Yay!
08:08Here you go, baby!
08:13I think Alyan is an underdog, and with good leadership, he's going to be a great asset to the team.
08:19Jay, you're the last one.
08:22Best for last.
08:23All right, you're on the blue team.
08:25Woo!
08:27I'm the one that no one wanted, but I just have to move past it.
08:30We're still in a competition.
08:32I'm on this team now, and I'm all in.
08:35During service, Craig and I will be expediting and making sure that the athletes get their food on time.
08:43Okay.
08:44And I'll be checking in on our guests to get the live feedback on your dishes.
08:49You each have your own specialty pantries where you'll find a selection of fun and unexpected ingredients to help you
08:56take your menu over the top.
08:57You have two and a half hours to prepare a two-course menu for professional athletes.
09:02Now get your heads in the game, and your time starts now!
09:07Go, go, go, go, go, go!
09:08Let's go, guys!
09:10Fast, fast, fast, fast, fast.
09:14Can we do, like, chili-loaded tater tot fries?
09:17That's really heavy for an appetizer.
09:19They said over-the-top appetizer.
09:21It's a platter, so keep that in mind.
09:24People think I'm quiet, but I'm ready to step to the plate and be stern if I need to.
09:30People love finger foods for game day.
09:32Yeah, but we have to make four.
09:34Sorry, sorry, sorry.
09:35For appetizer, what if we did crab ragoon-like nachos?
09:40Crab ragoon nachos.
09:41Yeah.
09:42Hell yeah.
09:42But it needs to be over-the-top.
09:43No, we're gonna make our main over-the-top.
09:45But they literally said over-the-top app and hearty main.
09:50Lizzie's very vocal.
09:51Girl, I hear you, but my executive decision is gonna be final.
09:56For our appetizers, we're gonna make a crab ragoon nachos.
09:58Yeah.
09:59Yep.
09:59We have dumpling wrappers.
10:00We have daikon.
10:01We can do pickled daikon.
10:02Okay.
10:02Okay, let's go to mains.
10:04Oh, we can do sliders.
10:05Yeah.
10:06You wanna do oven meatballs, it's gonna be easier.
10:08I think meatballs too, and we can sauce them.
10:10Yeah, meatballs-y.
10:11That sounds delicious.
10:12That's really good.
10:13For the red team's appetizer, we are making crab ragoon-inspired nachos.
10:18And for the main course, we are making tangy soy-glazed meatball sliders with fried tots and a sour cream
10:24dip.
10:25It's really good.
10:26Yeah, it is pretty good.
10:26But is it over-the-top?
10:29Let's start with the appetizer.
10:31Appetizer?
10:32Okay, let me think.
10:33Let me think.
10:33Let's play to Rise's strengths.
10:35She's the captain.
10:36She knows what she's doing.
10:36You just tell us and we'll kind of execute it.
10:39Yeah.
10:39Yeah, but you guys also need to help me a lot of ideas.
10:42Yeah.
10:42I agree.
10:43Being a captain is hard.
10:45I want to be a leader, but I also want to take in account what my teammates want to do.
10:52My initial idea, deep-fried cauliflower.
10:55Cauliflower?
10:56Yes.
10:56We want that as crispy as possible.
10:57Tempura.
10:58Tempura.
10:59Tempura.
11:00Okay, perfect.
11:00There's so much involved in planning a meal.
11:03We need to make sure each dish is MasterChef worthy.
11:06For the main dish, how about we do a flank steak tacos?
11:10The corner with elote.
11:12Elote.
11:12Elote.
11:13Yes.
11:13Yes.
11:14For the blue team's appetizer, we're going to be making tempura cauliflower wings with nacho
11:20waffle fries and a dipping sauce.
11:22And for our main, we're going to be making flank steak tacos with a side of elote.
11:27Rise's got a vision.
11:28I just want to execute it.
11:29Okay, let's get this done, guys.
11:31Okay.
11:31Let's stay organized.
11:33We have to win this, guys.
11:35Now look, there's game day, and then there's game day in the MasterChef Canada kitchen.
11:39I think that's two totally different things.
11:41These home cooks probably haven't cooked for 45 people before.
11:45So to approach this challenge, they're going to have to change our mindset.
11:48Remember, guys, you're focusing on your one task until it's done, and then we're going
11:52on to the next.
11:53Yeah.
11:53They're going to have to make good, hearty food.
11:56These are athletes.
11:57These are people who actually use their calories.
12:00Yes, they want to impress us, but the real judges today are these athletes.
12:04So they've got to do some fan favorites for sure.
12:06Not pulling punches here today.
12:07The cutting can go quicker.
12:09Yep, I got you.
12:11I'm running a strict program, very much strict.
12:13I just want everything to be about time management and being able to work together as a team.
12:18What do we think of Manka's choice of captain for the blue team?
12:20I can't tell if that was a strategic choice to maybe find somebody who's been a bit of
12:26an outlier, but I think that Raisa can rise to the occasion.
12:30She always has great flavors.
12:32I'm feeling a lot of pressure.
12:34I'm going to win.
12:35I don't want to be in the bottom.
12:37I'm feeling confident with my team.
12:38We're all very different, but I know everybody can nail a dish.
12:42But at the end of the day, when you're the captain, responsibility is on you.
12:46Right now here, I'm marinating the steak for the tacos.
12:50Maybe Manka thinks that I'm not a good competition for her.
12:54Or maybe team just wants me out.
13:00Manka?
13:01Yeah?
13:01The whole thing?
13:02Of what?
13:03Soy sauce?
13:04For that much meat?
13:05I'm going to reduce the sauce.
13:06I trust you.
13:09I'm in charge of creating the glaze for our sliders.
13:11It has to be tangy, salty, sweet.
13:15Mmm, mmm, mmm.
13:16Sugar.
13:17If we don't have the right sauce, this is going to be a very mediocre main dish.
13:21I think I'm going to hit it with some more rice vinegar.
13:26I'm tasting Lindsey's glaze, and I just don't like the taste of it.
13:30That's really salty.
13:31But I'm going to add up a bit of acid.
13:33I really think we need a bit of acid.
13:34Okay, add acid.
13:36The sauce is not up to standard at this point.
13:39Lindsey's going to have to go back, fix it, round it out.
13:41And make it make sense.
13:43I don't care about people's feelings.
13:45I don't care about people's egos.
13:46You just need to get it done and execute.
13:49Lindsey, the sauce has to be it.
13:51Girl.
13:52Like, I don't want to do that, but...
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14:06Home cooks, you have 60 minutes until the athletes arrive and service begins.
14:11Lindsey, the sauce has to be it.
14:13Girl.
14:14I hear you.
14:15Like, I don't want to do that, but...
14:16No, but that's why we're going to keep tasting.
14:18Team challenges can be really intense.
14:20And we're cooking for more people than most of us have ever cooked for before.
14:24Manka is anxious, and I think she's taking it out on the sauce.
14:27Why is there so much zest?
14:29That's a lot of zest.
14:30Look at the sauce, how much sauce I've made.
14:31Okay, then don't reduce it like this, because it's just going to build...
14:34But I don't want to reduce it yet.
14:35It's going to be too salty.
14:36Okay.
14:37Not yet.
14:37Not yet.
14:39Manka, the sauce needs time.
14:41Trust and believe.
14:42Mmm.
14:43Okay, better.
14:44Better.
14:45It's better.
14:47Okay, how are we doing there, guys?
14:49The cauliflower is blanching right now.
14:51I've just done the first round, so we're just going to toss it into the oven.
14:54Okay.
14:55As captains, you've got to organize your team, you've got to ascertain strengths,
14:59but you've got to lead as well, so they kind of have to have eyes on everything that's
15:03going on with their team.
15:05Manka, you want to try this?
15:06Say, ah, here comes the airplane.
15:08Yeah, it's perfect.
15:10I think it's a decent tactic to, if you're the team captain, almost give yourself the
15:14easiest dish, because then you're available to help out as your teammates need it.
15:20Oh, my God.
15:21I'm making the salsa here, guys, and I'm going to put two on the steaks, huh?
15:25No risers.
15:25Don't cook the steak yet.
15:26Let those marinate.
15:27How long are we marinating the steak for?
15:30Uh...
15:31When are we starting cooking it?
15:32I think I'm going to start it at, uh, when we start serving the...
15:38The app?
15:39The app, I'm going to put the steaks.
15:41Where's Harley?
15:42Harley, what are you doing?
15:44I'm testing this wrapper for you to see if you like the size here.
15:47Okay, perfect.
15:48For this appetizer round, I am working on frying all the wonton wrappers so that we
15:53can use those as nacho chips.
15:55Quite an assembly line of rice paper.
15:58You better not burn on me.
15:59I'm dropping, like, eight wontons, moving to the next fryer, dropping another eight.
16:02Whoa, careful, careful, careful.
16:04Harley is doing the Lord's work frying those little guys, though.
16:07He has four deep fryers going, and he's just motoring between all four of them.
16:12And somehow I'm not worried.
16:14This is a lot of...
16:15A lot of rice paper.
16:20I'm, uh, a little bit overwhelmed with this challenge right now.
16:23I've got 80 meatballs to make and roll and, uh, cook perfectly.
16:27And, uh, I feel a bit behind.
16:29I am in charge of the meatballs for the main course.
16:31Do we need breadcrumb?
16:32I don't know.
16:33Maybe.
16:34What makes me nervous is being able to produce 80 consistent meatballs.
16:40Let's taste it together.
16:41Let me just try it.
16:42Garlic.
16:43Onion.
16:44I need salt.
16:45Okay.
16:45You need a lot more salt.
16:47Yep.
16:48Oh, gosh.
16:49Okay.
16:49Okay, guys.
16:50So, are we frying now?
16:52I'm frying.
16:52I'm frying.
16:53I'm doing it right now.
16:55So far in this challenge, we've already seen some team dynamics start to play out.
17:00On the red team, it seems like Manka is running a tight ship.
17:03She's letting everybody do their thing, not micromanaging, but she is checking in.
17:07Yeah, it's good.
17:07Yeah?
17:08Yeah, it's really good.
17:08Fire, fire, fire.
17:10It's very clear to find rolls on the red team right now.
17:13Whereas on the blue side, it's looking more disorganized.
17:16We need to be doing a test batch of tempura in the next five minutes, okay?
17:20I'm just doing that right now.
17:21Perfect.
17:21It's really important that we win this challenge because we have Geraldine on our team and she
17:27has an immunity pin.
17:28So, if we lose, it's down to the four of us.
17:31This for the slaw, correct?
17:34No.
17:35No.
17:35The slaw is just going to go...
17:37What are you doing with these tomatoes?
17:39That was for the nacho fries.
17:41Okay.
17:42And what...
17:43This is...
17:43No.
17:43I need to burn this one.
17:45Okay.
17:46For the sauce.
17:47Okay.
17:47Riza is team captain and I want to make sure that she has her voice heard.
17:52But she seems flustered and I'm just starting to get nervous.
17:57Riza, it's really salty.
17:58I would add a little bit of a...
17:59Salty?
18:00Lime juice.
18:02It's not salty.
18:08Hi, Manka.
18:09We are here to taste what you got.
18:11Yeah, for sure.
18:11So, this is going to be our crab rangoon nachos.
18:14And the sauce, we have a green onion mayo.
18:17And then we also have a sriracha honey.
18:19Ooh.
18:19Ooh.
18:20Who made the sauces?
18:21So, Aliana is in charge of making sauces.
18:23I like that face.
18:25Where are your meatballs and how many do you have ready?
18:29We have no meatballs ready right now.
18:31Okay.
18:32Okay.
18:33Time is ticking.
18:34You should have all of your meatballs rolled and ready in the next 20 minutes.
18:3720 minutes, sir.
18:38Okay.
18:38Thanks so much.
18:39Yeah.
18:40Wait, I thought meatballs were doing them like a bit smaller.
18:43Or like, is it like potty?
18:44Meatball.
18:45Meatball?
18:45Oh, like a big one.
18:46This size?
18:47And we'll sear, sear and then bake in the sauce?
18:49Okay, okay.
18:49I'm going to come help you guys after.
18:50So you're happy with that?
18:51Yeah, I am.
18:53Riza, what's going on?
18:55What's going on?
18:56What do you have ready for us to taste?
18:58I have the cauliflower.
19:00Guys, can I have your sauce?
19:03The sauce for the...
19:04We haven't done it yet.
19:05Okay.
19:06There is the sauce.
19:06There is a nacho sauce.
19:09Okay.
19:09I will say, the cook on the cauliflower that Jay did, really nice.
19:13Really nicely blanched.
19:14And then the crisp on the outside is really good.
19:16You just have to maintain that consistency.
19:18Okay.
19:18Okay?
19:19Yeah.
19:21So, Geraldine, you are working on a bit of a batter for this cauliflower.
19:24So is it like a tempura cauliflower?
19:26It is.
19:26To go on top of those waffle fries or next to the waffle fries?
19:29Next to the waffle fries.
19:30And we're also doing corn ribs?
19:31Yes.
19:32That's actually for the main.
19:33We're working on all things at once.
19:35So we're kind of like all pulling it all together.
19:37I hope it gets a little bit more cohesive once you're back.
19:41I hope so.
19:42Okay, perfect.
19:42Yeah, it will.
19:48Where is the sauce?
19:49The sauce for the...
19:51The nacho sauce?
19:52Where are we doing the sauce for the cauliflower?
19:54I'm just getting the garlic ready.
19:56The pavlanos already started going.
19:58So I'm just going to start getting that done as soon as the garlic is done and the pavlanos
20:01are ready.
20:01I don't really have a grasp on what's going on with the blue team.
20:05They are working on things for the main.
20:07They're working on things for the appetizer.
20:09Everything's a little bit here and there.
20:11I'm genuinely a little confused.
20:13Smell this.
20:15What's for?
20:15Pickling.
20:17Oh.
20:17Yes or no?
20:18Ryza's like all over the place.
20:20We're trying to get like definitive answers out of her.
20:23How much red honey and Ryza?
20:25I don't know.
20:25I'm confused with the sizes.
20:28We don't have a clear vision.
20:29So it feels like a car with no driver.
20:38Oh my God.
20:46I just felt everything went so freaking fast.
20:49It's okay.
20:50Take a deep breath.
20:51There's a very clear lack of direction with our team and it's tough to watch.
20:55Ryza, what are you on right now?
20:57On my sauce.
20:58My second sauce.
20:59Okay.
21:00Sounds good.
21:00I don't want to step on Ryza's toes, but I think in this team right now, we're missing
21:04a central voice.
21:06Ryza, watch those steaks.
21:07Check those steaks right now.
21:09I am.
21:09Okay.
21:09Geraldine, you're on plating with me, correct?
21:11I am.
21:12I am.
21:12I am.
21:12I am.
21:14Remember, we all have to be loud.
21:16We all have to communicate with each other.
21:19Punk hooks, the MasterChef Canada Sports Bar is officially open.
21:25Oh my God.
21:25Holy moly.
21:27And here come our athletes.
21:29Wow.
21:30Oh my goodness.
21:31Hi.
21:31Hello.
21:33Oh.
21:34Winter McManus, Hamilton Tigers.
21:38Savannah Shemoon from Team Canada Martial Arts is here.
21:41No big deal, but she also has the world record for speed kicking.
21:46I'm excited.
21:47Hi.
21:47How are you?
21:48Hi.
21:48How are you?
21:49Wow.
21:51It's getting really real.
21:52These are people that we need to be feeding in the next couple of minutes.
21:56No pressure.
21:57No pressure.
21:57Smells amazing.
21:59Hi.
22:00How's it going?
22:01Good.
22:01How are you guys?
22:02I am so amped to talk curling.
22:04Awesome.
22:06The athletes are walking into the MasterChef Canada kitchen and we are not ready.
22:13Home cooked, 20 minutes until service.
22:16Holy smokes.
22:17First plates are up in 20 minutes.
22:20Under 20.
22:21Who's making the pico?
22:22Uh, I think that's supposed to be me.
22:24Sorry.
22:25Okay.
22:25I'll make it.
22:27Service for the appetizer begins soon.
22:29Teams should really be thinking about their plating style and how they're going to present
22:34their dishes.
22:35Okay.
22:35We need to figure out a better assembly line and go quicker.
22:39Okay.
22:39So you start putting out the trays with parchment and I'm going to start doing this.
22:42Okay.
22:43Service is about to start.
22:45It's high stakes.
22:46Adrenaline is rushing and I'm stressed out.
22:49Go quicker.
22:50Allianne, like come on.
22:51Make sure that there's like some in the crevices like under it.
22:55Jay, the sauce.
22:57Jay, we need your sauce.
22:58We need your sauce.
22:58We need your sauce, buddy.
22:59I'm feeling so annoyed.
23:01This sauce needs to be on point, but I don't have enough time to experiment.
23:06It's not what it needs to be for a MasterChef level quality dip.
23:10I'm just pouring it into a bowl and I'm passing it along.
23:13There needs to be more fries on there.
23:15Pump it up.
23:15Like make it high.
23:16We eat with our eyes, right?
23:18Things are getting crazy.
23:19There is hands everywhere touching these plates.
23:22We definitely need to get ourselves more organized.
23:24That's too much.
23:25That's too much.
23:25That's too much.
23:26It's going to look messy with that.
23:28It's going to look messy.
23:29Jay, can you keep going with this sauce?
23:31Yes?
23:31Yeah.
23:32You need it on top of the fries.
23:34Just go on top of the fries, okay?
23:36Okay, remember, as soon as we're done this, we should start on the mains.
23:38Yes.
23:39The rice that keeps running away.
23:42Service!
23:44We have some hungry athletes here.
23:46We need to make sure that we're starting to serve and now.
23:49Mama, can you go through and just check each plate is clean and neat?
23:52Yep, yep.
23:53Literally just take them like out of your way so you have more space after.
23:56Check the edges.
23:57Cool.
23:58This is like ugly as .
23:59Quicker.
24:00We can finish this and start working on our mains.
24:03It looks like we need a little bit more stuff on there.
24:06It needs to look cool.
24:06I just want to make it look pretty.
24:08Okay, these all done?
24:09Yes.
24:09Yes, chef.
24:10Okay, you guys are taking one of each.
24:12This is the first one.
24:13That is your second.
24:15That was chaotic.
24:17We really need to dial it in and focus for our mains to make sure that it's more organized
24:21than the appies were.
24:23Here we go.
24:24Thank you very much.
24:26These athletes are hungry.
24:28They are ready for some damn good food.
24:30So I hope we can deliver.
24:36That looks funny.
24:37Okay.
24:44Oh, that's really good.
24:46I really prefer Red Team's nachos because Asian nachos is not something I've ever seen
24:50ever.
24:51So these guys pulled it off really, really well.
24:53Blue Team tasted great.
24:54I'm not a big cauliflower fan, but I like that cauliflower.
24:57Hey, guys.
24:58Hi.
24:59Two empty plates.
25:00Feeling pretty okay?
25:01Yeah.
25:02Where are we sitting right now?
25:03Red or blue?
25:05Blue.
25:06Red.
25:07Red.
25:08Yeah, I think it's a split table at the bottom.
25:09Okay.
25:10We're on the blue side.
25:11Ooh, we have teams at the table already.
25:13Yep.
25:13Yeah.
25:14Cauliflower was tasty.
25:16Lots of crunch.
25:17Compared to the Team Red dish, it was a clear winner.
25:20Everyone has tried their appetizers.
25:22Now it's our turn.
25:24The Red team made crab rangoon-inspired nachos with green onion mayo, sriracha honey, and
25:29there's a bit of daikon pickles on the side.
25:32A lot of flavors going on.
25:33It's super bountiful.
25:34There's lots of cheese.
25:35I want to get a mix of everything.
25:37I think it's got a calorie count of three million.
25:45That's a nice one.
25:49They really played with texture.
25:51The effort was there to really give that crunch and that cream cheese that's melted
25:55and coating all of those nachos.
25:57The daikon's a little bit of an outlier.
25:59Just doesn't seem to be really inclusive in the taste experience, but overall, it's a
26:03good plate of food.
26:04Mm-hmm.
26:05Now, let's try the blue team.
26:07They made tempura cauliflower wings and waffle chips with cheddar nachos sauce.
26:15Good crunch.
26:17This sauce has less flavor than I thought it would.
26:20The sauce didn't really complement it for me either.
26:23And the dish overall is monochromatic.
26:26The fry job on the cauliflower is really nice.
26:28And I like the fact that they blanched the cauliflower first to give it a little bit
26:31more softness before they fried it.
26:33Let's see what happens with the mains.
26:35Yeah.
26:36I love these fries.
26:38The sauce is great.
26:39The red team, oh, my God.
26:41I've never had anything like this.
26:42This is amazing.
26:43We're trying to make up our minds by writing our favorite things about each one.
26:48We are lacking the protein on the blue team.
26:50Yeah, this is definitely hitting the macros a little bit better.
26:54Hello, gentlemen.
26:55We've tackled some plays.
26:57Oh, yes, we did.
26:58Would we say it's a touchdown?
26:59I would say that is touchdown, great business, everything.
27:04Okay, what can I help with?
27:05That appetizer round was messy.
27:07So for this entree round, we really need to hone it in.
27:10We need to torch, to torch this one.
27:12Where are they all?
27:13No, no, no, no, right here.
27:14These ones are the ones right there.
27:15They need to be torched?
27:16Those need to be torched, yeah.
27:17Okay, so you guys, you need to know how many elements you've got and how they're being built.
27:23I need to see plates on this table sooner than later.
27:29Take a look at the clock, guys.
27:31That's how much time you have.
27:33Jason, how are we doing for time for the meatballs?
27:35We're about halfway there for the meatballs.
27:37Oh, you're behind, man.
27:38You're behind.
27:39Let's go, let's go.
27:40And if you need help, speak up about it.
27:42You got it, thank you.
27:43This challenge is testing me on knowing when I need to ask for help.
27:48Okay, Lindsay, watch these and shake them a little bit, please.
27:51Watching, heard.
27:55Excited for dish two.
27:56Yeah, I'm just waiting.
27:59Team, make sure that your burgers are cooked.
28:03There's ground pork in there, correct?
28:04Correct, yes.
28:05I'm looking up at the clock.
28:07I'm looking down at these meatballs.
28:09They're not even really close to being there.
28:11Those are not done.
28:12They need to go in the oven.
28:13Get them in, get them in.
28:14I've got to throw them into the oven and hopefully the glaze doesn't start to burn.
28:19Turn all the ovens higher.
28:20Higher.
28:21Yep.
28:21At this point, it's kind of a hope and a prayer to say, will these meatballs make it?
28:26Come on.
28:33Lindsay, I've got to check these right now.
28:34Okay.
28:35Red team, no one touch the ovens.
28:36Jason and I are setting them, okay?
28:37Okay.
28:38Trust the heat.
28:39Okay.
28:40Where are the burgers right now?
28:41Where are you baking them?
28:42One, two, three.
28:43Okay.
28:44Just make sure that you have time to rest as well too, right?
28:46Can someone take this and put it in the oven?
28:49Up there, guys.
28:49In the oven?
28:50Is this enough char on a corn?
28:52I've never made this before.
28:53No.
28:54It could use a little bit more brown actually in some spots.
28:56Okay.
28:57Heard.
28:57Okay.
28:58You need to figure out who's doing what.
29:00Okay.
29:01Who's cutting the steak?
29:02I'm cutting the steak, Ryza.
29:04Make sure that you carve it thin.
29:07Most people enjoy their steak medium rare, but as I cut further down, I realize, oh, shoot.
29:13Okay.
29:13The steak is a little bit rare.
29:15Okay.
29:16That's getting rarer, so I want you to get this all sliced into the oven pretty soon.
29:21Okay.
29:21Sounds good.
29:22Hey, guys.
29:23Can someone preheat an oven?
29:24Because I need to cook up this steak a little bit more.
29:27Five minutes till service.
29:29Guys, I've got sliders.
29:30Make sure you're putting enough and put them off to one side a little bit.
29:33Yep, yep.
29:34We've got to pick this up.
29:35We've got to go, go, go.
29:36Harley, start putting the coleslaw on, please.
29:39We've got to make sure that all the plates look exactly the same because one deviation
29:45could cost us this challenge and we could be up for elimination.
29:48I need two plates for table one right now.
29:51Let's go.
29:52Let's go.
29:53You got it?
29:53Yep.
29:53Okay, put the tops on this.
29:55Make them beautiful.
29:56Okay, yeah, sorry.
29:57You're in my way.
29:57Go, go, go, go.
29:59Okay, we're going to go one elote.
30:01Pass it on.
30:02We need a tortilla next, okay?
30:04Okay, servers are coming in about four minutes.
30:07Let's get this plating underway.
30:09Those green ones are not going on the plate.
30:11They're not going on the plate?
30:12No.
30:13Why are they up here then?
30:14Because somebody won.
30:15Ryza next.
30:17Nobody knows what we're supposed to be doing.
30:19I wish Ryza would be a little bit more confident as a leader right now.
30:22I swear that you said that you also wanted it on the side.
30:25There's space.
30:25It looks good.
30:26Guys, let's stop arguing.
30:28Let's start plating.
30:29I told you.
30:30Okay.
30:31Ryza.
30:31It doesn't matter.
30:33One minute.
30:34Time to get those mains out.
30:35Servers.
30:36Come and get them.
30:37Ryza.
30:37You need to go faster.
30:38Ryza next.
30:38Faster, faster.
30:39Come on.
30:40Pass any first.
30:41Yeah, we're coming.
30:42Servers are here.
30:42I need two plates for table one right now.
30:45Top buns.
30:45Let's go.
30:46Let's go.
30:47Trying to serve the main course is so hectic.
30:50Wait, wait, wait, wait.
30:50Manka, I don't feel like she's delegating properly.
30:53There's no assembly line in the front.
30:55Now that's going to table one, please.
30:56Here.
30:57Push it.
30:57Push it forward.
31:00Don't forget the top bun.
31:01But somehow, we are getting food out.
31:04Thank you very much.
31:05Keep it coming.
31:06Keep it coming.
31:07Okay, guys.
31:08We need to keep on moving plates.
31:10Servers can keep on coming.
31:12Take one of those matched up with the red.
31:14Table two.
31:16Table two.
31:17How many do we need more?
31:18Until the plates are done.
31:19Until the plates are done.
31:20Until the plates are done.
31:23Hey, hey, hey, hey.
31:24All right.
31:25Last plate.
31:26Wait, wait, wait.
31:27Let me go.
31:28They all got to look perfect.
31:29Don't fall.
31:30Put it, put it.
31:30Okay, there we go.
31:33I'm too excited.
31:34Yay.
31:37Good job, good job, good job.
31:45I think this is the biggest slider that I've ever seen.
31:48I think if we left beef there, it'd be a regular burger.
31:50We put in a lot of work.
31:52I just couldn't be more proud of my team, honestly.
31:54I couldn't have done it without them.
31:56You think we did enough?
31:58Yes.
31:59But better than them?
32:00Yes.
32:01How do you know?
32:02Because I believe in our food and I believe in our team.
32:03I think athletes are going to appreciate, like, a taco with things that will actually give
32:08them energy, then it's lighter.
32:10It does look very rare.
32:12It's still chewy.
32:13I'm still trying to get through it, to be honest.
32:15So that's not great.
32:16I think we did well.
32:18I feel good about planning of the dishes.
32:21I feel good about planning flavors.
32:23And I want our team to win.
32:24We worked really hard.
32:25I'm just hoping right now for the best.
32:28Oh, please like it.
32:38Oh.
32:38Talk to us.
32:39That looks delicious.
32:41They both look really good.
32:42Bon appetit.
32:43Cheers.
32:49That is so good.
32:50Yeah, really nice.
32:51Team Red really hit it out of the park with whatever sauce they put on the slider.
32:55Tastes really, really good.
32:57The blue team dish, the corn is amazing.
33:00So leaning really hard towards the blue.
33:02What are we thinking?
33:03How was dinner?
33:04We are, like, divided amongst what's going on with both.
33:08Okay.
33:08Tell me, highs.
33:09What are the highs on each?
33:10I do like the red team burger.
33:11If it was a little bit smaller, that would be better.
33:14But I loved the corn on this side.
33:16Okay.
33:17The blue corn.
33:17Yeah.
33:18The blue corn is, like, top tier.
33:22Our lovely guests have tried their main, so now it's our turn.
33:25Red team made tangy soy glazed meatball sliders with potato tots and sour cream dip.
33:31I'm going for a tot first.
33:33It's very unwieldy.
33:35My mouth is not that big.
33:36You can do it.
33:37It's a big mouth.
33:40It's a big mouth.
33:40It's a big mouth.
33:40It's a big mouth.
33:43Manka chose to keep the slider that thick.
33:45I said, it's going to be challenging to cook it through while keeping it juicy.
33:49Mm-hmm.
33:50It's juicy.
33:51Potato tots, passable side, with that little sauce of mayonnaise and sour cream.
33:56I wish that they had ranchified that dip.
34:00I think that would have been really, really fun.
34:02Overall, though, I'm worried that red team played it a little too safe.
34:06The red team started out very organized, and they got out their first course, and then
34:12I think they kind of lost it a little bit and got fractious, and ended up with something
34:17simpler than I think they could have achieved.
34:20All right, let's try the blue team's dish.
34:23You've got a flank steak taco with a simple slaw, some pickled red onion, and elote corn
34:29finished with feta.
34:34I'm a little surprised at how little char there is on that steak.
34:40That's a flavor that I thought I would get that I'm missing.
34:42The flavor is nothing surprising, and the steak's a little on the chewy side.
34:49These red onion pickles are fantastic.
34:52Yeah.
34:52A lot of crunch, you know, it's seasoned well.
34:55Mm-hmm.
34:56And I really like the flavoring on the corn.
34:58The kind of consensus in this room was the corn was definitely the standout of this dish.
35:03I'll also say that cooking anything for this number of people for the first time is tricky,
35:08and picking a protein-like steak where people are very particular about how it's cooked
35:13is a pretty ambitious move.
35:16I'm wondering how these diners are going to rate it.
35:19It is all in their hands now.
35:21It's kind of fun not having to judge.
35:26I'm pretty indecisive, but I feel like I'm leaning towards the red.
35:29The flavors are really good.
35:31The blue one, the meat's not great.
35:32The sauce is really good, however, and the corn, so that's kind of saving it,
35:36and it's making me kind of question my decision.
35:39They're going to like it.
35:40They're going to like it.
35:41And just hope, you know, what they'll just like.
35:44Trust our flavors, though.
35:45Amazing athletes of Canada, thank you so much for joining us.
35:50Today, you have the power to decide which team's menu should win this challenge.
35:55To vote for the blue team's meal, you will throw a blue dart at that dartboard.
36:01If the red team's dishes were your favorite, you'll throw a red dart.
36:10Team red, there's an explosion of flavors.
36:13Where I found team blue is just a little bit too bland for my taste buds.
36:18I'm going to go with the team blue dish, personally.
36:21Feels much more game day-y.
36:25For me personally, team red takes it.
36:29Team blue, lots of flavor, had some zing to it.
36:32If you're looking for a pop, team blue had the pop.
36:39Pro athletes, we are so excited to introduce you to the talented home cooks who made your game day feast.
36:48Bye, guys!
36:57Blue team and red team, that was hard, and you all did a really great job.
37:05But there can be only one winner.
37:10The votes are in, and it's time for the moment of truth.
37:15My heart is pounding, I'm trying to not throw up.
37:19There's a lot going through my head right now.
37:21I am crossing my toes, my fingers, and my hair.
37:24We win the challenge, because that will validate our cooking and our teamwork.
37:29This balloon contains the results of today's challenge.
37:33By a landslide vote of 29 to 16.
37:40The winning team is...
37:58The red team!
38:01The red team!
38:05I am gobsmacked, like, we not only won, we conquered.
38:13Winner, winner, chicken dinner, winner, winner, crab rangu dinner, baby.
38:17Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay.
38:20I don't know if I've ever seen a landslide of that proportion in MasterChef Canada history.
38:26Manka, you really impressed us with your leadership skills.
38:30Thank you, guys. I crushed it.
38:33Your win means all of the red team is safe.
38:40Athletes, thank you all so much for joining us.
38:42You made some excellent judges.
38:48Thank you so much.
38:51I feel responsible because I was the leader.
38:53I don't want to go home. I don't want any of my teammates to go home.
38:58It's just a terrible situation to be in at the moment.
39:02Now, blue team, you were outplayed, and one person from your team will be eliminated.
39:08But first, Geraldine, you have the immunity pin.
39:12I do.
39:13If you'd like to use it, now is the time to hand it in, and you will be safe from
39:18elimination.
39:21If Geraldine uses her pin, it goes from one in five to one in four.
39:25That just means my odds got a little bit worse.
39:28So, who knows?
39:31Geraldine, what do you want to do?
39:38I didn't have a bad cook today.
39:40So, I don't really want to use it.
39:43But I want to stay in this competition.
39:45So, I might have to.
39:55Geraldine, you have the immunity pin.
39:57I do.
39:59Would you like to trade it in to be safe?
40:01Or will you put yourself at risk of elimination alongside your teammates?
40:06Um.
40:10No.
40:11I'm going to stick with my team.
40:14Are you sure?
40:16Mm-hmm.
40:17You should use it.
40:18Bold choice.
40:21I know this is a competition, but I don't want to use my pin today because I want it to
40:26be a fair playing ground.
40:28I'm not going to leave my team behind.
40:30It's just not who I am.
40:32Right, so as team captain, what do you think went wrong?
40:35I thought we presented a good plate.
40:37Like, it looks good.
40:39It looks fresh.
40:40The beef was cooked right.
40:42The beef was a little underdone.
40:44It was a little kind of tough.
40:47Both the appetizer and the main were ordinary.
40:51Okay.
40:52Brandon, what would you say went wrong?
40:54There wasn't a ton of direction, and I think that a little bit stronger of a voice would have been
41:02needed.
41:04I think that Ryza, who was tasked with leading this team, should probably go home.
41:11Blue Team, you've given us a lot to think about.
41:14We need a moment to deliberate.
41:20I'm worried that I am going to go home because I am the leader of this team.
41:29Wow, that was tough results.
41:32Teamwork did not make the dream work today.
41:34No.
41:37I'm proud that we completed the challenge, but I'm obviously quite stressed because one of us is going home.
41:45Somebody eventually needs to get eliminated from that team.
41:48Mm-hmm, true.
41:53Should we all agree?
41:54Yep.
41:55Think so.
42:05The home cook leaving us will be decided next time in a pressure test.
42:23Oh, my God.
42:25Oh, my God.
42:26Oh, my God.
42:26Oh, my God.
42:26You're kidding.
42:29We're giving you all a chance at redemption.
42:33Oh.
42:33Oh, man.
42:34All right.
42:36But sharpen your knives, because you're going to need those skills if you're going to stay in the competition.
42:41Okay.
42:41All teams dismissed.
42:45I feel really bad because I'm the leader of this team, and I sent them to failure.
42:52I'm safe for now, but it's MasterChef Canada, and we have no idea what's coming at us, so I need
42:58to bring my A game to this pressure test.
43:01I'm super relieved that I get another chance to prove myself, and prove myself is what I'm going to do.
43:13I feel like this is a lot.
43:15Oh, my gosh.
43:16Next time on MasterChef Canada.
43:18This will be a double elimination.
43:21Oh, God.
43:23Smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash.
43:25No.
43:26Oh, no.
43:27This is crazy.
43:29There's blood everywhere.
43:30Blood?
43:31Stop the clock.
43:32I don't think this has ever happened in MasterChef, like, history.
43:35Oh, my.
43:36Medic!
43:37Oh, shit.