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'Three of the North East's top-flight chefs are fighting hammer and tongs | 0:00:01 | 0:00:05 | |
'to cook ground-breaking food for a show stopping Olympic feast. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:10 | |
'Yesterday, ambitious Colin McGurran's dazzling fish dish | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
'piled the pressure on frontrunner, Charlie Lakin.' | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
We need you at the pass, Charlie. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
'While returning contender Stephanie Moon had a rude awakening.' | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
For me, I'm not sure whether that actually quite works, Steph. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
SHE GROANS I knew that bombed. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
'Today, it's the main course, | 0:00:31 | 0:00:33 | |
'and former champion Nigel Howarth's got tough talk for Steph.' | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
I'm just a little bit worried that you've misunderstood the brief. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:39 | |
I think I have. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
-'Can she hit the mark and bring it back from the brink?' -Bring it on! | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
'Or will her rivals scupper her chances?' | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
Oi! Hey, hey, hey, hey! | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
'She'll be giving them both barrels to stop them in their tracks.' | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
It's Nigel's signature dish, isn't it, black pudding. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
-You're a brave man, doing that. -Didn't know that. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
It's getting white hot, now. If I get any grief off those boys... | 0:00:57 | 0:01:01 | |
I'm coming back fighting. The Moon has not gone yet. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
'In honour of the awe-inspiring feats of Olympian athletes, | 0:01:15 | 0:01:18 | |
'the chefs have toiled over innovative menus | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
'that push their discipline onto new heights.' | 0:01:21 | 0:01:23 | |
I hope they come up with a dessert that I feel is truly ground-breaking. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
Wow! That's immense, isn't it? | 0:01:27 | 0:01:29 | |
'Now, two courses down, leader of the pack, Charlie, | 0:01:29 | 0:01:31 | |
'needs to watch his back.' | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
-Mr Consistency, here, seven out of seven. -Yeah, yeah. He is. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
Always quite nice to know you've prepared a bit more, with you guys. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
Looking at that board does me no favours, | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
but I feel it's all to play for, still. I don't think you boys should be relaxing too much. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
Oh, no. Definitely not. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
I think Nige, you know, he's very difficult with his scoring. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
Nigel, he wants to do the region proud, he wants to pick the best chef on the day, | 0:01:51 | 0:01:55 | |
and I think what we have to do now, is we have to show him what we're made of. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
We have to raise the bar to the roof, really, don't we? | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
'After a disappointing starter, | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
'experimental chef Colin McGurran went from zero to hero in the fish course, | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
'and he hopes he's now on a winning streak.' | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
I think Charlie's the one to beat, today. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:15 | |
He is a few points ahead. I really need to catch up. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:17 | |
I'm feeling very strong this morning. I'm ready to nail these dishes. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:20 | |
-What are you cooking for us, Colin? -Well, Nigel, I'm going to do something | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
that is relatively familiar to all. It's pork and apple. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
We have the head, which we're going to take off the jowls. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:34 | |
-We're going to braise them, so it's very, very soft and tender. -Yeah. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
I'm going to take the skin off and make a crackling. Everyone enjoys crackling. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
-Right. -Then I'm going to smoke the jowl in hay. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
We're going to make a black pudding from the blood. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
-It's your pig's blood, there. -That's the blood we're going to use. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
-Using fresh pig's blood? -Fresh pig's blood, yes. -Mmm. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
So, what's new and daring about this dish, Colin? | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
The thing that's new about this is the way we're going to present the apples. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
There is going to be an element of surprise on the presentation, | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
-which is quite good to wait. -You're not going to tell me? | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
I think it's best to wait to the end. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
OK. It's very close, Colin. There's a few points between you. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
-How are you feeling about that? -I'm not thinking about that today. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
There's no negative thoughts, today. I'm very conscious about getting this dish right. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:15 | |
I'm only looking for first place. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
-Best of luck, Colin. -Thank you very much. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
'So Colin's keeping his ground-breaking element under wraps. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:25 | |
'But what are Nigel's first impressions?' | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
Colin's cooking a pig's head. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
For some people, that might go, "Urgh!" | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
But, for me, that's exciting. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
I think one thing he has to be careful of is the fat content of the pig's jowl. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
He's got to make sure he cooks that, he gets it crispy, | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
that he really does the dish proud. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
'Next up, and currently in front, is Charlie Lakin, | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
'whose classics with a twist have won him steady scores of seven so far.' | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
Two points ahead going into the main course, you've got to be confident, | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
so really I just want to push on | 0:03:58 | 0:03:59 | |
and get as far ahead as I possibly can. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
-Charlie. -Morning, chef. -How are you? -Yeah, not too bad. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
Reasonably confident. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
How much do you really want to get to the Olympic banquet? | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
This course is always the one that everyone wants to take | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
to the final banquet, and obviously this time, for the Olympics. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
What are you cooking for us today, Charlie? | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
I'm doing Dexter beef, with snails and wild garlic. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
You've got some massive flavours going on. This is prime Dexter beef. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
-That's fillet. -That's fillet. We've got a nice piece of blade, there, | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
and then we've got some wild garlic, which I'm going to make a little puree with. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
What aspect of your dish, Charlie, is going to be that special ingredient, | 0:04:33 | 0:04:38 | |
that special part of the dish that's going to get you through? | 0:04:38 | 0:04:41 | |
These little fellas. I think it's going to be my snails | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
that's going to bring the difference to the plate. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
I reckon, a little cheeky trick with the snails that I've got up my sleeve. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
-A little cheeky trick? Best of luck, Charlie. -Cheers, chef. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
'Charlie's also keeping his cards close to his chest, | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
'but can humble sails transform traditional beef | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
'into a world-beating dish?' | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
It's quite a rustic combination. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
He's got to make sure that he brings finesse to the forefront. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
He needs to reach those dizzy heights fit for an Olympic banquet. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
'In last place is returning contender, Stephanie Moon, | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
'whose quirky, Olympic-themed dishes have so far left Nigel cold.' | 0:05:14 | 0:05:19 | |
My interpretation of the brief has maybe put me on the back foot. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:24 | |
But you take a hit, you know, you come back fighting. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
The Yorkshire grit is out, and it's ready to cook. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
-Good to see you. -Yeah. -What are you cooking for us today? | 0:05:31 | 0:05:36 | |
Well, I'm RE-VEALING the team spirit today, Nigel, | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
with some Great British rose veal, and rubbing the veal with some hyssop, | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
which is an old-fashioned British herb that we've forgotten all about. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:48 | |
-I love hyssop. -Mmm. It's lovely, isn't it? | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
So what's new and innovative about your dish? | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
-Well, the way I'm cooking it is very innovative and new. -Right. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
I'm using a bit of a special barbecue. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | |
And I'm smoking the veal in some cherry wood chips. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:07 | |
And I'm doing a potato cake with oxtail | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
and I've kind of got the whole of the Team Great Britain in the potato cake. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:16 | |
I've got the Great British beef, I've got the leeks of Wales, | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
some Scotch porridge oats, and the potatoes of Ireland. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:24 | |
No goggles, no nose pegs? | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
No, those... I think that was a stage too far. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
I'm seriously back on my game, now. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:32 | |
'So Steph is prioritising taste and execution | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
'over Olympic gimmicks, this time. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
'But that doesn't mean her dish is without risks.' | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
The one thing she has to be careful with, is she's smoking the veal. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
If she over smokes it, it could kill the dish. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
'Cooking under way, Steph knows she's got a fight on her hands | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
'after her disastrous fish course. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
'As she gets stuck into the beer braised oxtail | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
'for her Team GB croquettes, | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
'her rivals aren't cutting her any slack.' | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
Oi! Hey, hey, hey, hey! | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
That's BLEEP good stuff, is that! | 0:07:08 | 0:07:10 | |
You cheeky monkey! Right. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
You trying to put me behind time, chef? | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
I know you like a drink, but that takes the mick. That's taking the mick. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
'Innovator Colin's staying out of the banter, | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
'trimming the fat and the skin from his braised pig's jowls. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
'After a slow start, his creative fish course proved him a force to be reckoned with, | 0:07:24 | 0:07:28 | |
'and the blood, sweat and tears are starting to show.' | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
Colin, you've got a bit of blood on your forehead, there. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:35 | |
Oh! It's all this... | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
-What's that? -Pig's blood. -Pig's blood? -Fresh pig's blood. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
Fresh pig's blood. Wow! | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
'Colin is using the blood to make black pudding, | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
'which his rivals hope is a major strategic error.' | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
Black pudding? How do you think it's going to go down? | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
It's Nigel's signature dish, isn't it, black pudding? | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
-Didn't know that. -You're a brave man, doing that. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:56 | |
-He's going to be watching that one, I bet. -He's going to be on that. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
I've never made black pudding with fresh blood, | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
I've always made it with the dried blood. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
Using fresh blood is a very sensitive product. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
So if you warm it up too quick or cool it down too fast | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
it'll split and curdle, so it's a very fragile ingredient. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
You have to really take care. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:13 | |
'Colin's risky plan hasn't escaped Nigel's notice.' | 0:08:13 | 0:08:17 | |
-What temperature you cooking that at? -Going to go to 80 degrees for five minutes. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:21 | |
80 degrees in five minutes. OK. Cos, of course, it will curdle, won't it, if it goes... | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
-Yeah, I've got to be careful with that. -I like black pudding, Colin. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:28 | |
I know, you're a fan of that. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:30 | |
-I only just found out. -Right. -I thought, "Right, OK." | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
Colin's doing black pudding, and black pudding is my signature dish, | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
so I'll be watching very closely how he makes the black pudding, | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
how he executes it. And I'm hoping for big flavours. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:43 | |
'Frontrunner Charlie is prepping two classic cuts of Dexter beef. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:49 | |
'His rivals are curious about his seemingly simple dish.' | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
What is ground-breaking and Olympic worthy on this dish? | 0:08:51 | 0:08:55 | |
Well, for me, it's really the snails that I think is quite | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
an interesting thing to put out there on the plate for the Olympics. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
It's one of the slowest creatures in the world. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
That's quite a controversial thing, to cook snails. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
Well, you know, going to the brief, bringing it to that next level, giving them something different. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:13 | |
You know, in Charlie's dish, he's got snails. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
They're a nightmare to cook. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
You get them wrong, you could bounce them like a squash ball. So you have to be very careful. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:21 | |
'Charlie's planning to serve his snails with bone marrow | 0:09:21 | 0:09:24 | |
'in the from of breadcrumbed croquettes, | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
'and he's now revealing his big idea to Nigel.' | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
All I've done is just quickly roasted bone marrow, just got it to just cooked. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
Popped it out the bone, chilled it and beat it down | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
-so you get a nice, smooth buttery texture. -Yeah. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
I've sweated a few shallots down, | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
chopped some parsley, minced down the snails through it. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
-I'm just going to chill it off. -You actually minced the snails in it, yeah? | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
Yeah, the snails have been chopped through it. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:49 | |
So my idea is, you crack it open on the plate. I'm doing two sizes. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
-It almost, like, melts on the plate? -Yeah, so it's bringing a sauce element to the plate. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
One of the surprise elements of his dish is the snail croquettes, | 0:09:56 | 0:10:00 | |
but it's more of a, sort of a melting croquette, | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
so when you break into that, that's going to be the sauce. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
I think that's Charlie's real secret ingredient. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:09 | |
Whether it works, we'll have to see. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
It's all to do with them snails. They've got to be spot on, I feel. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
If they're not right, it's going to be damaging. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:19 | |
'To source the perfect ingredients for his innovative snail recipe, | 0:10:21 | 0:10:25 | |
'Charlie headed to Faversham in Kent, | 0:10:25 | 0:10:27 | |
'where Helen Howard has been breeding edible snails since 2006.' | 0:10:27 | 0:10:31 | |
-Hello, Helen. -Oh, hello, Charlie. Nice to see you. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
I'm just feeding the babies. These are just three weeks old. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
Oh, wow! And are these a different breed to the wild ones, or are they...? | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
They're the same species, but they're a farmed variety. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
-They've been specially selected for particular characteristics. -OK. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
-I hope they do the trick. -Brilliant. Thank you very much. Cheers. -Good luck. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
'Back at his restaurant, Charlie's been perfecting his croquettes | 0:10:55 | 0:10:59 | |
'to make them worthy of the Olympic feast.' | 0:10:59 | 0:11:01 | |
Everyone's always quick to think, "They should be grilled with garlic butter," | 0:11:01 | 0:11:05 | |
or "Ugh, snails, I'm not eating them." So to put them on there and do something different with them | 0:11:05 | 0:11:10 | |
is going to give me my ground-breaking edge. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
And when they see that on the plate, are they going to go, | 0:11:12 | 0:11:16 | |
"I'm not eating that"? | 0:11:16 | 0:11:17 | |
I think part of trying to be ground-breaking is, | 0:11:17 | 0:11:19 | |
you've got to make people question what they're eating. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
Bit apprehensive about how this is going to go down, | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
but let's get out there and get a bit of feedback. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
'Charlie's staging a blind tasting. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
'Will his customers guess what they're eating?' | 0:11:35 | 0:11:37 | |
-That's really nice. -Mmm, that's delicious. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
It's very tasty. I'm trying to work out what it is. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
They're actually snail and marrowbone croquettes. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:46 | |
I wouldn't have guessed. Definitely wouldn't have guessed. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:48 | |
Oh, I wish you hadn't told me that! | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:11:51 | 0:11:53 | |
Eating them off the shells is fiddly, and that is just really, really nice. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:58 | |
I'm probably more confident with the dish now, actually, in essence, | 0:11:58 | 0:12:01 | |
cos I've seen other people eat it. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:03 | |
I think it's right, I think it's hitting the nail on the head for what I'm looking for. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:07 | |
'Back in the competition, Charlie's braising his blade of Dexter beef in wine, | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
'and he's full of fighting talk.' | 0:12:11 | 0:12:13 | |
I feel it's a bit of a champion dish, cos, you know, | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
these are award-winning, champion snails. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
So, a mixture of that, award-winning beef, can't go wrong, really, can I? | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
'But across the kitchen, as she prepares hyssop to flavour her smoked rose veal, | 0:12:23 | 0:12:27 | |
'Steph's confidence is starting to falter.' | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
Looking at them, they're so focused, they're so on it. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
I've got to pull out a stonking dish that hopefully | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
is going to get me back in the race. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
'After two dishes slated for style over substance, | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
'her execution must be spot on, today.' | 0:12:41 | 0:12:44 | |
Stephanie really needs to concentrate on the quality of her ingredients | 0:12:44 | 0:12:49 | |
and the quality on the plate. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
Gimmicks have to go to one side. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
The Olympic brief is about perfection on the plate. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
'Nigel's so concerned, he's called Steph aside for a pep talk.' | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
-I'm just a little bit worried that you really misunderstood the brief. -No, I'm all right. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:06 | |
I think in some regards I have. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
I interpreted it that each dish should have a bit of | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
Olympic something in it, and that's kind of thrown me a bit off. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:18 | |
All I can say to you, Steph, is keep your confidence high, | 0:13:18 | 0:13:20 | |
believe in yourself, because you've got two fantastic ingredients. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
If you pull those off, you've got every opportunity, then, | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
with your dessert, to go on and win and go through. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
-Get on with it! -Right-O! | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
He could tell I was off my game, | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
and I'd like to think I'm back up again, back up on top, | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
but I've got a long way to claw back. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
She got two not-so-great scores, she's trailing behind, | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
but she's a scrapper, is Steph. I think it's too early to go writing her off. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
'To be back in the running, Steph needs to overtake risk taker, Colin. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:54 | |
'He's made big claims for a surprise element to his dish, | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
'and Nigel's spotted him working on something intriguing.' | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
-Colin, what are you doing here? -I'm going to try and create apples on the plate, | 0:14:00 | 0:14:05 | |
-so we've got a very light apple mouse. -Right. Can I try that? -Yeah, yeah. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:10 | |
-So is that quite intense? -No, it's delicate. -Delicate. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
It'll be intense by a coating of apple, later on. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
-You can imagine two spheres together to create the apple shape. -OK. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
That's then dipped into liquid nitrogen, and then it's going to be | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
dipped into an intense, apple flavoured gel. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
So we're talking about, it's minus 200, isn't it? | 0:14:24 | 0:14:28 | |
196, yeah. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
So you're blast chilling it really quickly, and out. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
-Is that quite dangerous? -You have to be a bit careful. Treat it with respect. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:37 | |
When I'm looking at who's the most innovative, | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
I think Colin's just got the edge at the moment. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
He seems to be the one that's got the intrigue in his dish. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:47 | |
If he pulls it off, he'll produce something really special. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:51 | |
But he's got to pull it off. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:52 | |
'Buoyed by her pep talk, Steph's cracking on with her oxtail, leek and potato cakes. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:58 | |
'But Nigel's noticed another weapon in her armoury - | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
-'a branding iron.' -It's getting white hot, now. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:05 | |
-If I get any grief off those boys... -What does it say? -It says "Team GB." | 0:15:05 | 0:15:09 | |
You could both have one on your buttocks, couldn't you? | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
I'd feel like an old steer going into kill. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
An old steer! OK, good stuff. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
'Steph's branding her veal, | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
'ready to smoke in her specially installed barbecue. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
'But Nigel's concerned she could be overloading her delicate meat.' | 0:15:22 | 0:15:25 | |
-That's your hyssop there and then your lemon thyme, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
And what I've done is I've dehydrated it, | 0:15:29 | 0:15:31 | |
ground it into a nice powder, | 0:15:31 | 0:15:33 | |
and then all I'm going to do is roll this very, very gently. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:37 | |
-Can I have a smell of that? -Yeah, please. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:39 | |
Oh! That lemon fragrance is there, isn't it? | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
What I've got to do now is I've got to pull off the cooking of the veal. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:47 | |
-Perfect. -How long are you cooking the veal for? | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
-It takes, actually takes 20 minutes to cook in here. -Right. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
It's quite slow. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
Stephanie's got potentially a lot of flavours going on. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
The element that could go wrong is the smoke. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:01 | |
If that's five minutes too long, and it's over smoked, the flavours could be too strong. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:05 | |
'Charlie's first up today, | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
'and his classic Dexter fillet's ready to go.' | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
-Charlie, how's you beef? -Nice and rare. Bloody as. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
'He quickly slices the meat | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
'and smears his plate with garlic mash, then adds | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
'a chunk of braised beef, and the all-important snail croquettes, | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
'finishing the dish with a drizzle of braising liquor, and some wild garlic foam.' | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
-Happy, Charlie? -Yeah. Yeah. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
Is this the dish, Charlie, to get you over that final hurdle? | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
-Yeah, I reckon it could be. -Shall we go and try it? | 0:16:35 | 0:16:39 | |
-Yeah. -Come on, chef. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
'Has Charlie scaled new gastronomic heights | 0:16:41 | 0:16:44 | |
'with his robust combination of beef and snails?' | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
Are you happy with the cook degree, | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
-and you've got the elements of both parts of the dish right? -Yeah. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:53 | |
The braised beef, it falls to pieces, | 0:16:53 | 0:16:55 | |
and then you've got a beautiful rare fillet. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:57 | |
Oh, that feels tender! | 0:16:57 | 0:16:59 | |
Look at that! Cor. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
I think he might have pulled this one out the bag. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:04 | |
Yeah, very soft, got to give him that. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:06 | |
Gorgeous, gorgeous blade of beef, that. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
That, I prefer that to the fillet, myself. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:11 | |
Charlie, I love snails. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
Is that going to be everybody's bag, | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
or is that maybe pushing the boundaries in the wrong direction? | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
I don't think it is. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:20 | |
You know, I feel people really relish the idea of | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
a different ingredient like that being given to them. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
Now, here's the bit I'm not so sure I'm looking forward to, | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
diving into the snails. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
Oh! | 0:17:30 | 0:17:32 | |
So he's kind of minced the snails, has he? | 0:17:32 | 0:17:34 | |
-Yeah. -There's not much snails left once you've broke it, but... | 0:17:34 | 0:17:39 | |
-I don't know if I like that. -It's not my cup of tea, that. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
-I don't like that. -It's quite slimy. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:44 | |
The danger about the snails, they can get slimy. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
That is greasy, isn't it? It's greasy as hell. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:50 | |
Have you got the real flavours and intensity | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
that you needed from that croquette? | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
You get that lovely marrowbone first, and even with the garlic through that, | 0:17:56 | 0:18:00 | |
you're still getting that nice little, earthy, leafy finish. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
I think the thing that's new and innovative is the snails, | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
the little croquette. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
Personally, I think that's the weakest part. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
What you're saying is the part that he's really hoped would be the show stopper | 0:18:12 | 0:18:15 | |
could be the Achilles heel. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:17 | |
It could. It could. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
Has this got the finesse to take it to the Olympic banquet? | 0:18:20 | 0:18:24 | |
I think with a few final tweaks, definitely. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
I think it's a good dish, but I don't think it ticks | 0:18:27 | 0:18:29 | |
-all the ground-breaking elements to this brief, I'm afraid. -I agree. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:36 | |
-HE SIGHS -That was a rum one. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:38 | |
I reckon it's got me there, to Friday. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
I really want to be there. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:43 | |
I dread to think after a good start like I've got, that I'm going home on Thursday. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
You know, I'd be pretty gutted if that was the case. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
'Steph's next to face the inquisition. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:53 | |
'Her smoked meat almost done, she finishes off her sticky onion and baby carrot garnish, | 0:18:53 | 0:18:57 | |
'and adds her potato cakes to the plate.' | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
'Finally, her hyssop and lemon thyme veal is sliced and served, | 0:19:03 | 0:19:08 | |
'finished with a drizzle of oxtail jus. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:09 | |
'After two disappointing scores, it's a big moment for Steph.' | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
-So. -How are you feeling? -A bit better, chef. -A bit better. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
And is this, Steph, the dish to get you back on track? | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
I hope so. I'm going to reveal the team. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
SHE LAUGHS | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
-Wow. You've got the "Team GBs" there. -Yeah. -Shall we go and try? | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
-Yes, chef. -Come on, then. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:32 | |
'Steph couldn't resist continuing her Olympic theme, | 0:19:32 | 0:19:36 | |
'but has she succeeded in putting innovative cooking | 0:19:36 | 0:19:38 | |
'to the fore this time?' | 0:19:38 | 0:19:40 | |
As a dish, the element that's | 0:19:40 | 0:19:41 | |
really bringing it all together, what would it be? | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
The veal is the star of the show. The tenderness. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
That's the kind of, the flavour, I think, that's the winner on that. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:51 | |
I think if you're a big lad like me, | 0:19:51 | 0:19:52 | |
it's breathtaking cos there's plenty on the plate. But it's quite big, | 0:19:52 | 0:19:56 | |
chunky and cumbersome in some ways, isn't it? | 0:19:56 | 0:19:58 | |
-You've got your special ingredient on the veal, the hyssop. -Yeah. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
Has that worked? Has that come through how you'd liked? | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
The thing with hyssop is, less is more. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
It's there, but it's not so much in your face, really. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
The smoke's there, I think the herbs are there, I think it's tender. It's nice. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:13 | |
The veal's very good. Very juicy. Very soft. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:18 | |
I actually like the rub, I didn't think I would. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:20 | |
-I'm not overly keen on the rub. -No? -I mean, it finishes quite bitter. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:26 | |
-How's the oxtail working, Steph? -Maybe not as sticky as I'd hope. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:30 | |
But I think it works well with the mash and the potato cake. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
Unfortunately, I feel the oxtail croquette | 0:20:33 | 0:20:38 | |
has let it down. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:39 | |
I've got to be honest, I think it's quite dull in flavour. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
Is it perfect enough for you? | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
Is it beautiful enough to make it to the Olympic banquet? | 0:20:46 | 0:20:49 | |
I think the veal itself says springtime, and the oxtail | 0:20:49 | 0:20:53 | |
just adds a bit of clout, really. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-Are you happy with the dish? -I feel happy with this, yes. | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
I think that went better. I think Nigel seemed to enjoy it. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:06 | |
But I've got to wait and see. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
You know, I want a good score, now, to get me back in the race. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:11 | |
I hope that was enough. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
'Last but not least is Colin, | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
'who's on to the riskiest stage of his dish. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
'He's using liquid nitrogen to chill his mock apples | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
'to minus 196 degrees, and Steph's desperate for a closer look.' | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
Colin. What are you doing, chef? | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
-Well, it's an apple mousse. -An apple mousse? | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
-An apple mousse, dipped in some apple gel. -Uh-huh. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:34 | |
Cooled down and then that's it going to be on the plate. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:38 | |
So it's going to be a very light apple mousse encased in an apple syrup. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:41 | |
That is amazing. Will that not melt on the hot plate? | 0:21:41 | 0:21:45 | |
-No? -The inside will be soft and very wet mousse. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:49 | |
Can't wait to try that, chef. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:50 | |
'Colin fries off his pig's jowls on parchment paper to crisp the fat, | 0:21:50 | 0:21:54 | |
'and gets his pig skin in the deep fat fryer to puff it up. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:58 | |
'He adds his black pudding cream to the plate, | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
'followed by his garnish of apple cubes and onion. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:04 | |
'Finally his meat, and the risky mock apples are ready to go.' | 0:22:04 | 0:22:08 | |
-OK. -Are you pleased that you've got all your elements right? | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
I'm happy with the cooking, the seasoning and everything else, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
so yeah, I'm happy. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
-Shall we go and try it? -Please, yes. -Come on, then. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
'So once more, Colin's gone for broke with clever, chef-y tricks. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:25 | |
'But will the execution live up to the Olympic ambition?' | 0:22:25 | 0:22:29 | |
Tell me how you think this dish is ground-breaking. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:31 | |
Well, Nigel, I've got lots of things on here to impress you. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
Basically, it's a pig's head, | 0:22:34 | 0:22:36 | |
that I've tried to do something quite, you know, elaborate with. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
That's the challenge of this brief today, for me. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:41 | |
-Main course? -I don't think that's big enough. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:45 | |
-No, I think it's more a starter. -Especially for an athlete? | 0:22:45 | 0:22:47 | |
Athletes can eat, and I don't think they'd be happy with that. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:51 | |
The apple element - has that really pushed the boundaries? | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
It's very difficult to try and get that shape. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
You have to mould the shape of an apple. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
It's frozen, it's got risk of defrosting, | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
I've dipped in liquid nitrogen, | 0:23:00 | 0:23:02 | |
I've just wanted to coat it in a very thin apple gel, | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
to marry with the other strong flavours that are on the plate. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:08 | |
The apple on the plate, we got almost, like, | 0:23:08 | 0:23:10 | |
a marble of frozen apple in the middle, didn't we? | 0:23:10 | 0:23:13 | |
-Do you think that's worked? -Yeah, I don't think it's worked. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
I think he's tried to do something very ingenious and something very different, | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
and sometimes when you do them sort of things, | 0:23:20 | 0:23:22 | |
it doesn't always come right, | 0:23:22 | 0:23:24 | |
and unfortunately, it's not quite right. | 0:23:24 | 0:23:27 | |
That temperature change is quite interesting, isn't it? | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
Yeah, cos that's chilled and refreshing. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:31 | |
Ding dong! That pork cheek is great. Lovely and moist. | 0:23:31 | 0:23:36 | |
The smoke's nice there. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:37 | |
The pig's jowl, you're happy with the balance of that, | 0:23:37 | 0:23:40 | |
there's not too much fat content? | 0:23:40 | 0:23:42 | |
I've trimmed off the correct amount of fat that I thought it needed. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:45 | |
Great flavoured black pudding, | 0:23:45 | 0:23:47 | |
but it's smeared across the bottom of a plate, | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
and, for me, I feel it's lost. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:52 | |
-With the pork, and... -The apple. There's so much going on. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:55 | |
Colin, you've got that big, robust flavour of black pudding. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
Has that really worked for you? | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
The element and the texture, it's nice and creamy, | 0:24:01 | 0:24:03 | |
it hasn't curdled or split, so I'm happy in that sense. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:06 | |
So, Charlie, is it a gold, is it a silver or is it a bronze? | 0:24:06 | 0:24:10 | |
Well, to be honest, | 0:24:10 | 0:24:11 | |
-if it was a starter, I'd put it there as gold. -Yeah. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:14 | |
As a main, got to be honest and, | 0:24:14 | 0:24:18 | |
I'm kind of inclined to say it's only a bronze. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:21 | |
It went really well in the kitchen, today. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:24 | |
I'm expecting really high scores, today. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
Nothing less than a ten will do. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:28 | |
If I get anything less, I don't know what I'll do. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
'While Nigel considers his verdict, | 0:24:30 | 0:24:32 | |
'all the chefs can do is await their fate.' | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
If I can get a good score today, | 0:24:35 | 0:24:37 | |
then I think the three of us are very even. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:39 | |
If I don't get a good score today, then, you know, | 0:24:39 | 0:24:43 | |
I know that's me done. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:44 | |
It's this one that really counts. You've only got | 0:24:47 | 0:24:49 | |
-one more bite of the cherry, haven't you? -You have. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:51 | |
There has to be, unfortunately, one of us that goes home tomorrow. | 0:24:55 | 0:24:58 | |
Yeah. Definitely. | 0:24:58 | 0:24:59 | |
'With Charlie on 14, Colin on 12 and Steph on 11, | 0:25:09 | 0:25:13 | |
'these scores could be a game changer.' | 0:25:13 | 0:25:16 | |
I'm going to start with you, Charlie. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:20 | |
Your beef dish with snails. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:21 | |
I thought the braised beef was cooked beautifully, | 0:25:21 | 0:25:24 | |
and the fillet part of the dish was cooked well. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
The snail croquette had good texture. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:31 | |
I thought you needed a bit more impact, seasoning wise, | 0:25:33 | 0:25:36 | |
and maybe a little bit more garlic. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:38 | |
Steph, your veal and potato cake. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:43 | |
Perfectly cooked veal for me. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:48 | |
All those elements that we feared a little bit - | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
over smoking, the herbs - really worked for me. | 0:25:51 | 0:25:55 | |
Perfectly smoked, no problem with that. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
The potato cake gave another dimension and really worked for me. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:03 | |
I think your portion size was a little bit too big, | 0:26:05 | 0:26:07 | |
a bit too robust for what we're looking for. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
Colin. Your smoked pig's head, cooked three ways. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:16 | |
I loved the delicacy of the jowl, | 0:26:17 | 0:26:19 | |
the flavours worked with the black pudding, | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
and your little apple, well, for me, it had an impact on the dish. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:27 | |
That coldness changed the texture on the palate, changed the flavours. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:31 | |
On the pig's jowl itself, maybe a little bit longer on the stove, | 0:26:34 | 0:26:39 | |
and portion size? | 0:26:39 | 0:26:41 | |
Give it a little bit more. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:45 | |
It's not that expensive, is it, that pig's jowl, Colin? | 0:26:45 | 0:26:48 | |
So, down to the results and the scores. Charlie... | 0:26:48 | 0:26:52 | |
..for your beef and snails... | 0:26:55 | 0:26:57 | |
..I'm giving you a seven. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:03 | |
Steph, for your veal and potato cake... | 0:27:09 | 0:27:13 | |
..I'm giving you an eight. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:16 | |
Colin, for your smoked pig's head, three ways, | 0:27:22 | 0:27:26 | |
I'm giving you.. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:28 | |
..a nine. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:31 | |
Colin, congratulations, cos you've nearly reached that perfection. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:38 | |
One more day to go. Desserts. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:43 | |
Big challenge. I hope you're up for it. Thank you. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:46 | |
Thank you, chef. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:48 | |
-Wow. -Well done. -Well done. -Well done. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:52 | |
So, Colin's managed to close the gap with Charlie, | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
leaving them level pegging on 21. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:57 | |
While Steph's finally cracked the brief, | 0:27:57 | 0:27:59 | |
putting her just two points behind on 19. | 0:27:59 | 0:28:01 | |
I still have a chance, | 0:28:01 | 0:28:03 | |
and when you've got a chance, it makes you want to push harder and do better. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:07 | |
I wanted to be coming out of this course the leader, | 0:28:07 | 0:28:09 | |
so I've got to still dig deep and take nothing for granted. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:12 | |
I am a bit gutted to come in last place, | 0:28:12 | 0:28:14 | |
but I've got to put it behind myself, now. Just forget about it. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:17 | |
Tomorrow, it's desserts. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:19 | |
And in a last ditch bit to pull ahead, Colin's risking everything. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:23 | |
-I've never attempted this yet. -Serious? | 0:28:23 | 0:28:27 | |
I've really got the collywobbles, now. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:29 | |
Yeah, I've practised mine a few times. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:31 | |
Think it's always wise to, in't it? | 0:28:31 | 0:28:33 | |
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