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1 00:00:01,040 00:00:04,240 MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Chinese Week on The Chefs' Line MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Chinese Week on The Chefs' Line
2 00:00:04,440 00:00:06,519 and tonight, for our kitchen final... and tonight, for our kitchen final...
3 00:00:06,719 00:00:08,839 It is very special, it's very simple. It is very special, it's very simple.
4 00:00:09,039 00:00:11,199 ..a celebration of luxurious crab. ..a celebration of luxurious crab.
5 00:00:11,400 00:00:14,400 Very flavoursome, you know, taste. Very flavoursome, you know, taste.
6 00:00:14,599 00:00:19,199 A Chinese delicacy, fresh crab is a sophisticated balance A Chinese delicacy, fresh crab is a sophisticated balance
7 00:00:19,399 00:00:22,199 of well-cooked meat, flavoursome sauce of well-cooked meat, flavoursome sauce
8 00:00:22,399 00:00:24,079 and the perfect accompaniment. and the perfect accompaniment.
9 00:00:24,280 00:00:27,000 Very traditional Chinese cooking. Very traditional Chinese cooking.
10 00:00:28,280 00:00:32,520 All week, home cook Sam has been pitting her cooking skills All week, home cook Sam has been pitting her cooking skills
11 00:00:32,719 00:00:36,600 against top Sydney Chinese restaurant Lotus... against top Sydney Chinese restaurant Lotus...
12 00:00:36,799 00:00:38,520 MAN: Authentic, but a little bit different. MAN: Authentic, but a little bit different.
13 00:00:38,719 00:00:41,240 ..in a competition that escalated in difficulty... ..in a competition that escalated in difficulty...
14 00:00:41,439 00:00:42,280 Argh... Argh...
15 00:00:42,479 00:00:43,759 ..starting with the apprentice ..starting with the apprentice
16 00:00:43,960 00:00:47,560 and ending tonight with the final stop in their Chefs' Line, and ending tonight with the final stop in their Chefs' Line,
17 00:00:47,759 00:00:48,960 head chef Chris. head chef Chris.
18 00:00:49,159 00:00:51,039 Come on, cheer me on. Good luck. Come on, cheer me on. Good luck.
19 00:00:51,240 00:00:53,399 Glass of wine would be nice for you, isn't it? Glass of wine would be nice for you, isn't it?
20 00:00:53,600 00:00:58,840 But whose crab will win Chinese Week on The Chefs' Line? But whose crab will win Chinese Week on The Chefs' Line?
21 00:01:05,200 00:01:06,799 Welcome to finals night. Welcome to finals night.
22 00:01:07,000 00:01:10,480 Things in The Chefs' Line kitchen are about to get luxurious. Things in The Chefs' Line kitchen are about to get luxurious.
23 00:01:10,680 00:01:17,439 MARK OLIVE: Ooh. That's because we'll be cooking fresh whole crab. MARK OLIVE: Ooh. That's because we'll be cooking fresh whole crab.
24 00:01:17,640 00:01:18,960 Yum! Yum!
25 00:01:19,159 00:01:21,319 Restaurant Lotus, welcome back. Restaurant Lotus, welcome back.
26 00:01:21,519 00:01:23,280 Head chef Chris, how impressed have you been Head chef Chris, how impressed have you been
27 00:01:23,480 00:01:25,200 with our home cook this week? with our home cook this week?
28 00:01:25,400 00:01:28,879 I really like to cook with her tonight I really like to cook with her tonight
29 00:01:29,079 00:01:33,640 and not for the winning, but for the celebration of the Chinese cuisine. and not for the winning, but for the celebration of the Chinese cuisine.
30 00:01:33,840 00:01:36,400 Sam, congratulations on making it Sam, congratulations on making it
31 00:01:36,599 00:01:38,759 all the way to the end of Chinese Week! all the way to the end of Chinese Week!
32 00:01:38,960 00:01:41,039 Never expected to stand here. Never expected to stand here.
33 00:01:41,240 00:01:44,079 My kids will be very proud of me. My kids will be very proud of me.
34 00:01:44,280 00:01:47,359 So whether you serve this dish whole or just use crab meat, So whether you serve this dish whole or just use crab meat,
35 00:01:47,560 00:01:50,960 tonight will be all about respecting this luxury ingredient tonight will be all about respecting this luxury ingredient
36 00:01:51,159 00:01:54,240 and creating dishes that showcase its flavour. and creating dishes that showcase its flavour.
37 00:01:54,439 00:01:55,840 Tonight's blind judge will be Dan. Tonight's blind judge will be Dan.
38 00:01:56,039 00:01:58,280 He'll be picking the best plate on the pass He'll be picking the best plate on the pass
39 00:01:58,479 00:02:00,280 AND the winner of Chinese Week. AND the winner of Chinese Week.
40 00:02:00,480 00:02:02,040 Whoo! Yes! Whoo! Yes!
41 00:02:02,239 00:02:05,640 Well, not only am I an expert in cooking crab, Well, not only am I an expert in cooking crab,
42 00:02:05,840 00:02:07,359 I'm an expert in eating crab. I'm an expert in eating crab.
43 00:02:07,560 00:02:09,439 (MARK LAUGHS) No pressure! (MARK LAUGHS) No pressure!
44 00:02:10,520 00:02:14,080 Sam, any final words to head chef Chris? Sam, any final words to head chef Chris?
45 00:02:14,280 00:02:18,759 Chris, tonight I'll be cooking with all my heart Chris, tonight I'll be cooking with all my heart
46 00:02:18,960 00:02:21,759 and cooking for my family and friends, and cooking for my family and friends,
47 00:02:21,960 00:02:23,400 so watch out! so watch out!
48 00:02:23,639 00:02:26,120 I love you, darling. I know, I know. I still love you too. I love you, darling. I know, I know. I still love you too.
49 00:02:26,319 00:02:28,400 (CHUCKLES) Aw. (CHUCKLES) Aw.
50 00:02:28,599 00:02:32,360 OK, well you both have 60 minutes to give us your best Chinese crab OK, well you both have 60 minutes to give us your best Chinese crab
51 00:02:32,560 00:02:35,360 and accompaniments, so what are you waiting for? and accompaniments, so what are you waiting for?
52 00:02:35,560 00:02:36,960 Let's cook! Let's cook!
53 00:02:37,159 00:02:40,599 Good luck, Chris. OK, good luck to you as well. Good luck, Chris. OK, good luck to you as well.
54 00:02:52,879 00:02:54,960 Well, how excited are we, Melissa? It's crab! Well, how excited are we, Melissa? It's crab!
55 00:02:55,159 00:02:56,639 Oh, I love crab. Oh, I love crab.
56 00:02:56,840 00:02:59,920 All crab have their beautiful, beautiful features, All crab have their beautiful, beautiful features,
57 00:03:00,120 00:03:03,120 and it's really about what this chef and what this cook will choose and it's really about what this chef and what this cook will choose
58 00:03:03,319 00:03:04,599 to best suit their dish to best suit their dish
59 00:03:04,800 00:03:06,680 but also what they're comfortable cooking as well. but also what they're comfortable cooking as well.
60 00:03:06,879 00:03:09,680 Because they are unwieldy creatures. Oh, yeah. Because they are unwieldy creatures. Oh, yeah.
61 00:03:09,879 00:03:11,560 And you have to really know what you're doing, And you have to really know what you're doing,
62 00:03:11,759 00:03:13,639 so it's a cool little battle going on. so it's a cool little battle going on.
63 00:03:13,879 00:03:15,960 It's going to be an epic one too, I think. Mm. It's going to be an epic one too, I think. Mm.
64 00:03:17,360 00:03:20,240 SAM: I actually want to win this SAM: I actually want to win this
65 00:03:20,439 00:03:24,479 because my son Nobby was in the first series. because my son Nobby was in the first series.
66 00:03:24,680 00:03:26,039 Congratulations, Nobby, Congratulations, Nobby,
67 00:03:26,240 00:03:29,280 you won best plate on the pass for the second night in a row! you won best plate on the pass for the second night in a row!
68 00:03:29,479 00:03:31,520 Thank you. Thank you.
69 00:03:31,719 00:03:33,240 You get this trophy! You get this trophy!
70 00:03:34,719 00:03:36,000 DAN HONG: Well done, mate. DAN HONG: Well done, mate.
71 00:03:36,199 00:03:39,199 So I'm hoping I might get the trophy, So I'm hoping I might get the trophy,
72 00:03:39,400 00:03:41,240 then we'll be even out. (LAUGHS) then we'll be even out. (LAUGHS)
73 00:03:43,319 00:03:47,400 Tonight, I'll be cooking crab with chilli and accompaniments as well, Tonight, I'll be cooking crab with chilli and accompaniments as well,
74 00:03:47,599 00:03:49,039 the sambal blachan. the sambal blachan.
75 00:03:49,240 00:03:53,199 The family loves it, so hopefully the judge will also love it. The family loves it, so hopefully the judge will also love it.
76 00:03:53,400 00:03:56,000 So this recipe is from my mum. So this recipe is from my mum.
77 00:03:56,199 00:04:00,479 It means a lot. We grew up with this particular dish. It means a lot. We grew up with this particular dish.
78 00:04:00,680 00:04:05,080 When the kids were very young, Grandma cooks that and they loved it. When the kids were very young, Grandma cooks that and they loved it.
79 00:04:06,400 00:04:08,919 So much so, I have no other skills - So much so, I have no other skills -
80 00:04:09,120 00:04:14,280 I have only one recipe for blue swimmer crabs and this is it. I have only one recipe for blue swimmer crabs and this is it.
81 00:04:14,479 00:04:18,240 I usually chop off the end bits. I usually chop off the end bits.
82 00:04:18,439 00:04:22,240 It looks prettier without the end bits. You can't eat them anyway. It looks prettier without the end bits. You can't eat them anyway.
83 00:04:23,759 00:04:26,240 And once I've done that, I make sure they're drained off properly And once I've done that, I make sure they're drained off properly
84 00:04:26,439 00:04:28,839 and I put it back in the fridge until it's ready. and I put it back in the fridge until it's ready.
85 00:04:33,360 00:04:36,040 I'm cleaning the blue swimmer crab. I'm cleaning the blue swimmer crab.
86 00:04:36,240 00:04:39,159 Tonight, I'm going to cook wok fried blue swimmer crab Tonight, I'm going to cook wok fried blue swimmer crab
87 00:04:39,360 00:04:41,360 with chilli bean and native greens. with chilli bean and native greens.
88 00:04:41,560 00:04:44,040 I'm also going to do the side dish, braised tofu. I'm also going to do the side dish, braised tofu.
89 00:04:44,240 00:04:48,240 I'm Chinese, I grew up in the countryside with my grandparents, I'm Chinese, I grew up in the countryside with my grandparents,
90 00:04:48,439 00:04:50,360 so in the village, the food is very simple. so in the village, the food is very simple.
91 00:04:50,560 00:04:54,560 I realised it's how big... influence of my food I realised it's how big... influence of my food
92 00:04:54,759 00:04:58,279 because of the simplicity and the freshness. because of the simplicity and the freshness.
93 00:04:59,399 00:05:01,079 You're using a blue swimmer tonight. Yeah. You're using a blue swimmer tonight. Yeah.
94 00:05:01,319 00:05:04,040 So why did you choose that one? It's really value the money. Yeah. So why did you choose that one? It's really value the money. Yeah.
95 00:05:04,240 00:05:06,600 And then it's quite easy to eat, the shell is soft. And then it's quite easy to eat, the shell is soft.
96 00:05:06,800 00:05:09,079 It's a beautiful flavour, it's a good introduction into... It's a beautiful flavour, it's a good introduction into...
97 00:05:09,279 00:05:12,240 I like it. ..into that crustacean, definitely. I like it. ..into that crustacean, definitely.
98 00:05:12,439 00:05:15,560 Now, I break down the crab, now I can move on Now, I break down the crab, now I can move on
99 00:05:15,759 00:05:18,519 to prepare my side dish - braised tofu. to prepare my side dish - braised tofu.
100 00:05:19,839 00:05:21,959 This dish is very, very simple home cooker dish. This dish is very, very simple home cooker dish.
101 00:05:22,160 00:05:24,720 When my grandma still alive, she cook it for us many times, When my grandma still alive, she cook it for us many times,
102 00:05:24,920 00:05:26,199 especially for me. especially for me.
103 00:05:26,399 00:05:28,680 I need fresh tomatoes. I need fresh tomatoes.
104 00:05:30,920 00:05:34,680 And then fresh shiitake mushrooms And then fresh shiitake mushrooms
105 00:05:34,879 00:05:37,439 and peeled soybeans. and peeled soybeans.
106 00:05:37,639 00:05:40,360 And then, finish this, I'm gonna cut some tofu. And then, finish this, I'm gonna cut some tofu.
107 00:05:42,319 00:05:45,040 Hey, guys, what you doing? Are you cheering for me or what? Hey, guys, what you doing? Are you cheering for me or what?
108 00:05:45,240 00:05:47,319 Actually just watching you, yeah. Actually just watching you, yeah.
109 00:05:47,519 00:05:50,000 Louder please, I can't hear you. Come on, cheer me on. Louder please, I can't hear you. Come on, cheer me on.
110 00:05:50,199 00:05:52,439 (ALL LAUGH) Just good luck. (ALL LAUGH) Just good luck.
111 00:05:52,639 00:05:54,600 No supporters here. They all gone home. No supporters here. They all gone home.
112 00:05:54,800 00:05:55,680 Good luck. Good luck.
113 00:05:55,879 00:05:58,480 A glass of wine would be nice for you, isn't it? A glass of wine would be nice for you, isn't it?
114 00:05:58,680 00:06:01,959 Head chef Chris and I always get into each other. Head chef Chris and I always get into each other.
115 00:06:02,160 00:06:04,319 Yes, it makes it really fun. Yes, it makes it really fun.
116 00:06:04,519 00:06:06,759 I'm just doing... I'll just talk to myself. I'm just doing... I'll just talk to myself.
117 00:06:06,959 00:06:08,399 Yes, good. Yes, good.
118 00:06:09,439 00:06:10,839 (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES)
119 00:06:11,959 00:06:15,240 The next thing I do is sambal blachan. The next thing I do is sambal blachan.
120 00:06:15,439 00:06:17,120 It's so simple, It's so simple,
121 00:06:17,319 00:06:20,680 it's like a chilli paste that's going to go with my, uh... it's like a chilli paste that's going to go with my, uh...
122 00:06:20,879 00:06:22,160 ..uh, crab. ..uh, crab.
123 00:06:22,360 00:06:25,120 So I try not to put it too spicy. So I try not to put it too spicy.
124 00:06:25,319 00:06:27,920 Sometimes it's too hot and you put in a squeeze of lime, Sometimes it's too hot and you put in a squeeze of lime,
125 00:06:28,120 00:06:29,439 it's really, really nice. it's really, really nice.
126 00:06:29,639 00:06:31,079 I also add a little bit of sugar. I also add a little bit of sugar.
127 00:06:31,279 00:06:32,680 This is blachan. This is blachan.
128 00:06:32,879 00:06:35,000 I'm toasting it to bring out the flavour I'm toasting it to bring out the flavour
129 00:06:35,199 00:06:38,800 and then eventually I'll use this in my sambal blachan. and then eventually I'll use this in my sambal blachan.
130 00:06:39,000 00:06:42,680 Blachan is very common in Malaysian kitchen. Blachan is very common in Malaysian kitchen.
131 00:06:42,879 00:06:45,720 It's actually shrimp paste. It's actually shrimp paste.
132 00:06:45,920 00:06:49,680 It's got kind of a fishy smell. It's got kind of a fishy smell.
133 00:06:49,879 00:06:54,319 I brought it with me all the way from Malacca from home. I brought it with me all the way from Malacca from home.
134 00:06:54,519 00:06:56,360 So that's done, that's simple. So that's done, that's simple.
135 00:06:57,519 00:06:59,920 Hello, Sam, how are you? Oh, hello. Hello, Sam, how are you? Oh, hello.
136 00:07:00,120 00:07:05,759 I'm just, um, yep, doing some garlic oil and... for the bok choy. I'm just, um, yep, doing some garlic oil and... for the bok choy.
137 00:07:05,959 00:07:07,319 Beautiful - well, you know what? Beautiful - well, you know what?
138 00:07:07,519 00:07:11,160 All of these smells remind me so much of my mother's cooking. All of these smells remind me so much of my mother's cooking.
139 00:07:11,360 00:07:12,199 Kitchen. Yeah. Kitchen. Yeah.
140 00:07:12,439 00:07:14,560 My mother's from Singapore and you're from Malaysia. Oh! My mother's from Singapore and you're from Malaysia. Oh!
141 00:07:14,759 00:07:19,160 It is very special, it's very simple so not too sure if it's too simple. It is very special, it's very simple so not too sure if it's too simple.
142 00:07:19,360 00:07:21,160 Some of the simplest things are often the best. Some of the simplest things are often the best.
143 00:07:21,360 00:07:23,079 Thank you. Thank you. So good luck. Thank you. Thank you. So good luck.
144 00:07:24,600 00:07:28,120 CHRIS: Now I've prepared all the ingredients for the braised tofu. CHRIS: Now I've prepared all the ingredients for the braised tofu.
145 00:07:28,319 00:07:32,800 Yeah, it's cooking the tofu first because the, you know, braise, Yeah, it's cooking the tofu first because the, you know, braise,
146 00:07:33,000 00:07:34,639 a little bit longer. a little bit longer.
147 00:07:40,560 00:07:46,279 I cook tomato first, to make them soft and then adding in soya beans... I cook tomato first, to make them soft and then adding in soya beans...
148 00:07:47,800 00:07:50,480 ..shiitake mushrooms, salt, ..shiitake mushrooms, salt,
149 00:07:50,680 00:07:52,800 add in water... add in water...
150 00:07:53,000 00:07:55,879 ..tofu, 10 minutes. ..tofu, 10 minutes.
151 00:07:56,079 00:07:58,279 My grandma used to cook it for us. My grandma used to cook it for us.
152 00:07:58,480 00:08:01,120 You can see in the countryside, we don't really have any meat You can see in the countryside, we don't really have any meat
153 00:08:01,319 00:08:06,040 so tomatoes we have own, mushrooms, just pick from the field so tomatoes we have own, mushrooms, just pick from the field
154 00:08:06,240 00:08:09,040 and the soya beans we have own, delicious. and the soya beans we have own, delicious.
155 00:08:13,360 00:08:14,480 Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
156 00:08:15,800 00:08:17,759 MARK OLIVE: Chris is using swimmer crab, blue swimmer. MARK OLIVE: Chris is using swimmer crab, blue swimmer.
157 00:08:17,959 00:08:19,240 MELISSA LEONG: Oh, so is Sam. Oh, really? MELISSA LEONG: Oh, so is Sam. Oh, really?
158 00:08:19,439 00:08:22,240 That's really cool. That evens the playing ground a little bit. That's really cool. That evens the playing ground a little bit.
159 00:08:24,079 00:08:26,920 So, Melissa, he's got a few things in this dish as well, So, Melissa, he's got a few things in this dish as well,
160 00:08:27,120 00:08:30,720 he's got that tofu on the side with that tomato. he's got that tofu on the side with that tomato.
161 00:08:30,920 00:08:33,320 He's got the shiitake mushrooms in there as well, He's got the shiitake mushrooms in there as well,
162 00:08:33,519 00:08:36,080 they're gonna be nice - I think they'll pop a bit as well. they're gonna be nice - I think they'll pop a bit as well.
163 00:08:36,279 00:08:38,000 What about Sam? What about Sam?
164 00:08:38,200 00:08:40,639 Well, I've loved watching Sam all week. Well, I've loved watching Sam all week.
165 00:08:40,840 00:08:44,519 It's like having Mum here with us you know, during this challenge, It's like having Mum here with us you know, during this challenge,
166 00:08:44,720 00:08:48,320 because she has been giving everybody such love, such generosity because she has been giving everybody such love, such generosity
167 00:08:48,519 00:08:50,200 and such great sense of humour. and such great sense of humour.
168 00:08:50,399 00:08:53,000 She is cooking her mother's recipe. Oh, OK. She is cooking her mother's recipe. Oh, OK.
169 00:08:53,200 00:08:56,120 It's something that she does to honour her mother. It's something that she does to honour her mother.
170 00:08:56,320 00:08:59,080 Let's see if she can pull one out of the bag tonight Let's see if she can pull one out of the bag tonight
171 00:08:59,279 00:09:02,120 and maybe even get a second trophy to equal Nobby's. and maybe even get a second trophy to equal Nobby's.
172 00:09:02,320 00:09:05,159 I know she wants one. She's dying for another one. I know she wants one. She's dying for another one.
173 00:09:06,679 00:09:08,000 You need help? You need help?
174 00:09:08,200 00:09:11,080 (CHUCKLES) No, you can't help me. (CHUCKLES) No, you can't help me.
175 00:09:16,960 00:09:19,679 MAEVE O'MEARA: In the final cook-off of Chinese Week, MAEVE O'MEARA: In the final cook-off of Chinese Week,
176 00:09:19,879 00:09:22,159 it's a crab battle. it's a crab battle.
177 00:09:22,360 00:09:26,919 Home cook Sam is making her mother's Singapore-style chilli crab Home cook Sam is making her mother's Singapore-style chilli crab
178 00:09:27,120 00:09:28,919 served with sambal blachan. served with sambal blachan.
179 00:09:29,120 00:09:31,720 What are you doing? I'm not telling you. What are you doing? I'm not telling you.
180 00:09:31,919 00:09:35,159 And head chef Chris is making blue swimmer crab And head chef Chris is making blue swimmer crab
181 00:09:35,360 00:09:39,879 with chilli bean and native greens, with a side of braised tofu. with chilli bean and native greens, with a side of braised tofu.
182 00:09:40,080 00:09:43,200 Blind judge Dan will be picking the winning plate Blind judge Dan will be picking the winning plate
183 00:09:43,399 00:09:46,399 without knowing who has prepared which dish. without knowing who has prepared which dish.
184 00:09:46,600 00:09:50,639 Oh, crab is seriously my favourite ever seafood in the whole world. Oh, crab is seriously my favourite ever seafood in the whole world.
185 00:09:50,840 00:09:53,720 Many different ways to prepare crab Chinese-style. Many different ways to prepare crab Chinese-style.
186 00:09:53,919 00:09:56,200 You've just got to make sure your crab is not overcooked You've just got to make sure your crab is not overcooked
187 00:09:56,399 00:09:59,480 because when it's overcooked, it can stick to the shell, because when it's overcooked, it can stick to the shell,
188 00:09:59,679 00:10:01,600 it loses a lot of its juiciness, it loses a lot of its juiciness,
189 00:10:01,799 00:10:04,759 it's just a waste of a luxurious ingredient. it's just a waste of a luxurious ingredient.
190 00:10:04,960 00:10:07,840 SAM: I've cooked my rice, put it in the stove, SAM: I've cooked my rice, put it in the stove,
191 00:10:08,039 00:10:10,559 washed my vegetables, cut them all up... washed my vegetables, cut them all up...
192 00:10:10,759 00:10:13,879 Oh, my God. Her skills are amazing. Home cook skill. Oh, my God. Her skills are amazing. Home cook skill.
193 00:10:14,080 00:10:15,919 So once I've done all that, So once I've done all that,
194 00:10:16,120 00:10:20,159 I get ready the paste to fry with your crabs. I get ready the paste to fry with your crabs.
195 00:10:21,440 00:10:23,159 Three ingredients, it's so simple. Three ingredients, it's so simple.
196 00:10:23,360 00:10:28,360 Garlic, ginger and dried chilli which has been soaked. Garlic, ginger and dried chilli which has been soaked.
197 00:10:29,559 00:10:34,240 And then once it's done, I'll get a tablespoon of bean paste, And then once it's done, I'll get a tablespoon of bean paste,
198 00:10:34,440 00:10:36,799 don't have to pound it that finely, don't have to pound it that finely,
199 00:10:37,000 00:10:40,320 as long as the ginger is not like one piece and you bite it. as long as the ginger is not like one piece and you bite it.
200 00:10:40,519 00:10:42,519 Chris and Sam, you've got half hour to go, hurry up! Chris and Sam, you've got half hour to go, hurry up!
201 00:10:42,720 00:10:44,919 Go, go, go! Go, go, go!
202 00:10:46,320 00:10:47,679 CHRIS: Yeah, yeah, yeah... CHRIS: Yeah, yeah, yeah...
203 00:10:47,879 00:10:49,279 First time see Chris so fast. First time see Chris so fast.
204 00:10:49,480 00:10:50,799 (ALL LAUGH) (ALL LAUGH)
205 00:10:51,000 00:10:51,919 Magical. Magical.
206 00:10:52,120 00:10:54,480 Now my side dish braised tofu is cooking, Now my side dish braised tofu is cooking,
207 00:10:54,679 00:10:57,799 so I'm going to start on my fresh ingredients for my sauce. so I'm going to start on my fresh ingredients for my sauce.
208 00:10:58,039 00:11:00,600 Well, I'm really excited you're using some native ingredients. Yes. Well, I'm really excited you're using some native ingredients. Yes.
209 00:11:00,799 00:11:03,159 Keep it a bit of Australiana there. Yes, yes. Keep it a bit of Australiana there. Yes, yes.
210 00:11:03,360 00:11:05,879 I think this is exciting Chinese cuisine. I think this is exciting Chinese cuisine.
211 00:11:06,080 00:11:08,879 I love to use the Australian local produce. I love to use the Australian local produce.
212 00:11:09,080 00:11:11,159 I just love the kind of flavour, earthy flavour. I just love the kind of flavour, earthy flavour.
213 00:11:11,360 00:11:13,960 This is a barilla, its name is Botany spinach. This is a barilla, its name is Botany spinach.
214 00:11:14,200 00:11:16,399 Because they found it around Botany Bay. Yeah. Because they found it around Botany Bay. Yeah.
215 00:11:16,600 00:11:19,120 It will be very intense in flavour too. It will be very intense in flavour too.
216 00:11:19,320 00:11:21,440 And you've also a beach succulent which they call... And you've also a beach succulent which they call...
217 00:11:21,639 00:11:23,240 It's the sea banana. Yes. It's the sea banana. Yes.
218 00:11:23,440 00:11:27,399 Very, very nice, very juicy and it gives the dish a bit of a crunch. Very, very nice, very juicy and it gives the dish a bit of a crunch.
219 00:11:27,600 00:11:29,600 And a bit of saltiness as well. Yes. Yes. And a bit of saltiness as well. Yes. Yes.
220 00:11:29,840 00:11:32,919 Just when you're, um, about to finish... Yes. Just when you're, um, about to finish... Yes.
221 00:11:33,159 00:11:35,919 I mean, I can't tell you how to cook it but anyway, you know... Yes, tell me. I mean, I can't tell you how to cook it but anyway, you know... Yes, tell me.
222 00:11:36,120 00:11:37,799 No, I can't tell you. Tell me, please. No, I can't tell you. Tell me, please.
223 00:11:38,000 00:11:39,440 (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
224 00:11:40,799 00:11:44,639 Wouldn't be fair on Sam, but look, that sounds really interesting. Wouldn't be fair on Sam, but look, that sounds really interesting.
225 00:11:47,000 00:11:48,480 Frying the crab now. Frying the crab now.
226 00:11:48,679 00:11:52,399 For my crab, I always coat with starch, For my crab, I always coat with starch,
227 00:11:52,600 00:11:54,720 potato starch, the best. potato starch, the best.
228 00:11:54,919 00:11:56,200 Ah, oh. Ah, oh.
229 00:11:56,399 00:11:58,799 Careful, Chris, careful. It gets me all the time. Careful, Chris, careful. It gets me all the time.
230 00:11:59,000 00:12:00,279 You don't have to cook it through You don't have to cook it through
231 00:12:00,480 00:12:02,440 'cause you have to cook it in the sauce again. 'cause you have to cook it in the sauce again.
232 00:12:02,639 00:12:04,639 Very delicate, this crab. Very delicate, this crab.
233 00:12:06,320 00:12:08,559 OK, sister Sam, are you OK? OK, sister Sam, are you OK?
234 00:12:08,759 00:12:10,279 Doing good. Doing good.
235 00:12:10,480 00:12:13,840 The next thing I do, I just get the crabs out. The next thing I do, I just get the crabs out.
236 00:12:14,039 00:12:17,559 She's just starting crabs now. I don't think she's got enough time. She's just starting crabs now. I don't think she's got enough time.
237 00:12:17,759 00:12:23,240 Then put some oil in my wok and then you put in the paste Then put some oil in my wok and then you put in the paste
238 00:12:23,440 00:12:26,960 and that's when the smell starts to come through. and that's when the smell starts to come through.
239 00:12:27,159 00:12:28,720 Smells good. Smells good.
240 00:12:28,919 00:12:31,440 Then you stir in your crabs, Then you stir in your crabs,
241 00:12:31,639 00:12:33,960 then you put in tomato sauce, then you put in tomato sauce,
242 00:12:34,159 00:12:37,759 a little bit of dark soy sauce and some water. a little bit of dark soy sauce and some water.
243 00:12:37,960 00:12:40,159 So once it's cooked, just have a look, So once it's cooked, just have a look,
244 00:12:40,360 00:12:42,919 make sure that the crabs has turned pink. make sure that the crabs has turned pink.
245 00:12:43,120 00:12:47,279 Once it's pink, it is cooked and then push everything to the side, Once it's pink, it is cooked and then push everything to the side,
246 00:12:47,480 00:12:50,399 use your cornflour to thicken it. use your cornflour to thicken it.
247 00:12:51,960 00:12:54,720 I've got my eggs, sorry, I've got my eggs too. I've got my eggs, sorry, I've got my eggs too.
248 00:12:58,000 00:13:00,159 Egg gives you that smooth texture. Egg gives you that smooth texture.
249 00:13:03,440 00:13:04,720 Making sauce now. Making sauce now.
250 00:13:06,679 00:13:08,120 That looks amazing. Yeah. That looks amazing. Yeah.
251 00:13:08,320 00:13:10,159 Like a machine. Like a machine, yeah. Like a machine. Like a machine, yeah.
252 00:13:10,360 00:13:11,639 (LAUGHS) Come on, chef. (LAUGHS) Come on, chef.
253 00:13:11,840 00:13:16,799 The sauce for my crab, I'm going to be using ginger, garlic, chilli. The sauce for my crab, I'm going to be using ginger, garlic, chilli.
254 00:13:17,000 00:13:20,000 I'm just putting in the chilli bean paste, I'm just putting in the chilli bean paste,
255 00:13:20,200 00:13:25,399 very traditional Chinese cooking ingredients. very traditional Chinese cooking ingredients.
256 00:13:25,600 00:13:30,000 Spicy, salty and then all the fresh ingredients, Spicy, salty and then all the fresh ingredients,
257 00:13:30,200 00:13:32,480 and I add the soy beans in to cook through. and I add the soy beans in to cook through.
258 00:13:32,679 00:13:34,799 And then add the water. And then add the water.
259 00:13:35,000 00:13:36,759 This is the base of this sauce. This is the base of this sauce.
260 00:13:36,960 00:13:41,080 Now my sauce is bubbling, I can add the crab in. Now my sauce is bubbling, I can add the crab in.
261 00:13:41,279 00:13:42,879 I've got a secret weapon. I've got a secret weapon.
262 00:13:43,080 00:13:44,639 Oh, secret weapon. Oh, secret weapon.
263 00:13:49,879 00:13:51,519 There we go. (ALL LAUGH) There we go. (ALL LAUGH)
264 00:13:51,720 00:13:53,279 Who's laughing? Who's laughing?
265 00:13:53,480 00:13:55,120 He... he's amazing looks like... Yeah. He... he's amazing looks like... Yeah.
266 00:13:55,320 00:13:56,600 He did a good job. Really? He did a good job. Really?
267 00:13:56,799 00:13:58,279 Really good job, organised. Really good job, organised.
268 00:13:58,480 00:14:00,840 Really? Really, yes, chef. Really? Really, yes, chef.
269 00:14:01,039 00:14:02,879 Pay rise. (CHORTLES) Pay rise. (CHORTLES)
270 00:14:03,080 00:14:04,519 Love you, Chris. Love you, Chris.
271 00:14:13,759 00:14:16,240 It is salty. Salty? It is salty. Salty?
272 00:14:16,440 00:14:17,799 I don't know why. I don't know why.
273 00:14:18,000 00:14:20,679 It is sugar, right? Don't tell me this is salt. (LAUGHS) It is sugar, right? Don't tell me this is salt. (LAUGHS)
274 00:14:20,879 00:14:22,480 It is sugar, right? It's sugar, right? It is sugar, right? It's sugar, right?
275 00:14:22,679 00:14:24,080 It's sugar, yes. It's sugar, yes.
276 00:14:24,279 00:14:26,120 (ALL LAUGH) (ALL LAUGH)
277 00:14:26,320 00:14:30,200 And then I figured out, because the heat is too high, And then I figured out, because the heat is too high,
278 00:14:30,399 00:14:32,679 so actually, they reduced too fast. so actually, they reduced too fast.
279 00:14:32,879 00:14:34,759 So I have add a little bit water in. So I have add a little bit water in.
280 00:14:35,799 00:14:37,639 Alright, you have five minutes to go. Alright, you have five minutes to go.
281 00:14:37,840 00:14:40,039 Amazing, amazing. Amazing, amazing.
282 00:14:40,240 00:14:45,120 When I finished the whole crab dish, I feel... relieved. When I finished the whole crab dish, I feel... relieved.
283 00:14:45,320 00:14:47,440 I'm not sure - shall I say, "Oh, finally I am done?" I'm not sure - shall I say, "Oh, finally I am done?"
284 00:14:47,639 00:14:51,799 No. I think I love this job, I will be... I will come back if you ask me. No. I think I love this job, I will be... I will come back if you ask me.
285 00:14:53,320 00:14:55,600 Good job, Chris. MELISSA LEONG: Oh. Good job, Chris. MELISSA LEONG: Oh.
286 00:14:57,879 00:15:00,480 Amazing, head chef Chris. Amazing, head chef Chris.
287 00:15:00,679 00:15:04,679 When I plate up the crab, I just get so excited When I plate up the crab, I just get so excited
288 00:15:04,879 00:15:07,759 because this is what exactly I want. because this is what exactly I want.
289 00:15:07,960 00:15:10,120 SAM: The end dish, I was a little bit slower, SAM: The end dish, I was a little bit slower,
290 00:15:10,320 00:15:14,720 head chef Chris has already put first plate on the pass. head chef Chris has already put first plate on the pass.
291 00:15:14,919 00:15:18,919 I was trying to plate the crabs like a little tower. I was trying to plate the crabs like a little tower.
292 00:15:19,120 00:15:21,320 I don't think I plated high enough, I don't think I plated high enough,
293 00:15:21,519 00:15:22,919 it's like, "Oh, whatever" it's like, "Oh, whatever"
294 00:15:23,120 00:15:26,720 and then I just sprinkled some of the dried chilli on top and then I just sprinkled some of the dried chilli on top
295 00:15:26,919 00:15:28,399 and put the, um... and put the, um...
296 00:15:28,600 00:15:32,360 You have a little bit of green in the coriander there for garnishing. You have a little bit of green in the coriander there for garnishing.
297 00:15:32,559 00:15:34,320 Go, Sam! Go, Sam!
298 00:15:34,519 00:15:36,240 MARK OLIVE: Well done! Yay! MARK OLIVE: Well done! Yay!
299 00:15:37,759 00:15:39,879 Wow, his looks amazing. Wow, his looks amazing.
300 00:15:41,440 00:15:44,759 But I know my flavour is there, I know I can cook But I know my flavour is there, I know I can cook
301 00:15:44,960 00:15:48,440 and I say, "Well, even if I lose this one, and I say, "Well, even if I lose this one,
302 00:15:48,639 00:15:51,000 "I think I still hold my head high." "I think I still hold my head high."
303 00:15:51,200 00:15:55,080 The side dish, I did exactly what my grandmother did. The side dish, I did exactly what my grandmother did.
304 00:15:55,279 00:16:00,000 I'm the... (SNIFFS) ..one that she loved most in my family. I'm the... (SNIFFS) ..one that she loved most in my family.
305 00:16:00,200 00:16:03,320 So actually, I did a very good job. She'd be happy. So actually, I did a very good job. She'd be happy.
306 00:16:03,519 00:16:05,000 (ALL CLAP) (ALL CLAP)
307 00:16:15,039 00:16:17,480 MAEVE O'MEARA: In Chinese Week's final night of competition, MAEVE O'MEARA: In Chinese Week's final night of competition,
308 00:16:17,679 00:16:19,600 it was a crab challenge. it was a crab challenge.
309 00:16:19,799 00:16:22,679 Home cook Sam honoured her mum's recipe, Home cook Sam honoured her mum's recipe,
310 00:16:22,879 00:16:27,480 making her Singapore-style chilli crab, served with sambal blachan, making her Singapore-style chilli crab, served with sambal blachan,
311 00:16:27,679 00:16:30,919 while head chef Chris from Sydney restaurant Lotus while head chef Chris from Sydney restaurant Lotus
312 00:16:31,120 00:16:35,159 made Chinese blue swimmer crab with chilli bean and native greens, made Chinese blue swimmer crab with chilli bean and native greens,
313 00:16:35,360 00:16:37,799 with a side of braised tofu. with a side of braised tofu.
314 00:16:38,000 00:16:42,000 Now Dan must taste both dishes and pick our Chinese Week winner Now Dan must taste both dishes and pick our Chinese Week winner
315 00:16:42,200 00:16:44,399 without knowing who cooked which dish. without knowing who cooked which dish.
316 00:16:44,600 00:16:45,919 Welcome, Dan. Welcome, Dan.
317 00:16:46,120 00:16:47,320 Ah! Ah!
318 00:16:47,519 00:16:50,240 Crab! Yum! Crab! Yum!
319 00:16:50,440 00:16:52,799 They both look amazing. They both look amazing.
320 00:16:53,000 00:16:55,320 You probably know crab is like my favourite crustacean You probably know crab is like my favourite crustacean
321 00:16:55,519 00:16:56,799 in the whole entire world. in the whole entire world.
322 00:16:57,000 00:16:58,519 Let's start with this one. Let's start with this one.
323 00:16:58,720 00:17:04,279 Dan, blue swimmer crab with chilli bean and native greens. Dan, blue swimmer crab with chilli bean and native greens.
324 00:17:04,480 00:17:06,279 Wow! Wow!
325 00:17:06,480 00:17:08,079 What kind of greens have we got under here? What kind of greens have we got under here?
326 00:17:08,279 00:17:10,680 They're called barilla but it's also a Warrigal green. They're called barilla but it's also a Warrigal green.
327 00:17:10,880 00:17:13,400 Mmm. Really. Doesn't that look fantastic? Mmm. Really. Doesn't that look fantastic?
328 00:17:13,599 00:17:16,039 And I can see there's beach bananas there. And I can see there's beach bananas there.
329 00:17:16,240 00:17:20,920 Look, the presentation is beautiful, they kept the crab in the shell. Look, the presentation is beautiful, they kept the crab in the shell.
330 00:17:21,119 00:17:23,880 That's how I love to eat crab - I like to get my hands dirty. That's how I love to eat crab - I like to get my hands dirty.
331 00:17:24,079 00:17:25,960 Alright, roll those sleeves up. Alright, roll those sleeves up.
332 00:17:26,160 00:17:27,599 So this is the best part of the crab here. So this is the best part of the crab here.
333 00:17:27,799 00:17:29,680 It's what is known as the lump meat. Mm-hm. It's what is known as the lump meat. Mm-hm.
334 00:17:29,920 00:17:32,960 It's one big piece of crab in there. It's nice, isn't it? It's one big piece of crab in there. It's nice, isn't it?
335 00:17:35,480 00:17:38,200 Mm, I can seriously eat, like, a whole crab to myself. Mm, I can seriously eat, like, a whole crab to myself.
336 00:17:38,400 00:17:41,759 Blue swimmer crab is probably my least-favourite crab Blue swimmer crab is probably my least-favourite crab
337 00:17:41,960 00:17:45,279 but they definitely elevated this crab. but they definitely elevated this crab.
338 00:17:50,119 00:17:51,960 Beach banana, yeah? That's it. Beach banana, yeah? That's it.
339 00:17:52,160 00:17:54,200 Warrigal green, boom. Suck it down. Warrigal green, boom. Suck it down.
340 00:17:55,799 00:17:57,359 (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
341 00:17:57,559 00:18:00,559 You've got this nice heat from that chilli bean sauce, You've got this nice heat from that chilli bean sauce,
342 00:18:00,759 00:18:02,519 you've got the sweetness of the crab meat, you've got the sweetness of the crab meat,
343 00:18:02,720 00:18:06,319 then you get these bursts of salinity from those beach bananas. then you get these bursts of salinity from those beach bananas.
344 00:18:06,519 00:18:10,319 And even the Warrigal greens, they just add this sort of nice saltiness. And even the Warrigal greens, they just add this sort of nice saltiness.
345 00:18:10,519 00:18:12,839 Just going to try this tofu dish here. Just going to try this tofu dish here.
346 00:18:14,119 00:18:15,599 Mm. Mm.
347 00:18:17,880 00:18:20,440 (LAUGHS) He's not coming up for air, is he? (LAUGHS) He's not coming up for air, is he?
348 00:18:20,640 00:18:22,160 And I'm going to eat more. And I'm going to eat more.
349 00:18:22,359 00:18:25,000 I know you don't share, Dan, but would you consider it this time? I know you don't share, Dan, but would you consider it this time?
350 00:18:26,079 00:18:27,519 No. (BOTH LAUGH) No. (BOTH LAUGH)
351 00:18:29,640 00:18:33,599 Overall, I love the punchiness of this sauce, Overall, I love the punchiness of this sauce,
352 00:18:33,799 00:18:35,880 that crab was perfectly cooked. that crab was perfectly cooked.
353 00:18:36,079 00:18:37,480 And, you know, serving this side And, you know, serving this side
354 00:18:37,680 00:18:40,640 which is a really subtle home-style tofu dish here which is a really subtle home-style tofu dish here
355 00:18:40,839 00:18:43,480 is the perfect foil to this sort of big-flavoured crab. is the perfect foil to this sort of big-flavoured crab.
356 00:18:43,680 00:18:45,160 You couldn't ask for more. You couldn't ask for more.
357 00:18:45,359 00:18:46,920 Well, you can ask for more, Dan, Well, you can ask for more, Dan,
358 00:18:47,119 00:18:49,359 because you have one more crab to go, so shall we? because you have one more crab to go, so shall we?
359 00:18:49,559 00:18:51,599 Let's do it! (LAUGHS) Let's do it! (LAUGHS)
360 00:18:53,359 00:18:55,880 This is crab with chilli. This is crab with chilli.
361 00:18:56,079 00:18:57,799 This looks really good. This looks really good.
362 00:18:58,000 00:19:00,640 You've got your greens, your rice, sambal. You've got your greens, your rice, sambal.
363 00:19:00,839 00:19:03,680 I can smell it from here, the shrimp paste. I can smell it from here, the shrimp paste.
364 00:19:03,880 00:19:07,039 Damn, it's good! I'm going to start with the crab. Damn, it's good! I'm going to start with the crab.
365 00:19:08,319 00:19:10,079 So juicy. It is juicy. So juicy. It is juicy.
366 00:19:10,279 00:19:11,559 (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
367 00:19:11,759 00:19:14,480 Oh, my gosh - you can tell the crab's really well cooked Oh, my gosh - you can tell the crab's really well cooked
368 00:19:14,680 00:19:17,440 because it comes away cleanly from the shell. because it comes away cleanly from the shell.
369 00:19:17,640 00:19:21,000 The sauce is so good. Like, I need the recipe for this sauce. The sauce is so good. Like, I need the recipe for this sauce.
370 00:19:21,200 00:19:24,359 Everything that you love about Singapore-style chilli crab, Everything that you love about Singapore-style chilli crab,
371 00:19:24,559 00:19:25,960 it's right here. it's right here.
372 00:19:26,160 00:19:29,279 I'm just going to try this bit of sambal with some rice. I'm just going to try this bit of sambal with some rice.
373 00:19:36,720 00:19:39,400 How good is it, being the blind judge today? (LAUGHS) How good is it, being the blind judge today? (LAUGHS)
374 00:19:39,599 00:19:43,559 I need this recipe for this sambal - it's killer! I need this recipe for this sambal - it's killer!
375 00:19:43,759 00:19:46,720 Dan, it's not a sambal challenge, it's a crab challenge. Dan, it's not a sambal challenge, it's a crab challenge.
376 00:19:46,920 00:19:50,559 I know, but the sambal just even elevates the crab even more. I know, but the sambal just even elevates the crab even more.
377 00:19:50,759 00:19:54,200 It just reminds me of those times I'm in Singapore and eating chilli crab, It just reminds me of those times I'm in Singapore and eating chilli crab,
378 00:19:54,400 00:19:57,319 it takes me back, like, it's perfectly seasoned. it takes me back, like, it's perfectly seasoned.
379 00:19:57,519 00:20:04,400 Really, really, really, really, really delicious crab. Really, really, really, really, really delicious crab.
380 00:20:04,599 00:20:09,079 It's gonna be tough but, look, the winner is crab. It's gonna be tough but, look, the winner is crab.
381 00:20:17,799 00:20:20,119 MAEVE O'MEARA: Tonight, the final challenge of Chinese Week MAEVE O'MEARA: Tonight, the final challenge of Chinese Week
382 00:20:20,319 00:20:21,799 was a crab cook-off. was a crab cook-off.
383 00:20:22,000 00:20:26,000 Home cook Sam made her mum's Singapore-style chilli crab Home cook Sam made her mum's Singapore-style chilli crab
384 00:20:26,200 00:20:27,920 served with sambal blachan. served with sambal blachan.
385 00:20:28,119 00:20:30,240 Head chef Chris from restaurant Lotus Head chef Chris from restaurant Lotus
386 00:20:30,440 00:20:34,119 made blue swimmer crab with chilli bean and native greens made blue swimmer crab with chilli bean and native greens
387 00:20:34,319 00:20:36,400 with a side of braised tofu. with a side of braised tofu.
388 00:20:36,599 00:20:39,599 Judge Dan has sampled both plates Judge Dan has sampled both plates
389 00:20:39,799 00:20:42,079 without knowing who cooked which dish without knowing who cooked which dish
390 00:20:42,279 00:20:44,759 and will now pick our Chinese Week winner. and will now pick our Chinese Week winner.
391 00:20:44,960 00:20:49,119 We asked you to make crab the star of the dish We asked you to make crab the star of the dish
392 00:20:49,319 00:20:52,839 and I tell you what, you definitely did that, so well done. and I tell you what, you definitely did that, so well done.
393 00:20:57,200 00:20:59,599 OK, Dan, it's time for you to pick OK, Dan, it's time for you to pick
394 00:20:59,799 00:21:02,240 which one of these incredible crab dishes which one of these incredible crab dishes
395 00:21:02,440 00:21:04,880 is going to be the best plate on the pass. is going to be the best plate on the pass.
396 00:21:05,079 00:21:07,640 This was a really tough decision for me. This was a really tough decision for me.
397 00:21:07,839 00:21:12,279 I tasted the first dish and it was so delicious I tasted the first dish and it was so delicious
398 00:21:12,480 00:21:14,279 that I thought I had a winner that I thought I had a winner
399 00:21:14,480 00:21:17,759 and then I went and tried the second crab dish and then I went and tried the second crab dish
400 00:21:17,960 00:21:20,720 and that really just blew my mind. and that really just blew my mind.
401 00:21:20,920 00:21:23,519 There can only be one winner, yes, the winner - me. There can only be one winner, yes, the winner - me.
402 00:21:23,720 00:21:27,039 Because I get to eat this crab. (ALL LAUGH) Because I get to eat this crab. (ALL LAUGH)
403 00:21:27,240 00:21:31,200 After tasting both your Chinese crab dishes, After tasting both your Chinese crab dishes,
404 00:21:31,400 00:21:34,839 the best plate on the pass is... the best plate on the pass is...
405 00:21:38,799 00:21:41,839 After tasting both your Chinese crab dishes, After tasting both your Chinese crab dishes,
406 00:21:42,039 00:21:46,240 the best plate on the pass is... the best plate on the pass is...
407 00:21:48,279 00:21:49,799 ..the crab with chilli. ..the crab with chilli.
408 00:21:50,960 00:21:53,519 Oh, Sam! CHRIS: Congratulations. Oh, Sam! CHRIS: Congratulations.
409 00:21:53,720 00:21:56,720 Congratulations! Sorry. Congratulations! Sorry.
410 00:21:56,920 00:21:58,160 Why are you crying? Why are you crying?
411 00:21:58,359 00:22:00,920 I can't believe it because this is my mum's recipe. I can't believe it because this is my mum's recipe.
412 00:22:01,119 00:22:04,440 You know what? I could taste your heart, your soul. You know what? I could taste your heart, your soul.
413 00:22:04,640 00:22:07,480 I could taste everything you put into that dish. I could taste everything you put into that dish.
414 00:22:07,680 00:22:13,440 It just took me back to Singapore, and that sambal - I need the recipe! It just took me back to Singapore, and that sambal - I need the recipe!
415 00:22:13,640 00:22:16,480 Like, it was outstanding. Like, it was outstanding.
416 00:22:16,680 00:22:18,039 Can I have the recipe? (LAUGHS) Can I have the recipe? (LAUGHS)
417 00:22:18,240 00:22:20,640 You've got to get the right blachan, that's the secret. You've got to get the right blachan, that's the secret.
418 00:22:20,839 00:22:22,839 Oh, I see. Oh, I see.
419 00:22:23,039 00:22:27,400 Last year, your son Nobby stood in the same position, in the final Last year, your son Nobby stood in the same position, in the final
420 00:22:27,599 00:22:29,200 and he didn't win. and he didn't win.
421 00:22:29,400 00:22:31,200 I beat him! (ALL LAUGH) I beat him! (ALL LAUGH)
422 00:22:33,680 00:22:36,039 Head chef Chris... Yes. Head chef Chris... Yes.
423 00:22:36,240 00:22:39,279 ..bad luck this time, this was a family recipe. ..bad luck this time, this was a family recipe.
424 00:22:39,480 00:22:41,960 Congratulations on an amazing dish, Congratulations on an amazing dish,
425 00:22:42,160 00:22:44,519 well done on your technique, it was flawless. well done on your technique, it was flawless.
426 00:22:44,720 00:22:46,680 This sauce was delicious. This sauce was delicious.
427 00:22:46,880 00:22:50,759 I loved your creativity of the native greens that you added. I loved your creativity of the native greens that you added.
428 00:22:50,960 00:22:54,079 This side dish was incredible. This side dish was incredible.
429 00:22:54,279 00:22:57,480 I love this sauce, the only difference I love this sauce, the only difference
430 00:22:57,680 00:23:00,200 was that that gave me that sense of nostalgia. was that that gave me that sense of nostalgia.
431 00:23:00,400 00:23:02,119 You're too good. (LAUGHS) You're too good. (LAUGHS)
432 00:23:03,799 00:23:06,880 I know we have had the most fantastic time with you all week I know we have had the most fantastic time with you all week
433 00:23:07,079 00:23:11,000 and we are so humbled to have had a restaurant of your calibre and we are so humbled to have had a restaurant of your calibre
434 00:23:11,200 00:23:13,440 with us this week, thank you. with us this week, thank you.
435 00:23:16,279 00:23:18,680 Congratulations, sister. Oh, thank you, thank you. Congratulations, sister. Oh, thank you, thank you.
436 00:23:18,880 00:23:19,839 So good. So good.
437 00:23:20,039 00:23:21,240 Sam... Sam...
438 00:23:22,960 00:23:25,279 ..come up here and get your second trophy! ..come up here and get your second trophy!
439 00:23:28,720 00:23:32,200 And the rest of you guys, come up here too, let's get into this crab. And the rest of you guys, come up here too, let's get into this crab.
440 00:23:32,400 00:23:34,039 What Dan's left of it anyway. What Dan's left of it anyway.
441 00:23:34,240 00:23:35,519 (ALL LAUGH) (ALL LAUGH)
442 00:23:35,720 00:23:37,240 It's so good. It's so good.
443 00:23:38,839 00:23:40,160 Only wish my mum was here. Only wish my mum was here.
444 00:23:40,359 00:23:43,000 You made me think of my mum's food. You made me think of my mum's food.
445 00:23:44,880 00:23:47,240 She will be very proud of you. I know. She will be very proud of you. I know.
446 00:23:47,440 00:23:49,519 Alright, let's eat. (LAUGHS) Alright, let's eat. (LAUGHS)
447 00:23:51,319 00:23:53,119 MAEVE O'MEARA: Next time, on The Chefs' Line... MAEVE O'MEARA: Next time, on The Chefs' Line...
448 00:23:53,319 00:23:54,599 Hi, Chris! Welcome to Lotus. Hi, Chris! Welcome to Lotus.
449 00:23:54,799 00:23:57,000 ..the battle with the home cooks might be over, ..the battle with the home cooks might be over,
450 00:23:57,200 00:24:01,039 but there's still one more kitchen left to visit, as we discover... but there's still one more kitchen left to visit, as we discover...
451 00:24:01,240 00:24:03,880 This is the secret sauce! Yes, this is the secret sauce. This is the secret sauce! Yes, this is the secret sauce.
452 00:24:04,079 00:24:05,200 Restaurant Lotus'... Restaurant Lotus'...
453 00:24:05,400 00:24:07,039 Pretty easy, right? (CHUCKLES) Pretty easy, right? (CHUCKLES)
454 00:24:07,240 00:24:08,519 ..tricks of the trade. ..tricks of the trade.
455 00:24:08,720 00:24:10,160 This one. (GASPS) This one. (GASPS)
456 00:24:11,839 00:24:13,599 Wow, what a beautiful dish. Wow, what a beautiful dish.
457 00:24:13,799 00:24:15,680 Thank you, lovely. Thank you, lovely.