It is the elimination round of the top ten in the MasterChef Australia Season 14. The episode is titled, “Three Rounds, One Ingredient Elimination”. The runtime for MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episode 45 is 75 minutes. In the previous episode, we saw Julie win the golden immunity pin to be safe from the forthcoming elimination. Billie, Mindy and Daniel are also safe after cooking the best dishes in the previous challenges this week.
Alvin, Aldo, Tommy, Montana, Sarah and Keyma are the ones cooking in the classic MasterChef elimination challenge. The challenge in question is a hard one and will take place over three rounds.
MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episode 45 Recap Contains Spoilers
In MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episode 45, the cooks are presented with three ingredients- pumpkin, chicken and fish. They are to pick one ingredient and feature it in their dish. However, the catch is after the first round is over, when the cooks move to the second round, they are only allowed to use the remaining of their feature ingredient and that round and further on.
Meticulous use of ingredient is key in this challenge as the contestants need to survive three rounds with only one certain amount of ingredient. The first round consists of only 30 minutes, it is announced. Two dishes winning the first round will save themselves from the elimination and will be up in the gantry.
Sarah picks the snapper fish along with Keyma, Tommy and Aldo. Montana’s pick is the chicken, and so is Alvin’s. After the first round, it is Sarah and Keyma, who are safe from the elimination by scoring well with their fish dishes. This means Tommy, Aldo, Alvin and Montana move onto the second round.
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Again for the second round, it is two dishes out of the lot that will get saved from the elimination, sending two participants on a head-on challenge at the end. At the end of round two- Aldo presents a Snapper all’Acqua Pazza, Alvin brings in a Ayam Pereik with Sambal Kelapa and Coconut Rice, Montana’s dish is a Cinnamon Parfait with Chicken Fat Caramel and Chicken Skin Crumb and, Tommy’s is a traditional Snapper Wings dish.
Montana and Aldo are safe by the end of the second rounding leaving Tommy and Alvin to compete for their space in the MasterChef kitchen. Alvin and Tommy being face to face is a hard challenge as both the cooks are friends and almost like brothers to one another. So, seeing them compete is hard for the audience as well as the contestants in question.
Tommy’s final dish for MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episode 45 is Banh Can with Ca Kho and Mango Salad. Alvin’s dish is Drunken Chicken 2.0, which is basically his signature dish from his season that has always been a fan favourite.
MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episode 45: Who Gets Eliminated?
An emotional round, especially the last. However, one of the two contestants will have to leave. Turns out it is Tommy who ends up getting eliminated and bids farewell to MasterChef Australia Season 14.
MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episode 45: Final Thoughts
Overall, MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episode 45 was an emotional rollercoaster. It started with a feeling of tension given the conditions of the challenge but, with the first round came a sigh of relief. However, as we entered the last act of the episode, it was heart-wrenching to see Tommy and Alvin compete and break down as one of them bid goodbye to the other and the competition, in general.
You can watch MasterChef Australia Season 14 Episode 45 now on Disney+ Hotstar.
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