Preparing the seafood dish proved to be difficult for some of the 15 apron-wearers, as most of them had never dealt with the ingredient before.
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She helped the other judges give out the final five white aprons to the home cooks who impressed them the most.
The Indiana native says her first TV introduction to food was watching this legend on “Iron Chef.” Morimoto reveals that his mother inspired him to become a chef because she was a great cook.
Meanwhile, Suu looks absolutely fascinated as she whispers, “gorgeous.” At the conclusion, Gordon says he expects each of the home cooks to serve up a “stunning” monkfish dish using the incredible filets created by Morimoto.
Aaron adds that monkfish is more dense than most fish and he thinks a lot of these home cooks could undercook it for that reason.
With Tay planning to serve up sandwiches, Gordon tells the aspiring chef, “I don’t want to eat a soggy diaper.” Now Tay is rethinking his entire dish.
Josh cooked monkfish four ways, hoping to take the judges on a “journey,” but Kelsey seems to think her competitors have overthought this challenge and are throwing in way too many complicated flavors and techniques.
The judges call this 27-year old Boston bartender’s food “delicious” and a “professional, restaurant quality dish.” The last dish contending for the win belongs to Suu.
Next up in the hot seat is Alejandro with his five spiced monkfish with creamed potatoes & leeks, mussels, broccolini, asparagus and cucumber garnish.
The 39-year old salon owner from Chicago admits she stayed in her comfort zone when she cooked up Baja fish tacos with spicy aioli and chips.