1 00:05:06,223 --> 00:05:08,725 ♪ ♪ 2 00:05:08,809 --> 00:05:10,811 GORDON: Ready? BOB: Let's do it. 3 00:05:10,894 --> 00:05:11,854 GORDON: Now he's staring at me. 4 00:05:11,979 --> 00:05:14,106 (rattling and hissing) 5 00:05:14,481 --> 00:05:16,233 BOB: You're gonna have to get closer than that. 6 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:17,109 GORDON: Christ. 7 00:05:17,192 --> 00:05:18,694 BOB: But you just wanna secure the part that bites. 8 00:05:18,777 --> 00:05:20,445 GORDON: Oh... BOB: Mhm. 9 00:05:23,490 --> 00:05:24,449 Right behind you Gordon. 10 00:05:24,533 --> 00:05:26,493 (rattling and hissing) 11 00:05:26,994 --> 00:05:28,078 He's angry now. 12 00:05:28,162 --> 00:05:29,037 GORDON: Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out. 13 00:05:32,958 --> 00:05:37,462 ♪ ♪ 14 00:05:37,546 --> 00:05:40,048 GORDON (off-screen): I'm in Texas, the Lone Star State. 15 00:05:40,174 --> 00:05:43,260 Famous for its oil, cattle and searing heat. 16 00:05:43,343 --> 00:05:46,305 My journey starts 90 miles south west of Houston, 17 00:05:46,388 --> 00:05:49,183 in Markham, a vast rugged area. 18 00:05:49,266 --> 00:05:51,643 Larger than most countries in Europe. 19 00:05:51,768 --> 00:05:54,062 They say every thing's bigger in Texas. 20 00:05:54,354 --> 00:05:57,274 And I hope to find out what that really means. 21 00:05:58,901 --> 00:06:00,986 I'm here to meet talented chef, 22 00:06:01,069 --> 00:06:03,780 Texan born, Justin Yu. 23 00:06:03,864 --> 00:06:07,075 And he's gonna introduce me to this incredible hearty land, 24 00:06:07,201 --> 00:06:09,369 so I can really dig deep and 25 00:06:09,453 --> 00:06:11,163 experience all it has to offer. 26 00:06:18,670 --> 00:06:20,422 What the hell? 27 00:06:22,090 --> 00:06:24,885 Justin, good to see you bud. 28 00:06:24,968 --> 00:06:26,762 JUSTIN: Gordon. GORDON: What a pleasure. 29 00:06:26,845 --> 00:06:27,888 JUSTIN: You sweating already? 30 00:06:28,138 --> 00:06:29,056 GORDON: I am definitely sweating. 31 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:30,098 JUSTIN: About to put you to work. 32 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:31,683 Welcome to Texas. 33 00:06:33,143 --> 00:06:34,978 GORDON (off-screen): Houston native, Justin Yu 34 00:06:35,103 --> 00:06:37,481 was raised on Texan classics. 35 00:06:37,564 --> 00:06:40,108 This award-winning chef sharpened his skills in 36 00:06:40,192 --> 00:06:43,237 Michelin star kitchens in Europe and California before 37 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:44,613 returning to his roots. 38 00:06:46,323 --> 00:06:49,576 At city favorite Theodore Rex his acclaimed dishes show case 39 00:06:49,660 --> 00:06:53,038 the freshness and exciting variety of local Texan ingredients. 40 00:06:54,706 --> 00:06:55,958 What you doing? 41 00:06:56,041 --> 00:06:57,125 JUSTIN: We're cutting mesquite here. 42 00:06:57,209 --> 00:06:59,628 Mesquite is the hardest wood to ever cut, 43 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:01,255 but it's got the best flavor. 44 00:07:01,380 --> 00:07:03,173 GORDON: Really? Texas chainsaw chef. 45 00:07:03,507 --> 00:07:04,758 JUSTIN: I'm from Houston originally. 46 00:07:04,841 --> 00:07:05,717 GORDON: Good. 47 00:07:05,926 --> 00:07:06,969 JUSTIN: But my family's from Hong Kong. 48 00:07:07,052 --> 00:07:08,303 But that's the thing about Texas. 49 00:07:08,387 --> 00:07:09,179 GORDON: Right. 50 00:07:09,263 --> 00:07:10,055 JUSTIN: There's a lot of flavor going on. 51 00:07:10,138 --> 00:07:10,931 GORDON: Right. 52 00:07:11,014 --> 00:07:12,015 JUSTIN: And I'm part of that flavor. 53 00:07:12,140 --> 00:07:13,141 GORDON: I thought we were gonna have a little bite 54 00:07:13,267 --> 00:07:14,434 to eat and sort of get up to speed. 55 00:07:14,518 --> 00:07:15,769 JUSTIN: No, no, no, no. You gotta work. 56 00:07:15,852 --> 00:07:16,853 I got a chili going. 57 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:17,771 GORDON: Can we taste the chili first? 58 00:07:17,854 --> 00:07:18,647 JUSTIN: No, no, no. 59 00:07:18,730 --> 00:07:20,148 You can take down all of this and 60 00:07:20,232 --> 00:07:21,400 then we'll pull it out together. 61 00:07:21,483 --> 00:07:23,068 We'll build a fire and we'll have that chili. 62 00:07:23,193 --> 00:07:24,152 GORDON: Right. 63 00:07:24,236 --> 00:07:25,362 JUSTIN: You started one of those up before? 64 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:27,489 GORDON: Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 65 00:07:27,614 --> 00:07:28,490 (bleep). 66 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:30,075 JUSTIN: Come on. 67 00:07:30,158 --> 00:07:33,412 GORDON: (bleep) JUSTIN: Come on. 68 00:07:33,495 --> 00:07:34,997 Pull, pull. 69 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,499 GORDON: What the (bleep)? 70 00:07:37,582 --> 00:07:39,001 (chainsaw starts) 71 00:07:39,084 --> 00:07:40,544 JUSTIN: Get your safety off. 72 00:07:47,884 --> 00:07:49,219 GORDON: Ah. 73 00:07:55,517 --> 00:07:56,518 JUSTIN: Alright that's good. 74 00:07:56,601 --> 00:07:57,978 Let's go grab some chili. 75 00:07:58,061 --> 00:07:59,896 GORDON: Please, I am starving. 76 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:00,897 JUSTIN: One last thing. 77 00:08:00,981 --> 00:08:03,150 If you're gonna be in Texas, you gotta have a hat. 78 00:08:03,358 --> 00:08:04,901 GORDON: Oh come on. Stop it. 79 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:05,736 JUSTIN: Absolutely. 80 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:06,695 GORDON: Justin, really, seriously? 81 00:08:06,778 --> 00:08:08,697 JUSTIN: You're in Texas. It's, it's a rite of passage. 82 00:08:08,780 --> 00:08:09,573 GORDON: What'd you think? 83 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:10,449 JUSTIN: You look terrible in that. 84 00:08:10,532 --> 00:08:11,491 GORDON: Thank you, exactly. 85 00:08:11,575 --> 00:08:12,743 JUSTIN: You're gonna have to earn that. 86 00:08:12,826 --> 00:08:13,827 GORDON: Here we go. JUSTIN: Let's do it. 87 00:08:13,910 --> 00:08:15,954 GORDON: I've got a hat and no (bleep) horse. 88 00:08:19,124 --> 00:08:20,792 GORDON (off-screen): Made with venison instead of the usual beef, 89 00:08:20,876 --> 00:08:23,962 Justin's signature chili has a reputation that precedes it. 90 00:08:25,088 --> 00:08:28,925 More importantly, it tells me that Texan cuisine has 91 00:08:29,176 --> 00:08:30,594 room for interpretation. 92 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:32,512 I can't wait to taste it. 93 00:08:32,596 --> 00:08:35,390 Oh boy, now that smells delicious. 94 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:37,267 JUSTIN: It's pretty simple overall. 95 00:08:37,351 --> 00:08:39,102 GORDON: Yeah. JUSTIN: There's no rice. 96 00:08:39,186 --> 00:08:40,520 No beans at all. 97 00:08:40,645 --> 00:08:41,980 It's getting thickened by the spices. 98 00:08:42,189 --> 00:08:43,774 GORDON: No beans? In a chili? 99 00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:44,733 JUSTIN: In a chili. 100 00:08:44,983 --> 00:08:45,984 This is no filler I mean... 101 00:08:46,068 --> 00:08:47,527 GORDON: Wow that is delicious. 102 00:08:47,611 --> 00:08:48,695 That is so spicy. 103 00:08:48,779 --> 00:08:50,614 Oh my god, I'm sweating big time now, honestly. 104 00:08:50,697 --> 00:08:53,367 JUSTIN: Well, you're gonna sweat a lot more after this. 105 00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:57,079 GORDON: Man, what I'm experiencing early on is that, 106 00:08:57,162 --> 00:08:58,372 there's a toughness to Texas. 107 00:08:58,455 --> 00:08:59,831 JUSTIN: There's a definite toughness to Texas. 108 00:09:00,082 --> 00:09:01,666 You definitely build a level of character. 109 00:09:01,833 --> 00:09:04,336 I grew up cooking in kitchens like yours. 110 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:06,588 And being able to take that kind of beating on 111 00:09:06,671 --> 00:09:08,048 the day to day on the kitchen. 112 00:09:08,131 --> 00:09:10,717 Because I'm from Texas I was able to take it. 113 00:09:10,801 --> 00:09:14,429 Now that you're here I really want you to experience Texas, you know. 114 00:09:14,513 --> 00:09:15,931 I want you to meet the characters. 115 00:09:16,014 --> 00:09:19,267 I want you to hunt, I want you to, uh, go to the ranches. 116 00:09:19,351 --> 00:09:21,311 I want you to go see the people who make the food, 117 00:09:21,395 --> 00:09:23,897 what it is and give it all the character. 118 00:09:23,980 --> 00:09:26,191 How about we cook a little bit for everybody that you meet? 119 00:09:26,274 --> 00:09:28,360 Maybe we'll call it a throw down. 120 00:09:28,443 --> 00:09:30,487 Show me all that flavor that you learned from Texas. 121 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:31,905 GORDON: So start off where? Where do you wanna send me? 122 00:09:31,988 --> 00:09:33,865 JUSTIN: I'll send you to a ranch to herd some cattle. 123 00:09:33,949 --> 00:09:35,617 And don't forget your hat. 124 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:38,703 GORDON: Texas throw down. JUSTIN: Texas throw down. 125 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:42,040 GORDON: I'm not a big fan of a cowboy hat. 126 00:09:42,124 --> 00:09:44,251 I don't look like a cowboy. 127 00:09:44,334 --> 00:09:46,795 But I tell you what, I better get my shit together and 128 00:09:46,878 --> 00:09:49,256 get as tough as a cowboy, you know, 129 00:09:49,339 --> 00:09:51,049 for the final cook at the end of the week. 130 00:09:55,804 --> 00:09:58,098 My first stop in Texas, Justin's sending me to meet 131 00:09:58,181 --> 00:10:01,143 a lifelong rancher, who's gonna show me what it takes 132 00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:04,438 to wrangle cattle in the Lone Star state. 133 00:10:10,235 --> 00:10:11,403 GORDON: Good morning. CLINT: Morning. 134 00:10:11,486 --> 00:10:12,279 MEREDITH: Morning. MADDIE: Morning. 135 00:10:12,362 --> 00:10:13,238 GORDON: Nice to see you, you good? 136 00:10:13,321 --> 00:10:14,281 CLINT: Clint Radley. GORDON: Clint. 137 00:10:14,364 --> 00:10:15,449 My goodness what an amazing drive that was. 138 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:16,324 MADDIE: Maddie, nice to meet you. 139 00:10:16,408 --> 00:10:17,200 GORDON: Maddie likewise, good to see you. 140 00:10:17,284 --> 00:10:18,076 MEREDITH: Meredith, nice to meet you. 141 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,077 GORDON: Good to see you too. 142 00:10:19,161 --> 00:10:21,246 GORDON (off-screen): Maddie and Meredith's hats, 143 00:10:21,329 --> 00:10:24,958 boots and giant belt buckles show me they definitely know 144 00:10:25,041 --> 00:10:26,501 their way around a steer. 145 00:10:26,585 --> 00:10:29,379 I just hope they aren't into chef roping. 146 00:10:29,463 --> 00:10:31,047 They say you've got the best beef... 147 00:10:31,131 --> 00:10:32,716 CLINT: We got some. GORDON: Anywhere in Texas. 148 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:33,717 What's so special about it? 149 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,260 MADDIE: It's tender, it's juicy. 150 00:10:35,343 --> 00:10:36,761 MEREDITH: Tastes amazing. 151 00:10:36,845 --> 00:10:38,054 CLINT: We gotta go gather 'em first. 152 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:39,181 GORDON: Right, okay. 153 00:10:39,264 --> 00:10:40,223 CLINT: You gonna help us with that? 154 00:10:40,307 --> 00:10:42,309 GORDON: Ah, yeah, what just run behind them and 155 00:10:42,392 --> 00:10:43,268 shoo them up? 156 00:10:43,351 --> 00:10:44,603 CLINT: Yeah well, they'll be on horses. 157 00:10:44,686 --> 00:10:45,770 We're gonna put you on a horse. 158 00:10:45,854 --> 00:10:47,647 And then I'm gonna get on my horse over there. 159 00:10:47,731 --> 00:10:49,274 So a little different style. 160 00:10:49,357 --> 00:10:50,192 GORDON: That's your horse? 161 00:10:50,275 --> 00:10:51,318 CLINT: Yeah. GORDON: A helicopter? 162 00:10:51,401 --> 00:10:52,861 CLINT: It's faster, doesn't eat as much so. 163 00:10:52,944 --> 00:10:54,696 GORDON: And you want me on a saddle next to you? 164 00:10:54,779 --> 00:10:55,572 CLINT: With them. 165 00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:57,115 GORDON: How old were you when you first got on a saddle? 166 00:10:57,199 --> 00:10:58,700 MADDIE: Ah, three. GORDON: Three. 167 00:10:58,783 --> 00:11:00,827 MEREDITH: Three. GORDON: Okay. 168 00:11:00,911 --> 00:11:01,661 CLINT: You'll be good. 169 00:11:01,745 --> 00:11:03,997 MEREDITH: Just don't get bucked off, easy as that. 170 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:05,373 GORDON: As in don't get thrown off the horse. 171 00:11:05,457 --> 00:11:06,208 MADDIE: Correct. MEREDITH: Right. 172 00:11:06,291 --> 00:11:07,083 GORDON: What's my horse's name? 173 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:08,043 BOTH: Mouse. 174 00:11:08,126 --> 00:11:10,337 GORDON: Come on, six foot two, 225 pound on a good day and 175 00:11:10,420 --> 00:11:11,546 now I'm sat on a mouse. 176 00:11:11,630 --> 00:11:12,631 CLINT: Have you got a hat by the way? 177 00:11:12,714 --> 00:11:13,632 GORDON: Uh... CLINT: It's sunny. 178 00:11:13,715 --> 00:11:17,469 GORDON: Yeah listen, I know I look like an out of place Brit, but trust me. 179 00:11:17,552 --> 00:11:19,471 MADDIE: It's alright. MEREDITH: That'll do. 180 00:11:19,554 --> 00:11:21,139 GORDON: It is a little bit too clean though right? 181 00:11:21,223 --> 00:11:22,474 It looks a little bit too new. 182 00:11:22,557 --> 00:11:23,808 CLINT: I'm sure it'll fall off in a minute or something. 183 00:11:23,892 --> 00:11:24,851 MEREDITH: It will. MADDIE: Some point. 184 00:11:24,935 --> 00:11:26,102 GORDON: You sure you don't need any help in that helicopter? 185 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:27,229 CLINT: Nah, I don't need any help up there. 186 00:11:27,312 --> 00:11:28,772 GORDON: I'm not that good on horses. 187 00:11:28,855 --> 00:11:29,689 MEREDITH: You'll learn. MADDIE: You'll learn. 188 00:11:29,773 --> 00:11:31,233 GORDON: Ladies let's go. 189 00:11:31,316 --> 00:11:33,026 Let's go, let's go, let's go. 190 00:11:42,911 --> 00:11:44,663 Right ladies, we set? 191 00:11:44,746 --> 00:11:45,622 MADDIE: You don't need gloves. 192 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:47,165 MEREDITH: We are but what are you doing with the gloves? 193 00:11:47,249 --> 00:11:49,209 GORDON: Well, it's a horse right? 194 00:11:49,292 --> 00:11:50,919 MEREDITH: No, you need to get some man hands. 195 00:11:51,002 --> 00:11:52,921 GORDON: Some man hands, okay. 196 00:11:53,004 --> 00:11:54,422 Right so this is Mouse. 197 00:11:54,506 --> 00:11:55,674 MEREDITH: Correct. MADDIE: That's right. 198 00:11:55,757 --> 00:11:57,259 GORDON: Just try and keep me on this thing will you please? 199 00:11:57,342 --> 00:12:01,137 MEREDITH: Don't fall off. GORDON: Come on. 200 00:12:03,682 --> 00:12:05,934 Hello. Left, left. 201 00:12:06,017 --> 00:12:07,686 MEREDITH: Kick. GORDON: Oh kick, thank you. 202 00:12:07,769 --> 00:12:10,772 Thank, let's go. 203 00:12:10,855 --> 00:12:12,899 MEREDITH: Turn. GORDON: Turn, thank you. 204 00:12:12,983 --> 00:12:13,775 There you go. 205 00:12:13,858 --> 00:12:14,734 Okay. Oh. 206 00:12:14,818 --> 00:12:16,111 MEREDITH: There you go. GORDON: Right. 207 00:12:16,194 --> 00:12:17,279 MEREDITH: Well you just gotta feel the rhythm. 208 00:12:17,362 --> 00:12:18,405 GORDON: Feel the rhythm. MEREDITH: Don't be tense. 209 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:19,281 Be loose. 210 00:12:19,364 --> 00:12:21,032 MADDIE: Feel the horse, the horse can sense if you're nervous. 211 00:12:21,116 --> 00:12:22,158 GORDON: Right. 212 00:12:22,242 --> 00:12:24,119 MADDIE: You're nervous the horse is gonna act all jittery. 213 00:12:24,202 --> 00:12:26,496 GORDON (off-screen): It's impressive that Mouse can sense my fear 214 00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:29,457 but I'd be more impressed if he could sense which direction 215 00:12:29,541 --> 00:12:31,042 I'm trying to go. 216 00:12:31,126 --> 00:12:32,168 Where we going? 217 00:12:33,378 --> 00:12:35,005 GORDON (off-screen): Fortunately, Clint and 218 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:38,592 his team are on the way with a pair of helicopters to help. 219 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:44,514 Justin said search for the best beef. 220 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:46,725 I'm getting a newfound respect for that level of 221 00:12:46,808 --> 00:12:50,895 search because I've never, ever gone this far for 222 00:12:50,979 --> 00:12:52,355 such amazing beef. 223 00:12:56,568 --> 00:12:57,777 Okay, where are the cows? 224 00:12:57,861 --> 00:12:59,029 MEREDITH: So, in here. MADDIE: There. 225 00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:00,113 MEREDITH: They're in this brush. 226 00:13:00,196 --> 00:13:01,197 GORDON: Are we going in the bush? 227 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:03,617 MEREDITH: Yeah, just make sure that they don't come back over 228 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:04,743 on this side. 229 00:13:04,826 --> 00:13:05,827 GORDON: So make sure they don't come back this side? 230 00:13:05,910 --> 00:13:07,203 MADDIE: Right, keep 'em in the middle. 231 00:13:07,287 --> 00:13:08,288 GORDON: Okay. 232 00:13:08,371 --> 00:13:10,040 MEREDITH: He's gonna push 'em out to us. 233 00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:11,207 GORDON: Oh my God. 234 00:13:11,291 --> 00:13:12,584 MEREDITH: Alright, look cow, cow, cow. 235 00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:13,627 GORDON: There, there, there, there, there, there. 236 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:14,711 MEREDITH: Alright so Gordon. 237 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:16,046 You don't wanna get in front of 'em. 238 00:13:16,129 --> 00:13:17,130 GORDON: No. 239 00:13:17,213 --> 00:13:19,174 MEREDITH: You wanna stay behind 'em so you can push 'em. 240 00:13:19,257 --> 00:13:20,550 GORDON: Gotcha. Oh shit. 241 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,389 MEREDITH: Whoo! Come on Gordon. 242 00:13:26,473 --> 00:13:28,266 GORDON: Ladies wait for me. 243 00:13:28,350 --> 00:13:30,977 MEREDITH: Whenever we are pinning cows, 244 00:13:31,061 --> 00:13:33,480 you know we only get one shot and then that's it. 245 00:13:33,563 --> 00:13:35,398 GORDON: Ladies, wait for me please. 246 00:13:35,482 --> 00:13:37,692 MADDIE: I ain't waiting for his ass. 247 00:13:37,776 --> 00:13:39,569 MEREDITH: You know I didn't wanna leave him but I took off 248 00:13:39,653 --> 00:13:45,075 and had to do what needed to be done. 249 00:13:46,451 --> 00:13:47,869 MADDIE: There's two back there Meredith. 250 00:13:47,952 --> 00:13:51,539 MEREDITH: Yeah. Yes sir! 251 00:13:51,623 --> 00:13:54,584 GORDON: Have any idea how hard this is? 252 00:13:54,668 --> 00:13:57,128 Huh? I swear to God. 253 00:13:57,212 --> 00:13:58,588 Go on. 254 00:13:58,672 --> 00:14:00,090 They make it look so easy, cowgirls, 255 00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:02,550 buckle, huge hat, belt, jeans etc. 256 00:14:02,634 --> 00:14:06,054 But underneath all that you know it's a tough process. 257 00:14:06,137 --> 00:14:07,347 Okay yeah. Wait, wait, wait. 258 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:09,140 MEREDITH: Whoa. 259 00:14:09,224 --> 00:14:10,767 GORDON: Wait, wait, wait. 260 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:13,645 Mouse man. 261 00:14:13,728 --> 00:14:15,355 (bleep). Wait. 262 00:14:15,438 --> 00:14:17,023 MEREDITH: Maddie help him. 263 00:14:17,107 --> 00:14:19,776 GORDON: My God. That was crazy. 264 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:23,113 MEREDITH: Gordon, you good? GORDON: Bloody hell. 265 00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:24,698 Coming now. 266 00:14:24,781 --> 00:14:27,033 Wait, wait, Mouse, Mouse. 267 00:14:27,117 --> 00:14:28,702 MEREDITH: How we doing? GORDON: No, not very good. 268 00:14:28,785 --> 00:14:30,036 MEREDITH: Not very good? GORDON: No, he threw me off. 269 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:31,413 But I think the helicopter spooked him. 270 00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:33,540 He just kept on spinning round. 271 00:14:33,623 --> 00:14:36,167 MADDIE: So just follow us. GORDON: Gotcha. 272 00:14:36,251 --> 00:14:37,544 MEREDITH: Alright you see Gordon. 273 00:14:37,627 --> 00:14:41,339 We're all going over there. 274 00:14:41,423 --> 00:14:43,091 GORDON: Out back there, there's a lot of terrain and 275 00:14:43,174 --> 00:14:44,634 it's uneven and brush etc. 276 00:14:44,718 --> 00:14:46,678 And yeah I'm on with a flimsy pair of trousers 277 00:14:46,761 --> 00:14:49,431 and a cowboy hat, trying to blend in with the locals. 278 00:14:49,514 --> 00:14:51,850 I stood out for all the wrong reasons. 279 00:14:51,933 --> 00:14:52,767 Sorry. 280 00:14:52,851 --> 00:14:53,643 MEREDITH: Gordon what happened man? 281 00:14:53,727 --> 00:14:54,602 GORDON: She went crazy. 282 00:14:54,686 --> 00:14:55,770 Huh? Okay. 283 00:14:55,854 --> 00:14:56,980 MEREDITH: Huh? You ready? Let's go. 284 00:14:57,063 --> 00:14:59,190 GORDON: All good, yes. Let's go. 285 00:15:00,859 --> 00:15:02,318 GORDON (off-screen): I may be useless on a horse, 286 00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:03,737 but thankfully Meredith and Maddie, 287 00:15:03,820 --> 00:15:05,447 along with their dad in the sky, 288 00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:06,656 get the job done. 289 00:15:06,740 --> 00:15:09,951 MEREDITH: Come on momma. GORDON: Are they all in? 290 00:15:10,034 --> 00:15:11,453 BOTH: Yes sir. 291 00:15:11,536 --> 00:15:13,288 MADDIE: You did pretty good for a first-time cowboy. 292 00:15:13,371 --> 00:15:15,123 GORDON: That was crazy, seriously. 293 00:15:15,206 --> 00:15:17,041 Honestly well done. 294 00:15:17,125 --> 00:15:18,251 MEREDITH: Now comes the hard part. 295 00:15:18,334 --> 00:15:19,627 GORDON: What'd you mean? That wasn't it? 296 00:15:19,711 --> 00:15:21,212 MEREDITH: No that was part of it. 297 00:15:21,296 --> 00:15:22,380 GORDON: Oh my God. 298 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:27,594 ♪ ♪ 299 00:15:27,677 --> 00:15:29,763 GORDON (off-screen): I'm in Texas and have just herded cattle 300 00:15:29,846 --> 00:15:33,600 in exchange for some top shelf steaks for my final cook. 301 00:15:33,683 --> 00:15:36,311 But apparently I'm not finished. 302 00:15:36,394 --> 00:15:37,854 MEREDITH: Now comes the hard part. 303 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:38,730 GORDON: That wasn't it? 304 00:15:38,813 --> 00:15:40,440 MEREDITH: No that was part of it. 305 00:15:40,523 --> 00:15:42,567 GORDON (off-screen): I just hope the hard part 306 00:15:42,650 --> 00:15:45,987 she's referring to doesn't involve another saddle. 307 00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:49,449 My swollen bollocks are a testament to the saying that 308 00:15:49,532 --> 00:15:51,618 every thing's bigger in Texas. 309 00:15:51,701 --> 00:15:52,702 CLINT: So the next thing we'll do, 310 00:15:52,786 --> 00:15:54,120 we'll bring the cows back here. 311 00:15:54,204 --> 00:15:56,331 We'll bring 'em in here, we'll vaccinate 'em for diseases and 312 00:15:56,414 --> 00:15:58,416 parasites that we deal with down here. 313 00:15:58,500 --> 00:16:00,376 Put it in their mouth, shoot paste down their throat. 314 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:01,628 Kills the parasites. 315 00:16:01,711 --> 00:16:04,214 GORDON: It's like a worming. CLINT: Right. 316 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:08,259 MADDIE: What you're gonna do... 317 00:16:08,343 --> 00:16:09,135 GORDON: Yes. 318 00:16:09,219 --> 00:16:10,553 MADDIE: Make sure it's in their mouth and 319 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,388 then you're just gonna squeeze it, once. 320 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:14,557 GORDON: Right. MEREDITH: We're behind you. 321 00:16:14,641 --> 00:16:15,809 MADDIE: Yeah and you gotta make sure that 322 00:16:15,892 --> 00:16:16,851 they swallow it. 323 00:16:16,935 --> 00:16:18,311 GORDON: Oh man, all I want is some beef. 324 00:16:18,394 --> 00:16:20,814 All I want is a T-bone, a tomahawk, a fillet. 325 00:16:20,897 --> 00:16:22,982 I'll take the flank, I'll take the hoof. 326 00:16:23,066 --> 00:16:24,651 Give me something! Please. 327 00:16:24,734 --> 00:16:26,110 MADDIE: After. 328 00:16:26,194 --> 00:16:27,779 GORDON: Man, this beef better taste good. 329 00:16:27,862 --> 00:16:28,988 MADDIE: Watch the ones with horns. 330 00:16:29,072 --> 00:16:29,906 GORDON: Watch the ones, oh okay. 331 00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:31,241 MEREDITH: You'll get hooked. 332 00:16:32,617 --> 00:16:34,160 (grunts) 333 00:16:34,244 --> 00:16:35,411 GORDON (off-screen): While giving the cows their medicine 334 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:37,705 Clint assures me they're used to the process, 335 00:16:37,789 --> 00:16:39,582 and it's painless. 336 00:16:39,666 --> 00:16:41,668 Apparently they just don't like me. 337 00:16:41,751 --> 00:16:45,129 Oh (bleep). Shit. 338 00:16:45,213 --> 00:16:46,589 All I want is some beef. 339 00:16:46,673 --> 00:16:48,007 That's what I, girls. 340 00:16:48,091 --> 00:16:49,717 MEREDITH: You gotta earn it. CLINT: Down the hatch. 341 00:16:49,801 --> 00:16:50,593 MADDIE: There you go, there you go. 342 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:51,886 CLINT: Good job. 343 00:16:51,970 --> 00:16:53,096 GORDON: Shit. 344 00:16:53,179 --> 00:16:55,139 Yes gotcha. One in. 345 00:16:55,223 --> 00:16:58,017 MEREDITH: I think when it comes to wrangling cattle, 346 00:16:58,101 --> 00:17:00,770 I think Gordon should just maybe stay a little, 347 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:02,897 little farther away and back into the kitchen 348 00:17:02,981 --> 00:17:04,941 rather than in a saddle. 349 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,150 So how do you like Texas? 350 00:17:06,234 --> 00:17:07,402 GORDON: Could we not just feed them a tablet? 351 00:17:07,485 --> 00:17:08,653 Give them a little tablet in their hay? 352 00:17:08,736 --> 00:17:11,072 CLINT: Here you go. MEREDITH: There you go. 353 00:17:11,155 --> 00:17:13,908 MADDIE: Yeah. GORDON: Yeah. 354 00:17:13,992 --> 00:17:16,619 MEREDITH: Yeah Gordon. GORDON: That's crazy. 355 00:17:16,703 --> 00:17:20,456 Please, I beg you, can I have some beef now? Please? 356 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:21,624 MEREDITH: Yes. 357 00:17:21,708 --> 00:17:22,792 CLINT: Do you think he's earned it? 358 00:17:22,876 --> 00:17:23,793 MADDIE: Yeah, you can have some beef now. 359 00:17:23,877 --> 00:17:24,878 CLINT: Alright. MEREDITH: I think so. 360 00:17:24,961 --> 00:17:26,129 GORDON: Yeah? You girls are strong man. 361 00:17:26,212 --> 00:17:28,673 Oh my God. 362 00:17:28,756 --> 00:17:29,924 That was a challenge and a half, 363 00:17:30,008 --> 00:17:30,800 let me tell you. 364 00:17:30,884 --> 00:17:32,927 There's a price to pay for the most amazing beef and 365 00:17:33,011 --> 00:17:34,345 I think I just paid it. 366 00:17:34,429 --> 00:17:37,891 This is one staple that's gonna feature across the final cook. 367 00:17:42,604 --> 00:17:46,024 Now Texas is known for its beef, pork and barbecue. 368 00:17:46,107 --> 00:17:49,611 But today I'm after a different protein. 369 00:17:49,694 --> 00:17:50,862 Rattlesnake. 370 00:17:50,945 --> 00:17:52,530 That's right, rattlesnake. 371 00:17:52,614 --> 00:17:54,866 Now I know Texan's are tough but come on, 372 00:17:54,949 --> 00:17:57,619 this seems downright crazy. 373 00:17:57,702 --> 00:17:59,370 Rattlesnake? 374 00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:00,997 Come on, seriously? 375 00:18:01,956 --> 00:18:04,167 GORDON (off-screen): With only three days until I face off against Justin, 376 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:07,086 I'm heading west to the rolling hills of Runge, 377 00:18:07,170 --> 00:18:09,005 to meet Bob Hansler. 378 00:18:09,130 --> 00:18:09,964 Nice to see you. You good? 379 00:18:10,048 --> 00:18:10,882 BOB: Glad you made it. 380 00:18:10,965 --> 00:18:13,593 GORDON (off-screen): A survival expert and former biology teacher who, 381 00:18:13,676 --> 00:18:16,054 along with the help of his trusty dog, Huck, 382 00:18:16,137 --> 00:18:19,641 can apparently catch a rattlesnake with his eyes closed. 383 00:18:19,724 --> 00:18:22,310 I'm after an alternative protein, 384 00:18:22,393 --> 00:18:24,062 a protein that's close to your heart. 385 00:18:24,145 --> 00:18:25,605 What's so special about the rattlesnake? 386 00:18:25,688 --> 00:18:27,231 BOB: Well it's a good cut of meat. 387 00:18:27,315 --> 00:18:28,942 GORDON: Is it that good? Do they taste that good? 388 00:18:29,025 --> 00:18:30,318 BOB: They taste amazing. 389 00:18:30,401 --> 00:18:32,070 And Texas has plenty of 'em. 390 00:18:32,153 --> 00:18:33,446 GORDON: And within striking distance, 391 00:18:33,529 --> 00:18:35,865 the safest sort of, you're what? 392 00:18:35,949 --> 00:18:37,825 BOB: Two thirds of a length they can strike. 393 00:18:37,909 --> 00:18:41,245 And that's typically about 175 miles an hour. 394 00:18:41,329 --> 00:18:43,331 GORDON: That fast? BOB: That fast. 395 00:18:43,414 --> 00:18:45,416 So they have the rattle, the rattle goes off, 396 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:46,626 that's your warning. 397 00:18:46,709 --> 00:18:49,170 You keep going expect to get bit. 398 00:18:49,253 --> 00:18:51,339 GORDON: Right, I'm happy to stand by, you're the expert. 399 00:18:51,422 --> 00:18:53,925 So what I'll do, I'll stand about a meter behind you. 400 00:18:54,008 --> 00:18:56,094 BOB: That's, that's not gonna work man. 401 00:18:56,177 --> 00:18:58,012 I'm, I'm legally blind. 402 00:18:58,096 --> 00:18:59,263 GORDON: Sorry just help me out one more time. 403 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:00,181 You're what? 404 00:19:00,264 --> 00:19:02,350 BOB: I can't see your face but I can hear a rattlesnake, 405 00:19:02,433 --> 00:19:04,018 I'll, I'll tell you where I hear 'em. 406 00:19:04,102 --> 00:19:06,437 But you're, you're the man with the stick today. 407 00:19:06,521 --> 00:19:09,357 GORDON: So you're blind? BOB: Yes sir. 408 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:10,942 This eye is completely dead. 409 00:19:11,025 --> 00:19:12,443 This eye is pretty shot. 410 00:19:12,527 --> 00:19:14,112 GORDON: And you're still chasing snakes? 411 00:19:14,195 --> 00:19:16,698 BOB: Well I've got you to do that. 412 00:19:16,781 --> 00:19:19,117 GORDON: You haven't got any in the freezer I can just nip up 413 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,118 to the house and try? 414 00:19:20,201 --> 00:19:22,370 BOB: No such thing, you got fresh meat today. 415 00:19:22,453 --> 00:19:24,831 GORDON: Man, you're a tough cookie. 416 00:19:24,914 --> 00:19:26,457 Where do we start? 417 00:19:26,541 --> 00:19:28,793 GORDON (off-screen): Western Diamondbacks are abundant in Texas. 418 00:19:28,876 --> 00:19:33,131 And normally it's best to steer clear if you stumble across one. 419 00:19:33,214 --> 00:19:35,633 Despite playing a key role in this ecosystem, 420 00:19:35,717 --> 00:19:38,386 many people think of them as pests and 421 00:19:38,469 --> 00:19:41,055 every year thousands are killed and thrown away. 422 00:19:41,139 --> 00:19:42,807 But if you were in dire need of food, 423 00:19:42,890 --> 00:19:45,476 this is how you'd hunt one. 424 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,104 This looks like a, uh, little ravine down here. 425 00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:49,313 BOB: This is a den. GORDON: Down here? 426 00:19:49,397 --> 00:19:51,566 BOB: So watch your step. Walk through. 427 00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:52,442 GORDON: Yeah. 428 00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:53,443 BOB: Just watch out for the fire ants, 429 00:19:53,526 --> 00:19:55,778 the centipedes, the vinegarroons, 430 00:19:55,862 --> 00:19:57,321 the scorpions, all that stuff. 431 00:19:57,405 --> 00:19:58,573 GORDON: Gotcha. 432 00:19:58,656 --> 00:20:00,033 BOB: So first you need to look around. 433 00:20:00,116 --> 00:20:01,367 All these holes that you just stepped over, 434 00:20:01,451 --> 00:20:04,162 these are all egress points where that snake can come out 435 00:20:04,245 --> 00:20:05,371 and mess with you. 436 00:20:05,455 --> 00:20:06,247 GORDON: Right so even stepping over that there 437 00:20:06,330 --> 00:20:07,290 could have been one under there? 438 00:20:07,373 --> 00:20:09,751 BOB: Absolutely, it's a perfect rattlesnake habitat. 439 00:20:09,834 --> 00:20:11,294 GORDON: What about that down there in there? 440 00:20:11,377 --> 00:20:12,962 BOB: That's what we're going for. 441 00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:14,255 GORDON: Inside? BOB: Inside. 442 00:20:14,338 --> 00:20:15,465 Under that sandstone. 443 00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:18,760 GORDON: (bleep) hell. 444 00:20:18,843 --> 00:20:20,511 BOB: Do you hear anything Gordon? 445 00:20:20,595 --> 00:20:23,139 GORDON: Yeah, my bum's twitching like a rabbit's nose right now. 446 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:24,015 BOB: Right. 447 00:20:24,098 --> 00:20:25,349 GORDON: No I can't hear anything. 448 00:20:25,433 --> 00:20:26,601 BOB: Take your snake stinger there. 449 00:20:26,684 --> 00:20:27,518 Bang it around. 450 00:20:27,602 --> 00:20:28,978 See if you can't upset something. 451 00:20:29,062 --> 00:20:31,564 (banging) 452 00:20:31,647 --> 00:20:33,149 If they're not in there we're gonna have to go hunt down 453 00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:34,567 a few other spots. 454 00:20:34,650 --> 00:20:35,818 GORDON: Shit. 455 00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:37,612 BOB: Yeah, let's go try, plan B. 456 00:20:37,695 --> 00:20:38,613 I got another spot up here. 457 00:20:38,696 --> 00:20:40,615 It works out. Let's go Huck. 458 00:20:40,698 --> 00:20:41,699 GORDON: I've got plan C. 459 00:20:41,783 --> 00:20:42,867 It's called the (bleep) freezer. 460 00:20:46,913 --> 00:20:48,915 (rattling) 461 00:20:48,998 --> 00:20:50,083 Oh! 462 00:20:50,166 --> 00:20:52,418 BOB: You hear that? GORDON: Can you hear that? 463 00:20:52,502 --> 00:20:55,588 GORDON (off-screen): We've found our rattler. 464 00:20:55,671 --> 00:20:58,633 Now the only thing that stands between me and 465 00:20:58,716 --> 00:21:01,469 lunch is an angry venomous snake. 466 00:21:01,552 --> 00:21:03,471 Even I can smell my own fear. 467 00:21:03,554 --> 00:21:05,807 At least I hope that's fear. 468 00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:07,225 BOB: It's up to you now Gordon. 469 00:21:07,308 --> 00:21:09,685 (rattling and hissing) 470 00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:11,187 You're gonna have to get closer than that. 471 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:14,899 (rattling and hissing) 472 00:21:14,982 --> 00:21:15,733 That's your job. 473 00:21:15,817 --> 00:21:16,609 I can hear him. 474 00:21:16,692 --> 00:21:18,027 I can't see what you're seeing though. 475 00:21:18,111 --> 00:21:19,362 GORDON: Okay. BOB: Just be safe. 476 00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:20,863 GORDON: Now he's staring at me. 477 00:21:20,947 --> 00:21:22,365 BOB: Right watch yourself. 478 00:21:22,448 --> 00:21:24,951 Look around before you step in there. 479 00:21:25,034 --> 00:21:26,953 GORDON: Bloody hell. 480 00:21:27,036 --> 00:21:28,204 How am I gonna get it round the neck 481 00:21:28,287 --> 00:21:29,622 if the body's in the front? 482 00:21:29,705 --> 00:21:31,374 BOB: You're gonna have to make that call Ramsay. 483 00:21:31,457 --> 00:21:32,458 As long as you're calm about it. 484 00:21:32,542 --> 00:21:34,544 Sometimes they'll let you, sometimes they won't. 485 00:21:34,627 --> 00:21:37,630 You can go up to about six or seven inches behind the head and be safe. 486 00:21:37,713 --> 00:21:38,506 GORDON: Right. 487 00:21:38,589 --> 00:21:40,007 BOB: But you just wanna secure the part that bites. 488 00:21:40,091 --> 00:21:41,134 GORDON: Yeah. 489 00:21:41,217 --> 00:21:42,677 BOB: And make sure it can't come back on you. 490 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,680 You have 40 inches on your pole. 491 00:21:45,763 --> 00:21:47,598 That's all you got. 492 00:21:49,225 --> 00:21:53,146 GORDON: Ready? BOB: Let's do it. 493 00:21:53,229 --> 00:21:55,273 Right behind you Gordon. 494 00:21:56,566 --> 00:21:58,025 Once and done right. 495 00:21:58,109 --> 00:22:00,820 (rattling and hissing) 496 00:22:00,903 --> 00:22:01,737 He's angry now. 497 00:22:01,821 --> 00:22:03,197 GORDON: Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out. 498 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,204 GORDON: Ready? BOB: Let's do it. 499 00:22:11,038 --> 00:22:12,373 GORDON (off-screen): I'm in Runge, Texas, 500 00:22:12,456 --> 00:22:15,626 trying to catch a rattlesnake with the help of a blind man. 501 00:22:15,710 --> 00:22:17,962 Holy shit. 502 00:22:18,045 --> 00:22:20,882 GORDON (off-screen): This could literally be a meal to die for. 503 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,259 BOB: You can scope under him. 504 00:22:23,342 --> 00:22:25,887 But once you clamp down, the rodeo begins. 505 00:22:27,430 --> 00:22:31,517 GORDON: Shit. 506 00:22:31,601 --> 00:22:32,643 (bleep). 507 00:22:32,727 --> 00:22:33,686 BOB: Got him? 508 00:22:33,769 --> 00:22:35,980 (rattling and hissing) 509 00:22:36,063 --> 00:22:38,482 He's angry now. 510 00:22:38,566 --> 00:22:40,193 GORDON: Shit. 511 00:22:40,276 --> 00:22:43,821 (rattling and hissing) 512 00:22:43,905 --> 00:22:45,198 BOB: Bring him on out. 513 00:22:45,281 --> 00:22:47,033 GORDON: (bleep). BOB: Bring him out. 514 00:22:47,116 --> 00:22:49,243 GORDON: Shit. 515 00:22:49,327 --> 00:22:50,369 BOB: You're gonna start pulling him out Ramsay. 516 00:22:50,453 --> 00:22:51,621 You got him? 517 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:52,580 Do you have him? 518 00:22:52,663 --> 00:22:54,040 GORDON: I've got him, is he clipped at the end? 519 00:22:54,123 --> 00:22:55,374 BOB: I can't see what you see man. 520 00:22:55,458 --> 00:22:57,668 As long as the body end is secured. 521 00:22:57,752 --> 00:22:59,128 I can see some white flashing. 522 00:22:59,212 --> 00:23:01,255 It looks like you've made him angry. 523 00:23:01,339 --> 00:23:02,882 GORDON: Coming out. 524 00:23:02,965 --> 00:23:04,675 Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out. 525 00:23:04,759 --> 00:23:06,427 He's going mad. He's going mad. 526 00:23:06,510 --> 00:23:09,513 BOB: There you go. GORDON: (bleep). 527 00:23:09,597 --> 00:23:10,765 GORDON (off-screen): A quick flick of the knife and 528 00:23:10,848 --> 00:23:11,933 the head is off. 529 00:23:12,016 --> 00:23:14,852 But we're still not out of danger. 530 00:23:14,936 --> 00:23:16,771 BOB: Alright you got the head. GORDON: Holy shit. 531 00:23:16,854 --> 00:23:18,439 BOB: And, uh, that is still moving. 532 00:23:18,522 --> 00:23:20,608 Still full of venom, it can still do you pain. 533 00:23:20,691 --> 00:23:23,027 And they will still strike at you. 534 00:23:23,110 --> 00:23:25,112 Even without its body. 535 00:23:25,196 --> 00:23:27,114 GORDON: Shit. 536 00:23:27,198 --> 00:23:28,741 BOB: That's yours. Well won. 537 00:23:28,824 --> 00:23:30,117 GORDON: Man you're insane. 538 00:23:30,201 --> 00:23:33,162 BOB: Heck yeah. GORDON: I swear to God. 539 00:23:33,246 --> 00:23:34,455 BOB: Oh, that's a nice-looking snake. 540 00:23:34,538 --> 00:23:35,915 GORDON: (bleep) hell man. 541 00:23:35,998 --> 00:23:37,416 Look at that. 542 00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:39,752 Man, shall we... 543 00:23:39,835 --> 00:23:41,462 BOB: Let's go cook it up. 544 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:43,172 GORDON: Bloody hell's bells. 545 00:23:43,256 --> 00:23:45,841 That has to be the most insane thing I've ever done. 546 00:23:45,925 --> 00:23:48,678 Because one wrong move and 547 00:23:48,761 --> 00:23:51,597 that thing's coming at you at 170 miles an hour. 548 00:23:51,681 --> 00:23:54,684 And trust me, I'm fast but not that (bleep) fast. 549 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:56,435 BOB: Beautiful skin. 550 00:23:56,519 --> 00:24:00,064 And rattle, excellent. 551 00:24:00,147 --> 00:24:01,607 GORDON: That is insane. 552 00:24:01,691 --> 00:24:05,820 Head off, skin off, guts out and it's still moving. 553 00:24:05,903 --> 00:24:07,029 BOB: Yeah. 554 00:24:07,113 --> 00:24:07,905 (laughs) 555 00:24:07,989 --> 00:24:09,073 GORDON: It's crazy. 556 00:24:09,156 --> 00:24:10,700 BOB: A little bit different eh? 557 00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:13,244 Alright, so the cactus pad here. 558 00:24:13,327 --> 00:24:15,454 Again things that wanna hurt you in Texas. 559 00:24:15,538 --> 00:24:17,206 This is what we're gonna use to cook this snake. 560 00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:18,457 GORDON: Really? BOB: Absolutely. 561 00:24:18,541 --> 00:24:19,875 We need to take the thorns off. 562 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:21,127 Alright so I'm gonna hand this over to you. 563 00:24:21,210 --> 00:24:22,003 GORDON: Gotcha. 564 00:24:22,086 --> 00:24:23,379 BOB: You're gonna use the flame and 565 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:25,298 you're just gonna rotisserie it. 566 00:24:25,381 --> 00:24:28,259 GORDON: So it's like singeing the hairs off a duck. 567 00:24:28,342 --> 00:24:29,176 BOB: Very much so. 568 00:24:29,260 --> 00:24:30,594 This is like nature's tin foil. 569 00:24:30,678 --> 00:24:33,347 You take that knife and you're gonna make a vessel. 570 00:24:33,431 --> 00:24:35,433 A pocket for that snake to go inside of. 571 00:24:35,516 --> 00:24:36,809 GORDON: What a great idea. 572 00:24:36,892 --> 00:24:39,186 Cause it's so wet inside, so it's gonna keep that moisture 573 00:24:39,270 --> 00:24:40,521 in there as well. 574 00:24:40,604 --> 00:24:42,356 And it's still fighting back. 575 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:43,357 BOB: Yeah. 576 00:24:43,441 --> 00:24:45,568 GORDON (off-screen): With the rattler coiled into the cactus pad, 577 00:24:45,651 --> 00:24:49,113 next Bob has me bury the cactus in the ashes. 578 00:24:49,196 --> 00:24:51,198 Keeping it away from the open flames and 579 00:24:51,282 --> 00:24:53,284 cooking the snake to perfection. 580 00:24:53,367 --> 00:24:55,119 That is incredible. 581 00:24:55,202 --> 00:24:58,331 What an amazing way of steaming a rattlesnake. 582 00:24:58,414 --> 00:25:01,625 Woo! What a job. 583 00:25:01,709 --> 00:25:03,753 GORDON (off-screen): 45 minutes in the hot ashes, 584 00:25:03,836 --> 00:25:07,548 and it's time for my first ever cactus cooked rattlesnake. 585 00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:09,550 Already that smells delicious do you know that? 586 00:25:09,633 --> 00:25:11,594 BOB: Absolutely right on top of here. 587 00:25:11,677 --> 00:25:15,139 GORDON: Bloody hell. BOB: There's steam coming off. 588 00:25:15,222 --> 00:25:16,390 GORDON: Seriously, look at that. 589 00:25:16,474 --> 00:25:17,641 Oh my lord. 590 00:25:17,725 --> 00:25:20,269 So it's got the texture of a sort of 591 00:25:20,353 --> 00:25:22,313 beautiful delicate chicken. 592 00:25:22,396 --> 00:25:24,440 BOB: The back strap on either side of the backbone, 593 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,734 she's a really long excellent piece of meat. 594 00:25:28,152 --> 00:25:29,737 GORDON: My God. 595 00:25:29,820 --> 00:25:31,447 This is incredible. 596 00:25:31,530 --> 00:25:33,074 Really good indeed. 597 00:25:33,157 --> 00:25:36,577 You know, rattlesnake as a star dish? Maybe not. 598 00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:39,288 But as a specialty yes. 599 00:25:39,372 --> 00:25:42,792 I don't think Justin is planning on rattlesnake. 600 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:45,419 So another secret weapon up my sleeve. 601 00:25:45,503 --> 00:25:46,796 BOB: At this point I'm gonna hand you off 602 00:25:46,879 --> 00:25:48,881 to my daughter, Bree. 603 00:25:48,964 --> 00:25:50,049 GORDON: Right, where is she? 604 00:25:50,132 --> 00:25:52,510 BOB: Yonder. GORDON: Yeah? Oh God. 605 00:25:53,636 --> 00:25:55,471 GORDON (off-screen): I'm not thrilled with the idea of 606 00:25:55,554 --> 00:25:58,099 hiking further into this snake infested brush. 607 00:25:58,182 --> 00:26:02,520 But Bob has assured me that Bree is an avid outdoors woman, 608 00:26:02,603 --> 00:26:04,688 who can show me some of the edible jewels this 609 00:26:04,772 --> 00:26:07,608 back country has to offer. 610 00:26:07,691 --> 00:26:09,443 GORDON: Hey Bree. BREE: Hey Gordon. 611 00:26:09,527 --> 00:26:10,569 GORDON: Good to see you my darling, you good? 612 00:26:10,653 --> 00:26:12,029 BREE: Yeah I'm great, how are you? 613 00:26:12,113 --> 00:26:13,447 GORDON: Oh man, that was insane. 614 00:26:13,531 --> 00:26:15,449 BREE: Really? How'd it go? GORDON: Bob's incredible. 615 00:26:15,533 --> 00:26:18,369 Now he said there's other excitement in this forest, 616 00:26:18,452 --> 00:26:20,830 little trinkets, little gems. 617 00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:23,958 BREE: There's so many things out here you can use and eat. 618 00:26:24,041 --> 00:26:25,126 GORDON: Gotcha. 619 00:26:27,461 --> 00:26:29,797 Man I feel slightly over dressed. 620 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:30,965 You've got shorts on girl. 621 00:26:31,048 --> 00:26:32,341 And I've got trousers on. 622 00:26:32,425 --> 00:26:34,468 BREE: I have an extra pair you can borrow. 623 00:26:34,552 --> 00:26:36,262 GORDON: You honestly wanna see me in a pair of shorts in 624 00:26:36,345 --> 00:26:37,346 the middle of this forest? 625 00:26:37,430 --> 00:26:38,472 BREE: Why not? 626 00:26:38,556 --> 00:26:40,266 GORDON: I do feel slightly awkward. 627 00:26:40,349 --> 00:26:42,393 I've got gloves, a knife, trousers. 628 00:26:42,476 --> 00:26:44,603 And she's there like she just auditioned for 629 00:26:44,687 --> 00:26:45,604 the Dukes of Hazard. 630 00:26:45,688 --> 00:26:46,480 So what is that? 631 00:26:46,564 --> 00:26:48,065 BREE: So this is the Texas wild pecan. 632 00:26:48,149 --> 00:26:48,983 GORDON: Is it really? 633 00:26:49,066 --> 00:26:50,776 BREE: They're so much smaller than ones at the store, 634 00:26:50,860 --> 00:26:52,528 but they're so much sweeter. 635 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:54,613 Gordon you can just do this. 636 00:26:57,366 --> 00:26:59,410 GORDON: They're beautiful, so small. 637 00:26:59,493 --> 00:27:01,704 BREE: How does it taste? GORDON: Really good. 638 00:27:01,787 --> 00:27:03,038 Very sweet huh? 639 00:27:03,122 --> 00:27:05,499 These would be nice on like a pecan crust right? 640 00:27:05,583 --> 00:27:07,543 BREE: Yeah. GORDON: Or roasting them. 641 00:27:10,171 --> 00:27:11,213 What else is here? 642 00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:13,132 BREE: We have some wild onions coming up. 643 00:27:13,215 --> 00:27:14,008 GORDON: Where would you find... 644 00:27:14,091 --> 00:27:15,468 BREE: You see the little flowers? 645 00:27:15,551 --> 00:27:17,261 GORDON: These are wild onions? BREE: Yeah. 646 00:27:17,344 --> 00:27:18,471 GORDON: Man she knows her stuff. 647 00:27:18,554 --> 00:27:19,472 You know to my naked eye, 648 00:27:19,555 --> 00:27:21,515 and to her eye walking through that forest, 649 00:27:21,599 --> 00:27:23,476 I mean she's spotting everything. 650 00:27:23,559 --> 00:27:26,061 Mmm, that's lovely. 651 00:27:26,145 --> 00:27:27,605 That's sweet onion. 652 00:27:27,688 --> 00:27:29,064 The onions, that was a fascinating thing. 653 00:27:29,148 --> 00:27:31,692 Cause those tiny little onion flowers leading to 654 00:27:31,775 --> 00:27:32,651 this little bulb. 655 00:27:32,735 --> 00:27:34,195 But so sweet and delicious. 656 00:27:34,278 --> 00:27:36,447 BREE: We're on to the prickly pear cactus. 657 00:27:36,530 --> 00:27:39,366 GORDON: Oh my God, look at those, man. 658 00:27:39,450 --> 00:27:40,910 GORDON (off-screen): Deep in the spiny interior of 659 00:27:40,993 --> 00:27:44,455 the prickly cactus, Bree shows me the well-guarded and 660 00:27:44,538 --> 00:27:47,124 tasty fruits known as tunas. 661 00:27:48,417 --> 00:27:49,752 BREE: And if you have some seeds it's okay, 662 00:27:49,835 --> 00:27:50,669 just don't chew 'em. 663 00:27:50,753 --> 00:27:51,921 Just swallow 'em. 664 00:27:52,004 --> 00:27:53,422 Taste like pomegranate, right? 665 00:27:53,506 --> 00:27:54,715 GORDON: That's delicious. 666 00:27:54,798 --> 00:27:57,218 You do know your way around a forest. 667 00:27:57,301 --> 00:27:58,552 BREE: Hopefully it was helpful. 668 00:27:58,636 --> 00:28:00,554 GORDON: Beyond helpful, well done. 669 00:28:00,638 --> 00:28:01,889 BREE: Thank you. 670 00:28:01,972 --> 00:28:05,017 GORDON: I don't think Justin's gone off the beaten track 671 00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:06,143 the way I have. 672 00:28:06,227 --> 00:28:08,229 I may just have the edge here. 673 00:28:14,193 --> 00:28:16,195 GORDON (off-screen): There are two days left until the final cook 674 00:28:16,278 --> 00:28:18,572 and I'm still looking for a main dish. 675 00:28:19,573 --> 00:28:21,700 And since I'm in Texas I wanna go big. 676 00:28:21,784 --> 00:28:22,910 I mean really big. 677 00:28:22,993 --> 00:28:26,372 So I'm going hunting for feral hogs. 678 00:28:27,414 --> 00:28:28,707 GORDON (off-screen): I'm meeting up with Rick Rosser, 679 00:28:28,791 --> 00:28:29,917 a local hunter. 680 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:30,918 GORDON: Good to see you bud. 681 00:28:31,001 --> 00:28:32,211 RICK: Glad you finally made it. 682 00:28:32,294 --> 00:28:34,296 GORDON (off-screen): Here ranchers don't have rat problems. 683 00:28:34,380 --> 00:28:36,465 They have pig problems. 684 00:28:36,549 --> 00:28:40,594 Rick knows just where these wild hogs like to congregate. 685 00:28:40,678 --> 00:28:43,764 I just hope it's not around rattlesnakes. 686 00:28:43,847 --> 00:28:47,851 Desperate for a big meaty protein ahead of 687 00:28:47,935 --> 00:28:48,894 the big cook. 688 00:28:48,978 --> 00:28:50,354 They say you've got the best hogs, 689 00:28:50,437 --> 00:28:52,690 feral hogs, uh, in the land. 690 00:28:52,773 --> 00:28:54,316 Uh, and I can't wait, fingers crossed 691 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:55,651 to get my hands on them. 692 00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:59,446 RICK: I've got some nice size roasters out there. 693 00:28:59,530 --> 00:29:01,991 This time of year the fat is just right on 'em. 694 00:29:02,074 --> 00:29:03,867 GORDON: Love that. RICK: Beautiful legs. 695 00:29:03,951 --> 00:29:05,202 I see ribs. 696 00:29:05,286 --> 00:29:07,121 GORDON: Now what's so special about these feral hogs? 697 00:29:07,204 --> 00:29:09,498 RICK: They are an invasive species down here. 698 00:29:09,582 --> 00:29:12,042 They tear up acres upon acres of land every night. 699 00:29:12,126 --> 00:29:14,753 Farmers can't catch up on planting sometimes because 700 00:29:14,837 --> 00:29:17,047 the hogs come in at night or even sometimes during the day, 701 00:29:17,131 --> 00:29:18,465 and just tear the crops up. 702 00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:20,968 They come in, they get in, they root with their nose, 703 00:29:21,051 --> 00:29:22,636 watch out, what, the mosquitoes get you brother? 704 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:23,721 GORDON: Yeah they are, they're eating me alive. 705 00:29:23,804 --> 00:29:26,473 RICK: You know let's get momma's recipe vanishing cream 706 00:29:26,557 --> 00:29:28,767 on ya and let's get you a new shirt. 707 00:29:28,851 --> 00:29:30,978 And you're gonna be right as rain okay? 708 00:29:31,061 --> 00:29:31,854 GORDON: Okay, what is it? 709 00:29:31,937 --> 00:29:32,813 Like a... 710 00:29:32,896 --> 00:29:34,064 RICK: Well let's just call it all natural. 711 00:29:34,148 --> 00:29:35,482 GORDON: All natural? Mhm. 712 00:29:35,566 --> 00:29:37,526 RICK: Better you not ask questions. 713 00:29:37,610 --> 00:29:40,195 GORDON (off-screen): Turns out Rick's all natural mosquito repellent 714 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:42,906 will also help cover my human scent. 715 00:29:42,990 --> 00:29:44,700 And attract the hogs. 716 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:46,660 A pig cologne if you will. 717 00:29:46,744 --> 00:29:48,329 RICK: Close your mouth. Don't wanna get your mouth! 718 00:29:48,412 --> 00:29:50,205 GORDON: That smells like piss. RICK: Don't worry about it. 719 00:29:50,289 --> 00:29:51,248 There might be some of that. 720 00:29:51,332 --> 00:29:52,583 It helps the sting go away. 721 00:29:52,666 --> 00:29:53,626 (coughs) 722 00:29:53,709 --> 00:29:54,501 GORDON: What is that? 723 00:29:54,585 --> 00:29:56,045 RICK: It's momma's recipe. GORDON: Momma's recipe. 724 00:29:56,128 --> 00:29:57,880 RICK: Momma's recipe. 725 00:29:57,963 --> 00:29:59,131 GORDON: What we shooting with? 726 00:29:59,214 --> 00:30:01,091 RICK: Shooting with a replica golden boy, 727 00:30:01,175 --> 00:30:02,926 45 long Colt. 728 00:30:03,010 --> 00:30:06,722 Cowboy gun, lever action, real John Wayne style. 729 00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:08,557 Pigs out there, when we see 'em, you know, 730 00:30:08,641 --> 00:30:10,893 it's not that, uh, they're gonna charge, 731 00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:13,687 but if they do we definitely wanna be ready with something close. 732 00:30:13,771 --> 00:30:14,897 GORDON: Yes sir, let's do this. 733 00:30:14,980 --> 00:30:16,523 RICK: Let's go. It's gonna be great. 734 00:30:16,607 --> 00:30:18,734 Alright now remember, we're gonna walk in and 735 00:30:18,817 --> 00:30:19,902 we have to be quiet. 736 00:30:19,985 --> 00:30:21,487 GORDON (off-screen): Rick takes me to a blind near 737 00:30:21,570 --> 00:30:24,448 a clearing where the hogs are frequently seen. 738 00:30:24,531 --> 00:30:26,992 He also says I need to be patient and 739 00:30:27,076 --> 00:30:29,119 as silent as possible. 740 00:30:29,203 --> 00:30:32,498 This could be my biggest challenge yet. 741 00:30:32,581 --> 00:30:33,832 You think the pigs coming across that... 742 00:30:33,916 --> 00:30:34,750 RICK: Shh. 743 00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:46,595 RICK: This green tree right there, you'll see them running in that brush. 744 00:30:46,679 --> 00:30:51,225 And if you look in that tree line you'll just see a blur. 745 00:30:58,565 --> 00:31:00,943 GORDON (off-screen): The waiting is excruciating. 746 00:31:01,026 --> 00:31:02,569 (coughs) 747 00:31:02,653 --> 00:31:04,279 GORDON (off-screen): So is trying to stay quiet. 748 00:31:04,363 --> 00:31:06,740 Not to mention that I smell like hog piss. 749 00:31:06,824 --> 00:31:08,367 (coughs) 750 00:31:15,332 --> 00:31:17,668 GORDON: Is this about the time now? Dusk? 751 00:31:18,127 --> 00:31:26,218 RICK: 7:16. Every day for the last 5 days they've been here starting at 7:23 to 7:25. 752 00:31:28,637 --> 00:31:30,305 GORDON (off-screen): Suddenly there's a rustling in the trees. 753 00:31:31,098 --> 00:31:34,017 (snorting) 754 00:31:34,101 --> 00:31:35,936 I'm hoping it's the hogs we've been waiting for. 755 00:31:44,987 --> 00:31:46,905 GORDON: Come on, baby. 756 00:31:50,284 --> 00:31:53,829 (snorting) 757 00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:55,205 GORDON (off-screen): It's nightfall in Texas and 758 00:31:55,289 --> 00:31:57,499 I'm hunting for feral hog. 759 00:31:57,583 --> 00:32:00,878 (snorting) 760 00:32:03,297 --> 00:32:05,924 I can hear the hogs and I can smell the hogs. 761 00:32:06,008 --> 00:32:07,134 I just can't see them. 762 00:32:07,551 --> 00:32:08,719 Come on, baby. 763 00:32:08,802 --> 00:32:09,887 GORDON: Damn. 764 00:32:10,804 --> 00:32:12,139 RICK: Oh well. That's hunting. 765 00:32:12,222 --> 00:32:14,641 GORDON: That's so annoying because we're perfectly set up for it. 766 00:32:14,725 --> 00:32:17,770 RICK: And you even smelled good too. 767 00:32:18,604 --> 00:32:19,772 GORDON: Time's like tonight you can never underestimate 768 00:32:19,855 --> 00:32:21,815 the intelligence of a hog. 769 00:32:21,899 --> 00:32:23,525 They are clever animals. 770 00:32:23,609 --> 00:32:26,987 One smell or waft of a shampoo, 771 00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:28,530 you know even your voice crackling. 772 00:32:28,614 --> 00:32:30,157 That moment's gone. 773 00:32:30,991 --> 00:32:35,078 GORDON: Is there any chance you can get me some hog for the end of the week, please? 774 00:32:35,162 --> 00:32:38,916 RICK: I think I can talk to some friends. Maybe some family can help us out. 775 00:32:38,999 --> 00:32:42,044 GORDON: Thank you. Damned frustrating. Good job, bud. 776 00:32:42,711 --> 00:32:44,213 GORDON: Tonight wasn't our night. 777 00:32:44,296 --> 00:32:46,465 But he's assured me he's gonna get me some. 778 00:32:46,548 --> 00:32:49,885 So they say it's that good, I've gotta hold on to that. 779 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:53,138 But I just don't like going home empty handed. 780 00:33:01,563 --> 00:33:02,898 GORDON (off-screen): Because we're so close to the border, 781 00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:05,317 I want to add some Tex Mex flavors to my menu at 782 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:06,693 the final cook. 783 00:33:07,778 --> 00:33:09,488 I'm about to meet an expert who still makes 784 00:33:09,571 --> 00:33:11,865 the traditional corn tortillas today, 785 00:33:11,949 --> 00:33:13,867 which may just give me that edge over Justin. 786 00:33:14,451 --> 00:33:15,869 Emanuel. 787 00:33:15,953 --> 00:33:17,204 EMANUEL: Gordon, how you doing? 788 00:33:17,287 --> 00:33:18,372 GORDON: Very well thanks bud, how are you? 789 00:33:18,455 --> 00:33:19,373 EMANUEL: I'm great. Welcome to Texas. 790 00:33:19,456 --> 00:33:21,250 GORDON: Oh my lord, good to see you my man. 791 00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:22,960 GORDON (off-screen): Emanuel Chavez is a local chef 792 00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:27,130 whose life is fueled by his passion for the traditional tortilla. 793 00:33:27,214 --> 00:33:28,340 GORDON: Super important. EMANUEL: Mm-hm. 794 00:33:28,423 --> 00:33:30,092 You can't come to Texas and not represent the 795 00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:32,010 other side of the border and I'm gonna show you how to do it. 796 00:33:32,094 --> 00:33:32,886 GORDON: Please. 797 00:33:32,970 --> 00:33:33,762 EMANUEL: We're gonna do it together. 798 00:33:33,846 --> 00:33:35,180 GORDON: Please, please, please. 799 00:33:35,264 --> 00:33:37,266 GORDON (off-screen): Emanuel starts with a lesson on how to 800 00:33:37,349 --> 00:33:41,228 make the perfect masa, a dough made from corn. 801 00:33:41,311 --> 00:33:43,146 EMANUEL: So right here we have cornico. 802 00:33:43,230 --> 00:33:45,148 It's a native seed from Mexico. 803 00:33:45,232 --> 00:33:46,608 This is our base for our tortilla, 804 00:33:46,692 --> 00:33:48,068 which turns into masa. 805 00:33:48,151 --> 00:33:49,236 GORDON: So the idea now is to grind it? 806 00:33:49,319 --> 00:33:50,279 EMANUEL: Correct. GORDON: So it's a blue? 807 00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:51,738 EMANUEL: It is a blue corn, it stays blue. 808 00:33:51,822 --> 00:33:52,614 GORDON: Wow. EMANUEL: It's gorgeous. 809 00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:54,616 We're gonna make blue tortillas, shall we start? 810 00:33:54,700 --> 00:33:55,492 GORDON: Yes so... 811 00:33:55,576 --> 00:33:57,494 EMANUEL: So you're gonna grab a little handful of these cornicos. 812 00:33:57,578 --> 00:33:58,871 You gotta start from the top. 813 00:33:58,954 --> 00:33:59,746 GORDON: Gotcha. 814 00:33:59,830 --> 00:34:02,249 EMANUEL: You gotta do so almost like a pasta motion so 815 00:34:02,332 --> 00:34:04,376 with your wrist you're gonna roll forward and 816 00:34:04,459 --> 00:34:05,335 then roll backwards. 817 00:34:05,419 --> 00:34:07,588 There you go. There you go. 818 00:34:07,671 --> 00:34:08,630 GORDON: Oh my God. 819 00:34:08,714 --> 00:34:13,552 Wow! They're incredibly, uh, powdery now isn't it? 820 00:34:13,635 --> 00:34:14,469 That's the, that's the masa coming out. 821 00:34:14,553 --> 00:34:16,680 EMANUEL: That's the starch. GORDON: The starch. 822 00:34:16,763 --> 00:34:18,640 EMANUEL: You're doing great. 823 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:20,475 GORDON: The challenge for me was the, the grinding. 824 00:34:20,559 --> 00:34:21,727 So you're sort of rolling and spinning, 825 00:34:21,810 --> 00:34:23,145 rolling and spinning. 826 00:34:23,228 --> 00:34:24,605 It's all in the wrist. 827 00:34:24,688 --> 00:34:25,856 Man that's incredible. 828 00:34:25,939 --> 00:34:28,108 EMANUEL: Grab a little bit and just make it into a ball. 829 00:34:28,191 --> 00:34:29,276 Like a little ball. 830 00:34:29,359 --> 00:34:31,028 GORDON: It looks dry but it's actually quite wet. 831 00:34:31,111 --> 00:34:32,446 EMANUEL: Oh no, it's perfect. 832 00:34:32,529 --> 00:34:33,822 GORDON: Yeah. EMANUEL: It's a perfect masa. 833 00:34:33,906 --> 00:34:35,699 GORDON: That's lovely. EMANUEL: You did a great job. 834 00:34:35,782 --> 00:34:37,743 GORDON (off-screen): Masa made and with Emanuel's brisket 835 00:34:37,826 --> 00:34:40,454 already simmering I'm dying to make a tortilla. 836 00:34:40,537 --> 00:34:42,080 But we're not done. 837 00:34:42,164 --> 00:34:44,207 EMANUEL: Before we finish our tacos we need one more ingredient. 838 00:34:44,291 --> 00:34:45,083 GORDON: One more ingredient. 839 00:34:45,167 --> 00:34:45,959 EMANUEL: I'll show you where it's at. 840 00:34:46,043 --> 00:34:46,835 GORDON: Seriously? 841 00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:48,587 EMANUEL: The Pequin pepper. 842 00:34:48,962 --> 00:34:49,796 GORDON: Pequin pepper? 843 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:51,256 EMANUEL: The national pepper from Texas. 844 00:34:51,340 --> 00:34:53,133 GORDON: Wow. 845 00:34:57,387 --> 00:34:58,722 Bloody hell. Are they... 846 00:34:58,805 --> 00:35:00,349 EMANUEL: Longhorns. GORDON: Texas Longhorns? 847 00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:01,433 EMANUEL: Absolutely yeah. GORDON: Stop it. 848 00:35:01,516 --> 00:35:03,226 EMANUEL: They're gorgeous huh? GORDON: Oh my goodness. 849 00:35:03,310 --> 00:35:05,479 Man, they are beautiful. 850 00:35:05,562 --> 00:35:09,441 Look at those. How majestic are they? 851 00:35:09,524 --> 00:35:11,068 EMANUEL: They're big boys too. 852 00:35:11,151 --> 00:35:14,154 GORDON: Okay, let's not get them disturbed. 853 00:35:14,237 --> 00:35:16,365 EMANUEL: Let's go. GORDON: Oh okay. 854 00:35:16,448 --> 00:35:17,616 Where are those peppers? 855 00:35:17,699 --> 00:35:18,742 EMANUEL: They're right there in that corner. 856 00:35:18,825 --> 00:35:20,285 GORDON: That's them there? EMANUEL: That's it right here. 857 00:35:20,369 --> 00:35:21,662 They're gorgeous aren't they? 858 00:35:21,745 --> 00:35:23,956 GORDON: That's incredible how they just grow wild like that huh? 859 00:35:24,039 --> 00:35:25,123 So red and green? 860 00:35:25,207 --> 00:35:27,042 EMANUEL: Red and green yeah. GORDON: Red super-hot right? 861 00:35:27,125 --> 00:35:28,251 EMANUEL: Yeah, I'm gonna try a green one. 862 00:35:28,335 --> 00:35:30,504 Just to be safe. Go from there. 863 00:35:30,587 --> 00:35:32,089 (spits) 864 00:35:32,172 --> 00:35:34,466 Yeah. Oh. 865 00:35:34,549 --> 00:35:35,759 GORDON: Man. 866 00:35:35,842 --> 00:35:36,635 EMANUEL: That's Texas right there. 867 00:35:36,718 --> 00:35:38,720 GORDON: So the idea is to lightly press them and 868 00:35:38,804 --> 00:35:39,805 then finish them in the stew? 869 00:35:39,888 --> 00:35:41,056 EMANUEL: Absolutely. That's what we're gonna do. 870 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:43,392 GORDON: Man, excellent. 871 00:35:47,104 --> 00:35:47,938 All of them in there? 872 00:35:48,021 --> 00:35:49,147 EMANUEL: Yeah. 873 00:35:49,231 --> 00:35:51,024 GORDON (off-screen): Peppers crushed and added to the brisket, 874 00:35:51,108 --> 00:35:53,944 it's time to finish making the tortillas. 875 00:35:54,027 --> 00:35:55,404 EMANUEL: That should be fine. 876 00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:56,613 GORDON: Yeah there? EMANUEL: Yeah. 877 00:35:56,697 --> 00:35:57,864 That's beautiful. 878 00:35:57,948 --> 00:35:59,199 Actually you have done well today, that's perfect. 879 00:35:59,282 --> 00:36:00,075 GORDON: Man look at that. 880 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:00,993 EMANUEL: Yeah you got it on your first try. 881 00:36:01,076 --> 00:36:02,911 GORDON: Wow. Wow. 882 00:36:02,995 --> 00:36:03,954 And straight into the skillet? 883 00:36:04,037 --> 00:36:05,664 EMANUEL: Yeah, and you're gonna do one motion. 884 00:36:05,747 --> 00:36:07,582 Don't toss it, just gently love it. 885 00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:09,001 GORDON: Gently. EMANUEL: Make love to it. 886 00:36:09,084 --> 00:36:10,919 There you go. 887 00:36:11,003 --> 00:36:13,213 GORDON: Wow look at the color of those things. 888 00:36:13,296 --> 00:36:15,549 EMANUEL: As soon as you see the edges start to cook a little bit, 889 00:36:15,632 --> 00:36:17,551 like that one, I give it a flip. 890 00:36:17,634 --> 00:36:18,844 GORDON: Just flip it with your fingers? 891 00:36:18,927 --> 00:36:20,429 EMANUEL: Yeah just ready to flip. 892 00:36:22,347 --> 00:36:23,348 GORDON (off-screen): Tortillas finished, 893 00:36:23,432 --> 00:36:26,018 it's time to taste the fruits of our labor. 894 00:36:29,521 --> 00:36:31,273 GORDON: (bleep) hell. 895 00:36:31,356 --> 00:36:35,068 Oh my God, that is incredible. 896 00:36:35,152 --> 00:36:37,654 Wow, what a delicious combination. 897 00:36:37,738 --> 00:36:38,780 But it starts with the base. 898 00:36:38,864 --> 00:36:41,033 The foundation of the Tex Mex tortilla. 899 00:36:41,116 --> 00:36:43,118 Nothing's disintegrated, and I was slightly nervous about 900 00:36:43,201 --> 00:36:44,161 how thin it was. 901 00:36:44,244 --> 00:36:46,955 It's so pliable and the starchiness is absorbing all 902 00:36:47,039 --> 00:36:48,623 that incredible flavor from the brisket. 903 00:36:49,291 --> 00:36:52,085 Getting to grips with a authentic tortilla for 904 00:36:52,169 --> 00:36:56,339 me makes that dish transform into something even more delicious. 905 00:36:56,423 --> 00:36:58,133 I'd love to use these for the final cook. 906 00:36:58,216 --> 00:36:59,217 EMANUEL: Absolutely. GORDON: Would you mind? 907 00:36:59,301 --> 00:37:00,677 EMANUEL: Not at all. GORDON: You're a star. 908 00:37:00,761 --> 00:37:01,595 EMANUEL: Thank you. GORDON: Thanks bud. 909 00:37:01,678 --> 00:37:02,846 EMANUEL: Good luck. 910 00:37:14,316 --> 00:37:15,484 GORDON: This week's been incredible. 911 00:37:15,567 --> 00:37:18,528 And Texans are definitely tough. 912 00:37:18,612 --> 00:37:20,363 They're a gritty bunch and trust me, 913 00:37:20,447 --> 00:37:22,908 Justin's been satisfying their palettes for 914 00:37:22,991 --> 00:37:24,910 all his cooking life. 915 00:37:24,993 --> 00:37:27,996 So this could be one of my toughest cook offs yet. 916 00:37:29,081 --> 00:37:29,873 Justin. 917 00:37:29,956 --> 00:37:32,459 JUSTIN: Gordon, welcome back. Watch out for the cow patties. 918 00:37:32,542 --> 00:37:33,835 GORDON: Bloody hell, what a week. 919 00:37:33,919 --> 00:37:35,337 JUSTIN: How was Texas? Did Texas kick your ass? 920 00:37:35,420 --> 00:37:36,505 GORDON: It did more than kick my ass. 921 00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:37,380 You good bud? 922 00:37:37,464 --> 00:37:38,256 JUSTIN: I'm good. 923 00:37:38,340 --> 00:37:39,841 GORDON: Oh my goodness me. JUSTIN: Oh, you feel tougher. 924 00:37:39,925 --> 00:37:41,635 GORDON: Now three amazing dishes. 925 00:37:41,718 --> 00:37:42,928 One incredible week. 926 00:37:43,011 --> 00:37:44,096 Fancy a bet? 927 00:37:44,179 --> 00:37:45,472 JUSTIN: Always down for a bet. 928 00:37:45,555 --> 00:37:46,765 GORDON: So not a big fan of the hat. 929 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,353 If I win, you get to wear a kilt. 930 00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,688 If I lose I'll keep the hat. 931 00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:54,898 JUSTIN: Then you're totally gonna be wearing the hat cause 932 00:37:54,981 --> 00:37:56,858 there's no way in hell I'm gonna wear a kilt. 933 00:37:56,942 --> 00:37:59,444 GORDON: Dude I'm gonna, I'm gonna kick your butt. 934 00:37:59,528 --> 00:38:00,403 You ready? 935 00:38:00,487 --> 00:38:02,405 JUSTIN: I'm ready to go. GORDON: Let's go. 936 00:38:02,489 --> 00:38:03,824 JUSTIN: Yeah there's no way I'm losing to you. 937 00:38:07,327 --> 00:38:09,412 ♪ ♪ 938 00:38:09,496 --> 00:38:10,872 GORDON (off-screen): I'm deep in the heart of Texas, 939 00:38:10,956 --> 00:38:14,751 where chef Justin Yu and I are battling the heat to prepare a 940 00:38:14,835 --> 00:38:17,838 meal worthy of the Lone Star State. 941 00:38:17,921 --> 00:38:19,047 What a week. 942 00:38:19,131 --> 00:38:20,257 Crazy but good. 943 00:38:20,340 --> 00:38:22,134 JUSTIN: Good, did you see any hogs at all? 944 00:38:22,217 --> 00:38:23,593 GORDON: Ah, do you know what, we heard them. 945 00:38:23,677 --> 00:38:25,262 It's interesting you can actually smell the hogs right? 946 00:38:25,345 --> 00:38:28,140 Because they've got their sort of musky sort of smell of... 947 00:38:28,223 --> 00:38:30,267 JUSTIN: Yeah they're mean. They're mean as hell. 948 00:38:30,350 --> 00:38:31,893 GORDON: But he doused me in hog piss. 949 00:38:31,977 --> 00:38:33,937 JUSTIN: When you live in Texas you end up being covered 950 00:38:34,020 --> 00:38:35,313 in hog piss every once in a while. 951 00:38:35,397 --> 00:38:37,065 (laughs) 952 00:38:37,149 --> 00:38:38,817 GORDON (off-screen): If being covered in hog piss is what it 953 00:38:38,900 --> 00:38:41,611 takes to get a beautiful pig like the one Rick brought me, 954 00:38:41,695 --> 00:38:44,364 then I think I've found my new cologne. 955 00:38:44,447 --> 00:38:47,242 So I'll do a rib. How can I not? 956 00:38:47,325 --> 00:38:48,326 JUSTIN: Yeah. 957 00:38:48,410 --> 00:38:49,953 GORDON (off-screen): Unfortunately, Justin's also 958 00:38:50,036 --> 00:38:53,582 using pork but this time in his signature dish. 959 00:38:53,665 --> 00:38:54,708 GORDON: Serious. 960 00:38:54,791 --> 00:38:55,876 JUSTIN: Kind of like a pork chili, 961 00:38:55,959 --> 00:38:58,128 as opposed to the venison that we're normally used to. 962 00:38:58,211 --> 00:39:00,881 We got this, still got the hoof on. 963 00:39:00,964 --> 00:39:03,508 I'm gonna cook down some of these jalapeño peppers, 964 00:39:03,592 --> 00:39:04,843 Fresno peppers. 965 00:39:04,926 --> 00:39:07,596 All that spice is a little much for you, uh. 966 00:39:07,679 --> 00:39:09,598 But you're gonna need it since you're gonna be wearing that hat. 967 00:39:09,681 --> 00:39:11,641 Because there's no way in hell I'm losing to you. 968 00:39:11,725 --> 00:39:12,684 GORDON: You can't see yourself in a kilt? 969 00:39:12,767 --> 00:39:14,102 (laughs) 970 00:39:14,186 --> 00:39:16,146 You know what they say in Scotland? 971 00:39:16,229 --> 00:39:17,522 It's what we have underneath that counts. 972 00:39:17,606 --> 00:39:18,815 (laughs) 973 00:39:20,609 --> 00:39:21,985 Now I get it Justin. 974 00:39:22,068 --> 00:39:23,737 Texas is bigger, bolder... 975 00:39:23,820 --> 00:39:25,614 JUSTIN: Tougher. GORDON: Yeah that's right. 976 00:39:25,697 --> 00:39:28,074 So I'm gonna put these on a dry rub and then just sort of 977 00:39:28,158 --> 00:39:29,534 grill them and then wrap them. 978 00:39:29,618 --> 00:39:30,702 They've got a smoky rub there. 979 00:39:30,785 --> 00:39:32,204 A little bit of coffee add to your chili. 980 00:39:32,287 --> 00:39:33,830 JUSTIN: Coffee as your rub. GORDON: No? 981 00:39:33,914 --> 00:39:37,209 JUSTIN: I mean a little bit of bitterness goes a long way. 982 00:39:37,292 --> 00:39:38,919 You gonna be cooking some beef? 983 00:39:39,002 --> 00:39:41,004 GORDON: I'm gonna do a bone in rib eye. 984 00:39:41,087 --> 00:39:44,883 No fancy cuts here with tenderloins etc. I may do a, 985 00:39:44,966 --> 00:39:46,551 a like a chimichurri. 986 00:39:46,635 --> 00:39:48,595 You know with some beautiful onions. 987 00:39:48,678 --> 00:39:49,846 Grill the onions as well. 988 00:39:49,930 --> 00:39:51,264 Maximize on flavor right? 989 00:39:51,348 --> 00:39:54,684 Who would have thought herding cattle with two young cowgirls, 990 00:39:54,768 --> 00:39:58,521 13 and 16 years of age, helicopters flying everywhere. 991 00:39:58,605 --> 00:40:00,607 It was ridiculous. Let me tell you. 992 00:40:00,690 --> 00:40:01,942 JUSTIN: I'm gonna also do some beef here. 993 00:40:02,025 --> 00:40:03,568 I got some really beautiful hangar steaks. 994 00:40:03,652 --> 00:40:05,528 I'm gonna sear them really simply. 995 00:40:05,612 --> 00:40:07,155 We got that nice mesquite right there. 996 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:08,531 GORDON: Nice look at those. How beautiful are they? 997 00:40:08,615 --> 00:40:09,991 JUSTIN: Oh wow, those are fantastic. 998 00:40:10,075 --> 00:40:11,076 GORDON: So I've marinated them in the dry rub. 999 00:40:11,159 --> 00:40:12,118 Now just season them and... 1000 00:40:12,202 --> 00:40:14,371 JUSTIN: Straight on the grill. GORDON: Straight on the grill. 1001 00:40:14,454 --> 00:40:16,289 Can you imagine if I put these in a nonstick pan in front of you? 1002 00:40:16,373 --> 00:40:17,582 JUSTIN: There's no way. 1003 00:40:17,666 --> 00:40:18,708 We chopped down all that Mesquite. 1004 00:40:18,792 --> 00:40:19,584 GORDON: Exactly. 1005 00:40:19,668 --> 00:40:20,877 JUSTIN: There's no reason we shouldn't use it. 1006 00:40:20,961 --> 00:40:22,045 GORDON: Exactly that my man. 1007 00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:27,634 For the first time ever, in my career, I got up 1008 00:40:27,717 --> 00:40:30,804 to speed with the most amazing tortilla. 1009 00:40:30,887 --> 00:40:32,180 JUSTIN: Yeah. GORDON: So good. 1010 00:40:32,264 --> 00:40:33,598 JUSTIN: So I'm actually having a little bit of 1011 00:40:33,682 --> 00:40:35,517 trouble coming up with a third dish. 1012 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:36,726 GORDON: Serious? JUSTIN: Yeah. 1013 00:40:36,810 --> 00:40:38,770 You have some of Emanuel's tortillas? 1014 00:40:38,853 --> 00:40:39,688 GORDON: Yes. 1015 00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:41,690 JUSTIN: You think I could maybe steal a few from you? 1016 00:40:41,773 --> 00:40:43,066 GORDON: Hold on a minute. JUSTIN: Oh, come on. 1017 00:40:43,149 --> 00:40:44,150 GORDON: Hold on a minute. 1018 00:40:44,234 --> 00:40:46,194 JUSTIN: Basically you swindled one of my friends to get to 1019 00:40:46,278 --> 00:40:47,570 help you try to win. 1020 00:40:47,654 --> 00:40:49,155 GORDON: I did my homework buddy, 1021 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:50,198 that's what I did. 1022 00:40:50,282 --> 00:40:52,826 JUSTIN: Well I was thinking about making a tostada out of it. 1023 00:40:52,909 --> 00:40:54,369 And I'm gonna need some tortillas. 1024 00:40:54,452 --> 00:40:58,373 GORDON: Okay. Here you go. 1025 00:40:58,456 --> 00:41:00,208 JUSTIN: I just need like four. GORDON: There you go. 1026 00:41:00,292 --> 00:41:01,251 JUSTIN: Thank you. GORDON: Man. 1027 00:41:01,334 --> 00:41:02,377 (laughs) 1028 00:41:02,460 --> 00:41:03,586 GORDON: This is a tough one this one. 1029 00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:05,714 You know that? It's a very tough one. 1030 00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:07,382 GORDON (off-screen): I've given up my tortillas. 1031 00:41:07,465 --> 00:41:08,591 But that's alright. 1032 00:41:08,675 --> 00:41:11,136 I'm fairly certain my ace in the hole will be something 1033 00:41:11,219 --> 00:41:13,596 Justin won't have on his plate. 1034 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:14,848 Rattlesnakes. 1035 00:41:14,931 --> 00:41:16,683 Please tell me I've done something you've never done. 1036 00:41:16,766 --> 00:41:17,934 Have you even gone hunting for those things? 1037 00:41:18,018 --> 00:41:20,061 JUSTIN: Every once in a while you walk into the chicken coop 1038 00:41:20,145 --> 00:41:22,355 and they'll be eating the egg and you gotta chase it down. 1039 00:41:22,439 --> 00:41:23,857 GORDON: They meant business, let me tell you. 1040 00:41:23,940 --> 00:41:26,651 But a lot sweeter than I expected. 1041 00:41:26,735 --> 00:41:28,570 JUSTIN: So what are you doing with the rattlers? 1042 00:41:28,653 --> 00:41:30,322 GORDON: I'm gonna sort of roll them in a little bit of cornmeal. 1043 00:41:30,405 --> 00:41:32,073 And then give them a quick sauté. 1044 00:41:32,157 --> 00:41:33,992 And I think then they'll be better in a short of 1045 00:41:34,075 --> 00:41:36,453 broth stroke sort of soup. 1046 00:41:36,536 --> 00:41:38,330 JUSTIN: How do you think this rattlesnake would go over in 1047 00:41:38,413 --> 00:41:39,664 your London restaurant? 1048 00:41:39,748 --> 00:41:40,957 GORDON: They would be up in arms. 1049 00:41:41,041 --> 00:41:42,250 (laughs) 1050 00:41:42,334 --> 00:41:43,960 Yeah, look at the color of that rattlesnake now. 1051 00:41:44,044 --> 00:41:46,588 Then I'm gonna put that into the broth and 1052 00:41:46,671 --> 00:41:48,590 then start that lovely flavor. 1053 00:41:48,673 --> 00:41:50,550 Grill those onions and let those onions sit on top. 1054 00:41:50,633 --> 00:41:52,052 JUSTIN: Yeah. GORDON: What'd you think? 1055 00:41:52,135 --> 00:41:53,303 JUSTIN: That sounds pretty Texan to me. 1056 00:41:53,386 --> 00:41:54,637 You learned pretty well. 1057 00:41:54,721 --> 00:41:57,182 GORDON: It sounds like Justin Yu is gonna be in a kilt 1058 00:41:57,265 --> 00:41:58,391 for the next six months. 1059 00:41:58,475 --> 00:42:00,935 JUSTIN: I mean, I'm telling you that's definitely not gonna happen. 1060 00:42:01,019 --> 00:42:02,645 (laughs) 1061 00:42:04,939 --> 00:42:06,900 JUSTIN: So I'm gonna use that liver and 1062 00:42:06,983 --> 00:42:08,234 the heart from the boar. 1063 00:42:08,318 --> 00:42:09,110 GORDON: Yes. 1064 00:42:09,194 --> 00:42:10,945 JUSTIN: I'm actually gonna hit it with a little bit of whiskey. 1065 00:42:11,029 --> 00:42:12,530 Probably take a little myself. 1066 00:42:12,614 --> 00:42:15,367 GORDON: Justin. JUSTIN: You want some? 1067 00:42:15,450 --> 00:42:16,534 GORDON: You trying to get me drunk? 1068 00:42:16,618 --> 00:42:19,454 JUSTIN: Any way to win. GORDON: Oh my God. 1069 00:42:21,122 --> 00:42:22,957 Look at that. 1070 00:42:23,041 --> 00:42:24,959 Now that is a rib eye, true Texan style right? 1071 00:42:25,043 --> 00:42:25,919 JUSTIN: That's right. 1072 00:42:26,002 --> 00:42:28,296 So these hangar steaks I'm just gonna do pretty quick. 1073 00:42:28,380 --> 00:42:30,006 But just salt and a lot of confidence is what 1074 00:42:30,090 --> 00:42:31,257 you're looking for. 1075 00:42:31,341 --> 00:42:32,634 GORDON: Salt and confidence. 1076 00:42:32,717 --> 00:42:35,345 Now that sounds like Texas right there. 1077 00:42:35,428 --> 00:42:38,306 So these little sweet onions, I'm just gonna hit them on 1078 00:42:38,390 --> 00:42:40,642 the grill for literally 30 seconds. 1079 00:42:40,725 --> 00:42:42,477 Look how beautiful they are. 1080 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,521 JUSTIN: Those are fantastic. You forage them yourself? 1081 00:42:44,604 --> 00:42:45,980 GORDON: Well with the help of Bree, yes. 1082 00:42:46,064 --> 00:42:48,566 So beautiful. 1083 00:42:48,650 --> 00:42:52,112 That foraging honestly, pecans. 1084 00:42:52,195 --> 00:42:54,155 JUSTIN: It's pecan. It's not a pee-can. 1085 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:55,281 It's not something you piss in. 1086 00:42:55,365 --> 00:42:57,242 (laughs) 1087 00:42:57,325 --> 00:42:59,911 GORDON (off-screen): My friends from the past week are arriving. 1088 00:42:59,994 --> 00:43:02,038 If past experience is any indicator, 1089 00:43:02,122 --> 00:43:05,417 they'll be as tough as judges as they are characters. 1090 00:43:05,500 --> 00:43:07,001 GORDON: Good afternoon. CLINT: Howdy. 1091 00:43:07,085 --> 00:43:08,545 JUSTIN: You ready to eat? GORDON: Good to see you man. 1092 00:43:08,628 --> 00:43:10,046 RICK: We are. GORDON: Hungry? 1093 00:43:10,130 --> 00:43:11,423 CLINT: Smells good. RICK: I hope it's good. 1094 00:43:11,506 --> 00:43:13,216 GORDON: Okay toasted pecans. 1095 00:43:13,299 --> 00:43:15,009 Here we go. 1096 00:43:15,093 --> 00:43:16,636 Pee-cans or pecans? 1097 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:18,721 ALL: Pecans. JUSTIN: Yeah. 1098 00:43:18,805 --> 00:43:19,556 GORDON: Alright, alright, alright. 1099 00:43:19,639 --> 00:43:21,724 So defensive. 1100 00:43:21,808 --> 00:43:24,060 GORDON (off-screen): It's the moment of reckoning. 1101 00:43:24,144 --> 00:43:26,563 And in Texas that means something. 1102 00:43:26,646 --> 00:43:28,857 While Justin has grown up with these flavors, 1103 00:43:28,940 --> 00:43:32,152 it's my turn to show my new friends that this old Scot 1104 00:43:32,235 --> 00:43:36,030 can hold his own in the Lone Star State. 1105 00:43:36,114 --> 00:43:38,908 JUSTIN: This stew looks like it's just about ready. 1106 00:43:38,992 --> 00:43:39,868 GORDON: It's gonna need to be bud. 1107 00:43:39,951 --> 00:43:40,743 JUSTIN: Yeah. 1108 00:43:40,827 --> 00:43:42,120 GORDON: Cause I've got that kilt in the back of my wagon. 1109 00:43:42,203 --> 00:43:43,913 JUSTIN: That cowboy hat's gonna look real good on 1110 00:43:43,997 --> 00:43:45,331 you for a long time. 1111 00:43:49,419 --> 00:43:53,882 ♪ ♪ 1112 00:43:53,965 --> 00:43:56,050 GORDON (off-screen): With a table of hungry Texan's waiting, 1113 00:43:56,134 --> 00:43:58,303 it's time to see if I can hold my own in 1114 00:43:58,386 --> 00:44:01,431 a culinary showdown in the Lone Star State. 1115 00:44:01,514 --> 00:44:05,518 So good to see you all, there we go. 1116 00:44:05,602 --> 00:44:06,519 RICK: Alright. 1117 00:44:06,603 --> 00:44:08,521 GORDON: Um, a little intro for the dishes. 1118 00:44:08,605 --> 00:44:10,857 Bob, we'll start off with that incredible rattlesnake. 1119 00:44:10,940 --> 00:44:12,984 I've dusted it in corn, beautifully grilled it and 1120 00:44:13,067 --> 00:44:15,612 I made a broth out of all those hog bones. 1121 00:44:15,695 --> 00:44:17,155 And then finished it, Bree, 1122 00:44:17,238 --> 00:44:19,449 with those amazing sweet onions that we foraged. 1123 00:44:19,532 --> 00:44:21,910 JUSTIN: Alright so we've got a pot of wild boar chili. 1124 00:44:21,993 --> 00:44:24,871 Rick hooked me up with a really fantastic boar leg. 1125 00:44:24,954 --> 00:44:26,915 I just stewed it down with just peppers. 1126 00:44:26,998 --> 00:44:28,208 GORDON: Dish number two. 1127 00:44:28,291 --> 00:44:30,376 So I got the ribs, slightly smoked and then grilled. 1128 00:44:30,460 --> 00:44:32,295 Finished with barbecue sauce and then I used some of 1129 00:44:32,378 --> 00:44:34,255 the tenderloin and grilled them as well. 1130 00:44:34,339 --> 00:44:35,965 Finished with some toasted pee-cans. 1131 00:44:36,049 --> 00:44:37,634 ALL: Pecans. 1132 00:44:37,717 --> 00:44:39,385 GORDON: Pecans. 1133 00:44:39,469 --> 00:44:40,595 RICK: Come on now, get it right. 1134 00:44:40,678 --> 00:44:43,348 JUSTIN: And then we took Emanuel's tortillas and 1135 00:44:43,431 --> 00:44:44,682 made Tostadas with 'em. 1136 00:44:44,766 --> 00:44:45,767 Refried beans on the bottom, 1137 00:44:45,850 --> 00:44:48,645 nopales sautéed with some poblano peppers. 1138 00:44:48,728 --> 00:44:50,271 And then served with chiwawa cheese. 1139 00:44:50,355 --> 00:44:53,816 GORDON: I had some tortillas but somebody stole them. 1140 00:44:53,900 --> 00:44:54,859 Okay? 1141 00:44:54,943 --> 00:44:56,194 JUSTIN: Well sometimes when you gotta win, you gotta win. 1142 00:44:56,277 --> 00:44:57,445 EMANUEL: Yeah, you're home advantage you know. 1143 00:44:57,529 --> 00:44:58,321 All the way. 1144 00:44:58,404 --> 00:44:59,864 GORDON: And then the final dish has to be some of 1145 00:44:59,948 --> 00:45:01,199 the best beef on the planet. 1146 00:45:01,282 --> 00:45:02,367 I mean just incredible. 1147 00:45:02,450 --> 00:45:04,661 So I grilled the rib eye, did a dry rub and then finished 1148 00:45:04,744 --> 00:45:07,080 them with like a chimichurri with a nopales, 1149 00:45:07,163 --> 00:45:10,291 literally marinated those rib eye in that chimichurri. 1150 00:45:10,375 --> 00:45:12,502 JUSTIN: So we took some of your hangar steak, 1151 00:45:12,585 --> 00:45:15,713 grilled it simply with salt over a nice hot mesquite fire. 1152 00:45:15,797 --> 00:45:17,715 We're serving that with baked potatoes. 1153 00:45:17,799 --> 00:45:20,426 We took the liver and the heart from the boar, 1154 00:45:20,510 --> 00:45:22,428 marinated it with a shot of whiskey. 1155 00:45:22,512 --> 00:45:24,138 With a little bit of that those wild onions 1156 00:45:24,222 --> 00:45:25,139 you guys foraged. 1157 00:45:25,223 --> 00:45:26,849 GORDON: Enjoy. JUSTIN: Enjoy please, cheers. 1158 00:45:26,933 --> 00:45:28,601 GORDON: Thank you. RICK: Thank you. 1159 00:45:37,652 --> 00:45:39,821 GORDON: They are tucking in big time. 1160 00:45:39,904 --> 00:45:42,031 JUSTIN: I mean it looks like they're really digging after 1161 00:45:42,115 --> 00:45:43,575 that beef first, I would too. 1162 00:45:46,578 --> 00:45:49,914 GORDON: Look what, look what Bob's doing with that rattlesnake. 1163 00:45:49,998 --> 00:45:52,083 JUSTIN: Almost eating it like a little chicken wing. 1164 00:45:52,166 --> 00:45:55,044 GORDON: Yeah. BOB: Okay is that good? 1165 00:45:55,128 --> 00:45:56,629 JUSTIN: Who do you thinks pulling it out? 1166 00:45:56,713 --> 00:45:58,006 Cause I'm pretty sure I pulled this out. 1167 00:45:59,090 --> 00:46:00,675 MEREDITH: I like Justin's. MADDIE: I like Gordon's. 1168 00:46:00,758 --> 00:46:03,177 CLINT: What, the beef? I like Justin's. 1169 00:46:03,261 --> 00:46:06,598 BREE: Gordon's rib eye was really good with the flavors. 1170 00:46:06,681 --> 00:46:09,183 I liked the lime and the cilantro and 1171 00:46:09,267 --> 00:46:10,810 all the different things happening in it, 1172 00:46:10,893 --> 00:46:12,437 cause I've never had a steak like that. 1173 00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:13,980 MEREDITH: I like Justin's better. 1174 00:46:14,063 --> 00:46:17,358 It's pure beef and you can really taste all of 1175 00:46:17,442 --> 00:46:19,819 the amazing natural flavors that it has. 1176 00:46:19,902 --> 00:46:20,737 MADDIE: Very rare. 1177 00:46:20,820 --> 00:46:21,904 BOB: Gordon's is more like a piece of art, 1178 00:46:21,988 --> 00:46:23,656 but that right there, that's Texas. 1179 00:46:23,740 --> 00:46:25,742 EMANUEL: What do you guys think about Justin's pequin tostadas? 1180 00:46:25,825 --> 00:46:26,826 MEREDITH: Think they're great. 1181 00:46:26,909 --> 00:46:28,161 They were so good. 1182 00:46:28,244 --> 00:46:29,704 RICK: We're gonna talk about Gordon's ribs. 1183 00:46:29,787 --> 00:46:30,747 CLINT: I liked his ribs. 1184 00:46:30,830 --> 00:46:31,956 I liked the fact that they got, 1185 00:46:32,040 --> 00:46:33,708 Gordon's ribs, they got a little bark on 'em. 1186 00:46:33,791 --> 00:46:35,918 BOB: He's got the moisture in there which a lot of people lose. 1187 00:46:36,002 --> 00:46:37,962 And he didn't just cover it with sauces. 1188 00:46:38,046 --> 00:46:40,089 That's some good pork right there. 1189 00:46:40,173 --> 00:46:41,883 GORDON: Right looks like they're ready, shall we? 1190 00:46:41,966 --> 00:46:43,468 JUSTIN: Yeah let's figure this one out. 1191 00:46:45,053 --> 00:46:47,263 GORDON: Okay happy faces. 1192 00:46:47,347 --> 00:46:48,681 BOB: Hey, Gordon. 1193 00:46:48,765 --> 00:46:49,724 GORDON: Are we happy? 1194 00:46:49,807 --> 00:46:50,725 RICK: Very happy. 1195 00:46:50,808 --> 00:46:52,185 GORDON: Why don't we start with the beef first. 1196 00:46:52,268 --> 00:46:54,937 MEREDITH: There was one that really just screamed Texas for me. 1197 00:46:55,021 --> 00:46:56,147 GORDON: Right. 1198 00:46:56,230 --> 00:46:58,524 RICK: You know everything was great on that dish. 1199 00:46:58,608 --> 00:47:01,152 The one thing it was it just wasn't Texas. 1200 00:47:01,235 --> 00:47:02,737 Texas is steak on a plate. 1201 00:47:02,820 --> 00:47:04,781 GORDON: Gotcha. So a little bit too much garnish? 1202 00:47:04,864 --> 00:47:07,075 EMANUEL: The potatoes had no business being there. 1203 00:47:07,158 --> 00:47:10,453 MEREDITH: In Texas the beef needs to be the statement of the plate. 1204 00:47:10,536 --> 00:47:11,788 GORDON: Don't go overboard right? 1205 00:47:11,871 --> 00:47:13,122 Message understood loud and clear. 1206 00:47:13,206 --> 00:47:15,166 Let's talk about the hog. 1207 00:47:15,249 --> 00:47:18,461 RICK: Man those ribs had the bark on it, the smoke, 1208 00:47:18,544 --> 00:47:20,380 had the sticky so you gotta lick your fingers 1209 00:47:20,463 --> 00:47:21,422 and get another napkin. 1210 00:47:21,506 --> 00:47:23,132 It, it was a great dish. 1211 00:47:23,216 --> 00:47:24,092 JUSTIN: I, I gotta give it to him, 1212 00:47:24,175 --> 00:47:25,259 he can smoke a rib. 1213 00:47:25,343 --> 00:47:27,220 CLINT: That's Texas yeah. RICK: Don't get excited. 1214 00:47:27,303 --> 00:47:28,471 We're not done yet. 1215 00:47:28,554 --> 00:47:29,889 I'm just saying that dish was good. 1216 00:47:29,972 --> 00:47:31,099 Slow your roll. 1217 00:47:31,182 --> 00:47:32,392 GORDON (off-screen): It's neck and neck. 1218 00:47:32,475 --> 00:47:35,311 Justin's taken the beef and I've won with the pork. 1219 00:47:35,395 --> 00:47:38,189 It all comes down to Justin's stolen tostadas 1220 00:47:38,272 --> 00:47:40,483 against my rattlesnake. 1221 00:47:40,566 --> 00:47:43,194 Bob, did we do the rattlesnake justice? 1222 00:47:43,277 --> 00:47:45,613 BOB: You took a very unconventional meat and 1223 00:47:45,697 --> 00:47:48,533 you gave it a, a very unique flavor, 1224 00:47:48,616 --> 00:47:49,826 it's not quite Texas. 1225 00:47:49,909 --> 00:47:51,703 But I absolutely enjoyed it. 1226 00:47:51,786 --> 00:47:52,995 GORDON: And then the tostada? 1227 00:47:53,079 --> 00:47:53,871 RICK: Good flavor. 1228 00:47:53,955 --> 00:47:55,623 EMANUEL: It's definitely Texas in a bite for me. 1229 00:47:55,707 --> 00:48:01,003 BOB: I'll take the snake. GORDON: So who's got the edge? 1230 00:48:05,383 --> 00:48:08,636 EMANUEL: Justin. JUSTIN: Woo! Sorry bud. 1231 00:48:08,720 --> 00:48:11,472 GORDON: No, no, listen. JUSTIN: That was a close one. 1232 00:48:11,556 --> 00:48:14,308 BREE: Bless your heart Gordon. You're just not from Texas. 1233 00:48:14,392 --> 00:48:16,686 GORDON: Yes thanks for that Bree, um. 1234 00:48:16,769 --> 00:48:18,563 Congratulations bud. Seriously. 1235 00:48:18,646 --> 00:48:20,815 Justin is a talented chef. 1236 00:48:20,898 --> 00:48:23,609 He cooks with such bold flavors and no frills. 1237 00:48:23,693 --> 00:48:26,946 At one stage it was neck and neck but he had the edge, 1238 00:48:27,029 --> 00:48:29,157 because he was Texan through and through. 1239 00:48:29,240 --> 00:48:30,742 JUSTIN: Well I'm glad I don't have to wear that kilt. 1240 00:48:30,825 --> 00:48:32,410 (laughs) 1241 00:48:32,493 --> 00:48:33,578 GORDON: I've had an amazing week. 1242 00:48:33,661 --> 00:48:35,580 Thank you from the bottom of my heart and 1243 00:48:35,663 --> 00:48:37,957 I am coming back to Texas, okay? 1244 00:48:38,040 --> 00:48:39,751 JUSTIN: We'll welcome you back. Thank you so much. 1245 00:48:39,834 --> 00:48:40,793 GORDON: Yes? Take care bud. 1246 00:48:40,877 --> 00:48:41,711 JUSTIN: Cheers. GORDON: See you soon. 1247 00:48:41,794 --> 00:48:42,920 RICK: So long. GORDON: Bye ladies. 1248 00:48:43,004 --> 00:48:46,174 What a rewarding journey Texas has been. 1249 00:48:46,257 --> 00:48:48,843 I knew Texan's were a breed of their own but never in 1250 00:48:48,926 --> 00:48:51,721 my wildest dream did I know they possess that much grit. 1251 00:48:51,804 --> 00:48:53,347 GORDON (off-screen): I've hunted for venomous rattlesnakes 1252 00:48:53,431 --> 00:48:54,807 with just a stick. 1253 00:48:54,891 --> 00:48:58,770 Foraged the back country for thorny ingredients. 1254 00:48:58,853 --> 00:49:02,315 And herded cattle with the help of a helicopter. 1255 00:49:03,232 --> 00:49:06,444 It's true, everything is bigger in Texas. 1256 00:49:06,527 --> 00:49:08,529 Everyone is tougher in Texas. 1257 00:49:08,613 --> 00:49:10,448 And on that note on to my next journey. 1258 00:49:10,823 --> 00:49:12,074 Captioned by Cotter Media Group.