1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,800 It's the Young MasterChef Final. 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,920 What an incredible competition it's been. 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,320 We started out with 15 young cooks. 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:13,840 Snaps all round. 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,080 They've had ups... 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,320 Oh! Got this in the bag. I'm cool with it. 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:18,560 ..they've had downs. 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,040 Oh, my gosh. 9 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:21,640 No going back. 10 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,720 Get it in a box. Run! 11 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:24,960 This is pressure. 12 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,280 Oh, my gosh. 13 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:27,440 Headless chicken. 14 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,000 Oh, no, this isn't good. 15 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,640 Oh. 16 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,200 You got this. You got this. 17 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:36,240 Thank you. 18 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,400 We've seen some absolutely incredible cooking. 19 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,720 Ooh. It's just spot-on. 20 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:45,320 Absolutely smashed it. 21 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,120 Not bad. Mega. 22 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,360 You're one to watch. 23 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:49,800 Bring it in, baby. 24 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,960 And now we're down to our final three! 25 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,600 Keziah, 26 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,600 Bobby 27 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,160 and Jordan. 28 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,360 Being a MasterChef champion is becoming more and more real. 29 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,880 I want to win so much, but the competition is steep. 30 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,800 These guys are good cooks. 31 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,760 It's game on. I literally just have to throw myself in 32 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,920 and give it everything that I've got. 33 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,600 I'm literally ready to be let go and propelled into the air 34 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,760 and into my food dreams. 35 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,640 The title is literally within reaching distance. 36 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:19,960 I can smell it. 37 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:22,360 I'm bringing my A-game. Fingers crossed, 38 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,840 I'll be walking home with that trophy. 39 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,440 Oh, it's so exciting. This is it. It is the final! 40 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:29,800 Bring it on! 41 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,680 Welcome to the Young MasterChef Final. 42 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:04,280 You should all be so proud of yourselves. 43 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,680 Today, we want you to create two spectacular dishes 44 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,360 that really proves you have just what it takes to grab 45 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,120 that Young MasterChef title. 46 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:18,960 This is going to have to be the best food you have ever cooked. 47 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:25,840 You're going to have two and a half hours. For the very last time... 48 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,400 BOTH: ..let's cook. 49 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,960 They'll need to demonstrate more skill, more creativity. 50 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,160 They'll need to be more daring than they've ever been before, 51 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:39,800 if they're going to win this title. 52 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:43,640 Yeah, I'm going to give it everything I've got. 53 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:46,960 I just want to have no regrets, for me, personally. 54 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,680 The moment Bobby walked in this kitchen, we knew 55 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,280 we had a serious cook. 56 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,480 He really takes us on a journey around the world. 57 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:59,440 We've seen Indian, Mexican, Nigerian, Chinese. 58 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,480 It does the Boom Shaka Laka. 59 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:02,960 That's what it does. 60 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,320 Woo! He's not a quitter. 61 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,360 Whoa! Whoa! 62 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,120 All right, you know what? 63 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,800 Back in the zone, where my balloons? 64 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,160 He's actually a go-getter. 65 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,680 These portion sizes are fantastic. 66 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,000 Bang! They are massive. 67 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,360 So what we need to see today is refinement from Bobby. 68 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,040 I'm good. I'm good. I'm good. 69 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,360 From a young age, 70 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,120 I was always in the kitchen with my mum or dad holding a spoon 71 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,000 or mixing a bowl. 72 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,920 And it's at the point now where I'm telling them to stay 73 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,760 out of the kitchen. I've got it. You know, I can do it now. 74 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,720 Hello, Bobby. Can you believe it? 75 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,800 The final. How are you feeling? 76 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,320 A little bit nervous, but excited to get started. 77 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,400 Talk us through your two dishes, then. 78 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,720 The starter is called From Africa, and the main is called To Asia. 79 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,760 So if you guys remember, I started with a fusion of African and Asian, 80 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,040 so I thought I'd end it with that as well. 81 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,920 With Bobby's starter from Africa, 82 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,360 we're going to get a Nigerian pepper soup. 83 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,440 We've got tilapia, some yam pearls. 84 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,400 The same way British love potatoes is the same way Nigerians love yam. 85 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,480 And tempura okra. 86 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,720 Mm, those are cool. 87 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,800 Bobby's Nigerian pepper soup. 88 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,280 He's breaking down his fish bones and adding stock to let it cook 89 00:04:28,280 --> 00:04:30,960 very slowly and infuse those flavours. 90 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,000 So this soup is my dad's speciality. 91 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,520 He loves it so much, he taught me how to make it. 92 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,400 So a little homage to him. 93 00:04:42,280 --> 00:04:43,560 For my main, 94 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:48,560 I'm going with a Chinese braised pork belly with jasmine rice, 95 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,360 cucumber salad, and I've got a spring onion oil. 96 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,680 So are we going to see refinement today? 97 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,880 Yeah, refinement is the word of the day. 98 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,120 It's really going to be a fine-dining experience. 99 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,240 We are looking for that pork to be juicy, falling apart. 100 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:08,600 Two and a half hours, 101 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,320 you really think that's enough time to cook a good, moist, 102 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,160 juicy pork belly? 103 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:14,640 We have practised at home. 104 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,360 Two hours is just the right amount of time to get that pork belly 105 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:18,760 nice and soft. 106 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:24,360 He's making a very bright-green spring onion oil, cucumber 107 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,000 salad, his broccoli, his rice. 108 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,800 If he gets all those elements clean and elegant, I think 109 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,080 it's going to be a good dish. 110 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,480 The sauce is going to get all sticky and... Oh, so good! 111 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:42,200 Guys, you've had one hour, one hour and a half left. 112 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,600 It's definitely a big occasion today. 113 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,120 It's very tense. 114 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,040 But Bobby and Jordan, they need to watch out. 115 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:59,600 Keziah - oh! She's such a creative cook, fusing cuisines, but always 116 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,880 bringing it back to her Caribbean heritage. 117 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,040 Really enjoyed the chops. 118 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,960 Literally, went full, like, cavewoman. 119 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,680 Her food has been full of flavour. 120 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:17,000 That sharing feast platter in an hour and a half! 121 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,040 I mean, that was incredible. 122 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,360 Can I have a little takeaway container, please? 123 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:24,760 It's all delicious. 124 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,520 Banging with flavour. 125 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,760 Silent assassin. Woo, silent assassin! 126 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:37,200 But at times, she has stretched herself a little bit too thin. 127 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,720 I don't even want to do anything with the sugar any more. 128 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,600 Changed your mind? Yeah. 129 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,520 Do not give up now. Keziah, you with me, yeah? 130 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,200 But she's driven. She's focused. 131 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:51,920 She really wants this title. 132 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,640 I've been a high achiever all my life, really. 133 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,960 And I've always kind of aimed to do more than what's expected of me. 134 00:07:01,280 --> 00:07:03,040 I'm going to try not to cry today. 135 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:04,440 I don't know why I'm crying! 136 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:10,800 I bought waterproof eyeliner because I have to be prepared. 137 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,760 I want to win this for myself, but I'm also doing it for my mum. 138 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,280 But also, like, strong black women that aren't aware 139 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,920 of what they're capable of achieving and accomplishing. 140 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,080 Everything I'm doing is basically called My Jamaican Good Friday 141 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,680 because Good Friday is probably one of my favourite holidays 142 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,240 and eating my favourite things, which is seafood, which is why 143 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,480 I'm just doing all seafood for you guys today. 144 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,200 So what are your two dishes? 145 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,360 For my starter, 146 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,440 I'm doing a coconut curry shrimp soup, but I'm also 147 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,640 going to use my coconuts to put my soup inside of it. 148 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,440 So I wanted to kind of give you guys that vibe 149 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,160 like you're on the beach in Jamaica. 150 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,680 I'm also making a coconut mojito because I couldn't 151 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,000 come all the way to the final and not do a drink! 152 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,520 Keziah's starter sounds absolutely flavoursome. 153 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,520 She has a red spicy paste. 154 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,000 Lemongrass, curry leaves, a Scotch bonnet pepper. 155 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,160 It's going to have, like, a nice orange colour to it. 156 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,000 I want it to be nice and vibrant. 157 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,320 She's going to be serving it in that little coconut shell. 158 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,120 It sounds bloomin' fantastic. 159 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,360 But if she says she's going to take us to the beach, I want 160 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,080 to be on that beach. 161 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,240 For a main, I'm doing pan-seared sea bass with, like, 162 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:31,800 a chilli and lemon sauce. 163 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,520 But I'm also going to do, which sounds a bit crazy, but three 164 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,120 different types of carrots. You are 165 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,520 going to be the Carrot Queen after this. And I love it! 166 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,800 Straight up question now, are you in it to win it today? 167 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:42,120 I'm aiming for the winning spot. 168 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,360 I just don't even want to think if I come second or third. 169 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,360 Jordan, Bobby, are you listening to Keziah? 170 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:47,600 She's going to win today. 171 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,200 I said it wouldn't be fun if it was easy. I like it! 172 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,480 Keziah's main course - 173 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,320 pan-seared sea bass. 174 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:01,000 She's adding escabeche vegetables, which is lightly vinegary, 175 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,680 sweet, pickled vegetables. 176 00:09:03,680 --> 00:09:05,560 Carrot, three ways. 177 00:09:05,560 --> 00:09:09,080 She's doing the carrot puree, jerk-roasted carrots. 178 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,560 And then she's got her carrot beurre blanc. 179 00:09:11,560 --> 00:09:12,880 I think it's innovative. 180 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:14,520 I've never tried this before. 181 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:18,360 That needs to be sharp and punchy and buttery and velvety. 182 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:22,640 She's got to be careful because they can split. 183 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,640 It's a risky thing to do. 184 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,000 Confidence is key. 185 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,240 I need to believe in it, 186 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,000 otherwise I can't expect the judges to believe in it. 187 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:33,760 Yeah. 188 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,040 The time is ticking away. 189 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,880 There's 45 minutes left! 190 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:41,920 Ah! 191 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,440 Today, I am giving it my all. 192 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,520 I'm going to show the judges what I've got. 193 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,520 Bring the heat. Bring the flavour. 194 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,640 Take them on a one-way trip. 195 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,640 Jordan has really opened my eyes 196 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,720 in some of his vegan combinations 197 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,360 because they was absolutely tasty. 198 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,080 Jordan, that's a sensation. Thank you. 199 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,800 I can't find anything to fault on the dish, mate. 200 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,840 He really pays attention to all the details. 201 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,520 I mean, it looks sexy. 202 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,800 He's showing us skills in every single challenge. 203 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,640 Oh, wow. 204 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,960 I think you smashed it. This is a beautiful dish. 205 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:20,360 If I won this competition, it would mean more than words can describe. 206 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,040 Because I've... 207 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,800 ..I've... I've been through a lot in my life. 208 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,480 I've been bullied when I was younger and told that I wasn't going 209 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:33,040 to be anything and always looked down on. 210 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,240 It'd be a good way for me to look back and remind myself 211 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,720 how far I've come and what I can really achieve if I put my 212 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,240 mind to it. 213 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,240 Jordan, what are you doing today? 214 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,520 I have for you a taste of India. 215 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:51,600 So I am starting you off with my panipuri pick and mix. 216 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,240 So panipuri is a street food snack commonly served in India. 217 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,160 They are little fried balls that puff up into like a little 218 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,040 sphere, and then they're basically filled with all sorts of different 219 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,560 flavours that create, like, an explosion in your mouth. 220 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,680 With Jordan's starter, he's got to make sure his fried puri breads 221 00:11:08,680 --> 00:11:12,000 are puffed up and make this lovely little dome, so then he can poke 222 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,400 it through and we can fill it up with the fillings. 223 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:18,640 If they don't work, we're just going to have a flat, crusty dough. 224 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:21,840 There isn't any yeast in the dough. 225 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,480 It's relying on the moisture inside the dough that actually 226 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,720 creates a pocket of steam, a bit like a pitta bread. 227 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,200 So I'm just hoping it all goes to plan. 228 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,640 Looking good. So far, 229 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,560 they are puffing up as planned. 230 00:11:32,560 --> 00:11:34,400 A couple of fails, but that's all right. 231 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:35,840 I've planned for that. 232 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,560 His fillings all need to be balanced really well in spices and flavour 233 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:40,080 and seasoned well. 234 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,280 We've got date with potato, then he's got 235 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,080 this salt-baked beetroot. 236 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,720 I can see the flavours working. 237 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,600 Then we've got chickpeas, coriander and onion, 238 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,040 that we know work together. 239 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,920 The point is to create, like, an explosion of flavour 240 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:57,120 in the judges' mouths. 241 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,480 That's what I'm hoping to achieve today. 242 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,480 And then for main course, a spiced chickpea curry. 243 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,840 It's one of the recipes that I first developed for my business. That's 244 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,320 going to be served alongside some okra fries, with a side portion 245 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,800 of fried chicken of the woods mushroom, with a tamarind 246 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,040 and Nigella seed chutney. 247 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,880 Wow, you are doing a lot! 248 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,600 What would we expect to see from you if you win this competition 249 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,800 today? Whether I win or not, you're going to be seeing 250 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,120 pop-ups all over. 251 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,160 I'm going to be having a food van at festivals and hopefully a 252 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,400 chain of restaurants worldwide, one day. 253 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,360 That's my, that's my big dream! 254 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,000 That is massive aspirations. 255 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:34,600 I think it's good to dream big. 256 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,200 It is, it is! No point dreaming small, is there? 257 00:12:39,560 --> 00:12:42,000 He's bringing chicken of the wood mushroom. 258 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:43,640 I love mushrooms. 259 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,640 If you know me, you know that I am the mushroom man. 260 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:52,440 So these mushrooms are very special because they are the most 261 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,800 chicken-like thing you can get that isn't actually an animal. 262 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,000 He's coating it in like a vegan buttermilk, he's adding loads 263 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,840 of different spices and garlic, and coated with a crumb made 264 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,520 from chickpea flour. 265 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,640 It sounds like it's going to be a little 266 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,440 fried chicken shop delight. 267 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:14,280 And then he's also got this chickpea curry, which is one of the first 268 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:17,240 dishes he ever made for his vegan takeaway. 269 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,800 So he knows this dish, and if he's been selling 270 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:27,440 it to customers, hopefully it's good enough for the finals today. 271 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:32,040 We've only got five minutes. 272 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,880 Yes, Chef. You want to start turning your attention to your plates 273 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,880 and your presentation. Yes, Chef. 274 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,280 Is this how you want it? 275 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,760 Yeah, this is exactly how... Just no colour on the fish. 276 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,280 Do you think it's cooked? 277 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,680 He really knows how to turn on the pressure. 278 00:13:47,680 --> 00:13:50,200 Everything's ready. It's literally just my beurre blanc, 279 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,720 I'm adding my butter to. And I just need to plate it up. 280 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,880 Just got to fry my okra, fry my mushrooms, 281 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,680 and I think I'm ready to assemble. 282 00:13:56,680 --> 00:13:59,240 Are you happy with these? I'm only using about ten, so I did extra, 283 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:01,760 just so that I've got some good ones that are puffed up. 284 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,960 You think they're crispy enough? Yeah. 285 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:05,800 Time is really winding down. 286 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,840 Oh, God. This one turned out a lot better than this one. 287 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,040 I think I should have shaken the bottle up. 288 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:14,640 Don't really have time for this. 289 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,000 You only have one minute. This is it. 290 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,560 This is crunch time. 291 00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:20,000 Yes, Chef. 292 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,240 Try to make this plate as beautiful as it can be. 293 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,840 See you got your little tweezers out! 294 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,080 Look at you! 295 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,600 Stressful. But I'm getting there. 296 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:31,880 Not far off. 297 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:33,840 One last push! Come on! 298 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:43,480 OK, that's it, time's up. 299 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:46,400 Good job, guys. 300 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:47,760 Well done. 301 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,280 Keziah, can you please come up? 302 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,000 Hello, guys. 303 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,400 I love your thought in your presentation. 304 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:11,320 It's very sunny, very bright. 305 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,360 It has, like, tropical notes to it. 306 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:19,600 Keziah's Good Friday-inspired feast starts on a tropical beach, 307 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:24,560 with a Caribbean shrimp and coconut curry soup garnished with coriander, 308 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,560 lime and chilli 309 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,040 and served with a coconut mojito. 310 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,080 Cheers. Cheers. To the final. 311 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:32,760 Thank you. Cheers. 312 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:44,360 Wow, Keziah, the flavour of the soup is really delicious. 313 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,960 It's got some really fiery notes, which we know and love you for. 314 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,000 And I can taste the coconut coming through. 315 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,920 And then that little bit of acidity that you get with that lime, 316 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,800 it is taking you to a little beach somewhere in the Caribbean, 317 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,120 and I think this dish is super tasty. 318 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,600 You know what's really good about this dish? 319 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:06,480 Those are nuggets of gold, of shrimp that's just covered by an ocean 320 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,920 of buttery coconut soup. 321 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,400 I think it is delightful. 322 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,720 That's gold. Absolutely gold. 323 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,880 Thank you, guys, so much. 324 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:22,480 Keziah's main is a Jamaican spiced sea bass with escovitch pickled 325 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,800 vegetables and carrots three ways, 326 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,400 roasted in jerk, pureed and used 327 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,800 as flavouring for a beurre blanc sauce. 328 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,080 Sea bass is cooked very nicely. 329 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,960 It's absolutely moist. 330 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:44,280 Your pickled escovitch, 331 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:48,120 they have that lovely, sweet twang of pickled, sharp notes 332 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:49,320 running through them. 333 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,400 It's a Good Friday dish on a good day. Well done. 334 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,920 Keziah, this dish is so innovative. 335 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:01,280 Your carrot beurre blanc is like a revelation to me. 336 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:04,120 I love it. I think it's a really clever way 337 00:17:04,120 --> 00:17:06,760 of doing a very classic French sauce. 338 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,440 I think it's really commendable to take a very humble carrot 339 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:13,280 and transfer it into like three delicious technical elements. 340 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,640 This is a celebration of you and your cooking and your passion 341 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,720 for food, and you can see it on this plate. 342 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:30,240 Well done. That was the last time doing that. That's so crazy. 343 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,200 Smashed it. They loved it. Well done. 344 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,080 I definitely think they was impressed with my dish today. 345 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,720 I feel like I'm impressed with it and I'm really tough on myself. 346 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:42,920 The feedback the judges gave me today 347 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:44,800 literally just lit a fire inside of me. 348 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,240 Bobby, come to our dinner table. 349 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,760 Your main course is super colourful 350 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,760 and then we've got this African course, which is kind of like, 351 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,240 you know, looks hearty. 352 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,240 So I'm very, very excited. 353 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:09,720 Hope you like it. 354 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:15,720 Bobby's Africa To Asia Feast starts with his family's Nigerian pepper 355 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:21,440 soup, served with poached tilapia, yams and crispy tempura okra. 356 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,720 Bobby, wow. 357 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,560 You can taste the tilapia, which has 358 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,080 been cooked to perfection - it's nice and moist. 359 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,560 I was expecting yam to be a bit more dry, but you've managed to get 360 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,880 it really moist, soft and sweet. 361 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,040 It is really tasty. 362 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:44,200 Thank you so much. Thank you. 363 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,040 What I really like is your pepper soup - 364 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:48,760 it's really comforting and it's got 365 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,680 a lovely bit of spice coming through it. 366 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:54,160 Your tempura fried okra, your batter is really light and fluffy 367 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,520 and your okra isn't overcooked inside. 368 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,040 It's bloomin' tasty. 369 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,720 For his final showstopper, Bobby has cooked pork belly 370 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,080 with a Chinese spiced glaze, 371 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,440 jasmine rice, Tenderstem broccoli, 372 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:11,920 cucumber salad 373 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:13,600 and a spring onion oil. 374 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,240 Your pork belly is delicious, 375 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,560 like, it is sticky. It's cooked really well. 376 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,960 I didn't know you were going to get it done in time, 377 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:27,680 I was a bit worried, but you did it. 378 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,880 Your Tenderstem broccoli has got a nice bit of texture to it. 379 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,920 The spring onion oil has a lovely colour - 380 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,560 it's like proper green. 381 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,880 Overall, it's got the refinement that we've been asking for. 382 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,520 Thank you. 383 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,680 I really like your dish and I think to just take it to the next level 384 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,920 was to give me a little bit more sauce - 385 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,600 that's where the flavours is - 386 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,280 all that soy and star anise 387 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,800 and cinnamon and that yummy goodness. 388 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,480 Come on, Bobby! I'm teasing you, I'm sorry. 389 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,080 Smashed it. Sick. 390 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:07,960 Wow. Big feedback. 391 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,080 That was good. I was so scared. 392 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:13,920 I don't think that could have gone any better. 393 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:16,640 Best way to end it. 394 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,520 Zero regrets. Zero regrets. 395 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:34,080 Wow. Jordan, this is an impressive spread. 396 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:40,920 Jordan's vegan Indian feast starts with his pani puri pick-and-mix, 397 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,720 fried puri bread served with a potato, 398 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,480 date and salt-baked beetroot filling 399 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:50,120 and a chickpea, coriander and red onion filling 400 00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:52,520 with mint and tamarind waters. 401 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,760 I think your pan puri, it's not really puffed correctly, 402 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,200 I can see you probably struggled a little bit. 403 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,360 They're hit and miss, a lot of them puffed up, a lot of them didn't. 404 00:21:12,360 --> 00:21:15,280 The potato, date and beetroot and the tamarind sauce, 405 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,120 that one was a winner. 406 00:21:17,120 --> 00:21:19,760 I then went for the chickpea, coriander and red onion, 407 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,800 and it wasn't as flavoursome 408 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,520 and vibrant as the first combination. 409 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,680 Jordan, mate, this is a really fun dish. 410 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:30,960 It's interactive and it gets you involved, 411 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,280 and it's got colour and it's got texture and it's got flavour. 412 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:36,760 I feel like I've been transported to India and I've just sat 413 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:39,520 down at, like, a family-owned restaurant and they're just starting 414 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:40,760 to serve me food. 415 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:46,160 Finally, it's Jordan's vegan take on fried chicken. 416 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,840 Deep-fried chicken of the wood mushrooms, 417 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,280 a tamarind-spiced chutney 418 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:55,720 with a chickpea curry, garlic and coriander paratha bread, 419 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,600 okra fries and a herb dip. 420 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,480 The chicken of the wood mushrooms, 421 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,480 that replicates the flavour and the meatiness of chicken - 422 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:10,880 I think it actually does that. 423 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,520 It's like a chicken shop type of fried chicken, right? 424 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,360 The chickpea curry, 425 00:22:16,360 --> 00:22:19,080 I think the curry is a little bit on the drier side. 426 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,480 I think it could have been a little bit more of a saucier element. 427 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:27,520 Your chicken of the wood things here, these are spectacular. 428 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:29,320 It's so much like chicken - 429 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,000 it's quite unbelievable. 430 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,440 Your chickpea curry, I love your garnishes on it, 431 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,280 but it does need seasoning. 432 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:40,040 Overall, this was a...exciting and very tasty dish. 433 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:41,760 Thank you. It means a lot. 434 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,600 I'm happy. I think obviously it would have been good 435 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,880 if all of my puris properly puffed up. 436 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,280 I'm also feeling lots of emotions because I really... 437 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:01,920 ..I really want this. 438 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,160 Oh, my God. 439 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,640 That was it. We just did it. Oh, gosh. 440 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,080 This is really sad. It's literally 441 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,280 the last time of us cooking in that kitchen together. 442 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,440 When I was plating up, I was like, "Damn, this is..." 443 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,640 I was wiping my dish. "This is literally it." 444 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:27,800 Well, what an incredible first-ever final of Young MasterChef. 445 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,760 That food was spectacular. 446 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,200 Such a diverse young group of talent. 447 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,600 They've done a really good job. 448 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,760 I think we are going to have such a hard time in making 449 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,240 this decision today. 450 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,160 I loved Bobby's dishes today. 451 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,040 That soup was delicious. 452 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:54,520 African and Asian cuisine delivered to the highest standard 453 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:56,120 and the best of his ability. 454 00:23:56,120 --> 00:23:59,240 But why did he not just put more sauce? 455 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,600 Keziah, she said she was going to take us to the Caribbean and, 456 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,920 oh, my goodness, were we there. 457 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,440 Two amazing dishes, full of flavour, 458 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,440 true to her DNA and heritage. 459 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,760 She turned a very humble vegetable like a carrot 460 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,040 into three different ways - that is a talent. 461 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:18,880 The way that she's progressed 462 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,560 through this competition has been phenomenal. 463 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:25,560 You can't deny the amount of work and effort that Jordan did today. 464 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,960 It was an explosion of excitement and vibrancy. 465 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:33,040 His chickpea curry, it just needed a little bit more seasoning. 466 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,400 However, I think Jordan really is opening up our eyes 467 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,640 to a whole different world within plant-based food. 468 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,480 Three very talented finalists. 469 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,840 Which one of them is going to be our champion? 470 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,480 Right now, I'm feeling a lot of emotions. 471 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:03,440 Something inside me has just awoken and made me realise how much 472 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,000 this actually means to me. 473 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,920 I'm starting to get quite anxious now and I've had so much emotions 474 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,520 running through me. 475 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:14,360 I'm really sad. I don't want to leave, like, 476 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:17,120 everybody that I've met. It's just been such a great experience. 477 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,800 That was Bobby's best. 478 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:26,000 That was every inch of my being into that food today. 479 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:32,320 So to win Young MasterChef would just be the icing on the cake. 480 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,080 I tell you what, well done, both of you. 481 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,280 Whoever gets the crown is...well done. 482 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:40,840 ALL: Aw... 483 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:00,840 Guys, just wow, wow, wow. 484 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:02,960 What a final. 485 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,920 You've done an amazing job. 486 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,080 I can't even begin to kind of, like, put into words how, like, proud 487 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,120 I am of you. I'm going to get emotional. 488 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:17,160 But, of course, we had to make a very, very difficult decision. 489 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,040 Our young MasterChef champion... 490 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:25,600 ..is... 491 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,000 ..Keziah. 492 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,880 Oh, my God, I'm going to cry! 493 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:44,160 Well done. 494 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:46,960 Are you being serious? 495 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,120 I'm actually in shock. 496 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,760 I'm trying not to vomit. 497 00:27:03,120 --> 00:27:05,840 It would have been nice to get that win, 498 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:08,120 but, you know, satisfied regardless. 499 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,040 I've learned so much. I've grown so much as a cook, 500 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,200 so I'm going to take all of that into my life. 501 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,000 It's been a great experience. I'm going to miss it a lot. 502 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,160 Obviously I'm a little bit disappointed that I didn't win 503 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:23,680 because I'm so close. 504 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,440 But the universe has a magical way of putting you on the path 505 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,040 you're supposed to be on. 506 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:33,840 Keziah was supposed to win. 507 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,360 She work really hard, 508 00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:37,360 so, yeah, I think she deserved it. 509 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:42,280 SHE SCREAMS Congratulations! 510 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,440 THEY LAUGH 511 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:48,240 That scared the life out of me! Thank you. Thank you. 512 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,640 Oh, my... Can I get a hug? Thank you so much. 513 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,680 Thank you. Well done! 514 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:56,160 I feel like I'm so overwhelmed with feelings. Like, I just... 515 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,760 I don't know, like, I feel I'm going to cry, I'm going to laugh. 516 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,440 Like, this is just so mad. 517 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,160 Keziah cooks from the heart. 518 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,280 She just loves to feed people. 519 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,840 She literally delivers sunshine on a plate. 520 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,600 She is a pure spark of joy... 521 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,160 ..and we are going to see some amazing things 522 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:18,400 from her in the future. 523 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:21,160 I definitely think that my mum's going to be the most proud of me 524 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,000 because she was a young mum - she had me when she was 16. 525 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,520 A lot of people doubted us and now 526 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,160 I'm going to be like her little trophy, she's going to say, 527 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,680 "My daughter is a MasterChef winner." Oh, my days. This is crazy. 528 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,240 It's like one of those pinch me moments where you don't want someone 529 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,160 to pinch you cos I don't want to wake up.