During the week of the “Olympics” the participants are from MasterChef Celebrity Whoever achieved the highest marks in the weekly tests faced a team challenge this Wednesday, but first they had to pass, as they did in this round Show your sporting skills.
The discipline chosen that Wednesday was ice hockey, and eight of the participants dueled by bouncing the ball on the cue to see which of them would have the privilege of composing the teams. The one who managed to play the most “small games” was Agustín “Cachete” Sierra.
Another advantage of the winner was to choose the other captain, and the winner of Singing 2020 He didn’t hesitate: he chose the only man in the competition, Claudio “Turco” Husaín.
Cachete formed his group with Evangelina Anderson, La Joaqui and Emilia Attías, leaving La Reini, Sofi Martínez and Momi Giardina in the opposing team. After the two sides were decided, Wanda Nara, the show’s host, asked the participants to leave the studio.
In the presence of the two captains Germán Betular, Donato de Santis and Germán Martitegui, the members of the jury explained what the culinary test would consist of and presented each of the leaders with a copy of the recipes, with the strict condition that only they were allowed to read them during the competition.
“Tonight you must guide each of your teams and ensure that they perfectly recreate three options for brunch, a meal that combines elements of breakfast with elements of lunch,” Betular informed them before spotting one of the three bells lying in front of him.
There were pancakes with berries, muesli and yogurt. In the other two bells there were eggs Benedict, consisting of a loaf of bread Muffinsmoked fillet, a poached egg in hollandaise sauce and a salad stop.
When the contestants returned to the studio, the captains decided which dish each would prepare and had ten minutes to give instructions to their teammates.
Of course, problems did not take long to arise, as the three participants from each team needed instructions at the same time, and new difficulties arose as preparation progressed. One of the main conflicts arose between Momi and the Turk, who, as the comedian explained, had never gotten along particularly well.
The most complicated were Sofi Martínez, who could not prepare the poached eggs, and Evangelina, who missed the hollandaise sauce and had to start preparing it again without Sierra’s advice, with only five minutes left. Attias, in turn, almost failed to present the seven pancakes requested and only managed to stack four.
As time expired, Sierra’s team came forward so the judges could sample their three presentations. Attias’ pancakes were the first to be criticized, and at first glance the tower was incomplete, missing the yogurt and also the cherries. “The dish is not the same, but the pancakes are well prepared, it’s a shame there are only four and not seven,” said De Santis.
Betular, in turn, stated: “The side dish is very good, the jam is very good, the pancake is good, but the quantity and the yogurt are missing. It is a dish that has clearly lacked time.” “I noticed that in the last few minutes that matter, you were completely alone; without a guide. But when Wanda said, ‘Hands up,’ you said ‘No!’. You hadn’t even noticed how ten counted. You were like on another planet. There was a lack of leadership,” Martitegui added, rousing Husaín’s playful smile.
Then it was Evangelina’s turn and the eggs Benedict. “They’re pretty similar. The three poached eggs are very good. Very good job,” Betular said. “I am very surprised, Evangelina,” summarized Martitegui, highlighting the detail that the ex-Vedette browned the fillet.
Finally, La Joaqui presented his salad stopand when he arrived with his plate, the jury noticed that he was missing sauce. “The presentation is very good and the chicken is good, but perhaps I would have added a little more. croutons They are also very good. But the Caesar sauce is the basic element because it is like a cream that sticks to the leaves. And that’s what’s missing here,” explains Martitegui. “The spice is fundamental, as Germán said, and it’s missing here.” The rest is all good,” agreed De Santis.
Then it was the other team’s turn. “I would vote for her again. From what I’ve seen before, this is a great team” the ex-footballer chanted as he came forward, but Giardina stopped him. “Don’t throw others down,” she said groggily.
The Reini pancakes were the first dish the jury tried. In her case, the tower was finished and there was also yogurt and cherries, but the granola looked more like a granola bar. “The photo is quite similar. Good memory and communication skills. The jam and the number of pancakes are good, but they are a little caked together,” Donato analyzed.
“Yes, they should have been a little more golden. The cereal is very good, but be careful about the pancake question. It seems simple, but it’s not,” Betular agreed.
Then Martínez came to the front with his balls Benedict. “The bread is good, the fillet is good and there is an egg that was difficult. I like these types of sauces better. I love Evangelina’s perfection, but I like the lighter sauce better,” the pastry chef stated, not taking into account that the dish they had to recreate had a heavier sauce.
“The problem with the sauce is that if you had made it thicker, you would have covered the yolk that came out wrong. They are two perfect eggs and it seems to me that the bread needs to be toasted. At home I like to eat it, but in a restaurant I would have some objections,” Martitegui remarked.
Now all that was left to know was how Momi had done with the Caesar salad. “This is a Caesar. The silky, enveloping texture that envelops the salad is wonderful. The balance between the anchovy, the garlic and the other ingredients is very good. We intentionally didn’t give quantities because it was the test to pass and it was super balanced,” revealed Martitegui.
“It’s a miracle because she didn’t want to follow his orders. Didn’t follow the captain’s instructions“Betular began his return. And Giardina interrupted him: “Normally I don’t let a man dominate me,” he emphasized. And the pastry chef continued: “The relationship is good.” A little more cheese wouldn’t have hurt.”
Now it was just a matter of knowing which team would advance to the next round and which would advance to the elimination gala.
And there weren’t many surprises: the winning group was led by Maxi López’s best friend, who also won the gold medal. The silver medal went to Giardina for preparing the best dish.
At the last minute, Betular announced that only two of the losing team would go to the elimination gala and two others would be saved. The problem is that in this case it would not be the jury that would decide, but the team members themselves.
After participants discussed and evaluated each other’s performance. Although Joaqui wanted the captain and Evangelina to advance, the majority decided that she and Anderson would be the beneficiaries.
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