Masterchef UK Professionals
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Bay Leaf and Chantilly Infused Arborio Rice Pudding with Earl Grey and Orange Liqueur Strawberries, Hazelnuts, Fresh Basil, and Toasted Rice Ice Cream
{Mark}: "I'm feeling ready to go. The approach for the dish is going to be to break down what the ingredient is going to be and try and infuse that, bring that ingredient into as many layers of the dish as possible."
{Mark}: "Yeah, feeling okay. A little bit of pressure. Just want to make sure that I'm like putting my best foot forward here. So trying to rely a lot on like basic techniques. Really, really sound flavors that I think will work."
{Mark}: "Oh, yeah, I love rice pudding."
{Mark}: "So I'm going to do a rice pudding with a little bit of sugar and some bay leaves in there and then fold it through with Chantilly cream so it's nice and balanced. It's got that little bit of savory from the bay and then sweet from the Chantilly and some Earl Grey infused strawberries along with some fresh strawberries and macerated strawberries as well. And then I'm going to do a toasted rice ice cream."
{Mark}: "Just making my Chantilly that I'm going to fold through the rice pudding. There's the point where it splits into butter."
{Mark}: "So nice and chilled. Pass it off, then get it into the ice cream machine."
{Mark}: "Ice cream is tasting really nice. Not sure if it'll be set in time, but we'll see."
{Mark}: "I'm still waiting for the ice cream to set."
{Mark}: "Lucky day. The luck of the Irish continues."
{Mark}: "I think I did as much as I could in the time. I was very happy with all the techniques I tried to bring to the table, but unfortunately didn't go my way, which is very disappointing."
{Monica}: "I really like the rice pudding with the strawberries and the hazelnuts. It's reminiscent of having a jam in the middle, but the amount of Chantilly cream in the rice pudding, I almost need to keep spooning it in so I can find a few grains of rice. I like the take on your rice ice cream, but it is very rich, very creamy, and the rice is a little bit lost in it."
{Marcus}: "The bay leaf in the rice pudding seems to have slightly disappeared, and I think the cream is just sort of taking over. I have to say, when you eat it as a whole, it becomes a strawberry dish that's got cream with it. It's got speckles of rice running through it. I actually find it quite underwhelming."
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