Classic Lemon Tart with Torched Meringue
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Classic Lemon Tart with Torched Italian Meringue, Limoncello Cream and Lemon Basil Sorbet.
Georgia: "Lemon is my favorite thing, and it's in all of my cooking, basically. So I'm doing a classic French lemon tart, some Italian meringue on the side, and lemon sorbet. This is me on a plate, so I had to do it. Is this worthy of keeping me in the semi-finals? I hope so." She made a classic lemon tart with a limoncello curd cream filling, topped with torched Italian meringue. Alongside were a lemon and basil curd, limoncello cream, amaretti biscuits, and a lemon and basil sorbet served inside frozen hollowed lemon shells. Georgia: "I'm just filling my little lemon shells with my lemon sorbet." {Judge}: "Georgia is a chef who's very happy when she's cooking dessert. A simple lemon is a very complicated thing to do. You need it to be just set. If she overcooks it, it's going to crack. If she undercooks it, it's just going to be soft and melt onto the plate. It's got to be perfect. The limoncello is quite a strong, vibrant liqueur - that in the cream should be delicious." Georgia: "I felt a lot more confident going into that round. I'm just much better if I've been able to practice and prepare and plan."
{Judge}: "The simplicity and the purity of a lemon tart, but you've nailed it. The lemon tart mix is wonderful. I love the basil and lemon curd. I'm really sort of getting that basil. I like the meringue - it's very sweet. These amaretti biscuits are cute, and actually, it's needed if you're going to have that much meringue on there. That sorbet is a star. It's just got a lovely hit of citrus in it. I love this." {Judge}: "The tart is beautifully lined. The lemon itself, I love the texture of it. And if you've got too much sweetness going on, you just go into your little lemon and basil sorbet on the side here, and you just freshen up the palette. This is a cracking dessert, Georgia, in every way." {Judge}: "Georgia - for me, I thought her dessert was the best of the six chefs today. It was full of flavor, full of life. It was vibrant. It's delicious. And what a turnaround from the last challenge. She's come back fighting."
