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Tom Yum Soup, Cod
Cod topped with a freeze-dried tomato crust and a deep-fried prawn head, with sautéed prawns and charred tomatoes, finished with a Thai tom yum soup flavoured with chili, lime, fish sauce and lemongrass.
Tony: "I'm going to be making a tom yum soup that's going to be served with a steamed cod loin finished with crispy prawn head and the prawn head oil. Whenever we go to a Thai restaurant, I can't help but get tom yum soup, but it's got to have a perfect balance of sweet, acidic and a heat with it as well."
William Sitwell: "Tom yum soup. This is a very famous, very spicy soup from Thailand. I'm excited by these little bird's eye chilies. They're going to create some heat."
William Sitwell: "I really love your presentation. The colours are really exquisite. You have cut that cod perfectly. It's soft, it's flaky. The soup itself is very refreshing. There's a bit of gentle heat, but this is not the hot and powerful taste that I think you wanted to deliver. But it's as pretty as a picture, and I think the component parts are very well cooked."
Grace: "I really enjoyed the crispy prawn head. Nicely seasoned, soft on the inside. A really brave addition to your dish."
Anna: "The tom yum itself, I know you've got lime in there, but I almost want you to push me over the edge with sourness a bit further. However, I love the freeze-dried tomato dust across the top. It's giving sweetness, but a little bit of crunchiness. Wonderful."
Tony went through to knockout week.
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