Judging Time @ Malaysia's Blogger MasterChef Semi-Finals

The 19 semi-finalists (one didn't turn up) were asked to bring their dishes out to the judging room and place it on a long white table according to the workstation number we drew earlier. We were then called out one by one to the front of the room to present our dishes to the judges.

I think everyone was curious to see what the other contestants have prepared.. cameras were flashing like crazy, it was definitely prawn-tastic!


The room was buzzing with excitement




Overall, in my opinion all the contestants did very well - everyone was able to put out an attractive looking dish without any disasters in the kitchen. Well done to all!However, I didn't manage to try any of the other contestants dishes. If I'm not mistaken, our dishes were marked on both taste (50%) and presentation (50%).


I'll start by introducing the prawn dish I have whipped up in 45 minutes.

King Prawns with Garlic Butter, Coriander and Curry Leaves on a bed of sauteed vegetables and pineapple.

Recipe for this to follow soon

The (18) other contestants dishes




















Meanwhile, in the kitchen, The Cooking House staff w! ere busi ly cleaning up the place, in preparation for the Skills Test.

The judges getting ready to eat and judge!

Giving out points

Each contestant would present their dish to the judges and the judges may ask a few questions about how the dish was prepared and the ingredients used. Then, they will taste the dish and make a few remarks. The other contestants waited patiently for their names to be called out.



Finally, it was my turn to be called out. Stay calm, steady hands.... bring the dish to the front without tripping over. OK, smile to the judges. I introduced my dish to them and one of the judges commented that it looked very nice and he could tell that I have put a lot of thought into my dish (yay!). Another judge commented that it smelt good (double yay!).


Explaining how I made my dish


The judges had their serious faces on while trying out the food... I wondered if they liked it or not?

I think I see a smile.. two smiles.. three smiles... the judges commented the prawn was well seasoned and well cooked... the texture of the prawns was good and that they LIKED it. In their words "It's very good". Yes, they liked it. I wasecstatic!

On the way back to the back, Hubby g! rabbed a prawn from the plate and gave me a thumbs up too after trying it. Other guests / contestants quickly grabbed a piece and soon there were none left. Lol I didn't even get to try my own cooking... but hopefully everyone enjoyed it.




Some other contestants presenting their dish



After all the contestants finished presenting their dishes, we had a 10 minute break before the next test... The Skills Test! More on that soon.

Hope you've enjoyed following my Blogger MasterChef journey so far.

Click here to view more photos of the contestants presenting their dishes.

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The actual cooking show, MasterChef Malaysia premieres on 22nd October 2011 at 9.00pm on Astro Ria (Channel 104). It will air every Saturday - Wednesday and the Master Class will be on every Friday 9.00pm.



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