Sunday, December 25, 2011

Pinoy Jr MasterChef Luzviminda Team Challenge


This Saturday, December 24, 2011 the remaining nine contestants of Jr MasterChef Pinoy edition were faced with a team challenge called "Luzviminda". Luzviminda stands for the 3 big groups of island of the Philippines, namely LUZon, VIsayas and MINdanao.

In this team challenge, the top three kiddie cooks - Patrick, Kyle and Miko - who also became team leaders,  chose a mystery box where ingredients from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are hidden. The six remaining cooks swam in a pool of balls to find a ball of their chosen team.

The teams are:
1) Luzon or Red Team - Miko, Acee & Philip
2) Visayas or Blue Team - Kyle, Jobim and Emmam
3) Mindanao or Yellow Team - Patrick, Caitlin & Mika

Judge Judy Ann Santos announced that their cumulative score shall be turned back to zero. Each team was given one hour to cook an entree, main dish and a dessert using 4 or more ingredients.

Fried Dalag

Luzon/Red Team Menu
  Mushroom sisig in aligue sauce
  Fried dalag from north to south
  Leche la del blanca

Sinugba (niluto sa baga)

Visayas/Blue Team Menu
  Sinuglaw (sinugba at kinilaw)
  Sinugba
  Mango, sago and suman

Rolled/stuffed swordfish

Mindanao/Yellow Team Menu
  Lami mixed salad
  Rolled swordfish with seared tuna
  Pomelo cream pie

After the tasting and judging, here are the points of the team:

Luzon/Red Team = 6 points
Mindanao/Yellow Team = 4 points
Visayas/Blue Team = 2 points

Watch the December 24, 2011 Jr Mastechef Pinoy Edition below:


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