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00:03Tonight, after two back-to-back Elimination Challenge wins,
00:06one bad dish sends Rhoda to Last Chance Kitchen.
00:09What are you doing here?
00:12Now she's up against reigning champ Nana,
00:14who's looking for a second win.
00:15We're going to make this thing do what it do, baby.
00:18Who will remain, and who will be packing their knives for good?
00:21This is Last Chance Kitchen,
00:23presented by the active cash credit card from Wells Fargo.
00:34Hearing Kirsten say those dreaded words.
00:38Rhoda, please pack your knives and go.
00:41I was disappointed, I was sad.
00:44Peeking a little too early on was something that I didn't plan.
00:48The winner for today for the first Elimination Challenge, Rhoda.
00:55Rhoda.
00:56No.
00:57Rhoda!
00:58Two for two!
01:00You don't want that one bad day to be the marker that you leave.
01:06There's nothing more that I want than to get back in.
01:16What are you doing here?
01:20What the heck happened?
01:22When I left, she was two for two.
01:24Maybe her engine's running out.
01:26Hey, Rhoda.
01:26Hey, chef.
01:27Welcome to Last Chance Kitchen.
01:30I guess you're a little surprised to see her here, huh?
01:32Yes.
01:33Yeah.
01:33I mean, me too.
01:34You won the first two challenges in a row.
01:37That has never been done for someone who went two individual challenges.
01:41What happened?
01:43Yeah, I don't think I'll be working with squid ink for a long time.
01:47Maybe not.
01:48But maybe working with some other salty creatures.
01:52I'm guessing it's going to be some kind of crab challenge.
01:56I'm just throwing it out there.
01:58I'm not sure.
02:00Tonight's challenge will be a day at the beach.
02:03Oh, boy.
02:04Kind of.
02:09Myrtle Beach, South Carolina had 60 miles of beautiful, pristine beachfront on the Atlantic
02:15Ocean.
02:15In addition to sun and sand, it's increasingly becoming known as a culinary destination.
02:20There's one dish in particular that any local will tell you is at the heart of their food
02:24identity, and that's she crab soup.
02:29Wow.
02:30So its roots can be traced back to the Scotch and Irish settlers who came here in the 17th
02:34century, and they did a dish called part and brie.
02:37You know, a dish of some cream and a few other things, it became she crab soup.
02:40The dish spread across the state, and it's particularly sought after in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
02:44I've never eaten she crab soup, but I am riding on this high from this first win.
02:51I feel like I got this.
02:52Crabs in particular are a favorite of mine.
02:54In fact, crabs may be the reason why I actually cook.
02:57When I was a young kid, about seven years old, I used to go crabbing and clamming with
03:01my grandfather.
03:02Those summer meals, because we used to catch a couple bushels of crabs and clams, it wasn't
03:05just the immediate family and my grandparents, this was family and friends, 30 people.
03:09And I think that the idea of food bringing people around a table was what really brought
03:13me to cooking.
03:13So crabs have a special place in my heart.
03:18Take a taste of traditional she crab soup.
03:23Careful.
03:25You gotta fight your way through the crabby to get a taste.
03:28She crab soup is very much like a chowder vibes.
03:32It's really giving you this creaminess, this crab, this herbaceous, very rich soup.
03:40This is really good.
03:41This is yummy.
03:43Very.
03:44Great.
03:46So tonight, I want to see your take on this traditional she crab soup.
03:54Except, it can't be soup.
03:56You put your spin on these ingredients and come up with something original and different,
04:00but it must have the essence of this Myrtle Beach classic.
04:04It's incredibly tricky.
04:05What is the essence of she crab soup?
04:07I'd like to have more of like a manual and have some time to read it, but we're not afforded
04:12that luxury.
04:13No soup.
04:14You have 30 minutes on the clock.
04:16Your time starts now.
04:20All right, come on, Nana.
04:21Let's go, Rhodes.
04:23Nana, where's your head at?
04:24My head at is a little crab mac and cheese.
04:28Hell yeah.
04:29Butter?
04:30Who doesn't love a loaded mac and cheese with crab?
04:35Are you kidding me?
04:36I'm bringing the flavor, baby.
04:38I am feeling good.
04:41I'm feeling like myself again.
04:42Just trying to cook like I know.
04:45That's it.
04:46My new strategy is to just bring forth everything that I know and love.
04:50And another thing that feels like home is a warm bowl of crab mac and cheese.
04:57Tom's going to love this.
04:58It's just going to be delicious.
04:59It's going to be hearty.
05:02I don't have a whole lot of different cheeses, but we're going to make this thing do what it
05:06do, baby.
05:07What are we thinking, Rhodes?
05:09Singaporean chili crab.
05:10Bringing a little heat into that?
05:12A lot of heat.
05:12This dish is going to really showcase the things that I love to eat.
05:17When my dad was traveling a lot, he loved Singapore.
05:21And one of the things that he would cook for us after his travels is this dish.
05:27So I just really want to channel him here.
05:30The Singaporean chili crab is delicious.
05:32You know, it's sweet, it's sticky, it's saucy, and I think it's a great way to showcase the
05:38crab.
05:38It's lovely, guys.
05:40Oh, my God.
05:42Okay.
05:44Okay.
05:46Crab row.
05:47Perfect.
05:47I think the most challenging part of this cook is making sure that every part of the way,
05:55I am getting that essence of crab.
05:58Getting a really good crab flavor, that's my strategy.
06:02You f***.
06:05Get.
06:07One of them pinched me.
06:09This guy is fighting.
06:13So that one had to go.
06:16Get out of here.
06:19Nana, we're coming up on 25 minutes.
06:2125 minutes.
06:22Wait, wait, chef.
06:23Where are you at?
06:24There you are.
06:26So how much of the she crab soup ingredients are you using?
06:30Maybe like four ingredients.
06:32Nice.
06:33Just to really get that essence.
06:34What about you?
06:36Like maybe four.
06:38Same as you.
06:39Okay.
06:40Heard.
06:41I'm making my roux.
06:43I did like a brown butter roux.
06:44Just for a little bit more flavor on the base.
06:47Then I have my heavy cream.
06:50I got my pot on for my pasta.
06:52Just doing a one-pot meal.
06:53I'm going to put some crab row in the base with a little bit of nutmeg.
06:57There are so many beautiful elements of she crab soup.
07:01The creaminess and the crab row.
07:03The sherry and nutmeg.
07:05I want to get all these flavors into it.
07:09Whoops.
07:11Whoopsies.
07:11Slow down, Nana.
07:13Okay?
07:13You got a good plan.
07:15You got 22 minutes.
07:16You're good.
07:22Hello, chef.
07:25How's it going?
07:26I'm okay.
07:26I'm making my version of Singaporean chili crab.
07:30Okay.
07:30Oh, oh.
07:31Got it.
07:32There's a lot of strong flavors happening here.
07:33Yeah, but I'm going to cook the crab in the broth.
07:38Okay, and I have to pick through the crab.
07:41Awesome.
07:43Oh, maybe not all.
07:45I love that.
07:46Tom, in his Tom ways, makes you rethink your entire life.
07:52If I'm eating a crab dish, I would like to pick my own crab.
07:56Thank you very much.
07:58I'm far too in.
07:59Can't really change directions now, but I can add some already picked crab in the sauce to finish.
08:0715 minutes.
08:0815.
08:09Nana, what do you got here?
08:10Hi, chef.
08:10I am making...
08:11Looks like you're making sheet crab soup.
08:12Well, in the base, a little bit, I am making crab mac and cheese.
08:16So, I have my cheese base with some roe in there.
08:20Just put some lump crab, blue crab in there.
08:23All right.
08:24I like that.
08:25Okay.
08:26Oh, they both sound good.
08:30Ten minutes, Nana.
08:31Ten minutes, oui.
08:32I'm feeling pretty good about my dish, but Nana's interpretation might be closer to what Tom's asking for.
08:41A little under six minutes.
08:43Heard.
08:43Thanks, chef.
08:44How are you feeling over there?
08:45I'm doing pretty good.
08:46You know, I love you dearly, but I'm trying to get back in.
08:50I know you are.
08:51Everything is so much of the same.
08:53The silkiness, the smoothness.
08:55So, I want some crunch.
08:57I want something handheld.
08:58I want crab claws.
09:00I don't have a lot of time, but this is about the essence of sheet crab soup, and the essence
09:07is more crab, baby.
09:08Last.
09:11Peace.
09:12Two minutes, chefs.
09:13Two minutes.
09:13Two minutes, chef.
09:15Two minutes, chef.
09:24One minute.
09:25One minute.
09:26One minute.
09:27One minute.
09:27Behind.
09:27One.
09:31Five.
09:32Four.
09:33Three.
09:34Two.
09:35One.
09:36Time is up.
09:37escol.
09:39One minute.
09:40Game?
09:43OK, Chefs, bring up your dishes.
09:52Now, let's start with you.
09:53What did you make here?
09:54I did a crab mac and cheese.
09:56So comforting.
09:58Home.
09:58And that is my theme.
10:00Mm-hmm.
10:00There's crab roe that's in the base of the cheese sauce.
10:03Topped it off with a little sherry to just bounce it all out.
10:06You fried the cloves?
10:07I did.
10:08I fried in some cornstarch.
10:10You know, there's good crab flavor in there.
10:12Really creamy.
10:13I would have preferred if you had more time to actually bake it
10:16so it kind of got bubbly and crusty on the top.
10:18But it's really, really tasty.
10:19The pasta is nicely cooked.
10:21And I like that you fried the cloves.
10:23It added a little different texture to it.
10:24Really, really delicious.
10:27Rhoda, what did you make here?
10:28I made my version of Singaporean chili crab.
10:31My dad traveled a lot when we were young,
10:33and whenever he comes back from Singapore,
10:36we would look forward to chili crab from him.
10:39And picking the crab is half the fun of eating crab, so...
10:43Well, I've been picking crab my whole life, so...
10:45I have my own special way of doing it, though.
10:48What I do is I pull the legs off and then bite the knuckles
10:51where they meet their body.
10:53Yeah.
10:53And then you can split it in half.
10:55Amazing.
10:56Oh, I see there's some crab on the bottom, too.
11:00I was first a little concerned that there was so much spice
11:03and so much going on that you wouldn't get the essence of crab.
11:06But it's here.
11:07And I think partly because you cook the crabs right in the sauce,
11:10so a lot of that flavor comes out.
11:11And then adding some additional crab.
11:14Really tasty.
11:15God, this is a tough one.
11:17I'm just going to take my time and keep eating,
11:19because these are both really good.
11:29Both dishes are really tasty.
11:31And both have the essence of the original dish.
11:33So I'm looking at the one that has the most crab flavor.
11:37One of you will be moving on in Last Chance Kitchen.
11:41My favorite dish today...
11:46Rhoda.
11:49I'm so concerned that it would be too spicy,
11:51but there's a ton of crab in this dish.
11:53Sorry, Nana.
11:54I love your dish.
11:55I think this is great.
11:56Maybe if you had more of the roe in there,
11:58I think it may have amped it up a little bit.
11:59But still, a really delicious dish.
12:01Fortunately, Nana, you can exit the kitchen.
12:03Thank you so much.
12:04Thank you, Chef.
12:05I am bummed, but so proud of myself.
12:10I cooked my ass off.
12:13I'm walking away as a brand new person,
12:16a brand new chef, a brand new Nana.
12:19This is how you cook.
12:20Yeah.
12:21Really focused, really flavorful, really bright.
12:24Keep this up, and you can get right back in.
12:27Thank you, Chef.
12:29This means a lot.
12:30You know, this is a great victory.
12:32Shout out to my dad.
12:33How's it feel?
12:35It's unreal.
12:36I think I flew too close to the sun the past couple challenges,
12:39and I needed to, like, reel myself back in,
12:42and thank you.
12:44Well, you're gonna need this.
12:46Yes.
12:47Get your chef's coat back.
12:49Thank you so much.
12:50One cook down.
12:51However many more to go, bring it on.
12:56There it is.
12:57Now she's back.
12:58There she is.
12:58Miss her.
13:00Miss her.
13:00Miss her so much.
13:05This is the magicования scene.
13:05Miss the speed of rain.
13:06I have a power shop here.
13:06I think it's worst.
13:06Miss Am Bali.
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