Brodie’s burnt offerings can’t halt his MasterChef progress

Fife man gets through despite overcooked pud

A Fife man has proved he’s not burnt out yet despite presenting judges with a charred dish on BBC’s MasterChef.

Brodie Williams, from Cupar, was once again forced to cook a second dish after failing to impress members of the Company of Fishmongers with a mackerel-based meal.

The seven remaining contestants were each challenged to cook a fish dish with ingredients selected during an early morning visit to Billingsgate market.

The 27-year-old chose to serve mackerel in a steamed bao bun, with spicy mayonnaise and Asian coleslaw.

The dish received mixed reviews, with his fish being highly praised but many disliking the bao bun.

Alison O’Reilly’s pollock with seaweed gnocchi and Lorna Robertson’s crispy plaice tacos impressed enough members to see them voted safely into the next round.

Back at their individual stoves, the remaining five were challenged to invent a dish from a “market” of ingredients – which did not include any meat or fish.

Brodie opted to produce a spin on the classic bread and butter pudding, flavouring it with cardamom and saffron and serving it with a coconut ice cream.

Judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode loved the flavours but were less than impressed when they discovered a burnt section.

John said: “I’m impressed that you’ve actually got some form to that plate considering where you were about five minutes before. Your coconut ice cream is fabulous – I love it.” However, holding up a blackened section he added: “This is just silly, it’s burnt”

Greg added: “You’ve presented in such a way that makes it almost look like it belongs in a restaurant.”

It was Jamie Patterson who ended up being sent home.

Brodie Williams show his joy at his progress.