"MasterChef" 8/21/12

Mystery Box #9: In this challenge, each member of the final five chooses up to 15 ingredients for their own MB before getting an hour to cook their dish.

Top 3:

Josh: Savory bread pudding w/ pork, onion rings & Mozzarella
Monti: Tom Kha Gai w/ chicken, coconut milk & lemongrass
Christine: Pan-seared chicken w/ beet & goat cheese salad

Becky was eliminated from contention because she forgot to plate her chicken skin when time expired.


WINNER
- Josh


ELIMINATION TEST #9:
He has to choose from three of Graham Eliot's signature dishes that the five cheftestants will have to make in a half-hr.- sweet corn bisque w/ red pepper jam & cilantro marshmallow (ordered by Oprah Winfrey), Alaskan King Crab w/ vanilla creme fraiche, pomegranate & celery gelee (ordered by Jay-Z) & a white tuna sashimi w/ avocado mousse, passion fruit & crispy plantains (ordered by President Obama).

PICK: White tuna sashimi (as part of his advantages this week, only he gets a basket of everything needed to make the dish)

WINNER-
Christine (Runner-up: Frank)

ELIMINATED- Monti