My Kitchen Rules SA Comes Home – Gettin’ Amajikijolo with Larcé & Jabu
Larcé & Jabu’s hearty home-cooked dishes, fit for a family feast, warmed the hearts of the judges on this week’s episode of My Kitchen Rules SA (Sunday 18 September, 18:00 on M-Net Channel 101) – but left their fellow contestants wanting more.
In spite of a few technical hitches, the third duo delivered three flavourful courses that proudly displayed their heritage, but their premonition that strategic voting may come into play this week was realised when their fellow contestants didn’t give them much leeway.
Their menu comprised:
- Starter: Brinjal stuffed with ground beef and served with charred peppers in a tomato sauce,
- Main Course: Usu (tripe) with pumpkin-stuffed dombolo, creamy spinach & honey-glazed carrots, and
- Dessert: ‘Amajikijolo’ ricotta cake with vanilla ice cream.
David praised the authenticity of their starter, but felt they could have done a better job, technically, with their brinjal undercooked and mince, overcooked. J’Something was intimidated by the portion size but really enjoyed the tomato sauce. Jessica felt the dish was a bit oily, while Azraa called out the dry mince and Martin, the undercooked brinjal.
J’Something – having admitted that tripe wasn’t his favourite dish – told the ladies that if he were entering the competition, Usu was the last thing he would put on the menu, but that they had won him over. David was excited by the golden dombolo and was delighted that they’d put their technical issues behind them, delivering an excellent plate of food. Mark, though, felt that the Usu had lost its scent amongst the spices and Mbali said the dombolo was closer to ujeqe.
David’s only quibble with the dessert was that the quenelle could have been neater, praising the crumb on the ricotta cake and the silkiness of the egg custard-based ice cream. J’Something called the dessert with ‘out of this world flavour’, his favourite of the three desserts he’d had so far, this season. Martin & Eddie agreed that the ice cream easily trumped theirs, while Mbali said the juices from the fruit – the much-vaunted amajikijolo – were a great addition to the dish.
Martin & Eddie, Azraa & Waven and Mark & Mbali each scored the meal 6/10, while Jessica & Nicole scored 5, for a total of 23/40. The judges were more forgiving though – despite neither enjoying the starter – scoring the meal 45/60 (with matching 9’s for the dessert) to give the besties a total of 68/100. That score placed them between Martin & Eddie on 69 and Azraa & Waven on 66, with Mark & Mbali stepping into the kitchen, next week.
Come 11 December, one of the 10 pairs of this season’s home cooks will walk away with R1 million!
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