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MasterChef Recipe: Crab and Pineapple Noodle Soup

July 01, 2021 13:24 IST

IMAGE: Tommy Pham is a new dad and for him the hardest part was to leave his baby boy Miles behind to be a part of the cooking game show.
Photographs: Kind courtesy MasterChef Australia

Kindergarten teacher Tommy Pham, 31, would have never in his wildest dreams thought that he'd get a chance to participate in MasterChef Australia Season 13.

Raised by a Vietnamese mom, the home-cooked meals he had as a kid are what inspire his cooking.

On the show, he has made a mark for himself by creating hearty, comforting food for the judges.

The credit for the Japanese influence in his cooking goes to the two years he lived and worked in Tokyo.

A lover of exotic food, Tommy is a self-taught cook and has often turned to his mom's Vietnamese recipes whenever he missed home.

Here's presenting the recipe for the Crab and Pineapple Noodle Soup he made in the MasterChef kitchen.

Made with mustard seed oil, the dish offers the saltiness of crabmeat with the sweetness of pineapples.

Crab and Pineapple Noodle Soup with Mustard Seed Oil

Serves: 4

Ingredients

For the crab and pineapple broth

For the wheat noodles

For the pickled pineapple core

For the mustard seed oil

For the pan-seared crab

Method

For the crab and pineapple broth

For the wheat noodles

For the pickled pineapple core

For the mustard seed oil

For the pan-seared crab

To serve

MasterChef Australia airs on Disney + Hotstar every Monday to Friday at 9 pm.

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