My Kitchen Rules episode 29 recap: JP and Nelly, Alex and Gareth fall into sudden death

Lauren in shock at scoring the “people’s choice” award.

THEY’VE divided viewers with their competitive streak and served up some hit-and-miss dishes, but MKR’s Carmine and Lauren finally nailed it on Tuesday night.

Competing in a challenge at the dock yards on Sydney’s Cockatoo Island, teams faced off in a challenge that saw them cook seafood for 100 fishermen and their families.

Carmine and Lauren scored the most votes from the fishermen and nabbed the “people’s choice” award, earning them safety from the next two eliminations.

Despite “muddling around” a bit too much in the challenge, the judges thought the couple’s crispy skinned salmon with asparagus was cooked “beautifully”.

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While the Adelaide couple swam through the seafood competition, other teams sank.

Carmine and Lauren are shocked at the win.Source:Channel 7

Alex and Gareth knew their dish of crispy skinned barramundi with Asian beans and noodle salad failed to impress. And while their fish was cooked well, it wasn’t enough to save them.

“Barramundi’s a very unforgiving fish,” judge Colin said. “If it’s overcooked, it’s dry. If it’s undercooked, you can’t cut it. My fish was cooked perfectly. But the rest of the dish fell flat. Asian beans — four green beans on a plate with a little bit of sauce is not Asian beans. And you served some of your diners raw barramundi.”

“The dish fell flat” ... Alex and Gareth’s barramundi.Source:Channel 7

Pete and Colin decided the Queensland boys served up one of the two weakest dishes of the day, placing them in a sudden death challenge.

They’ll compete against JP and Nelly, who also failed to impress the judges with their herbed crusted tuna with tomato and bocconcini salad.

“Your tuna was seared perfectly but if you tell me you’re going to give me herb crusted tuna, I want to see the tuna green all the way around with all those herbs,” Colin said. “And there was a lot of tomato and a lot of bocconcini ... it was an okay dish. An okay dish at the moment is not great.”

The two teams will fight it out in tomorrow’s sudden death round.

My Kitchen Rules continues Wednesday at 7.30pm on Seven.