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Previously on MasterChef Junior - How about 'Yes chef'? A daunting team challenge put the kids in charge of the kitchen at a high-class L. Restaurant Come on, guys, speed up. Get this on the plate, let's go. I'm trying to do what you messed up. That is embarrassing. Get rid of it.

- Who cooked the fish? - Beautifully done.

- Thank you, chef. And the results were mind-blowing. Would you like to meet the chefs that cooked your amazing lunch?

That's right, MasterChef Junior contestants. - Tonight - Oh, come on. The semifinal will answer the age-old question Which came first, the chicken or the egg? I'm freaking out.

The final four compete for a shot in the finale. Jack is praying to the egg god right now. Only two can move forward Everybody else is done. To stay in with a chance of winning $100,000 This is make-it-or-break-it time. And the title of America's first MasterChef Junior.

Being in the top four, it's amazing. I've gotten from beef Wellington and a layer cake and branzino and ravioli, and I can't even believe that I've made it this far. I feel like I've grown so much in this competition.

It feels amazing to be in the semifinals. This is my passion. This is what I was meant to do. I can almost see the finish line now.

It's, like, not too far away. I made top four. I'm very proud. And I just cannot wait to see what's next. - Oh, my god. Good to see you all. I see the judges and then a haystack and then chickens and then a sign saying 'MasterChef' that way, even though it's right there.

What's so funny, Jack? - A little bit. I'm freaking out. Do we have to capture our own chicken and kill it and defeather it? Or what do we have to do? As you can see, we have some extra company today.

These chickens are here to help us answer a very difficult question. Which two of you four young home cooks will be moving on to the MasterChef Junior finale? So which came first: The chicken or the egg? For you four, it's the egg. The chicken part of this challenge will come later. We're definitely doing something with an egg and definitely doing something with a chicken. For this challenge, we want one perfectly cooked soft-boiled egg.

Exactly like this. Soft-boiled eggs are something that I grew up with. What you've got there is the nice, firm egg white. You take the tip of your spoon, you spin that around, and Beautiful.

Tip of the spoon goes in, and you see that wonderful burst of yolk. That is delicious. In this challenge, timing is everything. We don't want a hard-boiled egg.

There's no skill in that. And we don't want a raw egg. We want this soft-boiled egg, cooked to perfection. I've hard-boiled eggs many times. But honestly, I've never soft-boiled an egg in my life.

Do you think you can do that? Okay, guys, head to your stations. You will have to make a perfect soft-boiled egg, just like the one that Gordon prepared and showed you. When you think that your egg is perfectly done, you will bring it up here to be judged. The person with the best soft-boiled egg will get a huge advantage in the upcoming elimination challenge. You have everything you need to make us that perfect soft-boiled egg: One pot, one slotted spoon, and, of course, a timer. Do you all have everything that Joe's just listed?

- What are you missing? That's right. - Oh, come on. Gbox Game Rental. - I've removed the timers. The best four young chefs in America tonight, and you want me to leave you with a timer? We're not gonna make it that easy.

That's right. And our clock isn't working. Like, how are you supposed to make a soft-boiled egg without a timer? Is everybody ready? We get one egg, no do-overs, but we don't even have a timer. That's crazy.

Soft-boiled egg. Do not underestimate this.

So for me, I try to teach the egg to swim - and get a nice pot of cold water. Yeah, get 'em covered by about an inch. And then I slowly bring it up to a boil, about seven minutes in that water. - Soft-boiled? - Soft-boiled.

- I grew up on these. A soft-boiled egg is cooked to perfection Rolling boil, gently rolling, four minutes.

But doesn't that cook the outside - and not the inside? I'm telling you, seriously. You guys are talking about seven minutes, six minutes. How do you do it without a timer? Count in your head. I'm feeling very confident.

Soft-boiled eggs, I've made them a bunch of times. And, um, I think I can definitely pull this off. Oh, Dara's in.

All this challenge is, is timing. I'm just trying to count in my head for about 3 1/2 minutes.