Playa del Rey's Schrader Eliminated from MasterChef

Playa del Rey cook Alejandra Schrader served up a raw pork dish on the popular FOX show MasterChef and was eliminated Tuesday night from the televised competition.

Schrader made it to the final nine before being done in by her pork loin dish that left a bad taste in the mouths of the judges.

"Rule number one, you cannot serve raw pork anywhere," contest host Gordon Ramsay told Schrader.

Schrader thanked the judges for giving her the opportunity to compete and said she learned a lot on the show.

"I am so proud to have made it this far," Schrader said after she was eliminated. "I won't get to be Master Chef, but now I have a very big backpack full of knowledge that I gained through this process and I'm just going to go out there and use that now."

Schrader has teamed up with another former contestant, Tracy Kontos, to form their own catering businesss called Cucina Cocina. Schrader and Kontos on Sunday presented where they prepared a summer menu that highlighted fresh, local ingredients from the market, as well as sustainable seafood.

Schrader also maintains a Web site and a blog called Cook Global, Eat at Home.