MasterChef – The Professionals 2021

MasterChef episode 12 2021 – The Professionals: The third quarter-final sees the strongest four chefs from heats five and six return to face two more demanding challenges. First, they face an Invention Test in which they must create a standout dish centered around colour. With an abundance of colourful vegetables, meat and fish to choose from, they have ten minutes to select their ingredients and 60 minutes to prepare and serve a dish. Will the contestants be bold and creative enough to stand out from the pack?     Then the chefs face the challenge of cooking for three of […]

MasterChef episode 11 2021 – The Professionals: Heat six opens with four more professional chefs from around the country facing the infamous Skills Test under the watchful eyes of judges Monica Galetti, Marcus Wareing and Gregg Wallace.     The first test is set by Marcus. Two of the chefs must prepare and cook sea bream served with couscous and a red pepper mayonnaise. The other two take on Monica’s test. They need to prepare crepes served with a chocolate hazelnut spread, berries and chantilly. With just 20 minutes to complete their tasks, they need to work quickly while executing

MasterChef episode 10 2021 – The Professionals: Heat five continues as the four contenders return to the MasterChef kitchen to face their second challenge. They have one hour and 30 minutes to prepare their Signature Dishes: a main and a dessert which demonstrate skill, creativity and individuality.     The chefs need to pull out all the stops to impress the judges and cement their place in the competition, as only two can go through to this week’s quarter-finals. The other two will be going home.   MasterChef episode 10 2021 – The Professionals   MasterChef is a competitive cooking

MasterChef episode 9 2021 – The Professionals: Four professional chefs arrive for the fifth heat, hoping to make their mark in the MasterChef kitchen and to stake their claim to the coveted title. With their reputations on the line, their knowledge and experience are tested as they face the infamous Skills Test under the watchful eye of all judges: Monica Galetti, Marcus Wareing and Gregg Wallace.     The first test is set by Marcus. Two of the four chefs must demonstrate classical preparation skills and attention to detail as they prepare poussin, cooked and served on the bone, with

MasterChef episode 8 2021 – The Professionals: Tonight’s quarter-final sees the strongest four chefs from heats three and four return to face two more demanding challenges.     First, the judges set the bar high with an Invention Test. The chefs must create a standout dish centered around one key ingredient, mustard. They have ten minutes to select their ingredients from an array of meat, fish and vegetables, then 60 minutes to cook and serve the dish. Can they turn up the heat and balance the bold and complex flavours of the classic condiment? Then they face the daunting task

MasterChef episode 7 2021 – The Professionals: Heat four sees another group of four professional chefs from around the country attempt to make their mark in the MasterChef kitchen and stake their claim to the coveted title. They face two intense challenges, after which two will be sent home and the two strongest will go through to this week’s quarter-final.     The infamous Skills Test is the first challenge. Two chefs are asked by Monica to cook a traditional brunch favourite, eggs benedict with a chilli sauce hollandaise, in just 15 minutes. The other two chefs take on Marcus’s

MasterChef episode 6 2021 – The Professionals: Heat three continues as the chefs cook their Signature Dishes. Each has one hour and 30 minutes to cook a main and a dessert that demonstrate their individual cooking style and technique.     The judges will then choose which two chefs will be sent home and which two have impressed enough to make it through to this week’s quarter-final.   MasterChef episode 6 2021 – The Professionals   MasterChef is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with the UK version in July 1990. The format was

MasterChef episode 5 2021 – The Professionals: Heat three sees four professional chefs arrive to make their mark in the MasterChef kitchen and to stake their claim to the coveted title. With their reputations on the line, their knowledge and experience are tested as they face the infamous Skills Test under the watchful eye of judges Monica, Marcus and Gregg.     Monica sets the first test, a pasta challenge in which two chefs must make agnolotti filled with burrata and sun-dried tomatoes served with a pea and mint pesto. Rolling and filling the perfect pasta pillows requires accuracy, technique

MasterChef episode 4 2021 – The Professionals: This year’s first quarter-final sees the strongest four chefs from the first two heats return to face two more demanding challenges.     The first is an Invention Test, where the chefs must create an outstanding dish using preserved and tinned food. They have ten minutes to select their ingredients before designing and executing a dish in just one hour. Are these professionals able to dig deep and think on their feet to elevate a dish of tinned beans and pressed ham to restaurant standards? For their second challenge the contenders must cook

MasterChef episode 3 2021 – The Professionals: In tonight’s second heat, four more professional chefs from around the country attempt to make their mark in the MasterChef kitchen and stake their claim to the coveted title. With their reputations on the line, they face two tense challenges, after which two will progress to this week’s quarter-final and two will be sent home.     First they face the infamous Skills Test. Two of them take on Marcus’s challenge to prepare pan-fried scallops, cauliflower velouté, croutons and a curry butter. The others face Monica’s dessert challenge, a chocolate crème pâtissière-filled swiss

MasterChef episode 2 2021 – The Professionals: Heat one continues as the four contenders return to the kitchen for their second challenge, with another chance to stand out and rectify any mistakes made in the Skills Test. Each chef has one hour and 30 minutes to cook two standout Signature Dishes – a main and a dessert that demonstrate creative flair and individual cooking style. They are all keen to cement their place within the competition, but the judges will decide which two will be sent home and who will make it through to this week’s quarter-final.     As

MasterChef episode 1 2021 – The Professionals: The first four contenders face their opening Skills Test. Two must get all the details just right as they prepare bangers and mash in only 20 minutes. The others cook monkfish.     As the hospitality industry faces another year of unprecedented challenges, MasterChef: The Professionals showcases the range of culinary talent across the next generation of chefs in the UK. Renowned chefs Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti preside over the UK’s premier cooking competition alongside judge Gregg Wallace. In tonight’s first heat, the first four professional chefs arrive to make their mark