BBQ Pork Recipes

Episode Summary Julie Goodwin Seafood Stew Elimination Challenge — The contestants aside from Theo faced a two-round challenge. In round one, they took turns identifying the ingredients from Julie Goodwin’s seafood stew by taste. Antonio, Declan, Jessica, Robbie and Rue were the first five to guess incorrectly and were sent to the second round where […]

Episode Summary Giant Mystery Box Challenge — The contestants were given 75 minutes to cook a dish using large ingredients such as a large Toblerone, whole pumpkin, whole tuna, cassia-bark, rhubarb and sack of peanuts, with the bottom three facing elimination. Antonio’s Toblerone and peanut ice cream sandwich, Phil’s ice cream sandwich with Toblerone ice […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Eddie Stewart’s Tokyo Lamington Tower — Chef Eddie Stewart set the pressure test, which required Declan, Larissa and Theo to recreate his Tokyo lamington tower in five hours. Theo’s was declared the best with perfect sponge, presentation and flavours while Declan’s was praised for the flavours matching the original and a […]

Episode Summary Grazeland Street Food Team Challenge — The 15 contestants were taken to Grazeland food court in Spotswood for a team challenge, where they were split into two teams. The turquoise team (Amy, Cath, Declan, Grace, Phil, Robbie and captain Adi) and the yellow team (Alice, Antonio, Ralph, Rhiannon, Rue, Theo and captain Brent) […]

Episode Summary Immunity Challenge: Sergio Perera — In the first round, Adi, Amy, Cath, Declan, Grace, Phil and Robbie had to create a dish in 75 minutes using only the kitchen appliances in the gift box on their bench. While all of the dishes were praised, it was Declan’s Thai chicken broth with peanut and […]

Episode Summary Overnight Elimination Challenge — The contestants aside from Declan faced a two-day elimination cook-off, where they were given 45 minutes to prepare a dish of their choice and leave it to cook overnight, then 60 minutes to finish it the next day. Brent’s crispy duck with pickled turmeric and sambal and Theo’s Greek […]

Episode Summary Cereal Mystery Box Challenge — The contestants were given 75 minutes to cook a dish using at least one of the cereals in the mystery box (Coco Pops, Weet-Bix, Corn flakes, Fruit Loops and Rice Bubbles) with an open pantry and the garden; the bottom three would face elimination. Antonio’s coco pops éclairs […]

Episode Summary Series Premiere: The MasterChef kitchen welcomed celebrity chef Jamie Oliver as a guest judge for the next two days. The new contestants were tasked to cook with anything that represented their secret weapon. Larissa’s borscht, Rue’s tart and Alice’s moon-chi emerged as the top 3, with Larissa’s dish being considered the dish of […]

Episode Summary Pressure Test: Donato Toce’s Messinetta — Chef Donato Toce set the pressure test, which required Alice, Declan and Grace to recreate his Messinetta in four hours and fifteen minutes. Declan’s was declared the best with perfect flavours of the strawberry gel and the vanilla and chocolate gelato, perfect textures with the gelato and […]

Episode Summary Jamie Oliver Two-Round Challenge The contestants cooked in a two-round challenge for a chance to compete for immunity. In the first round they had to cook a dish in 15 mnutes; Andrea’s spaghetti with clams, Antonio’s cachapas, Grace’s bruschetta (with greens, poached egg and bagna gauda), Jessica’s butterflied prawns with chermoula sauce and […]