Masterchef AU

The top 10 contestants arrive at URBNSURF, the home to Australia’s first ever surf park in Melbourne’s west to discover they will be running Andy Allen’s restaurant, Three Blue Ducks.

Contestants must correctly identify ingredients in three dishes from Nick Holloway’s “Nu Nu” menu. The five contestants who name the least amount of ingredients correctly will cook off in round two.

Immunity Challenge. The top four cooks from the latest mystery box challenge battle it out for immunity and a guaranteed spot in the top 10.

Mystery Box Challenge. Jock reveals this week’s mystery box is different. Contestants need to use four ingredients in their final dish, but before the cook starts, they can barter for the ingredients from each other.

Guest chef Khanh Nguyen from Sunda has taken South-East Asian food to the next level. The contestants must create Khanh’s dish: pork wellington with lattice crackling and flavours of banh mi.

Teams must create a three-course home delivery menu and can choose any theme or cuisine for their menu. Each team has three hours to produce 60 serves.

The contestants must decide how much of their 90-minute cook time they use in round one, because they will only have the remainder of that time to cook in round two.

Mystery Box Challenge. The mystery box reveals a map of Melbourne and a camera phone to take pictures. The contestants must explore the city streets and laneways to take a picture that will inspire their dish.

Elimination Challenge. The four contestants cooking in this elimination challenge discover they will be cooking a vegetarian dish, with all ingredients harvested fresh from Dairy Flat Farm in Daylesford.