Season 16 of MasterChef Australia will premiere on April 22, 2024 on 10 and 10play. There will be four permanent judges with three new judges joining Andy Allen this year. One of the new judges is a familiar face on MasterChef Australia, Poh Ling Yeow, who was an alumna from season 1 and has also been guest judging in many previous seasons while the other two are new faces on Australian television, food writer Sofia Levin and French Michelin-Star chef Jean-Christophe Novelli. An overseas trip will also return this year.
Ep 1, Monday, April 22, 2024
It’s a new era for MasterChef Australia as Andy Allen welcomes three new judges: Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow and Jean-Christophe Novelli, plus guest judge Jamie Oliver.
Immunity Pin winner – Kangaroo Larb with Soy Cured Egg Yolk & Toasted Rice Wafer (Nat Thaipun)
Ep 2, Tuesday, April 23, 2024
It’s Day Two in the MasterChef Kitchen and already the 22 contestants are thrown into their first big Service Challenge, with Jamie Oliver running the kitchen.
Scallop with Mushroom Dashi Sauce (Burgundy Team)
Red Emperor Curry and Rice (Burgundy Team)
Grapefruit Pavlova (Burgundy Team)
Ep 3, Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Before our contestants can cook for immunity, they must get through Sofia’s ‘wrap your hands around this’ challenge.
Pork Belly with Whiskey Tamarind Sauce (Stephen Dennis)
Seeni Sambal and Egg Bun (Savindri Perera)
Mama’s Krofne with Strawberry Jam and Cream Patisserie (Snezana Calic)
Ep 4, Thursday, April 25, 2024
The first immunity challenge and it’s a battle of Time vs Ingredients. Five contestants must choose between one ingredient and a 90-minute cook, OR up to 20 ingredients but only 45-minutes to cook.
Tropical Squid Ceviche with Mango, Chilli, Coconut and Curry Leaf (Savindri Perera)
Macadamia Nut Gateau (Stephen Dennis)
Ep 5, Sunday, April 28, 2024
The first elimination of the season tasks the cooks with 75 minutes on the clock to create a dish representing their food dream.
Beef Empanadas (Juan De La Cruz Torales Villarreal)
Three Course Bread and Butter (Snezana Calic)
Winter Squash Soup with Cocoa Cream (David Tan)
Ocean Parcels with Green Peppercorn Sauce (Harry Butterfield)
Khao Soi Gai (Nat Thaipun)
Eliminated: James Holmes
Ep 6, Monday, April 29, 2024
Our cooks are set the challenge of making a dish from Mystery Box ingredients chosen by Jamie Oliver’s parents, with the four weakest dishes set to send their makers into tomorrow’s elimination.
Rainbow Trout with Chip Roasted Potatoes & Prawn Sorrel Bechamel (Harry Butterfield)
Rainbow Trout & Prawn Savoury Tart (Nat Thaipun)
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Custard (Darrsh Clarke)
Lazy Daisy Cake | Sultana Cake with Golden Syrup Crumble and Custard (Josh Perry)
Ep 7, Tuesday, April 30, 2024
In this elimination cook the contestants are challenged to ‘Keeping Up With Jamie’ on an Oliver Family recipe in order to keep their place in the competition.
Trevor’s Chicken (Jamie Oliver)
Eliminated: Steph Griffen
Ep 8, Wednesday, May 1, 2024
The contestants cook for Immunity in a Team Challenge at the iconic Queen Victoria Night Market.
Tandoori Beef Skewers, Biryani Rice with a Spicy Curry Sauce and Raita (Red Team)
Spicy Eggplant Dip, Semolina Bread and Raita (Red Team)
Ep 9, Sunday, May 5, 2024
Andy’s mum Maree is in the kitchen to set an elimination challenge inspired by some of the Allen household’s classic retro dishes. Contestants must make them MasterChef worthy, or risk going home.
LOL… The flabbergasted looks of the contestants after seeing what Andy ate while growing up, too funny! I am familiar with the pine burger but not the name, we just call it muffin pizza, LOL… I do still make it occasionally because it is actually not that bad and it’s quick to make as a snack!
In the days before internet, apart from cookbooks or magazines, the most common ways of learning new recipes were from the recipes printed on the back of packaged ingredients or canned food, and many are recipes using mostly pantry ingredients, so here’s an ode to the Jelly Slice… For the fruit salad, just add berries to the liquid jelly before setting…
Round 1:
Pine and Swine (Savindri Perera)
Carrot and Three Veg (Snezana Calic)
Round 2:
Thit Kho, Caramelised Braised Pork Belly and Quail Eggs with Cucumber Salad (Gillian Dinh)
Moo Palo, Thai Five Spiced Braised Pork Belly, Quail Eggs and Pickles (Nat Thaipun)
Sri Lankan Brinjal Curry (Darrsh Clarke)
Eliminated: Jonathan Hooper
Ep 10, Monday, May 6, 2024
Today’s Mystery Box comes with a twist, as our four judges throw in a secret ingredient that our cooks will have to wrangle.
Lochy Pops (Lachlan Whittle)
Quail and Nduja Empanadas with a Nduja Lychee Sauce (Josh Clarke)
Spicy Bird with Parsnip & Spring Onion Puree, Vino Cotto Thyme Nectarines and Spring Onion Oil (Lily Davies)
Quail & Nectarine Dumplings (Nat Thaipun)
Ep 11, Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Judge Jean-Christophe Novelli sets the first Pressure Test of the competition with his 1992 dessert, ‘Jack in the Box’.
Jack In The Box (Jean-Christophe Novelli)
Eliminated: Khristian Walker
Ep 12, Wednesday, May 8, 2024
In Round 1, one ‘champion’ per team cooks, with the winner of Round 1 then taking their teammates into Round 2, and out into the garden to cook for Immunity.
Round 1:
Cold & Cornfused – Honey Butter Crisps with Frozen Corn Ice Cream (Mimi Wong)
Bonus Recipes:
The World’s Best Beer Nuts (Adam Liaw)
The Mid-Week Chicken Cheat (Adam Liaw)
Bougie Backyard BBQ (Adam Liaw)
Ep 13, Sunday, May 12, 2024
In today’s two round elimination, our contestants’ palettes are challenged with the classic One-Inch cube taste test, which sees six favourites, cook for their spot in the competition.
Round 1: One-Inch Cube Taste Test
Round 2: Cook a dish using the 100 ingredients from Round 1 ONLY, no pantry, no staples, no garden
Beetroot Ravioli (Stephen Dennis)
Prawn and Lobster Bisque (Josh Clarke)
Savoury Breakfast Porridge (Mimi Wong)
Pumpkin Beetroot Soup with Butter Prawns (Sumeet Saigal)
Eliminated: Lily Davies
Ep 14, Monday, May 13, 2024
A French-themed Mystery Box in Bendigo, regional Victoria, challenges the contestants to create ‘magnifique’ dishes.
Choux au Craquelin with Thyme Crème Patisserie and Apple in Salted Caramel Sauce (Sumeet Saigal)
Rosemary and Prune Ice Cream with Caramelised Croissant (David Tan)
Ep 15, Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Nat, Gillian, Alex and Lourdes battle it out in a Pressure Test set by Chef Liam Downes at Black Cat Truffles just outside Ballarat.
Smoked Egg Yolk Raviolo with Truffle & Asparagus (Liam Downes)
Eliminated: Lourdes Leschen
Ep 16, Wednesday, May 15, 2024
It’s the chaotic, colourful and feared race that is the MasterChef Team Relay! Today in teams of four, cooks will tag-team their way to hopefully plate a cohesive dish and win immunity.
Red Emperor on Potato Rosti with Tomato & Seafood Sauce (Blue Team)
Ep 17, Sunday, May 19, 2024
The ingredient gamble is back and so is Luke Nguyen. Luke has brought in an array of Southeast Asian ingredients our contestants get to cook with in today’s two round elimination challenge.
Round 1:
Sweet and Sour Prawns with Bisque and Crispy Stuffed Prawn Heads (Gillian Dinh)
Sunday Lunch – Crab and Cucumber Curry (Savindri Perera)
Star Anise and Cardamom Ras Malai Cake Cups (Sumeet Saigal)
Tropical Durian Trifle (Darrsh Clarke)
Round 2:
Betel Leaf Herbal Cigars – Miang Kum (Nat Thaipun)
Eliminated: Juan De La Cruz Torales Villarreal
Ep 18, Monday, May 20, 2024
Vincent Yeow Lim or DimSimLim is today’s Mystery Box special guest. Contestants must create a dish using a wok, needing to impress to avoid tomorrow’s Pressure Test.
Flying Lobster Noodles (Vincent Yeow Lim)
It’s about time! After 15 years, we finally see wok burners in the MasterChef kitchen, LOL…
Sichuan Whole Fried Barramundi with Sweet and Sour Sauce (Lachlan Whittle)
Turnip Cake Eggs Benny (Mimi Wong) – please note that the “turnip” used here is luobo 蘿蔔 or now commonly known as daikon radish. This rice cake is very commonly wrongly called “Turnip Cake” or “Carrot Cake” but neither turnip nor carrot are used. It all originated with trying to translate the name luobo in Chinese into English in the old days before westerners knew what luobo 蘿蔔 (Chinese name) or daikon 大根 (Japanese name) was and wrongly translated as “turnip” or “white carrot”.
Gorges Lobster Omelette (Josh Perry)
Ep 19, Tuesday, May 21, 2024
The punk princess of pastry, Anna Polyviou returns with a Pressure Test created especially for this challenge. Never has an egg on toast looked so intimidating as Anna’s Sunny Side Up.
Corner Café 
I do not like new 2024 it’s not the judges but the music we did not want a musical we wanted to hear what was going on. I know many that say it’s to hard to follow with all the music playing so loud. What is it
Comment by Sharon Allen — May 1, 2024 @ 5:04 am |