MasterChef: The Professionals — Season 11
About this season
The hunt for a young chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.
Episodes (21)
1. Episode 1
Aired 6 November 2018 • 30 min
Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace team up to search for the country's 2018 culinary superstar. The chefs must cook tempura squid from scratch in just 15 minutes.
2. Episode 2
Aired 7 November 2018 • 30 min
The chefs prepare a hanger steak with chimichurri, as well as cook gurnard with a pepper and tomato sauce.
3. Episode 3
Aired 8 November 2018 • 30 min
In this quarter final, the six strongest chefs from the first two heats attempt to impress Monica and Marcus.
4. Episode 4
Aired 13 November 2018 • 30 min
In this heat, the first three chefs have 20 minutes to cook a monkfish with a spicy tomato and roasted onion sauce.
5. Episode 5
Aired 14 November 2018 • 30 min
Three chefs have 15 minutes to produce perfect poached plaice with a beurre blanc sauce.
6. Episode 6
Aired 15 November 2018 • 30 min
The search for the country's 2018 culinary superstar continues. The chefs face a brand new challenge - the judge's favourite ingredient test.
7. Episode 7
Aired 20 November 2018 • 30 min
In this heat, three chefs face a pasta test set by Monica, while the remaining three must make a sandwich for Marcus.
8. Episode 8
Aired 21 November 2018 • 30 min
In this heat, Monica asks three chefs to cook an elegant and tasty dish of broccoli - cooked three different ways.
9. Episode 9
Aired 22 November 2018 • 30 min
The six strongest chefs from the week's heats attempt to impress Monica and Marcus in two high-stakes challenges.
10. Episode 10
Aired 27 November 2018 • 30 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 28 November 2018 • 30 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 29 November 2018 • 30 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 4 December 2018 • 30 min
The search for the UK's 2018 culinary superstar continues. The final 12 chefs cook against each other in the most intense invention test of the competition.
14. Episode 14
Aired 5 December 2018 • 30 min
The professionals must work as a team to create a three-course fine-dining menu for special guests at Trinity House.
15. Episode 15
Aired 6 December 2018 • 30 min
The chefs create an exceptional three-course, fine-dining menu at The Royal College of Physicians.
16. Episode 16
Aired 11 December 2018 • 30 min
The eight chefs cook against each other to create a dish inspired by a poignant food memory.
17. Episode 17
Aired 12 December 2018 • 30 min
The first three semi-finalists are sent to work alongside one of the countries' leading chefs - Michael Caines.
18. Episode 18
Aired 13 December 2018 • 30 min
It is the last semi-final and the three remaining chefs are sent to cook at an exclusive address in Padstow, Cornwall.
19. Episode 19
Aired 18 December 2018 • 30 min
It's the finals on MasterChef: The Professionals and the competition is at fever pitch. After six weeks of intense culinary battles, the four most talented chefs remain from the original 48.
20. Episode 20
Aired 19 December 2018 • 30 min
The judges set a simple brief: to create a single dish which draws inspiration from a place that is special to each chef.
21. Episode 21
Aired 20 December 2018 • 30 min
The final three chefs face one last challenge: to cook the best three courses of their lives for the MasterChef judges.