Episode 4 (S13E04)

In the sweltering heat, four talented chefs from across the nation enter the MasterChef kitchen, eager to showcase their culinary abilities. They will tackle two demanding challenges, with two chefs eliminated and the strongest advancing to this week’s quarter-final. The competition kicks off with a skills test. Marcus Wareing tasks two chefs with butchering a chicken, deboning the thighs, and preparing them with asparagus in a rich brandy, mushroom, and mustard cream sauce—all within a tight 20-minute window. Meanwhile, the other two contestants face Monica Galetti's challenge, where they must craft an elegant fruit tart filled with berry compote, piped pistachio chantilly, and topped with candied pistachios.