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The hunt for a chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.

The hunt for the the next superstar chef. Professional cooks are put through their paces. Who will cope and who will crack?

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MasterChef: The Professionals: Series 7

MasterChef: The Professionals: Series 7: Episode 5

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Episode 5

Series 7

BBC One - MasterChef: The Professionals, Series 7, Episode 5

Challenges include preparing a pork belly for roasting in just 20 minutes.

Monica Galetti, Gregg Wallace and new judge Marcus Wareing put five new chefs through their paces, challenges include preparing a pork belly for roasting in just 20 minutes.

Two Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing joins perfectionist chef Monica Galetti, and MasterChef's seasoned diner Gregg Wallace to seek out up-and-coming culinary stars.

Five more ambitious chefs from across the country begin their bid for the coveted title. Their first challenge is the Signature Dish Test. At the end of this one chef will be sent home, so it's vital the chefs showcase their finest culinary skills from the start if they hope to stand a chance of progressing in the competition.
 
The pressure mounts for the remaining four chefs with Monica's feared Skills Test. The challenge is to demonstrate their butchery skills by preparing a pork belly for roasting in just 20 minutes. With Monica scrutinising their every move, only those who hold their nerve will succeed.
 
It is then up to the chefs to raise their culinary game as they face Marcus Wareing's Invention Test. Marcus demonstrates to viewers his stunning pigeon dish, with pigeon, onion and jersey royals. With the same ingredients on offer as well as an array of other incredible ingredients, the chefs have just 10 minutes to compose and one hour to cook their stunning pigeon-based dish. 
 
The chefs must pull out all the stops to stay in the competition because after judging, Marcus and Monica have the difficult task of deciding who must go home and who deserves a place in the quarter-final.

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Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace seek out up-and-coming culinary stars.

Marcus Wareing enters the kitchen to help find the next MasterChef: The Professionals champion. Marcus joins forces with Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace to seek out up-and-coming culinary stars.

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