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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 9

Monica Galetti

Gregg Wallace

Marcus Wareing

David Ambler

Anthony Crumpton

Genevieve Welch

Adam Souter

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MasterChef: The Professionals: Series 9: Episode 4

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Episode 4

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For Monica's skills test, the first three chefs have 15 minutes to make sea bass ceviche.

The search for the country's next culinary superstar. Six new chefs compete for a place in the quarter-finals. The first three chefs begin with a skills test set by Monica.

MasterChef: The Professionals is back for its ninth series. Celebrated MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, revered and sometimes feared chef Monica Galetti and two Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing are together once again in their search for the UK's finest cooking talent.  

Six new chefs begin their bid for the coveted Professional MasterChef title as they take on two challenges set by the judges. First they face the infamous skills test, and then with a dish of their own choosing, they must prove to Monica, Marcus and Gregg that they have the talent, flair and commitment to reach the top. Only the strongest three chefs will go through to the quarter-finals.

The first three chefs begin with a skills test set by Monica. They have 15 minutes to make a sea bass ceviche. Not only do they have to display their finely-tuned knife skills, they then have to produce a knockout marinade to finish off the dish.

The remaining three chefs must complete a skills test set by Marcus, who examines their butchery skills and subtlety of flavour, when they are asked to cook a pork chop and grain mustard sauce. With 15 minutes on the clock and all three judges watching, even the simplest sauce can slip away from a nervous chef.

In the final challenge, the six chefs come together to cook their own signature dishes. A tried and tested recipe of their own design, this is their big chance to either redeem themselves after the skills test or continue to impress, in an hour and 30 minutes of career-defining cooking. At the end of the test, the judges will decide which three chefs will be sent home. Only the best three will be put through to the quarter-finals and continue in the battle to be crowned MasterChef: The Professionals Champion 2016.

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The cookery competition pushes professional chefs to the limit.

Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace push professional chefs to the gastronomical limit in their seach for the next culinary star.

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