Pete Campbell’s Boston Creme Ronuts

MasterChef Australia favourite Pete Campbell was renowned for his creativity on the reality TV cooking competition. Here, he puts those inventive skills into action with this Ronut recipe, which uses Katoomba Foods Roti breads as the key ingredient! You’ve heard of a cronut – now here comes the Ronut! This chocolate covered, vanilla cream-filled donut…

ByPete Campbell29/08/20230Comments

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MasterChef Recipe: How To Cook Nidhi’s Delicious Curry

The Aussie Classic Indian Way, serves four, and is guaranteed to impress with the combo of a curry, onion stuffed fruit bread, parsnip crisps, onion raita and carrot pudding. Meanwhile, you can catch up with what Nidhi is doing now, by clicking here. South Indian Lamb Curry 3tbsp ghee, plus more for frying 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed 2 tsp…

ByThe Carousel28/09/20210Comments

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Former MasterChef Presenter Gary Mehigan Opens His Melbourne Home

"I don't go to the opening of an envelope, so I wasn't sure about showing everyone my personal effects, or where my lounge is," says Gary, who is a restaurateur and chef who made his name on the popular TV show, MasterChef. But he's justifiably proud of the gorgeous home and the renovations he's done on…

ByRobyn Foyster16/06/20200Comments

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Matt Sinclair’s Ultimate Chicken Parmigiana Slider

Masterchef 2016 runner-up Matt Sinclair has created what could be the world’s tastiest chicken parma. The ultimate parma is an upgrade on the iconic Aussie pub classic, featuring premium ingredients including buttermilk fried chicken, streaky bacon, Monterey Jack cheese and chipotle peppers. Ingredients 3 chicken thighs, halved 125ml buttermilk 1 cups plain flour 1 Tbsp smoked paprika 1 Tbsp ground coriander 1…

ByJames Graham10/01/20170Comments

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Pretty Passionfruit Panna Cotta Recipe

Serves 6 Preparation time 20 mins + 3 hrs refrigeration time INGREDIENTS 4 sheets gelatine 1 vanilla bean 500 ml (17 fl oz) thin (pouring/whipping) cream 100 g (3 1⁄2 oz) caster (superfine) sugar Juice and pulp of 3 passionfruits METHOD 1 Soak the sheets of gelatine in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes to soften them. Split the vanilla bean lengthways and…

ByThe Carousel05/10/20160Comments

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MasterChef’s Gary Mehigan Shares His Perfect Sauce Secret

Gary is already on to the Next Big Thing - headlining Sydney's Good Food and Wine Show - but I was lucky enough to spend five minutes with the busy man himself to find out what he has in store. Also a little selfishly, I was dying for him to reveal his tips on how to…

ByMillie Constable04/08/20160Comments

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MasterChef Favourite Elise Franciskovic Shares Recipe And Cake Shop Dream

But despite botching the smoked chocolate parfait that sent her home, Elise is vowing to follow her dreams and open a cake shop. "It's been the best experience of my life," said a teary Elise after being eliminated. "I never thought in a million years that someone like me who comes from Cairns would come this far. "The…

ByThe Carousel25/07/20160Comments

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MasterChef’s Theresa Still Resilient After Intense Pressure Test

In last night's episode, the show welcomed back Quay's extrodinare chef Peter Gilmore to host the elimination. Theresa, 44, was up against stiff competition and close friends Trent Harvey and Mimi Baines to try to replicate Peter's Cherry Jam Lamington recipe that wasn't as simple as it seemed. With 32 steps to cook the dish and another 17 to…

ByThe Carousel05/07/20160Comments

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MasterChef’s Charlie Bounces Back From Elimination

Although eliminated in the toughest test yet, an arduous 74-step variation on the classic Eton Mess, the former professional golfer from Victoria says the experience has put him on a new career course. Since recording the show, the 24-year-old has already spent a week working with Darren Purchese at Melbourne's cake and dessert specialists Burch&Purchese, and…

ByThe Carousel07/06/20160Comments

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MasterChef’s Death Star Pressure Test

Anna, 36, says she’s devised an even tougher test than her legendary 40-step, 12 element carrot cake from 2015. She calls this year’s challenge on the hit Ten series ‘Anna’s Mess’, her signature version of the classic Eton Mess. Described as a “pink Death Star” by one gobsmacked contestant, the recipe has eight pages with 74 steps,…

ByThe Carousel06/06/20160Comments