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Season 15
Episode 43

Fiesta - Pressure Test

July 5, 2023

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MasterChef Australia - S15 - E43

We're at the pointy end in cactus country, and the most succulent Mexican dish will earn its maker a stab at Immunity. Needles to say, the winner will be dancing a salsa in this thorny alfresco fiesta.

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MasterChef Australia: Season 15 - 50 Episode s

15x1 - Secrets & Surprises with Jamie Oliver
May 7, 2023
Expect the unexpected with a season of secrets and surprises. Judges Melissa Leong, Jock Zonfrillo and Andy Allen are joined by special guest Jamie Oliver.
15x2 - 15 Minute Dish & Keeping Up With Jamie
May 8, 2023
Jamie Oliver is back for another day in the MasterChef Australia kitchen! Contestants must bring their A-game if they want to secure one of two spots in the first Immunity challenge of the season.
15x3 - Surprise Flavour Bomb
May 9, 2023
There's a catch to the flavour bombs that Jamie Oliver has left behind for the contestants to cook with today - they will only be revealed 15 minutes into the cook and must be included in the dish.
15x4 - Beat The Chef
May 10, 2023
Contestants must raid Shannon Bennett's fridge to create the tastiest dish in 45 minutes. The winner will go head-to-head with Vue de monde's Hugh Allen in the hope of winning an elusive immunity pin.
15x5 - Childhood Ingredients
May 14, 2023
Contestants fight to stay alive in the first elimination challenge of the season. Cooking from favourite childhood memories, the least impressive dishes over two rounds will send its maker home.
15x6 - Poh's Plus Mystery Box
May 15, 2023
This season's first Mystery Box sees fan favourite Poh Ling Yeow back in the MasterChef kitchen for one night only. Contestants must create a winning dish with just under bench staples and little else.
15x7 - If The Choux Fits
May 16, 2023
Former MasterChef winner and dessert queen Emelia Jackson is here to share her secrets. Using Emelia's choux pastry recipe, contestants must create a superb sweet or savoury dish to avoid elimination.
15x8 - Matt vs Sashi
May 17, 2023
Get your orders ready, its time for the first Service Challenge of the season. Two teams, aided by mentors Matt Sinclair and Sashi Cheliah, must cook an entree and a main course dish for 30 diners.
15x9 - Andy's Chook & Beat the Chef
May 18, 2023
Winner winner chicken dinner! Contestants must turn Andy's spit roasted chooks into a banger dish, with the winner cooking off for an Immunity Pin against Three Blue Ducks chef, Darren Robertson.
15x10 - Julie's Soup
May 21, 2023
MasterChef royalty Julie Goodwin returns, and survival is on the menu. Those who pick a wrong ingredient in Julie's seafood stew must cook to avoid elimination using only the items in Julie's recipe.
15x11 - Big Week - Mystery Box Challenge
May 22, 2023
Big Week lives up to its name as the contents of MasterChef's biggest ever Mystery Box are revealed. Contestants must think outside the box and big up the flavour to avoid tomorrow's Pressure Test.
15x12 - Tokyo Lamington Tower - Pressure Test
May 23, 2023
Pressure Test elimination looms as three contestants strive to replicate Eddie Stewart's Tokyo Lamington Tower, featuring Snickers, strawberry matcha, charcoal pumpkin and yuzu curd meringue flavours.
15x13 - Grazeland - Service Challenge
May 24, 2023
As thousands of hungry punters descend on Melbourne's hip Grazeland, it's surf and turf for the masses with two teams vying for a shot at Immunity in MasterChef's biggest ever service challenge!
15x14 - Mystery Appliance - Immunity Pin Challenge
May 25, 2023
With an Immunity Pin at stake, whoever creates the best dish with a mystery appliance in round one will earn first pick of flavour pairings and a 15 minute head start against guest chef Sergio Perera.
15x15 - 2 Day Elimination - Elimination Challenge
May 28, 2023
Slow and steady keeps their place! Facing elimination, contestants embark on a two-day challenge with 45 minutes to marinate, pickle, brine and more in an overnight cook to finish off the next day.
15x16 - Breakfast Cereals - Mystery Box Challenge
May 29, 2023
Contestants try to bowl the judges over by elevating humble breakfast cereals into nostalgic classics. Who will cry over spilt milk with a Pressure Test awaiting the worst cereal offenders tomorrow?
15x17 - Viennetta Ice Cream Cake - Pressure Test
May 30, 2023
Guest chef Donato Toce reveals his superb Viennetta ice cream cake. Pressure Test contestants will need ice in their veins to replicate the nostalgic dessert or risk being frozen out of the kitchen.
15x18 - Sweet....Or Sour? - Service Challenge
May 31, 2023
Two teams must wok hard to create a sumptuous banquet at a suburban Chinese Restaurant as they hope to takeaway a crack at Immunity. Will our judges deem their plates of fortune to be sweet ... or sour?
15x19 - Gabriel Gate - Immunity Challenge
June 1, 2023
Great frypans of fire! It's an Immunity Pin fracas as a field of faves fan the flames in a flipping flambe free-for-all. Who will face fab French foodie Gabriel Gate in a fierce fight to the finish?
15x20 - Trip Down Memory Lane - Elimination Challenge
June 4, 2023
Fancy a final trip down memory lane for a '70s-themed dinner party? A little fermented curd will do the trick! Then, time travel for the taste buds leads to a tearful farewell to one contestant.
15x21 - Home Cooks vs Pro Cooks - Mystery Box Challenge
June 5, 2023
It's home cooks versus pro cooks in a culinary smackdown. The gloves are off as three contenders go toe-to-toe with Jacqui Challinor and her Nomad Restaurant warriors. Who will deliver the knockout blow?
15x22 - Best Of The Best - Pressure Test
June 6, 2023
Three more contestants battle the best of the best, dueling with Nick Holloway's Nu Nu crew in a mind-blowing three-course Pressure Test whipped up by Aru and Sunda Restaurant's gifted chef, Khahn Nguyen.
15x23 - Louis Tikaram Blind Relay - Service Challenge
June 7, 2023
Louis Tikaram and his Stanley Restaurant team sprint to the kitchen for a blind relay against three MasterChef contestants. With no handovers and zero communication... who will be the runaway winners?
15x24 - Shock Rock Around The Clock - Immunity Challenge
June 8, 2023
Who can knock Jock's socks off in a shock rock around the clock? Three cooks face the chopping block against Serai's flock. Time is docked for the best stock. Tick tock, tick tock, don't get crocked!
15x25 - Rick Stein - Elimination Challenge
June 11, 2023
Our home cooks are wading into treacherous waters as global seafood superstar Rick Stein brings his best squid game. Who will end up sleeping with the fishes in a chaotic aquatic 2-part challenge?
15x26 - John Dory - Mystery Box Challenge
June 12, 2023
Contestants must push the boat out to hook the catch of the day as Australia's top chef Josh Niland reels them in with his unique skills, before setting a gnarly John Dory Mystery Box challenge.
15x27 - Luke Nguyen - Pressure Test
June 13, 2023
One contender will be shafted as a saucy twist with a standout ingredient ensures stiff competition between the bottom three, who must replicate iconic chef Luke Nguyen's zesty pho without a recipe.
15x28 - Two Course Root Veg - Service Challenge
June 14, 2023
Australia's homegrown superstar Curtis Stone visits the MasterChef kitchen to mentor and motivate two teams facing off in a massive Service Challenge to create next level root vegetable dishes.
15x29 - Condiment Cook-off - Immunity Challenge
June 15, 2023
It's a golden opportunity to relish in Curtis' Condiment Cook-off. Today's tastiest condiment wins its maker Immunity, plus their creation will be on Coles supermarket shelves Australia-wide tomorrow!
15x30 - Ingredient Gamble - Elimination Challenge
June 18, 2023
Australia's most beloved food icon, Maggie Beer, is in the kitchen to spread the joy and inspire a full field of black apron contestants as they compete in a two-round Elimination Challenge.
15x31 - Surprise Inside - Mystery Box Challenge
June 19, 2023
A Mystery Box Challenge allows our top nine to turn the tables on Jock, Andy and Melissa. It's what's inside that counts as our home cooks try to surprise the judges.
15x32 - Peter Rabbit Garden - Pressure Test
June 20, 2023
Chef Nelly Robinson presents Mr McGregor Garden - a whimsical dish that sends three home cooks down a tricky Pressure Test rabbit hole. For one unlucky contestant there will be no fairytale ending.
15x33 - NGV Greek - Service Challenge
June 21, 2023
Greece is the word! The National Gallery of Victoria's Temple of Boom is the Herculean setting where food will be given the Midas touch in a big fat Greek Service Challenge odyssey with a twist. Opa!
15x34 - Beat The Chef - Immunity Challenge
June 22, 2023
For a hot shot at an Immunity Pin, the lucky mug to grind out the best sweet coffee dish moves on to stir things up in a tea for two brewhaha against The Ritz-Carlton's perky pastry chef Kay-Lene Tan.
15x35 - Colours - Elimination Challenge
June 25, 2023
It's a colour palette for the palate with a pearler of a taste test to set the tone. Who will then be caught red-handed and feeling blue cooking an elimination dish that highlights one chosen colour.
15x36 - Everything Box - Mystery Box Challenge
June 26, 2023
Contestants must include every ingredient in the dreaded Everything Box to plate up a meal with the whole shebang. The makers of the bottom three dishes will face tomorrow's mind-blowing Pressure Test
15x37 - Clare Smith Pie - Pressure Test
June 27, 2023
Internationally renowned chef Clare Smyth of Sydney's Oncore Restaurant is here to put contestants through their Pressure Test paces with a complex dish inspired by beef, oyster and Irish stout pie.
15x38 - Foraging - Service Challenge
June 28, 2023
At the beautiful grounds of the O.MY Farm, contestants are split into 3 teams of 2. After foraging for one ingredient to hero in a dish, only THEN do they find out what course they’ll be cooking!
15x39 - Aural Pleasure - Immunity Challenge
June 29, 2023
Hear ye, hear ye! It's crunch time in a cracker of an Immunity Challenge. Judges are listening for the loudest, most rip-roaring dish that offers both aural pleasure and sizzling taste.
15x40 - Kirsten Tibballs - Elimination Challenge
July 2, 2023
Consummate pastry chef and chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs is here to set a sweet Elimination Challenge over two rounds. Who will pud up some patisserie magic and who will dessert the kitchen?
15x41 - Freshness - Mystery Box Challenge
July 3, 2023
With an open garden, open pantry and an open mind, freshness will be front and centre as our top five let their imaginations run wild competing for a spot in the next Immunity Challenge.
15x42 - Time Auction - Pressure Test
July 4, 2023
A road trip to All Saints Estate in the Murray offers a high-stakes showdown with a classic Time Auction. A bidding war for ingredients is just the opening salvo in a battle for a shot at Immunity.
15x43 - Fiesta - Pressure Test
July 5, 2023
We're at the pointy end in cactus country, and the most succulent Mexican dish will earn its maker a stab at Immunity. Needles to say, the winner will be dancing a salsa in this thorny alfresco fiesta.
15x44 - Stick Shed - Service Challenge
July 6, 2023
Our judges face their toughest decision yet in a service challenge at the incredible Stick Shed in Murtoa. Who will separate the wheat from the chaff in our grain event and be first into Finals Week?
15x45 - Anchovies & Dijon Mustard - Elimination Challenge
July 9, 2023
An all-out anchovy assault and a ding-dong Dijon duel sees contestants pitted against each other in pairs for the first elimination round, with the bottom two duking it out to remain in the competition.
15x46 - Tear-jerker - Mystery Box Challenge
July 10, 2023
Emotions run high with a semifinal spot at stake, as contestants feel the love in a tear-jerker of a Mystery Box. Hearts and souls will go into a MasterChef version of their family's favourite dish.
15x47 - Peter Gilmore - Elimination Challenge
July 11, 2023
Bennelong Restaurant's Peter Gilmore demonstrates how to create an intricate and tasty seafood dish. With no recipe, contestants must use total recall to perfectly replicate the dish or be eliminated.
15x48 - Curtis Stone - Finals Advantage
July 12, 2023
The final three must keep up with Curtis Stone as he whips up a magnificent beef dish. The contestant whose plate most closely resembles Curtis' creation will earn a whopping advantage for the semifinal.
15x49 - Final 3 - Service Challenge
July 13, 2023
Our top three must create an entree, main course and dessert for a hungry crowd of diners and judges. The two contestants with the most exciting overall menu will earn their ticket into the grand finale.
15x50 - Grand Finale
July 16, 2023
It's the Grand Finale, and whichever cook scores the most points across two rounds will lift the trophy aloft, claiming ,000 in prize money and the title of MasterChef Australia winner, 2023!?

MasterChef Australia: All seasons

S0: Specials
3 Episode s
S1: Season 1
72 Episode s
S2: Season 2
84 Episode s
S3: Season 3
86 Episode s
S4: Season 4
70 Episode s
S5: Season 5
65 Episode s
S6: Season 6
60 Episode s
S7: Season 7
62 Episode s
S8: Season 8
63 Episode s
S9: Season 9
63 Episode s
S10: Season 10
61 Episode s
S11: Season 11
61 Episode s
S12: Season 12
61 Episode s
S13: Season 13
61 Episode s
S14: Fans & Favourites
62 Episode s
S15: Secrets & Surprises
50 Episode s
S16: Season 16
44 Episode s

15x1 - Secrets & Surprises with Jamie Oliver

15x2 - 15 Minute Dish & Keeping Up With Jamie

15x3 - Surprise Flavour Bomb

15x4 - Beat The Chef

15x5 - Childhood Ingredients

15x6 - Poh's Plus Mystery Box

15x7 - If The Choux Fits

15x8 - Matt vs Sashi

15x9 - Andy's Chook & Beat the Chef

15x10 - Julie's Soup

15x11 - Big Week - Mystery Box Challenge

15x12 - Tokyo Lamington Tower - Pressure Test

15x13 - Grazeland - Service Challenge

15x14 - Mystery Appliance - Immunity Pin Challenge

15x15 - 2 Day Elimination - Elimination Challenge

15x16 - Breakfast Cereals - Mystery Box Challenge

15x17 - Viennetta Ice Cream Cake - Pressure Test

15x18 - Sweet....Or Sour? - Service Challenge

15x19 - Gabriel Gate - Immunity Challenge

15x20 - Trip Down Memory Lane - Elimination Challenge

15x21 - Home Cooks vs Pro Cooks - Mystery Box Challenge

15x22 - Best Of The Best - Pressure Test

15x23 - Louis Tikaram Blind Relay - Service Challenge

15x24 - Shock Rock Around The Clock - Immunity Challenge

15x25 - Rick Stein - Elimination Challenge

15x26 - John Dory - Mystery Box Challenge

15x27 - Luke Nguyen - Pressure Test

15x28 - Two Course Root Veg - Service Challenge

15x29 - Condiment Cook-off - Immunity Challenge

15x30 - Ingredient Gamble - Elimination Challenge

15x31 - Surprise Inside - Mystery Box Challenge

15x32 - Peter Rabbit Garden - Pressure Test

15x33 - NGV Greek - Service Challenge

15x34 - Beat The Chef - Immunity Challenge

15x35 - Colours - Elimination Challenge

15x36 - Everything Box - Mystery Box Challenge

15x37 - Clare Smith Pie - Pressure Test

15x38 - Foraging - Service Challenge

15x39 - Aural Pleasure - Immunity Challenge

15x40 - Kirsten Tibballs - Elimination Challenge

15x41 - Freshness - Mystery Box Challenge

15x42 - Time Auction - Pressure Test

15x43 - Fiesta - Pressure Test

15x44 - Stick Shed - Service Challenge

15x45 - Anchovies & Dijon Mustard - Elimination Challenge

15x46 - Tear-jerker - Mystery Box Challenge

15x47 - Peter Gilmore - Elimination Challenge

15x48 - Curtis Stone - Finals Advantage

15x49 - Final 3 - Service Challenge

15x50 - Grand Finale

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10

S11: Season 11

S12: Season 12

S13: Season 13

S14: Fans & Favourites

S15: Secrets & Surprises

S16: Season 16