MasterChef South Africa 5
Channel: S3
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Contestants on MasterChef South Africa are put through their paces with various challenges as they compete head-to-head to create delicious dishes.
These everyday at-home cooks have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show their passion and excitement for food as they are put to the test and judged by world-renowned chefs.
Zola Nene and Justine Drake return as judges this season, along with new judge Katlego Mlambo.
This season, 20 uber-passionate home cooks from different backgrounds and with various food-making fortes – from baking and basting to seafood and curries – will step into MasterChef South Africa's state-of-the-art and pressure-cooker kitchen.
These competitive amateur chefs all have the same goal: impressing the three fair yet highly critical judges and dodging the chopping board to be named the country's MasterChef.
The winner of Season 5 will win R1-million in prize money.
Throughout the competition, the show's new "superior chefs in the making" are tasked to whip up delicious dishes fit for a king.
It all boils down to their ability to tickle the taste buds with a perfect mix of flavours and serving a feast for the eye on a plate.
During the show's stressful invention tests, their foodmaking flair is challenged when they must create a dish around a specific theme from scratch.
Sometimes, there are also mystery box challenges, limiting them to a mixed bag of ingredients and occasionally, world-renowned local chefs visit the MasterChef kitchen.
Following a masterclass illustrating the ins and outs of one of their signature dishes, the contestants have to recreate the masterpieces, whereafter the guest judge joins the resident judges to evaluate the meals.
While the set includes the first-ever half-moon gantry, the pantry shelves carry everything needed to cook a MasterChef-worthy meal, from fresh produce to grocery basics like eggs, coconut milk, spices, pasta and more.
Double-door fridges stock all types of dairy and cheese, charcuterie, red meat and chicken, while a freezer section contains ice cream, frozen berries and seafood, including prawns and mussels.
One of the most noteworthy areas in the pantry is the packaging-free section, which carries everything from nuts and goji berries to bulgur wheat, with the primary aim being to help minimise waste as contestants can take the exact quantity they require.
TVSA Show Page: MasterChef South Africa 5
Ranch to Table 3
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 15h15
Genre: Food
Seventh-generation cattle rancher and entrepreneur Elizabeth Poett tackles the work of running her family's 14,000-acre ranch while crafting regional dishes using her own fresh ingredients.
In the Season 3 premiere, "A Ranch Holiday": It's holiday season on the ranch, and Elizabeth is making favourites and sweet treats for friends and family.
She prepares a sausage, gruyere and mushroom strata, as well as thumbprint cookies and chocolate truffles as gifts for neighbours.
In the second episode of the weekend double bill, "Surf and Turf": When Elizabeth wants to cook with seafood, she heads to the Santa Barbara Harbour.
This time, she picks up shrimp to serve with grilled steaks for a special birthday dinner.
For dessert, Elizabeth makes a peach buckle with caramel sauce.