Masterchef: The Professionals 11x12 - Episode 12

Tonight's last quarter-final sees the six strongest chefs fromthis week's heats attempt to impress Monica and Marcus in twocrucial challenges. Only the three most talented chefs will gothrough to knockout week and continue their pursuit of theMasterChef: The Professionals title.First up, the chefs facethe new challenge, the judges' favourite ingredient test.Monica wants the six chefs to invent a dish that celebrates akey ingredient, eggs. Every chef will have used eggs in amyriad of ways, but how can they creatively elevate thisingredient to become the star element of the dish. They have awide range of other ingredients to choose from and 70 minutesto cook a dish worthy of seeing them through to the next vitalround. Only four chefs go through and have the chance to cookfor the restaurant critics, the others are sent home.The fourchefs that showed star quality now face a test that has seenmany a seasoned chef quake, the critics test. They cook theirown two-course menu to be scrutinised by the judges and threeof the UK's most discerning palates. Food critics Jay Rayner,William Sitwell and Amol Rajan sit in judgement and to find theflaws in the chefs' food. After this round, one chef will beshown the door while the other three survive to battle it outin knockout week.