Cookbooks by MasterChef contestants that will liven up your kitchen
Keep the MasterChef magic going well after tonight’s grand final with these mouth-watering cookbooks by contestants past and present.
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Another season of MasterChef has been served and while we’re devastated the 2020 season’s all-star cast won’t be on our screens regularly, there is a way you can invite them into your kitchen as often as you please.
Many of MasterChef’s competitors – past and present – have created cookbooks brimming with delicious recipes that capture their own unique flavour. From fan favourite Poh Ling Yeow to Khanh Ong and all the way back to Julie Goodwin – MasterChef’s first ever winner from 2009 – we’ve rounded up the best of the crop. Happy cooking.
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A Gay Guy’s Guide To Life Love Food by Khanh Ong, $26.25
One of MasterChef: Back to Win’s most charming contestants, Khanh Ong’s recently published cookbook mixes cherished recipes (such as tamarind crab and prawn and pork spring rolls) with the chef’s fun, magnetic personality.
Sweet Savory Spicy by Sarah Tiong, $39.99
Another MasterChef 2020s crowd-pleaser, Sarah Tiong’s cookbook is an ode to tantalising, tasty recipes from the food markets of Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Surfing The Menu by Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn, $24.25
Yes, this year’s contestant Hayden Quinn and past contestant Dan Churchill teamed up to create a cookbook. Based around an Australian road trip the two chefs embarked on, Surfing The Menu offers 80 delectable recipes with a local slant.
The Zen Kitchen by Adam Liaw, $37.75
One of the franchise’s most adored chefs, Adam Liaw’s The Zen Kitchen is a cookbook perfect for anyone wanting simple, nutritious, flavourful Japanese recipes to feed the whole family.
The Next Element by Andy Allen, $34.45
He might be a judge on MasterChef: Back to Win but Andy Allen was once a contestant on the show. The Next Element brings you everything from beer battered fish and chips to chilli blue swimmer crab and insights into Andy’s upbringing.
Julie Goodwin’s Essential Cookbook, $30.95
This back-to-basics cookbook by MasterChef original Julie Goodwin is a kitchen shelf staple. With more than 300 recipes – from how to master an omelette to perfecting roast chicken – there are plenty of hearty, homely dishes the chef has become renowned for.
Poh Bakes 100 Greats by Poh Ling Yeow, $29.99
One of the food juggernaut’s most beloved characters, Poh Ling Yeow’s Poh Bakes 100 Greats is a veritable love letter to all things more-ish and sweet delivered with the chef’s inimitable charisma.
The Starter Kitchen by Callum Hann, $23.25
A cookbook that’s perfect for cooking beginners and students, Callum Hann’s The Starter Kitchen is a simple guide to everything from whipping up the perfect meal in minutes to cooking a flawless steak.
Same Same But Different by Poh Ling Yeow, $39.99
Featuring all the recipes that appeared on SBS’s Poh & Co TV show, this cookbook celebrates Poh’s Chinese-Malay heritage with mouth-watering dumplings, noodles, salads and pudding recipes.
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