My Kitchen Rules UK

Michelin starred chef, Glynn Purnell, and ‘Queen of Irish cookery’ Rachel Allen present a new series of My Kitchen Rules UK. They will be judging 20 pairs of enterprising and inspired amateur cooks from all over the UK who open their own home restaurant for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ My Kitchen Rules UK is about real people with a real passion for food. Each week, five teams of two from the North, South, Midlands/Wales & Scotland cook a three-course restaurant standard meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges to critique and score. The strongest teams from each region go through to the MKR Mansion where, each day, a different Guest Judge will reveal a mystery ingredient from which the team has to create an outstanding main course, followed by a delicious dessert. With just 30 minutes to decide on their menu, this challenge will really show who’s got what it takes to get through to the MKR Headquarters and the final rounds of the competition. At the end of each of the three Mansion Round weeks, the two lowest-scoring teams will be eliminated. The first team to cook in the second week in the MKR Mansion are Helen and Liz who are faced with the challenge of preparing six squab pigeons, the Mystery Ingredient choice of two Michelin starred Guest Judge Claude Bosi. The friends rise to the challenge with a main course of Squab Pigeon, Jerusalem Artichoke Puree and Dressed Green Beans, followed by a dessert of Salted Chocolate Tart with Vanilla Ice Cream & Raspberries. But will they meet the exacting standards of the judges and rival teams in this crucial round of the competition?