Tuesday July 23rd, 2019 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm "THE MISSING INGREDIENT: ACID"
What does Acidity mean in Cooking?
How many times have you tasted a dish, and no matter how much salt, pepper or seasoning you add, you still feel like it’s missing something? That “something” is probably acid. Our taste buds are happiest when the fats, salts, sweetness and acidity levels work together. Your dish is coming up short because it’s off balance. Whether from lemons, vinegar or wine, the quality of sourness may be the missing ingredient that will catapult your meals to the next level.
Learn how not to be afraid of the Acid and it's pucker power but rather how to effectively use acid as a balance to your food, thus making dishes more appealing.
Listed below are a few items Chef Gordon will discuss and teach you on how to best use acids in your daily cooking.
- What is acid
- Acid's effect on flavor
- The flavor of acid
- How acid works
- Acids of the world
- How do you balance acidity in cooking
- Using acid in a marinade
Each menu item will be built around the best acid for this item.
This hands-on class will teach you how to make a show stopping ceviche and what the best acid and how important acid is to this dish.
Followed-up with making a Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salad and then make your main dish for the evening-Sicilian Chicken Salad then wrap in lettuce. Chef Gordon will take you through this awesome salad that will soon become a go to salad in your household.
Finish the evening with a dinner (Your creations) and a class of wine (complimentary)
Tuesday July 30th, 2019 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm - Paella
Making your own Spanish Paella.
The famous dish of Spain, paella is a feast for all the food lovers with the signature saffron hue to its heavenly scent and incredible flavor. In this hands-on class, our instructor will introduce you to the authentic
Spanish ingredients that make paella so uniquely delicious. We'll show you how to prepare the sofrito and stock base and share secrets to achieving the allusive socarrat. This class is based on teams of 2 and each team will take home 1-13 inch paella pan.
