Scoffed Cooking School...

On Friday, 14th February, we went to Scoffed Cooking School (School of Food and Fun)... to do a French cooking class...

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We were lucky as there were only 10 of us doing the course so we had plenty of kitchen space to work in.

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First we were seated and given a glass of French sparkling wine...

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Then we had an appertiser of house cured salmon on a chardonnay emulsion with orange and fennell salad (underneath)... Delicious!

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Our chef, Alanna explained how the salmon was cured with salt, pepper and citrus, left overnight then basted with brandy...

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In the kitchen, we were guided through the steps to make our entree’ of butter poached prawns with kohlrabi purée and roasted cauliflower shards.

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We then went back to our tables in the cafe to enjoy our dish with a lovely French Rosé - delicious!

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On to main course - we prepared a red wine jus which reduced away while we made the aligot (potatoes with cheese) and roasted the heirloom carrots. 

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This is the eye fillet steak, ready for slicing...

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In this pot - shallots, red wine, stock, rosemary and bay leaf, left to reduce down...

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Aligot is potatoes and cheese.  The potatoes softened in cream then we added gruyere, mozarella and parmesan cheese to form a cheezy, melty potato delight!

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We cooked a generous fillet of beef which was pan seared then basted with melted butter in the pan. The jus was finished off with a generous knob of butter to give it a nice sheen. Out the window with my diet!

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Once plated, we enjoyed our beef with a French Shiraz style wine.

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My fillet, cooked to perfection...

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For dessert, we were given a pre-made crème brûlée and it had a crushed toffee topping which we each blow-torched or brûlée’d.

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My chef!

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Served with an Earl Grey house made ice cream and biscuit crumb, it finished off the night perfectly. 

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This cooking class was great value for money.  Where can you go and have a 4 course meal with matched wines plus 4 hours entertainment for $145.00 per head.  All recipes have been emailed to us so we can try the recipes at home.  We had a great Valentines Day evening!

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School of Food and Fun, definitely

Cheers - Joolz xx