Course Content
Over the course of 4 weeks our experienced chef tutors will teach you the fundamentals of cooking professionally along with a wide range of professional skills and restaurant style dishes.
Course Schedule
Week 1 Skills
- Induction
- Level 2 Food Hygiene Award (1st Day)
- Introduction to the Kitchen
- Mise en Place & Kitchen Organisation
- Knife Skills
- Piping Skills
- Soups & Stocks
- Chicken - Butchery & Cooking
- Round Fish - Filleting & Cooking
- Vegetables & Eggs
- Breads & Enriched Breads
- Pastry
- Meringues & Ice Creams
Typical Recipes
- Watercress Soup
with Salt Cod & Poached Quails Eggs - Pea & Mint Risotto
with Market Fish of the Day - Smoked Salmon Tart
- Walnut & Raisin Bread
- Brioche
- Griddles Chicken A La Francaise
- Minestrone Soup
- Chocolate Mousse
with Chocolate Drop Outs
Week 2 Skills
- Flat Fish - Filleting and Cooking
- Sushi - Preparation and Rolling
- Terrine
- Lamb - Butchery & Cooking
- Duck - Butchery
- Pasta - Ravioli & Tortellini
- Choux Pastry
- Sauces, Jus, Mayonnaise
- Desserts
Typical Recipes
- Plaice Goujons
with Homemade Tartare Sauce - Mackerel Escabeche
with Warm Schallot, Potato & Bacon Salad - Chicken Terrine
with Homemade Picalilli - Best End of Lamb
with Black Olive Salt, Aubergine Caviar & Lamb Jus - Butternut Squash, Sage and Beurre Noisette Ravioli
- Profiteroles
with Chocolate Ganache - Raspberry Mousse
with Chocolate Tear Drop - Tart Au Citron
Week 3 Skills
- Duck - Cooking
- Pork - Cooking
- Beef - Cooking
- Scallops - Preparing & Cooking
- Laminated Pastry & Suet Pastry
- Thai Cooking
- Emulsified Sauces, Salsa & Vegetable Purées
- Ice Creams & Sorbets
- Chocolate
Typical Recipes
- Duck Confit
with Beetroot Rosti, Chinese Greens & Roasted Shallots - Braised Beef Suet Pudding
with Salsify & Broccoli Purée - Belly Pork
with Caramelised Scallops & Cauliflower - Goat's Cheese Pithivier
with Courgette & Walnut Salad - Thai Fish Cakes
Galangal Soup, Thai Green Curry - Apple Tart
with Caramel Ice Cream - Chocolate Negus
with Pistachio Sorbet - Chocolate Truffles
Week 4 Assessment
- Mock Exam
- Practical Assessments
- Graduation
Graduation Day
- Canapé Selection
- Macarons