School Holidays Cooking Program - Workshop 7

Serving: 2

Preparation time: 120 minute

Execution time: 120 minute

Workshop 7: Baking & Fish

Tuesday  ·  July Module

 

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Entrée

Eggs en Cocotte with Mushroom and Gruyère (2 pax)

Ingredients

•   4 eggs

•   4 tbsp cream

•   ½ cup mushrooms, sliced

•   ¼ cup grated Gruyère (or cheddar)

•   1 tbsp butter

•   Salt and pepper

•   Chopped chives (optional)

Method

Step 1:  Preheat oven to 180°C. Butter two small ramekins.

Step 2:  Sauté the mushrooms in butter until soft, and season.

Step 3:  Divide the mushrooms between the ramekins.

Step 4:  Crack 2 eggs into each ramekin, top with cream, cheese, salt and pepper.

Step 5:  Place the ramekins in a baking dish with hot water halfway up the sides (bain-marie). Bake for 12–15 minutes until the eggs are just set.

Step 6:  Garnish with chives and serve warm.


Main

Baked or Pan Fried White Fish with Potato Salad and Greens (2 pax)

Ingredients

•   2 white fish fillets (approx. 120g each, e.g. barramundi or basa)

•   1 tbsp olive oil

•   Salt and pepper

•   Lemon wedges

•   2 medium potatoes

•   2 tbsp mayonnaise

•   1 tsp Dijon mustard

•   1 tbsp chopped chives or spring onion

•   Mixed salad greens

•   1 tbsp olive oil (for greens)

•   Squeeze of lemon

Method

Step 1: Boil the diced potatoes until tender, drain and cool slightly. Mix the mayonnaise, mustard and chives, then toss through the potatoes to make the potato salad.

Step 2: Pat the fish dry with paper towel and season both sides with salt and pepper. (Dry fish is the secret to good colour and no sticking.)

Step 3: Cook the fish by either method:

  • Baked: Preheat oven to 200°C. Drizzle the fillets with oil and bake on a lined tray for 12–15 minutes, until opaque and just flaking.
  • Pan-fried: Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan over medium-high. Lay the fish in presentation-side down and cook 3–4 minutes until golden, then flip and cook another 1–2 minutes, until just cooked through.

Step 4: Toss the salad greens with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.

Step 5: Plate the fish with the potato salad and greens, and serve with lemon wedges.

 

What the kids learn?

  • Safe knife skills using the "claw" grip on soft foods like mushrooms and potato.
  • Following a recipe step by step, measuring, and cracking and mixing eggs.
  • Spotting when food is cooked — eggs going from runny to set, fish turning white and flaky.
  • Making a simple dressing for the potato salad and greens.
  • And plating their own dish to proudly taste what they made.
School Holidays Cooking Program - Workshop 7

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