Cooking

Welcome To Cooking!

The cooking class is every Wednesday

Look below to see what we're cooking next!

Anybody and Everybody is welcome to join At any time.

OVERVIEW & PURPOSE

The purpose of CULINARY skill classes is to provide a club that provides a fun way of recreating delicious and nutritious snacks that are easy and accessible to make.

EDUCATION STANDARDS

Healthy choices and behavior
1. The students experience following different recipes that are easy enough to be recreated.
2. Healthier options with a budget.
Diversity, access, and equity
1. The students will be exposed to beverages from different cultures other than their own and learn how to recreate them and embrace them in their everyday life.
Preparation
1. Working around food handling serves as an experience for future part-time employment.
2. Following certain procedures that help achieve a purpose.

Mediterranean Inspired Pizzas (Pita) Bread

Dumplings

Dumpling:

INGREDIENTS:

Dough:

2 cups flour
1teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup water

FOR FILLING:

2 lbs. ground beef
5-6 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons salt
1 ½ teaspoons seasoned salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 handful fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

INSTRUCTIONS:

In a mixing bowl with the dough hook attachment, mix flour, salt, egg, milk, and water. Knead until the elastic ball forms for about 5-7 minutes. Cover and let it rest while you prepare the filling.
Add all dry spices into ½ cup of water.
Finely chop cilantro leaves and mince the garlic.
In a medium bowl, put the ground beef and add water with spices, chopped cilantro, minced garlic, soy sauce and worcestershire sauce. Mix everything together. Mix really well.
Cut a piece of dough and roll it into a thin round on a floured surface. Using a 2-inch cookie cutter, or a wine glass, like me, cut small rounds.
Place about 1 teaspoons of beef filling on each round.
Pinch the edges together creating a half moon. Now. pinch together the two ends to create a full moon.

TO BOIL DUMPLINGS

IN A LARGE POT, ADD A QUART OF WATER, COUPLE BAY LEAVES, A FEW BLACK PEPPERCORNS, AND SALT. BRING WATER TO A ROLLING BOIL.
ADD DUMPLINGS AND COOK FOR 10-15 MINUTES, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY, SERVE WITH BUTTER AND SOUR CREAM.
TO FRY THE DUMPLINGS, HEAT OIL IN A NONSTICK SKILLET OVER MEDIUM HEAT UNTIL HOT. ADD DUMPLINGS. COOK UNTIL THE BOTTOM SIDE TURNS GOLDEN. ADD 2 TABLESPOONS WATER, AND COVER. COOK UNTIL THE OTHER SIDE ALSO TURNS GOLDEN AND THE DUMPLINGS ARE COOKED THROUGH, 2 TO 3 MINUTES.

SAUCE:

MIX TOGETHER SOY SAUCE, RICE VINEGAR AND SESAME OIL.
SERVE WITH A SIDE OF VEGETABLES OR SALAD.

Enchiladas

Red Enchiladas

Ingredients:

California Chilies

onions

oregano

ques o fresco

sour cream

lettuce

tortillas

chicken

Step by Step:

Step 1: Put your chilies, half onion, and oregano in a pot to boil,

Step 2: Take your cooked chicken and start to shred it

Step 3: On a pot, sprinkle some oil, take your tortilla put it into the sauce, and then unto pan with oil

Step 4: Take the chicken and stuff and then roll

Step 5: After you have all the rolled enchiladas top them with lettuce, sour cream, and queso fresco

Chicken Teriyaki

Ingredients:

chicken thigh/ breast

flour

honey

soy sauce

garlic

sugar

OPTIONAL( sesame oil, sesame seeds, ginger)

Lesson Plan: Google Meet to show students how to make Teriyaki Chicken

Step by Step

Step 1: Take your chicken and cut it into pieces. Lightly add flour and put it on a pan on low heat. You should make sure you add nonstick spray or lightly add oil of your choice.

Step 2: While chicken is cooking, in a different pot, add 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 2 tbsp of honey, 2 tbsp of water, 2 tbsp of sugar, 1 tsp of sesame oil, a little piece of ginger, one clove of garlic sliced… let it heat up.

Step 3: After your chicken is golden brown or crispy of choice, pore the mixture of sauce on top and let it warm up a bit; the consistency should begin to thicken a bit.

Omlete

Ingredients:

2 eggs,

Onion,

tomato,

spinach,

jalapeno,

veggies,

cheese,

turkey meat,

whole milk/heavy cream

Lesson Plan: Google Meet to show students how to make an Egg scramble/Omelet

Step by Step

Step 1: Chop all ingredients of choice

Step 2: Mix two eggs with a teaspoon of milk and salt of choice

Step 3: Start by adding nonstick spray or a little bit of olive oil to the pan; saute vegetables first along with the turkey meat

Step 4: Add the mixed eggs into the mixture.

Step 5: Wait until the eggs are cooked and serve with a side of toast or tortilla.

Sandwiches

How to prepare sandwiches

Sandwiches
2 slices of bread
Mayo
Cheese
Turkey meat
Onions
Lettuce
Tomatoes

First step

Take your choice of meat( turkey/ chicken/ ham) and grilled onions in a pan. Grill the onions first until they are caramelized and then add your meat until it is of your liking.

Take your slices of bread and place them on a medium-hot skillet to warm up the bread.

After the bread is toasted, add mayo and the cheese.

Place your meat with onions onto the slices of bread already prepared and add any other toppings desired. Toppings include lettuce, tomato, and mustard/ketchup.