Course Programme

A highly informative, fun and sociable 5-day cookery course which approaches all aspects of practical cookery.

This course is popular with:

• Food enthusiasts
• Cooks wishing to build a robust repertoire
• As part of a cookery holiday/break
• Those seeking survival/life skills

Lunch is provided each day and there is food to take away each evening.

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Course Details

Recipes, Day 1 of 5

• Chilled Gazpacho Soup
• Wholemeal Seeded Soda Bread & Compound Butter
• Gourmet Picnic Pie with Gruyere, Smoked Ham & Herb Omelette
• Orange & Roasted Walnut Cake

Skills, Day 1 of 5

• Food hygiene
• Knife skills
• Soup (varieties)
• Bread (recipes & derivatives)
• Pastry and bakery

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Recipes, Day 2 of 5

• Summer Vegetable, Goat’s Curd & Mint Risotto
• Spinach Tagliatelle with Home cured Pancetta
• Chicken & Mushroom Veloute (chicken stock)
• Floating Meringues, Vanilla Custard

Skills, Day 2 of 5

• Provenance ingredients
• Eating the seasons
• Stocks & sauces
• Risottos made easy
• Eggs & fresh pasta

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Recipes, Day 3 of 5

• Coq au Vin
• Dauphinoise Potatoes
• The Ultimate Burger (beef patty, relish, pickled beetroot, horseradish mayonnaise)
• Chocolate & Hazelnut Brownie, Espresso Cream

Skills, Day 3 of 5

• Marinating, dry rubs & wet pastes
• How to prepare a whole chicken
• Cooking times and temperatures for white and dark meats
• Potatoes & side dishes
• Chocolate puddings

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Recipes, Day 4 of 5

• Polenta with Roasted Vegetables and Gremolata
• Quick Rough Puff Pastry
• Homemade Scones & Strawberry Jam
• Apple, Walnut & Pistachio Tarte Tatin

Skills, Day 4 of 5

• Vegetarian cookery
• Vegetable side dishes
• Dressings
• Laminated pastry
• Baking
• Preserves

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Recipes, Day 5 of 5

• Roast Silver Mullet, Crushed Minted Peas, Beurre Blanc
• Thai Fishcakes with Homemade Sweet Chilli Sauce
• Sweet pastry
• Cherry, Almond & Kirsch Tart

Skills, Day 5 of 5

• Fish mongery (flat & round fish)
• Purchasing & identifying fresh fish
• Preparation; scaling, filleting, pin boning & skinning
• Thai Fishcakes
• Savoury sauces
• Advanced baking

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What’s Included

• Beverages and biscuits from the bar
• 75% hands-on practical cookery
• Interactive demonstrations
• Live feed TV screens to capture expert skills
• Professional tuition and qualified advice
• Sit-down lunches
• Complimentary glass of wine (or non-alcoholic alternative)
• Local Dorset ingredients
• Use of WhitePepper training kitchen
• No weighing up
• No washing up
• Colour recipe packs to take home
• Certificates given on completion of the course

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Frequently Asked Questions

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