Culinary Boot Camp Level I: For Beginner Cooks

This hands-on, skills-based series covers all the basic skills you'll need to feel comfortable and creative in the kitchen.

We'll focus on each cooking technique, using multiple ingredients to drive it home, so you leave confident to cook up most any food in your own home kitchen.

​This program meets every week for 6 weeks.

WEEK 1: Knife Skills and Vegetable Techniques

• SKILLS COVERED:
• Knife Skills and Sharpening
• Vegetable Techniques:
• Blanching/Shocking
• Roasting
• Sautéing
• Seasoning Techniques:
  
• Balancing Salt/Fat/Acid

• RECIPES INCLUDE:
• Sautéed Swiss Chard with Garlic and Lemon
• Roasted Seasonal Vegetables
• Blanched String Beans with Lemon Gremolata

WEEK 2: Chicken Techniques

• SKILLS COVERED:
• Poultry Butchering Skills (deboning chicken breasts, breaking down a whole chicken)
• Understanding Different Cuts, Sautéing, Pan-Roasting
• Pan Sauces
• How to Make Stock vs. Broth
• Basic Vinaigrette

• RECIPES INCLUDE:
• Chicken Breast with White Wine Pan Sauce
• Pan-Roasted Lemon Chicken
• Chicken Stock
• Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette

WEEK 3: Meat + Vegetable Techniques

• SKILLS COVERED:
• Brown + White Braising Techniques for Meats and Vegetables
• Searing Meat
• Pan Sauces

• RECIPES INCLUDE:
• Classic Beef Stew
• Steak with Red Wine Pan Sauce
• Braised Collard Greens
• Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic

WEEK 4: Fish + Shellfish Techniques

• SKILLS COVERED:
• Choosing Fresh Fish (wild vs. farm-raised)
• Sautéing
• Fish Pan Sauces
• Choosing and Cleaning Shrimp

• RECIPES INCLUDE:
• Crispy Fish with Lemon-Caper Butter Sauce
• Sheet-Pan Roasted Fish with Julienned Vegetables
• Garlic Shrimp with Tomato-Garlic Toasts

WEEK 5: Egg + Grain Techniques

• SKILLS COVERED:
• Eggs 101
• Working with Whole Grains
• Vegetarian Meal Planning

• RECIPES INCLUDE:
• Frittata with Roasted Tomatoes, Goat Cheese and Olives
• Smoky Black Bean Soup
• Rice Pilaf
• Baked Fruit Clafoutis

WEEK 6: Pasta Techniques

• SKILLS COVERED:
• Fresh vs. Dried Pasta
• Sauce Building
• Proper Pasta Cooking Technique
• Gnocchi-Making
• Browning Butter

• RECIPES INCLUDE:
• Pasta Puttanesca with Chickpeas
• Pappardelle with Wild Mushroom Ragout
• Linguine with White Clam Sauce
• Ricotta Gnocchi with Sage Browned Butter

Important:

Please reach out to CourseHorse for any dietary restrictions.

Make sure to ring the outside buzzer, even if the front door is open, so we know you are arriving!