Cuisine Techniques

This four-day cooking course teaches fundamental cuisine techniques and their application to a number of dishes. Through four consecutive days of hands-on tuition, you will be able to improve your confidence and capabilities in your own kitchen; you will first be taught classic techniques including; knife skills, basic sauces and elementary butchery before applying the skills you’ve gained as you create a number of dishes alongside our chef.

The advanced stages of this course will also teach an introduction to pasta, fish techniques and complex sauces.

Each session is taught as a practical workshop in our state-of-the-art cuisine kitchens under the supervision of our Le Cordon Bleu Master Chefs.

In our four day Cuisine Techniques cooking course, you will learn:

• Day one
  Pan Fried Prawns, Gem Lettuce, Marie Rose Sauce
  Roast Duck Breast with Green Puy Lentils, Red Wine Sauce
  
• Day two
  Poached Scallops, Lemon and Basil Pasta 
  Roasted and stuffed Baby Chicken, Potato Purée with Horseradish and Jus 
• Day three
  Poached Eggs Benedict 
  Pan Fried Lamb Cutlets, Gratin Dauphinois and Grain Mustard Sauce 
• Day four
  Provençal Beef Stew 
  Lemon Sole Fillets ‘Grenobloise’ 

All cooking equipment and teaching resources are provided in our practical kitchen for use on the day. No prior knowledge is required for this course, which is suitable for both novices and cooks with some experience.

Class structure

Your day will be a mixture of in-kitchen demonstrations performed by the chef who is running the session and hands-on practical cookery, where you are guided by the expert teaching chef. The exact format will vary from class to class depending on the style of cuisine and length of the course.

Included in the price:

• Group practical cooking course over 4 consecutive days. Each day will be a 6-hour group practical lesson (inclusive of a 30 minute break)
• Recipe booklet
• Apron
• Tea towel
• All ingredients
• All cooking equipment and teaching resources are provided in our kitchen for use on the day.

What you need to bring:

• Sensible, flat-soled shoes. Open toes are not advised
• Tupperware to transport your products home

Purchasing as a gift?

If looking to purchase this course as a gift for someone, it is advisable to purchase a Gift Card to the value of this course instead. This can be redeemed on this course, or any of our other short courses, or at La Boutique and Café Le Cordon Bleu London.