Hands-On Asian Boot Camp

Dive into the world of Asian cuisine in this immersive, hands-on class! Come embark on an adventure while learning about the vast and diverse flavors and ingredients found in China, Japan, Korea and Thailand. We’ll focus on how to balance sweet, savory, sour and spicy, make dumpling dough and noodles from scratch, learn several cooking techniques and knife skills to give you the knowledge and confidence needed to replicate these dishes at home. Get ready to take your Asian cooking to the next level!   

Menu: 

• Velvet Beef Chow Fun with Rice Noodles  
• Mapo Tofu with Ground Pork and Steamed Rice 
• Steamed Mandu Dumplings (Cabbage and Glass Noodles) with Homemade Dumpling Wrappers and Gochujang Sauce  
• Thai Shrimp Cakes with Green Papaya Salad 
• Japanese Zaru Soba (Homemade Soba Noodles with Nori, Sesame and Dashi-Soy Dipping Sauce) 
• Okonomiyaki with Pork Belly and Tonkatsu Sauce

Skills covered in class:  

• Getting familiar with Asian ingredients and techniques
• Making Asian sauces
• Balancing flavors
• Knife skills 
• Velveting 
• Stir frying and steaming
• Working with rice noodles and glass noodles
• Selecting tofu, shrimp, beef and ground meat
• Steaming rice
• Preparing dumpling wrappers
• Working with Thai curry paste and green papaya
• Making soba noodles from scratch
• Griddling

In this hands-on class, students will be paired in groups of three to four and work together as a team to prepare the recipes.

Want to see more classes? Visit thechoppingblock.com.