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Online Course | Spice It Up with Gelf Alderson

Online Course | Spice It Up with Gelf Alderson

£45.00 Inclusive

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Overview

Gelf will demonstrate how to build flavours with spices and use them to enhance and complement meat, fish, and vegetables. You’ll discover recipes inspired by cuisines from around the world, made with ingredients produced in the UK.

In each lesson, you will learn to use different spices and new techniques, starting with making your own curry powder in Lesson One. In Lesson Two, you’ll learn how to marinate and spice meat to perfection, followed by fish in Lesson Three, and finally, vegetables in Lesson Four.

Throughout the course, you’ll also learn to create naan bread, dhal with English yellow split peas, and dishes inspired by the cuisines of Spain and Japan.

Highlights

  • Craft your own curry powder and paste
  • Unlock the best spices for meat, featuring the River Cottage classic “Tupperware Chorizo” and a vibrant tagine
  • Master the art of spicing fish
  • Discover how to enhance vegetables and salads with spices
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Overview

Gelf will demonstrate how to build flavours with spices and use them to enhance and complement meat, fish, and vegetables. You’ll discover recipes inspired by cuisines from around the world, made with ingredients produced in the UK.

In each lesson, you will learn to use different spices and new techniques, starting with making your own curry powder in Lesson One. In Lesson Two, you’ll learn how to marinate and spice meat to perfection, followed by fish in Lesson Three, and finally, vegetables in Lesson Four.

Throughout the course, you’ll also learn to create naan bread, dhal with English yellow split peas, and dishes inspired by the cuisines of Spain and Japan.

Highlights

  • Craft your own curry powder and paste
  • Unlock the best spices for meat, featuring the River Cottage classic “Tupperware Chorizo” and a vibrant tagine
  • Master the art of spicing fish
  • Discover how to enhance vegetables and salads with spices
Can’t find the right date? Click here to receive an alert
when new dates are released for this event.

Reviews (4)

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  1. Jeanette

    Great food and all fresh and local, fabulous staff, we picked up plenty of tips

  2. Zoe

    Well organised, relaxed, great environment to learn – I enjoyed the course and it was inspiring too!

  3. Diana

    “Our chef teacher was enthusiastic, friendly and very helpful and informed. I love cooking and I really enjoyed myself. However long you’ve been cooking you can always learn new things and the dishes we made were all delicious.”

  4. George

    Brilliant chef for the day, it was amazing thankyou, and really appreciate the hard work and effort that must go on behind the scenes everyday to organise all you do, as well as to do the day itself thankyou.