Post 6

On today's lesson we were cooking the burgers that we were preparing the recipe for. We chose Mexican chicken burger and ordered all the ingredients two lessons ago. So when we came in to the class, we found a tray with our names on it and all the ingredients in it. We just needed to collect some more  ingredients such as oil and coriander. We had to cut and prepare all the ingredients for the patties and then make them round shape and then start cooking. My partner was cooking the patties and I was preparing the bread, lettuce and the sauce. Then we cleaned all the dishes. The burgers are really really tasty, even though on the picture they look a bit messy. 

Here are our mexican chicken burgers:

Post 5

On today's lesson we did theory. We were preparing for our assignments. We had to make a work flow plan for our cooking lesson on Tuesday next week, so we could manage our time and get all the work done in time and still have some time for cleaning and eating. 

For the work flow plan we had to write all the ingredients, all the equipment that we need and then divided the procedure of making the dessert into two, so we all knew who is doing what and this would help us manage our time. 

We also send the document to both of us, just in case, so both of us have it.

post 4

on today's lesson we were cooking chicken sang choy bow which is chicken with nuddles served on the lettuce leaves. To cook this dish we were using a wok. Chicken went firs, then all other sauces and ingredients. When all of the ingredients were added, cooked and ready to be served, we put the lettuce leaves into the containers and then this meat filling on top of the leaves. It tasted good and my partner and I liked it.
This is a picture that we got from today's lesson

Post 3

On the last lesson we were cooking chow mein. This is Chinese style dish. We had a lot of ingredients that had to be pulled, cutter and cooked. We also had some meat and sauces, spices. To cook everything, we used electrical fry pan. Then we were cooking all the ingredients in a special order. That was what we got at the end.

Post 2

On today's lesson we were in a classroom doing theory. We got the task to find a burger recipe and make it relate to any country we want by adding the ingredients of this country. Or we could just go to the web site www.taste.com.au and find any burger recipe from any country. My partner and I decided to go to this website and choose a recipe. We found couple of really good burgers, but we chose "Mexican Chicken Burger". 

That's the recipe of the burgers and its picture:

• Ingredients
• Nutrition

• 500g chicken mince
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup taco sauce (see note)
• 1 1/4 cups fresh white breadcrumbs (see note_
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 4 damper bread rolls, split, toasted
• 4 green oak lettuce leaves
• 3/4 cup grated tasty cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream

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• Method
• Notes

1. Step 1

   Combine mince, red onion, 1/4 cup taco sauce, breadcrumbs and coriander in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Using clean hands, shape mixture into four 2cm-thick patties. Place on a plate. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2. Step 2

   Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook chicken patties for 4 minutes each side or until cooked through.

3. Step 3

   Top damper bases with lettuce, patties and cheese. Combine remaining taco sauce and sour cream. Spoon over cheese. Cover with damper tops. Serve.

   
   
   
   But because we are allowed to use the maximum of 125g of meat and cook for 2 people only, we had to cut the amount of meat to 125 and then divide all the other ingredients by two, as the recipe is for four servings and we need just two.
   When we finished working out the right amounts of ingredients we need, we sent it to Mrs George so she could get us the ingredients for the actual class.

Term 4, post 1

On the last lesson we were cooking Cornish pasties. My partner moved schools this term, but I'm a buddy for a new girl. She is doing hospo too and she is in my class. So she is my new partner now. So we collected all the ingredients and started pilling all the vegetables. When we finished doing that, we used food processor to cut them into small pieces. Then we had to add meat, salt, pepper and mix everything together. Then we had to prepare the dough by cutting it into the squares. Then we had to put the filling on top of the dough and fold it the special way. We had to put some egg on top of them, so they will be of nice brown colour when cooked. Then we put it into the Owen ( 200°C) and cook it for 10 minutes, change temperature to 180°C and cook for next 15 minutes. That's what we got at the end of our class.

The only problem we had, was the fact that no one from our group of four used food processor before, but then we asked Mrs George, she showed us the procedure and then we tried it ourselves. It wasn't hard at all, so we learned how to use it. It was really tasty, especially with tomato sauce.

post 13

     On today's lesson we started presenting our presentations to the class. My partner and I decided to go first. I think we did pretty well. But I was a bit nervous and just kept stopping. But I still think we did pretty well, considering the fact that we went first. We also did peer marking and wrote comments on other girls' presentations. All the girls did a good job, but I think all of us need less information on the slides and more practicing time next time we do presentations.

     On today's lesson I learned the culture of different cuisines and different foods from different countries, which I think is really interesting.