Day 10 - Foundations III

Tonight was such a fun class.. We grilled a NY Strip steak, seared a tenderloin, made grilled vegetables, croquette potatoes, french fries, caesar salad (made a GREAT caesar dressing), and bordelaise sauce.  And, we had to make our own croutons for the caesar salad... The best way to make them is to cut the bread into 1/2 inch pieces and heat some olive oil in a small frying pan.... add the bread with a little salt and just keep flipping them until they are done..  nice and crunchy!! and beautifully golden..

For the potato croquettes we cooked potatoes, ran them through the food mill, added a little salt, pepper and butter.. then added chopped chives, crumbled bacon and egg yolks. Then cooled them in the freezer,  rolled them into balls, rolled them in flour, dipped in egg wash and rolled them in panko crumbs.  Finally we deep fried them.  They were delicious!!

A tip on the fries... always deep fry (blanch) them first.  Drain and put them in the freezer and then deep fry them the next day.  They will be crispier that way...