Roasting

This week in class we did roasting method I think the food turned out better than ever in our class. The roasted chicken was delicious so I was excited that it was for our assignment to make one. I ended up making two at once since I had family in town. I also made Tarte Au Citron Meringuee and Pommes Duchesse since I didn't have a chance to make them in class. The roasted chicken was very good as it was in class however, it took a lot longer than I had anticipated for it to reach 180degrees so we didn't end eating til much later than expected. Once it was all done my family said it was definitely worth the wait. The Tarte Au Citron Meringuee also tasted good but, it didn't set up as well as I had liked and am not sure why it didn't. The Pommes Duchesse turned out well and is an unique way to present potatoes making it look appetizing. I am excited for learning new things next week.

Fried foods.

This week in class we made fried foods such as catfish, chicken, hush puppies, okra, and fries. I don't normally fry foods and have never used a big deep fat fryer until in class so it was a new experience for me to make all fried foods. I thought the fried chicken turned out the best and tasted great. I learned a few different techniques in class as well since I don't normally fry foods in a deep fat fryer I had never heard of the swimming method before class. In my group a partner and I for in charge of making the hush puppies however, we had a few mishaps while making it for instance we grabbed a different kind of cornmeal than that which is normally used for hush puppies, also we almost didn't saute the onions since the recipe didn't call for it, and then put too much onion in the mixture. What I learned from this is to go more with my instinct of what to do while making a recipe rather than following the recipe exact except of course with baking which happens to be my culinary option of choice.