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Class 2 advanced prep

We are so excited to cook with you next week and to talk about the impact of food on health and menopause! Our class will focus on plant based protein and we’ll be cooking one sauce - Spicy Peanut Sauce - for 2 meals;  Sheet Pan Tofu, Green Beans and Shitake and Veggie-Tofu Spring Rolls.

To make the most of our time together, there are a few things you will need to do in advance of the class, so please read closely:

• Ensure that you have all of the ingredients listed for the recipe

• Ensure that you have all the equipment needed on the equipment list

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees

• Measure and prepare your ingredients in advance 

• This is a VERY important step to make things run as smoothly as possible.  Here is a link to a nice video explaining how to prepare your space before cooking: 

  • Simple video (1 min) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll2QRgNAdzc

• If you want to get a headstart you can view this video on basic knife skills, some of which we will go over in class.

  • https://stellaculinary.com/cooking-videos/culinary-knife-skills

Equipment - List

Chef’s knife
Cutting board
Measuring spoons
Liquid measuring cup
Dry measuring cups
Medium mixing bowl
Whisk
Microplane grater
Shallow dish (like a pie plate or cake pan)
Clean tea towels 
1 rimmed baking sheet
Parchment paper
Paper towels
Small mixing bowl
Medium mixing  bowl
Saucepan or skillet

Ingredients - List

Produce:

• 2 inch piece of fresh ginger

• 3 cloves garlic

• Veggies for spring rolls - pick at least 4 of the following: cucumbers, radishes, carrots, cabbage, bean sprouts, bell peppers, avocado, scallions

• Small bunch cilantro

• Small bunch fresh basil or mint leaves

• Boston lettuce - optional 

• ½ pound of green beans

• 4 oz shiitake mushrooms

• Bunch of scallions
  

Pantry: 

• Extra-virgin olive oil 

• Kosher salt (alternative - sea salt or iodized salt) and fresh cracked black pepper

• Creamy peanut butter (no added sugar)

• Rice wine vinegar (or lime juice)

• Reduced sodium soy sauce

• Fish sauce 

• Asian chili-garlic sauce (or sriracha)

• 10 rice paper wrappers 

• Peanut or vegetable oil

• Cornstarch

• Sesame oil

• Honey

• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

• Chopped peanuts (optional)
  

Other:

• 6 oz package of seasoned tofu (choice your preference)

• 1 block of firm tofu
  

To do ahead:

• Measure all ingredients and prepare your work surface as described in the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll2QRgNAdzc

For the Peanut Sauce - have all the ingredients measured and prepped. 

For the Spring Rolls -   have all the ingredients measured and prepped. 

For the Sheet Pan tofu - have all the ingredients measured and prepped, drain tofu.