Diets around the world
class 3 prep

We are so excited to cook with you next week! We have guest chef Linda Marino. She is a renowned caterer and she will be sharing with you some delicious recipes and some great tips for entertaining and to be a guest at your own party.  We’ll be cooking a Shrimp Cakes, Thai Lime and Garlic Steamed Fish with Bok Choy and Broiled Piineapple with Brown Sugar, Ginger and Cardamon.  

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

• 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
Food processor 
Rimmed baking sheet 
Cooking spray or parchment paper 
Large saute pan, skillet or Dutch oven with cover 
Round plate, slightly smaller than the pan above 
Aluminum foil 
Tongs 
Spatula 
Large non-stick skillet 
Broiler-safe baking dish 

Ingredients - List

Produce:

• 2 scallions 

• 1  red pepper 

• 1 shallot 

• 6 cloves garlic 

• 2 limes

• Lemongrass (or scallions) whole 

• Small bunch cilantro 

• 2 chili peppers (fresno or jalapenos) 

• 1 pound baby bok choy  

• 1 ripe pineapple 

Pantry: 

• Kosher salt

• Pepper 

• Old bay seasoning 

• Bread crumbs or panko 

• Hot sauce (optional) 

• Vegan mayonnaise (Hellmans is good) or any mayonnaise of your choice 

• Asian Garlic-Chili Sauce (also known sambal ulek) 

• Fish sauce  

• Sugar 

• ½ cup vegetable stock or water 

• Sesame oil 

• Light brown 

• Ground cardamon 

• Ground ginger 

• Store bought chinese fortune cookies (optional) 

Other: (fish and dairy stuff) 

• ½ pound shrimp 

• 2 large eggs 

• 4, 4-6 ouncews cod, haddock or halibut fillets (choose thick white fish fillets that are 1-inch thick) 

• Plain Greek Yogurt (any fat content that you desire) 
  

To do ahead:

For the shrimp cakes -pre heat oven to 350 degrees.  have all your ingredients measured and prepped 

For the Steamed Fish - have all your ingredients measured. Linda will show you how to set up a DYI steamer. If you want to have some brown rice to serve with the fish, you can make some ahead of class. See recipe attached. 

For the Broiled Pineapple - Have all the dry ingredients measured out. We will prep the pineapple together.