Three-day cooking class Latin American Cuisine
"Tasting something absolutely new and exotic can be trans-formative."
Hands-on cooking class Conducted by Teresita in English or Spanish. She shares her cuisine secrets of typical Latin American dishes and its relation to its culture. The cooking class uses traditional products from the specific country.
Schedule: The classes can be taken either in the morning or in the afternoon Monday through Saturday. The morning class starts at 10:00 am - the afternoon class starts at 4:00 pm. Choose to take a class per day or combined two in one day and the third one the next day. If taking two classes in one day, it will start at 10 am and end at 2 pm followed by lunch. We are open to fit your schedule depending on availability. Each class lasts approximately 3 hours (including the time for lunch or diner) and is followed by either lunch or dinner based on the lesson's subject.
Price: u$s 130 per person includes all fresh and finest local ingredients. Enjoy the fruits of your labor! Eat what you just created accompanied by the appropriate wine
Class 1: Cooking class, Argentina
Empanadas Argentinas
- Traditional beef hash (picadillo de carne) preparation
- Explore the different spices: aji molido, locoto (a hot aji) and comino
- What to look for when selecting the right beef
- Empanada dough, what flour to use, filling, folding
- How to handle dough to keep from cracking
- Different stuffing techniques
- Baked and fried methods covered
- Using the right spices
- Learn the secret of a flaky crispy crust
Pairing wine
A Malbec wine from Mendoza with taste of cherries, plums, blackberries and raspberries, and marked by a peppery spice, licorice and ample tannins. They have bright acidity, ideal to cut through the richness of red meat. Argentine Malbecs are rarely super-alcoholic, thus enhancing their food-friendly character.
Class 2: Cooking class, Paraguay
Chipa Guazu
Chipa Guazu is a Paraguayan Corn Casserole/soufflé. Chipa guazu is a specialty dish and only common around the harvest of sweet corn in December-January and May-June. Sopa Paraguaya is Paraguay’s famous corn bread commonly made throughout the season from dried white corn and various other ingredients.
Chipa Bread
A bread made from manioc flour. Chipa is a type of bread sold everywhere in Paraguay - on the streets, at soccer games and in chiperias. Made from a mixture of starch, paraguayan cheese and milk.
Pairing wine
A Chardonnay wine will be served with flavors of apple, pear, crisp citrus/lemon and toast; high-toned acidity with a racy middle; soft finish." Medium Body; Dry-semidry
Class 3: Cooking class, Brazil
Moqueca de Peixe
In this Brazilian-Style Fish Stew we will use a white fish filet (cod, scrod, haddock, or any firm fleshed fish) available depending on what is fresh on the market.
Ingredients to be explored with the recipe are coconut milk, tomatoes, green and red peppers, onion, garlic, parsley and cilantro, palm oil (dende oil) and fresh lemon juice. Dende oil is the most exciting ingredient in this recipe, it is a bright orange palm oil, a staple in Brazilian cuisine with a distinctive flavor.
Farofa
A coarse meal or flour known as farinha de mandioca (manioc meal), which is as basic to the diet of Brazilians today as it was to the early Indians. It is a ubiquitous tabletop condiment.
Fried Bananas
In Brazil you can have fried bananas with your food or as a dessert. We will learn how to make crispy golden bananas cakes.
Pao de Queijo
Brazilian cheese puffs. This Brazilian bread is typical int he states of Minas Gerais and Goiás. Although the dough is sticky to work with at first, once added the eggs it turns into a smooth, fragrant cheesy mass that is fun to work with.
Pairing Drink
We will learn how to prepare the traditional Brazilian drink called Caipirinha. This Brazilian national drink is made with limes, sugar, water and the sugar cane brandy known as cachaça. There is a special technique to prepare a great Caipirinha and I will tell you all about it!
Please complete the form below with preferred days and times for a three-day cooking class
Note: For your convenience we offer transportation services for u$s 15 each way. Our driver can pick you up and bring you to our place. If you are coming on your own, please read under “Location” for our address and directions to our place. A deposit of 10% is requested for the three and six day classes using paypal.
