Assessment cooking lesson

This lesson was my assessment cooking lesson. I cooked a chicken stir fry with coconut milk and broccoli. This lesson I was much more organized with my recipe And being early to class. First I grabbed all my ingredients from the front. I then got out a chopping board and started to chop the raw chicken into strips. After practicing chopping the chicken several times from when I practiced in last weeks and at home I found i was quicker at chopping it. After that I changed chopping boards and cut up the veggies. Lastly I prepared the coconut mixture. I then heated my wok and poured oil in. I added crushed garlic and onion and let it fry up on a high heat. When it was time to add the broccoli I realized that I did not get it. I asked the teacher and she gave it to me. Quickly I washed it and chopped it. I then added it in and fried it for a little longer. Next I transferred to another bowel. Then I Was ready to but THR chicken it. I added some more oil. When i Put the chicken in the pan was vey hot! It burnt the chicken a tiny bit but i quickly turned off the pan and moved all the chicken to the side. When It cooled down I put the chicken back on at a suitable temperature. It then cooked finely and i made sure it was cooked through the middle. I then added the coconut mixture in the wok with the chicken. Lastly I added the veggies and onion back in to the pan. I then put the lid on and let it simmer. The rice was cooking at the front so I went and got that and put it in a little bowel for my partner Bridget. After it finished simmering I put it in another bowel and presented it Nicely with a lovely green broccoli floret on top! I really enjoyed cooking as I wasn't in as much of a rush then last lesson. However the taste of the dish was different from last week. This is because last week I used red curry paste because there was only red to choose from and this week I used green curry paste because it is in the recipe. This gave the dish a completely different taste. However I honestly think that my partner enjoyed the taste of the dish better last week. Now I know that red curry paste better and can remember that for next time I cok the dish for my family. The meal is a very beneficial meal. It has protein from the chicken, a vegetable source from the broccoli, carbohydrates from the rice and a little bit of fat from the oils. Also the garlic and ginger in the dish is very good for your overall health. Overall I think I did a good job cooking the dish and it provided a healthy balanced meal for my partner.

Assessment Practice Lesson

This lesson we practiced our dish that we are cooking for assessment. I have chosen to cook a chicken stir fry. To be honest the practice cook did not go very well. I found that i was very pushed for time and next time know to get into it quicker. First i grabbed all of the ingredients that i could see but it was hard as there was many people running around and rushing too. I wasn't prepared on how to cook the rice. At home we have a rice cooker and obviously i didn't realize till i started to cook the rice that i didn't know how to cook the pasta in a saucepan. I decided to just cook it like i would with pasta. So i boiled the water with a bit of salt then added the rice. The rice actually turned out quite nice. Excepts next time i have to make sure to wash it more times to get rid of the starch as the rice was a big gooey. Another issue with the rice was that I didn't know how much water to cups of rice to put in. I google it and found that for every 1 cup of rice i needed 2 cups of water. Taking the time to google this a figure it our slowed me down heaps. Next time i will already know how much cups of rice and water to put in. I also didn't plan the amount of rice out correctly as when it was cooked there was way to much rice for two servings. Next time i will half the amount i put in. I think i put 4 cups of rice so i will bring it down to just 2. The cooking of the actual stir fry went quite well however next time i need to prepare the ingredients better so they are ready to throw in when they need to be. I found myself quickly chopping the broccoli while it was meant to be in. Next time i will know to have it already chopped and ready to go. The chicken cooked well. however the Wok i found was a bit hard to get the right temperature. At one point i had it sizzling to much and then it was hardly cooking. next time i will have to try to control the temperature and keep it consistent. Overall the only major problem i had was time and the cooking of the rice.

Beef broccoli with noodles

This lesson we made beef and broccoli with egg noodles. I honestly did not really like it however it did provide a good nutritious meal. The beef was a source of protein. The broccoli provided a good vegetable serve which was a source of fibre. The noodles were carbohydrates which give energy to the body.  overall the dish is a healthy meal however was not my favorite.