Fish in a Day
Fish in a Day
Saturday February 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
On this creative one day fish course, you will be taken through the skills and techniques necessary to become a proficient fish cook.
A step by step guide to fish cookery incorporating fish selection, filleting techniques (round and flat fish), but most importantly, learn a variety of beautiful simple dishes that you can take away and recreate at home with all types of other fish as well.
Course Overview
Duration: 10:00-3:30pm
Maximum student to tutor ratio: 10-1
Welcome: Meet your tutors and see for yourself the Philleigh Way farmhouse cookery school and garden. Enjoy a morning tea or coffee and tasty Philleigh Way treat.
The Day: The course includes demonstrations and four practical sessions all using local Cornish seafood, from quick starters to special restaurant standard main courses . All equipment, aprons, food and drink is provided including a glass of wine with lunch.
Close: Have a chat with fellow course attendees and members of the Philleigh Way team. This is a guide to the days activities and may vary depending on the season as well as the group’s interest.
Sample dishes
Smoked mackerel pate, homemade bread & chutney
Megrim sole, tempura batter and saffron aioli
Grilled sole, pancetta, mussels and braised fennel
Pan roasted hake, Goan curry potatoes and crispy kale
Pan fried gunard & sauce vierge
Skills
Identifying fish
Sourcing fish
Assessing quality
Trimming and filleting flat and round fish
Grilling flat fish fillets
Battering flat fish fillets
Pan and shallow frying
Griddling
Please Note: The last session of the day involves students filleting a large round fish to take home so we recommend bringing a medium sized food container.
Age suitability: 16+ or 13+ if accompanied by a paying adult.
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