Mexican
Discover Mexican cooking with our fun one-day cookery course. Under the guidance of our professional chef tutors you will learn classic dishes to prepare at home to create a delicious Mexican feast for family and friends.
Authentic Mexican food is vibrant, colourful and has great depth of flavour. Using fresh herbs, vegetables, citrus and of course chillies it can be as spicy as you want or not at all - it's up to you. More than anything though Mexican food is unpretentious food perfect for sharing!
On this course you will learn to create a fresh, colourful banquet of dips, salsas, tortillas that is just as suitable to be eaten from the hand as from a plate - matched with a Cerveza or perhaps a Paloma (tequila, grapefruit, lime and soda).
In the morning we will learn the core flavour combinations and ingredients used in the cuisine and you will create a range of Mexican snacks and handmade crisp fried tostadas which you will enjoy as a light lunch.
After a further couple of hours in the kitchen perfecting your cookery you will end the day enjoying a main course of Chicken Tinga Tortilla, fresh Salsa's and traditional Rice with handmade flour tortillas.
Upon completion of this course you will have an understanding of flavour combinations and ingredients used in Mexican cookery, along with the skills to recreate popular Mexican dishes as home.
Typical Recipes
Appetizers
- Aguachile in Mango and Jalapeno
Seabass ceviche cured with mango, chilli and ginger. - Beef Tostadas
Seared beef skirt with refried beans and crisp fried tostadas. - Pico De Gallo
Salsa of tomatoes, chilli, coriander, onion and lime. - Guacamole
Spiced avocado dip with jalapenos and lime.
Main
- Chicken Tinga
Shredded chicken in a spicy tomato sauce. - Mexican red rice
Traditional toasted rice with spices and tomatoes. - Salsa Verde
Salsa made of tomatillos, green onions, coriander and chilli. - Roasted tomato salsa
Smokey tomato salsawith peppers and cumin. - Tortilla
Soft wheat flour flat bread. - Accompanied with shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, sour cream and queso fresco.
Coronavirus Questions
To see some of the changes we have put in place to make our courses Covid-secure please click here
When you arrive at the cookery school you will check-in at the Arrival Station at the front entrance where you will be registered, asked to sanitise your hands, issued with a face mask and have a quick non-intrusive temperature check (a 2 second check with temperature gun that doesn't touch you). The same procedure is followed by all staff as well. You will then be shown to your own table in the dining room and will be served tea or coffee at your table.
When you arrive you will be issued with a comfortable face mask which you should wear when travelling around the building. In the kitchens you won't need to wear a mask when cooking at your workstation as these are fitted with perspex, but if you wish you can also wear a face visor or a mask - it is your choice. We have tested the visors in the kitchen and after a few minutes you really forget you are wearing them and they don't impede your cooking or enjoyment of the course.
When you are in the dining room, you will be seated 2m from others at your dedicated table and can drink and eat without a face covering., but when you leave this 'safe zone' you would be expected to put on a face covering to move around the building.
No. We have reorganised our kitchens so that if you come as an individual on a course you will have your own isolated workstation, equipment and ingredients to work with throughout the course.
If you are coming with someone from the same household you will be able to work together on a workstation, but again you won't be sharing anything with others outside of your household.
Certainly. If you book with someone from the same household or 'social bubble' you will be stationed at the same workstation so you can enjoy the course and the experience together. You will also be seated together in the dining room so will eat together.
We are providing a Reschedule Guarantee, so if you feel unwell or need to self-isolate contact us with 24 hours notice and you will be able to reschedule to another course date of your choice. You will have 12 months to decide.
Common Questions
You will enjoy a sit-down lunch featuring what you have cooked in the morning session along with a glass of wine. Weekend courses (Saturdays) and 5 day courses (on Monday to Thursday) have a lunch and you will take-away dinner to enjoy at home.
Note: On certain courses such as Breadmaking, Chocolate Making we will provide a Buffet lunch.
All of our courses are highly practical and you will spend 90% of your time in the kitchen learning and cooking. We maximise your quality learning time by taking care of time-consuming tasks such as weighing and assembling ingredients and washing up.
This course is at an Intermediate Level. Aimed at the typical home cook. These courses will build your confidence in all areas of the kitchen. You should be familiar with common cookery concepts such as frying, baking, grilling and be able to follow a recipe. No other special skills are required.
The minimum age to take this course is 18 years old unless otherwise specified.
You will need to tell us about any food allergies or special diets at the time of
booking. Whilst the course content will stay the same, we will always try and
accommodate your requirements with substitutions and alternatives.
We
are very familiar with common food allergies and regularly welcome coeliacs, vegetarians and
those with gluten-free, dairy-free or religious diets on our courses.
Please contact the Customer Service team who will be able to advise you further.
You need to wear sensible footwear with non-slip soles and covered toes. Long hair needs
to be tied back; we advise wearing comfortable clothes and not your best outfit. We also
recommend wearing trousers.
You don't need to bring anything else with you since everything else is provided. If you
wish to bring some containers to take away food you may, but recyclable boxes are
provided.
You will receive a Certificate from the Ashburton Cookery School upon completion of this course.
Yes, we have two kitchens that are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us to discuss your needs.
We source as many ingredients from ethical, local suppliers within a 25 mile radius of the cookery school as possible.
All our fish, poultry, meat and dairy is sourced from local producers as well as vegetables and English fruit.
We will always prioritise locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and recipes where possible.
