Day 4 American Cuisine- Florida/North Caribbean

Part 1:

Each team of 4 students Starts and completes the following:

• 1 recipe Key Lime Pie
• 1 recipe Roasted Pork Loin (for cubano)
• 1 recipe Cubano Sandwich
• 1 recipe Paella
• 1 recipe Coconut Shrimp
• 1 recipe Ginger-Soy Dipping Sauce
• 1 recipe Rice Pilaf
• 1 recipe Pineapple-Avocado Salsa
• 1 recipe Hushpuppies
• Use remaining batter to create hushpuppies using different ingredients (e.g., ham, cheese, shrimp, vegetables, spices, aromatics, etc.).

Part 2:

Each student Individually completes the following:

• 1 recipe Fried Chicken (served with hushpuppies)
• 1 recipe Blackened Mahimahi (served with rice pilaf and pineapple salsa)
• 1 recipe Blackening Spice

Review:

• Day 4 Powerpoint

Chef Demonstration:

“How to set up a Mis en Place
Examples of practice cuts
How to separate an egg
How to get Mayo Emulsion started
How to plate lettuce salads
How to plate non-lettuce salads”