Thursday 5 December 2019

Year 5 Young Chef - The Finals

On Tuesday the final of the Young Chef Cooking Competition in Year 5 took place.  For the last five weeks, thirty children from across the year group have been planning and adapting a three course menu with a drink for a hero of their choice.
First thing in the morning, the children prepared their puddings in small groups. These were: individual summer fruit puddings, a chocolate tart, a dark chocolate tart and individual trifles with homemade custard. Whilst these were cooling and setting, the children got on with prepping for their soups. They chose to cook leek and potato, mulligatawny and tomato soup, which they later garnished with homemade croutons and a range of herbs.
After a short break, the children prepared the salads to accompany their main courses showing off a range of skills, including: spiralising, grating, peeling, chopping and dicing. They then prepared a healthy coating for their chicken or quorn nuggets which they cooked by either shallow frying or baking.

Once all the food was prepared, it was judged on taste and presentation by Mr Smales, our parent governor Kafayat Eletu, Mrs Britton and Mrs Seaton. The food was then served in courses to the rest of the year group.
It was an extremely successful day and really showcased how the children’s cooking and presentation skills have improved over the course of the project. Our winner and runners up will be announced very shortly!