Heat—not the flame on your stovetop or the temperature of your oven, but heat that is built into ingredients—is a culinary tool. Milk Street approaches it like we approach sweetness, bitterness or sourness. Providing contrast, dimension and interest, spicy heat is an essential element that you need to be comfortable manipulating for successful home cooking.
In this online March 25 class, beginning at 6 pm Eastern, we will focus on dried chilies. You’ll learn when and why we use dried chilies whole, toasted, puréed and powdered as we prepare Orange-Guajillo Chili Pulled Chicken (a take on Sinaloan chilorio). Plus, we’ll cover the simple art of homemade chili oils, how to identify good-quality dried chilies, and the characteristics of our most-used chili powders. You’ll leave this class eager to experiment with more dried chilies in all their forms.
You can access the full recipe for the Orange-Guajillo Chili Pulled Chicken here. For the chili oil, there’s no hard-and-fast recipe. Simple have a combination of the following ingredients: oil, dried chili pepper(s) (whole, flaked or powdered are all fine); and, optionally, bonus ingredients like garlic and whole spices (such as cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorns and fennel seeds).
A note about spiciness: we rarely maximize it at Milk Street. In this class, we’ll teach you how to coax out the complex flavors underneath the kick and show you how to make substitutions to get the right amount of spice for you. Bonus: All attendees of this class will receive a 15% off coupon to the Milk Street Store after class.
This event has limited spots, and you must register in advance via Eventbrite. One sign-up covers one device. Closed Captioning is available for this event; please indicate in the sign-up form that you require Closed Captioning to access it.
Immediately after registering, you will get a confirmation email that contains the Zoom meeting log-in information and the recipe we will make in class. After class, you will receive a recording of the event, as well as a packet with recipes and resources. If you have any questions about this class, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via cookingschool@177milkstreet.com.
$25. Payments for Milk Street live stream classes are non-refundable. If you find yourself unable to attend, you may transfer the ticket to someone else, but we are unable to refund fees and all payments are final. Register HERE
Proceeds from live stream cooking classes support Milk Street’s non-profit work with The Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston, The Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester, and other partners.
