My Favourite Lab Experience

SOUP CHALLENGE 

Shrimp Bisque

                                                                                    The cooking lab experience I chose would be the soup challenge. We had to make a bisque soup and a side from scratch. Bisque is a very rich and thick soup which is usually made up with seafood (lobster, shrimp, and clams) and is known as a luxury soup. The soup we made was called shrimp bisque, the soup was very challenging for our group, because it was the first time our group was using seafood. Also, we had to make our baguette from scratch which was a very difficult thing to make as it required a lot of time and preparation, and we only had 75 minutes to make the dough and clean up. As the soup challenge progressed our group made a very big mistake, by not cutting the mire poix (onions, celery and carrots) small and cooking it a day before so the vegetables get tender. Therefore, the day of the challenge our vegetables took a very long time to cook, which took away a lot of the time. Then once the vegetables were cooked we had to cook our rice and shrimp which also took up a lot of time, and our group did not even start baking the garlic bread. When presenting our soup, the 2 biggest mistakes we made was that we forgot to warm up our cooked shrimp and maybe add more flavors to it by cooking it in garlic and parsley and we did not season our soup properly which made our soup taste a bit bland. It was a very hectic day for me and my group members. The biggest thing I learned is that recipes help to start, but it is very important to use your imagination in the culinary world, you should always add a little creative twist to the recipe you make as it shows the ability to make professional judgments. This lab experience was a very positive lab experience for me as I got to learn very valuable lessons such as always use your professional judgment in cooking, don't forget to season your food as it brings out more flavor in the dish, and it is very necessary to manage your time when cooking in a time limit. Overall i had great fun doing the soup challenge and experienced valuable lessons through this challenge.