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Let’s go to Mexico! Albondigas Soup (Class only)
May 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PDT
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¡Arriba, Arriba, Ándale! Join Hipcooks and Let’s go to Mexico and enjoy Albondigas Soup. It’s perfect for Cinco de Mayo. This classic Mexican meatball soup packs so much flavor into one bowl.
Ingredients for Let’s go to Mexico!
Our Ingredients Kit makes it easy — just about everything you need for class arrives in a lovingly packed box. The purchase price of the ingredients kit includes the kit (4 servings), shipping costs, and the cost of the class. (If you cannot attend the live class, we’ll send you a recording to watch at your convenience.)
This will make a large pot of soup: perfect for eating, sharing, or freezing leftovers.
Mirepoix: consisting of 1 onion, 3 celery stalks, 3 carrots and 4 garlic cloves. Please dice the onion, garlic and celery, and slice the carrots into rounds before class. Here’s info!
Peppers: you’ll need 2 bell peppers (1 yellow and 1 orange make for the prettiest combo, but any will work.) Also, you’ll need a chile pepper: a pasilla or poblano is perfect! If you don’t like any spice, use a green bell pepper.
white wine: some for you, some for the soup!
a 14-ounce can of chopped tomatoes, opened and drained over a colander
1-quart chicken stock or Better than Bullion
1 pound ground beef
¼ cup white rice (plain, basmati, or jasmine rice)
1 bunch cilantro
a lime or lemon
staples: olive oil, salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco or hot sauce, dried oregano or thyme, chili or cayenne pepper
extra bonus points: fresh or dried epazote (an herb found in most Latin markets)
Equipment
Awesome pot (our favorite is the Le Creuset 4.5 quart soup pot)
a sturdy heat-proof cooking spoon
Microplane or grater
a cutting board and chef’s knife
a small lidded pot
mixing bowl
Virtual cooking classes at Hipcooks
Join us for this online cooking class on zoom, or get your own group together for a lively Livestream: Coworkers & clients, Friends & family, and kids for a Private virtual cooking class. We’ll work with you to book a date and time that work for you. More info on our Private virtual cooking classes here.
Optional Add On: Le Creuset 4.5 quart soup pot: $290
The perfect pot! We love these sexy pots with curved sides that help encourage movement as you stir. Enamel-covered cast iron prevents sticking & is heavy for even heat distribution and more control in cooking. This beauty can be used on the stove-top, in the oven, and even go straight to the table to serve from (since it’s so darned cute!)
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Optional Add On: Exoglass Spoon: $12
All cooking spoons are not created equal! Why we chose this spoon: Made from composite material, in France. A durable item built to last. Super-resistant to heat (use in jam-making!), non -porous & can be sterilized. Will not deteriorate or lose its shape. Will not scratch your pans – use with non-stick! It is only $12, what are you waiting for?
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Optional Add On: Maldon Salt: $8
Finish your Risotto with this flakey salt: your meal will sing!
This salt is a Hipcooks favorite, and is the ideal finisher to many dishes. Crystals with large surface area mean “less is more”. Use to finish dishes for a lovely burst of flavor.
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Optional Add On: Mircoplane Zester $15
The “gratest” tool in the kitchen! Parmesan cheese falls like snow, with so much surface area that “less is more”. But donÕt stop there! Also use to zest citrus, grate ginger, shave chocolate, sprinkle nutmeg, etc., etc.
Email hipcooks@hipcooks.com to tack this onto your order.