Future Chef Training with Quorn

Future Chef Training with Quorn Foods is a role that I really enjoy. Every year I visit Bishop Burton College to provide a Quorn training session to our chefs of the future. The demonstration lasts for two hours culminating in a tasting session usually of about ten different Quorn recipes.

The young chefs are introduced to Quorn and learn all about the benefits of a meat free diet. We discuss that Quorn is a market-leading brand with a range of inspiring recipes  that are better for us and better for the planet. The trainee chefs get involved and have the chance to cook up some of the recipes with guidance from me.

 

 

Here is one of the recipes that the students helped to make…

 

Sriracha Mango Salad

Preparation time: 15 minutes plus 10 minutes marinating time

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Serves: 10

Ingredients

500g Quorn Vegan Vegan Pieces

Marinade

4 tbsp vegetable oil

2 tbsp Sriracha chilli sauce

2 tbsp Agave nectar

4 tbsp light soy sauce

Salad

1 large mango, peeled and diced

1 cucumber, cut into very thin ribbons

200g carrot, peeled and cut into very thin ribbons

200g green beans, chopped and blanched

100g spring onions, finely sliced

100g pomegranate seeds

1 tbsp coriander, chopped

1 tbsp mint, chopped

Salad Dressing

2 tbsp fresh orange juice

1 tbsp white wine vinegar

1 tbsp Agave nectar (optional)

4 tbsp olive oil

Seasoning

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas Mark 6.
2. Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl. Add the Quorn Vegan Pieces and coat well. Cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
3. Place the marinated Quorn Pieces on a lightly greased baking tray. Cook in the oven for 10-12 minutes until golden brown and the core temperature is reached. Leave to cool.
4. Mix the salad ingredients together, reserving the herbs. Add the cooled Quorn Vegan Pieces.
5. Combine all the dressing ingredients and drizzle over the salad.
6. Arrange the salad on a plate and lightly stir through the chopped herbs before serving.

Tip: Replace the mango with papaya pieces or slices of nectarine for a delicious fruity twisty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.quornfoodservice.co.uk/adding-value#initiative-1

https://www.bishopburton.ac.uk/subjects/food/city-and-guilds-level-2-diploma-in-professional-

https://www.jillweatherburn.co.uk/services/cookery-demonstrations/