Core technique
Cooking Techniques & Sauces
The methods every dish depends on: cooking methods and heat control, vegetable cookery, and the classical sauces of the French kitchen — from the mother sauces to their derivatives.
Courses in this track
Meat & PoultryKnow your cuts, then cook them right. Beef, veal, lamb, pork and poultry — primal cuts, core techniques, roasting a holiday turkey, braising, searing steaks, carpaccio and tartare — taught step by step by Chef Eric Arrouzé.
Fundamental Cooking Skills MasterclassBuild essential cooking skills in this online masterclass, from heat control and sautéing to roasting, braising and poaching. Learn the core methods that underpin confident, consistent cooking.
Chef’s Techniques: Mise en Place & Cooking MethodsBuild professional kitchen technique with lessons in mise en place, vegetable and herb preparation, egg handling, searing, deglazing, sauce finishing and confident plating.
Vegetable Cookery FundamentalsLearn vegetable cookery fundamentals, from selecting and storing vegetables and mushrooms to washing, trimming, peeling and preparing produce. Explore nutrition, culinary uses and essential preparation skills.
Sauce Making FundamentalsLearn the fundamentals of French sauce making, including the five mother sauces and their derivatives. Practise béchamel, velouté, hollandaise, tomato sauce, mayonnaise, vinaigrettes and more.
Seafood PreparationBuy, clean, cook and serve fish and shellfish with confidence: freshness and safety, mussels, scallops, oysters, crab, lobster and prawns, salmon cures and smoking, and fish mains — with Chef Eric Arrouzé.
Breads, Doughs & PastaLearn bread, dough and pasta fundamentals in this online cooking course. Practise yeast handling, kneading, shaping pizza and pita, fresh pasta making and shortcrust pastry. Private coaching
Want personal feedback? Work with Chef Eric.
Some subjects — opening a restaurant, food cost control, leading a kitchen team — depend on your concept, your numbers and your people. Chef Eric works through them with you in live 1-hour sessions on Google Meet, in English or French, from $150 USD.