Ultimate Taco Bar I Chicken Tamales I Baja Fish Tacos
Join Le Chat Gourmet in the kitchen for a fun filled day making a
traditional Mexican dish, tamales! If you’ve never had a taco entirely made
from scratch, the crispy corn shell to the freshly ground beef with homemade
taco season, you are in for one delicious treat. Plus we’re making Baja tacos
too, with fresh fish filets, creamy slaw, chipotle crema and fresh herbs!

Saturday, November 21st
10 AM – 3 PM

Techniques & Skills:
Using a Tortilla Press I Working with Dried Corn Husks
Steaming Tamales I Using a Taco Shell Form
Cooking with Masa Harina Corn Flour

Recipes include:

CHICKEN TAMALES with GREEN SALSA
– corn husks spread with masa harina tamale dough,
topped with poached green chili chicken filling,
then wrapped in the corn husks and steamed,
served tomatillo lime salsa verde

HOMEMADE TAMALE DOUGH
– we’ll combine chicken broth and
masa harina corn flour with lard
for authentic Mexican tamale dough

CHICKEN TAMALE FILLING
– we’ll begin by poaching chicken breasts for optimum
flavor and juiciness in a poaching liquid of water,
chicken broth, sweet onions and minced garlic,
then shred the chicken, toss with green tomatillo sauce
and crumbled queso fresco cheese

TOMATILLO SALSA VERDE with LIME
– we’ll roast the tomatillos, sweet onions,
garlic cloves and jalapeno pepper until slighly blistered
and caramelized bringing out their natural sweetness,
then puree with lime juice and ground cumin

ULTIMATE BUILD YOUR OWN TACO BAR
– we’ll grind our own beef, add homemade
taco seasoning, fill our handmade corn taco shells with a choice
of toppings for the ultimate taco eating experience!
(chopped lettuce, shredded colby jack cheese, sour cream,
pickled jalapeno peppers, diced tomatoes and sweet onions)

HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING
– once you make this you will ‘never’ use store bought again,
I keep a large jar on hand at all times! a combination of
ground chili powder, cumin, garlic, onion, sweet paprika,
Mexican oregano and red pepper flakes

HANDMADE CORN TACO SHELLS
– homemade masa harina yellow corn flour dough
hand formed in a tortilla press,
then deep fried into crispy taco shells

BAJA FISH TACOS
– golden deep fried batter coated fresh fish filets,
served on hand formed corn taco shells
with homemade carrot and cabbage coleslaw,
chipotle mayo crema, fresh cilantro,
shaved radishes and lime wedges

HOMEMADE CABBAGE SLAW
– shredded mixture of carrots, red and green cabbage
tossed in our creamy homemade buttermilk dressing

BUTTERMILK DRESSING
– a combination of Greek yogurt, buttermilk,
lime juice and Michigan honey

CHIPOTLE MAYO CREMA
– a creamy sauce to accompany our fish tacos,
mayonnaise, smoky chipotle pepper,
fresh lime juice and zest

$145 per person