Adult Courses

Each day, you will learn how to cook three or four different dishes. You will be taught the main techniques needed to prepare and cook Thai food so that you can continue cooking the cuisine with confidence at home. Each dish will be demonstrated, but the tutor is very keen for you to help with the preparation and cooking of the dishes. The tutor will give you plenty of alternatives for ingredients that may be hard to source, although most are readily available. You will also be taught how to make dishes more or less spicy so you can cater for every palette.

You will receive a folder at the beginning with details of all the recipes used and have the opportunity to make notes throughout the course. At the end you will receive a personalised copy of Peter Vaughan;s book 'Naturally Balanced Cooking'.

Notification of any special dietary requirements would be appreciated in advance by email to school@vaughanskitchen.co.uk

Day 1

Introduction to Thai ingredients plus the importance of the five tastes to produce balanced dishes.

Tom Yum soup

Thai green curry paste

Understanding how to cook perfect Jasmine rice

Day 2

Red curry paste

Tod Man Pla fish cakes

Ginger & pineapple salsa

Green papaya salad

Mango sticky rice dessert

Day 3

Massaman curry paste

Cucumber salad

Satay

Banana and coconut pancakes

Day 4

Yellow curry paste

Sweetcorn pancake

Sweet chilli dipping sauce

Thai prawn toasts

Sweet & sour tofu salad

Day 5

Coconut milk soup

Spicy beef slald

Secrets pf stir-fry

Pad Thai

Thai version of crème caramel

Peter Vaughan

About Peter

Peter Vaughan qualified as a chef through the prestigious Royal Academy of Culinary Arts. His mentor was Peter Kromberg, a well respected master chef who, at the time was Executive Chef of the Intercontinental, Park Lane. Previously he was Executive Chef of Siam Intercontinental, Bangkok so, not only did he teach the young Peter about Thai cuisine, but also employed high end Thai chefs in the hotel in London.

Now Managing Director of Vaughan's Kitchen (event catering) and Vaughan's Cookery School, he has continued his fascination for this style of cooking that comes from a country with an unbroken history of independence - no 'fusion' cuisine here! His Thai classes at the cookery school are always fully booked.