Steam Cooking with Miele at Alain Ducasse School of Cooking in Paris
Whenever I’m asked what equipment makes a good kitchen, I always reply that all you need is a Thermomix, a good knife and a really good oven. Madame Thermomix was lucky enough to participate in a steam cooking class organised by the French cooking magazine Régal and Miele kitchen appliances at the Alain Ducasse School of Cooking in Paris. It was a wonderful day filled with recipes, techniques and new friendships. Plus of course, the chance to discover the range of Miele steam ovens, designed to give 20 years of reliable high performance and trouble-free operation.
As I see every day with my Thermomix and its brilliant Varoma steamer, steam cooking is very healthy, very tasty, and very easy. It can be fat free. You can add gobs of flavour with herbs and spices. You can steam meat, fish, poultry and vegetables. With a Miele steam oven you can roast and steam at the same time, so for instance your roast chicken will be über moist on the inside and nice and crispy on the outside. Your breads and pastries will take on new meaning as the steam enhances their rising and baking, too. I know that I will do my best to include a steam oven in my teaching kitchen here in France where I’ll be running cooking retreats, so do you hear that, Miele ? 😉
Many thanks to Régal magazine, to the Alain Ducasse School of Cooking and to Miele France for this wonderful opportunity to discover new friends, new techniques and new products for my new cooking retreats kitchen!
Bon appétit !
Madame Thermomix’s Top Tip: Click on any of the photos below to see them full size and without any overlay of text.
Merci beaucoup, Catherine, et merci de votre commentaire. A bientôt derrière les fourneaux!
Bravo Madame Thermomix ce blog est très bien fait, les photos sont belles. Très bon souvenir de cette matinée chez Mr Alain Ducasse.
Merci et encore bravo.
Bien cordialement,
Catherine
Notre journée était très bien organisée, n’est-ce pas? Et oui, je compte bien sur toi pour assister à mes ateliers de cuisine 😉 Je te tiens au courant. Bises de Madame Thermomix!
Yo Barb! Great to hear from you and thanks for your comment on this blog. My niece has been on the island for the past few weeks and she was already making me jealous. Now that I know you’ve been cycling there too, I’m absolutely gutted! Miss you and Dave, be well and come visit us here in France; -)
Madame! You look fabulous! And cooking with Chef William looks like it was a blast. We were thinking of you last weekend as we rode our bicycles around Frye Island. Keep on steamin’ !!
J’ai adoré cette magnifique matinée.
Le prochain cours j’espère qu’il se fera dans ton école et j’espère pouvoir y participer.