Cooking Seafood at Myers + Chang

This past spring, Bret and I had a blast taking a cooking class at Myers + Chang.  When I got an email that Chef Matt Barros was offering another course with a focus on their seafood dishes, I eagerly signed us up again for this past Saturday.

We started out by learning how to shuck an oyster.  I was super excited because although I have been eating raw oysters for as long as I can remember, I have never shucked one before! 

The juicy Island Creek oyster was topped with a spicy mint mignonette and I've got to say that an oyster definitely tastes better when you're the one who shucks it!  I was so inspired that I ordered a shucking knife online the following day.  I see an evening of cold beers and shucking oysters in my future!

We also learned to make Myers + Chang's crispy arctic char roll with hot mustard sauce.  Our creations definitely didn't go to waste because the staff deep fried our rolls and we later ate them at dim sum!

Our final dish was a pan-roasted soy glazed salmon and I learned some great tricks to test the doneness of any protein, along with how to get the fish skin extra crispy.  The salmon was shared between us students family style and I unfortunately didn't get any good photos of the dish.

After the class, we sat at the community table and had so many delicious dishes during our complimentary dim sum.

Congee

Wok-Charred Baby Bok Choy

Chinese Sesame Cucumbers

Tea-Smoked Pork Spareribs

Our Class' Crispy Arctic Char with Hot Mustard Sauce

Grilled Corn with Sriracha Butter -
Chef Matt Barros gave us the recipe for their house sriracha and the sriracha butter.
I promised him I wouldn't share these top-secret recipes on my blog.
This will definitely be made in our kitchen soon!

Wok-Roasted Lemongrass Mussels

Mama Chang's Pork Dumplings

The dim sum was unbelievable and it was great to share it with such a fun and friendly group of food lovers.  Like last time, Chef Matt offered to take the gang over to Ming's Supermarket but Bret and I passed since we had a train to catch. 

We had such a great time at this cooking class and I know we'll sign up for a class during the next series at Myers + Chang!  Thanks again to Chef Matt Barros for such a fun and informative class.

Myers + Chang is located at 1145 Washington Street, Boston, MA.  To learn more about their cooking classes and events, sign up for their newsletter.


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