We’re flooded with bad — no, horrible — news day in and day out, but the one true thing remains: Food is awesome.
So last weekend, we joined Australian guest chef Pete Van Es from 2Pots Chefs at New World Manila Bay Hotel (NWMBH) for some culinary fun under the sun and learned the “Secrets of Barbecuing.” NWMBH’s general manager Mark Heywood and executive chef James Williams (who is also from Australia) also joined us for our masterclass in barbecuing by the pool.
(L-R) NWMBH general manager Mark Heywood, guest chef Peter Van Es and NWMBH executive chef James Williams.
Of course, no barbecue would be complete without meat! And we got to cook with Australia’s best courtesy of Stockyard Beef.
The cooking class was an immersive experience. While the participants were encouraged to prepare everything by themselves, each group had a chef guide. Ours was Chef Dennis from NWMBH’s The Fireplace.
The class prepared and barbecued three different cuts of beef: the rump, the tomahawk steak, and short ribs.
The gigantic tomahawk steaks being grilled to perfection.
Korean-style barbecued short ribs over a fiery grill.
The herb-crusted rump inside a tandoori oven.
Participants also learned how to make the perfect bearnaise sauce from scratch. We were told this sauce has broken a lot of culinary careers because if you fail to do it right, the sauce will break (separate). We could say we learned from the best: All groups had smooth and creamy bearnaise!
The results of our hard work were glorious (and of course, mouthwateringly delicious). The tomahawk steak was perfect on its own (although a dab of Pommery definitely didn’t hurt), the Korean-style short ribs were sweet and spicy and absolutely morish, and the rump went deliciously well with the gremolata we also made.
Pouring some sexy, sexy sauce over the Korean-style short ribs.
It was a great way to spend Saturday and we learned a lot of new tricks just in time for the holiday season.
If you like what you saw and would love to experience the best beef from Australia, The Fireplace at New World Manila Bay Hotel offers premium steaks from Stockyard Beef any day of the week.
