Mexican & Spanish Essentials Cooking Hamper | Tacos, Paella & More with Video Class

This box is built for a long lunch with friends. From Mexico, braise chicken thighs in chipotle and dried chillies for tinga, and cure fresh kingfish in lime for ceviche on crunchy tostaditas.

From Spain, cook a proper paella with bomba rice, saffron and our house-made sofrito, and fry potatoes until golden for patatas bravas with our smoky bravas sauce. Everything with a kick comes in the box, from mild salsa to green habanero.

On the menu

• Tinga de pollo: chipotle braised chicken tacos
• Ceviche tostaditas
• Paella with chicken and prawns or chorizo
• Patatas bravas

In your box

• Chiles de Pueblo (mixed dried Mexican chillies)
• Chipotle en adobo
• Green habanero sauce and three red chilli hot sauce
• Mild salsa
• Tostaditas
• Bomba paella rice
• Saffron and smoked paprika
• House-made sofrito
• House-made bravas sauce
• Recipe cards, fresh shopping list and QR code to the video class

You'll need to buy: 600 g chicken thighs, 200 g sushi-grade kingfish, 300 g prawns or chorizo, chicken stock, potatoes, onion, shallot, garlic, tomatoes, avocado, lime, radish, frozen peas, sour cream, shredded cheese, corn tortillas.

Equipment: large frying pan or paella pan, heavy pot with lid, mixing bowls, sharp knife and board.

How it works

Cook when it suits you. Your box arrives with everything dry and saucy you need, plus a QR code to the full recorded class. Open it the day it lands, or save it for a rainy Sunday. Pause, rewind and cook at your own pace.

What you add: a few fresh ingredients from your local shop. Your shopping list comes in the box and in your booking confirmation, so you can shop ahead.

Price: $159 per person, plus $20 handling and postage per order. Dispatched Tuesday and Wednesday by Australia Post. Free pickup from Otao Kitchen, 393 Victoria Street, Abbotsford, Thursday to Sunday.

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