For those wondering the origins of this style of curry is Caribbean/West Indies, not the Asian Continent.. They had a thriving spice trade that married with their traditions of using a lot of fruit in main courses..
Are you sure? My father in law is Hong Kong Chinese, he owns a restaurant & takeaway and he's always made curry using fruit cooked down in this method with curry powder. He insists its a Cantonese method of making curry sauce but given the British Empire influence in Hong Kong it wouldn't surprise me if it was a West indies influence. Who knows. 🤷♂️
@@B-26354 more than likely from the Indies. Hong Kong and mainland China have never had a "curry" in their cuisine. Even countries like Thailand and Japan theoretically copied the Indians when it came to curry dishes, so empire influence wouldn't shock me.
I followed this recipe (minus the stockpot...this time), I used chicken left the fruit in and blitzed it. It is surprisingly good and easy, definitely remembering this one. Don't let the weird ingredients fool you.
You have to give him credit for not fake-promoting cookery that not a single person worldwide is actually going to do at home. Stock pots, pre-made seasonings or broths - that is what real people use in the real world so I see no reason why a professional cook should ignore that rather than giving advice on how to use them better than just plunging them into everything. I would consider myself a demanding cook and eater (at least on a private/amateur level), yet I have NEVER made stock myself, I have NEVER made my own curry mix from 200 different spices, I have NEVER made filo pastry myself and I am not going to do any of those things ever. Why cause myself stress with things that are very easily produced through the use of technology? Why should I spend 4 hours making seasonings instead of spending just 5 minutes researching into a quality brand for that and the remaining 3 hours and 55 minutes working or generally being productive? Admittedly 95 % of convenience products are horrible, but there is nothing wrong with using the 5 % good stuff.
It takes 2 minutes to make your own spice mix from scratch. It's literally just mixing a bunch of spices together in a bowl. Maybe 5 minutes if you're grinding fresh whole spices yourself for a better flavour (which is what I usually do)
@@Warman_12 'You can't make a soup at home as good as a knorr stockpot.' The fucking stockpot is supposed to help lazy and unskilled people, stop calling it the greatest thing ever.
We use knorr stock pot everyday .. fish . Pork .. Beef Only in some recipes we don't I tried using normal stock pot .. no one especially normal citizens will waste hours of preparation for stocks
No but the critics in the comments will tell you its just a bunch of stuff in a pot cooking for hours... I'm surprised none of them came to spam your comment
I know he’s there to promote a product but you absolutely can make a stock at home as good as a knorr stock pot. And I know he knows that. It’s a bit of a process and takes a lot of time, but it’s doable
Chinese use alot of fruit in their curry sauces and this is a very english old school recipe which isnt as popular thanks to the BIR style however to say this isnt a curry or that it tastes bad is just ignorance.
Jenni Valentine i guess blending it would make the sauce taste a little too fruity for European/American tastes. IMO it probably isn’t bad but just a Profile a lot of people would dislike.
I have never put fruits into my curry...what's the use of those fruits?won't the curry taste funny and sweet?someone told to put chocolate into the curry to enhance the taste..is it true?
Many Japanese curry recipes have fruits in it. Mostly apples, sometimes mangoes, but they are just there to add naturally mild sweetness to the body of the curry. Chocolate is also not an unusual taste enhancer. Chances are you won't even notice it's there at all. In some other cultures, fruits in curry (that you can actually see the fruits in there) is quite common. Thai pineapple curry and duck, for example, is to die for. It might sound quite strange to someone who's not used to it, but fruits and curry work quite well together.
Lots of curries and biryanis have fruits in them, they don't really affect the flavour of the whole dish, just add texture and the flavour of the fruit when you actually bite into some, it's not for everyone, but it is traditional for some curries.
Like it or not Marco is a guy who has michelin stars, I mean he can't just throw some random fruits to make a curry right? There has to be some adjustment he made before making this recipe, and I also relate fruit curry DOES sound weird, but hey why don't try it instead of criticizing it first?
These videos aren't his recipes, they're Knorr's, and he's just parroting what they tell him to, which is why he contradicts himself from video to video
This might not be evidence to the usage of stock pots, but when he was talking about his tomato sauce he said he would make a big batch and freeze the others for later use. I think the same principle goes to stock, as it takes around 4-6 hours to make one kind of stock pot. If a professional restaurant was using various kinds of stock pots, no way they would be able to keep such a big production running. There is an advocacy for natural flavours, but even Michelin chefs have to be realistic. If this was a case of money then why does he have a million shows promoting various products across the line? So far this seems to be the only promotional content he has so its fair to assume that he has trust in this product.
How many different home made stocks do you keep at home? Chicken, both blonde and brown? Beef, fish and vegetable? No chance in hell that the modern household have time to do that. Products like Knorr are an absolute necessity.
For everyone defending Marco from people criticising him, saying "He's a Michelin chef, what the fuck do you know?" He just said you can't make a stock at home as good as knorr stock pots, which is utter, utter bullshit. When he says things like that, and that it's better to use stock pots to season pasta water, he's fully aware he's not telling the truth. He may be a culinary genius, and there's nothing wrong with advertising decent products (I use them!), but he has absolutely compromised his integrity.
I don't see it quite as a matter of him losing integrity through such statements. I believe that these comments are made as it is appropriate for most of the target audience. From all I've heard from the man in interviews and from how he comes across in his appearances on programmes such as MasterChef, he appears more interested in the shared experience. It's less about creating through laborious processes in the aim of culinary genius and more about accessibility and relatability in the promotion of cooking good food with minimal fuss.
This recipe sucks. If it's veggies he's using, it would be appropriate but using pudding fruits for curry is just a way to be so innovating but it the false track.
The guy sold out to Knorr big time, how can anyone just stand there and say that you cannot make a chicken stock at home as good as a knorr stock pot. I wouldnt eat that poor excuse for a curry either, did his brain get fried or something?
Lynn Figg busy moms and dads dont have much time to make their own stocks, and a good stock requires time to make. this is marketed towards those people. personally I dont use these kind of flavor enhancers or whatever. im here to listen to mpw's wisdom in the kitcheb
Yes I’m sure it’s aimed at busy people, I don’t have an issue with that, I’m busy myself AND I use stock cubes. My comment is aimed at the arrogant twat when he said people cannot make good stock at home . Yes they can , what he should have said was stock takes time to make and not everyone can spare that time. What he actually said was people cannot make good stock at home. They can.
Lynn, I agree with you. If anyone thinks these videos are strictly to help home cooks and that Marco isn't doing this as payment, then they obviously don't know how advertising works. The fact that every one of the recipes on this channel includes Knorr products makes that obvious.
Jeff you ever think it could be both? an advertisement as well as education? The man has cooked all his life so he obviously loves doing it and wants to teach others. Remember that one cook he taught? Gordon Ramsey I think his name was. Try and use that brain in your head once in awhile.
Firstly, how much money did knorr pay you to go out of your way to advertise them? And I'm Indian and I've never and I mean NEVER seen any curry made out of fruit!!!! What the hell man?!
