Topic: Back to Base-ics

[Unclefrank]

Thats what i do mojo eat all the meat then boil carcass and i keep mashing the bones down to the bottom of the pan.

[gary]

... even  tried putting wine in mine to add depth

In my early days on the forum I actually tried using leftover French onion soup (home made with lots of wine) to make a quick curry base.

Turned out really nice as I recall 

Gary

[Micky Tikka]

That's right Rich keep it nice and simple ha ha my jaw was dropping while I was reading it until I saw the ha ha at the end . most normal stocks start with onion carrot and celery has any put the later in

[loveitspicy]

It is simple Michael to make a stock - for curries though i wouldnt use celery but im sure some do

And as the other guys say they even eat the roast chicken then use the carcase - i like to use the fresh carcase to get the most out of the flesh and bones - its amazing the amount of oil and flavour you get out when boiling

the idea of using the fresh chicken was to use as the meat in a curry - but there is nothing wrong with a succulent roast chicken to eat, stuffing, potatoes veg gravy lovely and a little English mustard on the side

best, Rich

[Micky Tikka]

make you right there .  Read from a book   that so called top  Indian chefs Learn about French cooking first ,thats where the cellery came in !

[loveitspicy]

Those French eh! shoving all that stuff in a stock - too posh - there aint much celery going into a stock in India you can bet

best, Rich

[Micky Tikka]

Mmmm yeah  again keep it simple . Trying too hard ,  defferently putting chicken in it next time  . How about Kentucky . sorry I'll shut up now

[Micky Tikka]

 For the first time I cooked my base in a 12 ltr pressure cooker resently (Been watchin Heston .Keeping flavours sealed) Although a nice film of oil produced on top came out a dark brown Didnt taste bitter but would that make a difference to the final curry. Has any cooked a decent base in a pressure cooker

[loveitspicy]

nope!

dont have a pressure cooker yet

best, Rich

[martinvic]

I believe Chewytikka does.