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The discussion centers around the use of unconventional main ingredients in curry, with several participants sharing their experiences. Chicken thighs are favored for their flavor, while others mention using turkey thighs, bacon, and even venison. There is a general consensus that exploring different meats can enhance the curry experience, with many contributors encouraging experimentation beyond the standard chicken breast and lamb.

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Offline Darkginger

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Unusual main ingredients?
« on: April 18, 2012, 12:17 AM »
Anyone else veer away from the standard chicken breast/lamb/prawn as your main ingredient? I've been using (skinned) chicken thighs - often on the bone - more often recently, because I think they add a more 'chickeny' flavour than breasts do. Years back, many restaurants charged extra for 'breast of chicken' curries, and used other parts of the chicken as standard. Now, I'm thinking of trying to make a decent duck breast curry - thinking that duck is a nice fatty meat, so should carry the flavour well. If I could find mutton, I'd be using it - and have plans to acquire some goat meat from a local source.

Anyone got any other suggestions/experience to share?
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Offline Vindaloo-crazy

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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2012, 07:55 AM »
I made sprouts diabolo a few years back on Boxing day. Won't be doing that again, I can assure you!  :o
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Offline mickdabass

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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2012, 07:55 AM »
I did some Tandoori Chicken using thighs. I scored and stabbed the chicken a few times before I marinated it. I skewered them and cooked them in the tandoor with the lid on. By the amount of smoke coming from it I thought a thigh had slipped down the skewer into the charcoal - but it hadn't. It was just the fat dripping onto the charcoal. The smell was divine!  They were sooo tasty. Shall definitely be cooking them again.
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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2012, 08:02 AM »
Got back from the pub with a couple of my mates rather the worse for wear, and remembered I had some base in the fridge. I proceeded to start cooking and then realised I hadn't got any cooked meat. I scoured the fridge and all I could find was half a pack of bacon...................

I don't even remember eating the finished curry but my mates reckon it was the business.

Necessity is after all the Mother of Invention  8)
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Offline natterjak

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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2012, 06:08 PM »
I've recently been using turkey thigh as recommended by someone on here ( sorry forgotten who). Seems to work well - somewhere between chicken and lamb in texture and bags of flavour. Cheap too. Asda sell a boneless turkey thigh joint which allows cutting into bigger pieces than the tiny "diced turkey thigh" which is cut into vanishingly small pieces.
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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2012, 07:30 PM »
My missus hates chicken breast with a passion; too dry, no taste. She'll happily buy 5kg of chicken thighs, debone it an pack it away in the freezer in ready prepared 500g bags. I am a lucky man ;D Chicken breast is the most over-rated cut of meat ever. Leaves me to do all the technical stuff ;)
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Offline loveitspicy

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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2012, 11:28 PM »
Here Darkginger

https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=7908.0

have a go at this

best, Rich
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Offline colin grigson

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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2012, 02:20 PM »
A few weeks ago having cooked up a batch of base to freeze I was left with about 250ml spare so I thought I'd knock up a quick treat for myself ... not having any defrosted chicken my thoughts turned to the larder ... the choice came down to corned beef curry or cocktail hot dog vindaloo ... the hot dog vindaloo got the vote and it wasn't too bad ( on a scale of 1 - 10 a 3 ! ).

Next time I'll make sure I have some real meat available on base day !!     :)
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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2012, 05:26 PM »
you may enjoy this thread

Sheep Testicle Tikka Masala
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=4316.0
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Offline 976bar

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Re: Unusual main ingredients?
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2012, 06:14 PM »
Quote from: Unclebuck on April 19, 2012, 05:26 PM
you may enjoy this thread

Sheep Testicle Tikka Masala
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=4316.0

What a load of Baaaaaaalocks!!! lol, I could not think of anything worse... lol
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