Chinese chicken curry help

Entropy · 9 Apr 2012 at 20:13

The wing yip store is a bad boy place to pick up a whole host of chinese and other eastern ingredients, be careful though because sometimes things can still be found cheaper in the local supermarket

Jolteh · 9 Apr 2012 at 21:45

mnemonix said:
The process is called 'velveting' and involves marinating in egg white and corn flour before partially cooking it in hot oil - the result is a very smooth, 'velvety' texture. The cooking is then finished when it is stir fried for the final dish.

This guy is on the money.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/04/velveting-meat-asian-cooking-technique-cornstarch.html

robfosters · 9 Apr 2012 at 23:42

mnemonix said:
The process is called 'velveting' and involves marinating in egg white and corn flour before partially cooking it in hot oil - the result is a very smooth, 'velvety' texture. The cooking is then finished when it is stir fried for the final dish.

Excellent. just seen someone do it on youtube and the chicken looks exactly how I want it.

Does this just work for chicken or do they do all their meats like it because the beef in their ginger and spring onion is the same. It almost has a slimy texture, which although sounding unpleasant, is actually very nice.

Any tips for chow mein? In these hard times, i'm finding it hard stumping up money to feed 5 from the chinese. Pauper that I am.

vonex · 10 Apr 2012 at 08:18

chippy08 said:
Have you tried the Maysan curry powder from morrisons in mild and hot flavour.

nope! but its now on my shopping list

think i'm addicted to currys must have about 3-4 a week!

Hamster · 13 Apr 2012 at 21:09

My local Tesco didn't have any of the Goldfish curry sauce so I got some Wing Yip concentrated stuff whilst at Sainsbury's. Every bit as good as the sauce in our local Chinese.

robfosters · 13 Apr 2012 at 23:20

Yeah Wing-Yip is the online store I alluded to above. Seems to do a lot of authentic stuff.

There probably all much of a muchness.

Kezmo · 14 Apr 2012 at 09:55

been using it for years , top tip add some garlic and chilli flakes for pure epic sauce ! and as said above velvet the chicken if you can be arsed :-)

or quarn chicken pieces

Montegue · 16 Apr 2012 at 20:52

I always buy this type when having a chinese curry at home, pretty nice and taste just like chippy curry sauce.

chippy08 · 16 Apr 2012 at 22:05

Montegue said:
I always buy this type when having a chinese curry at home, pretty nice and taste just like chippy curry sauce.

You need to try the mayflower curry sauce from Farmfoods or Heron food it comes in a container you mix it with cold water in a sauce pan then heat it up so it goes thicker.

myself i buy the mayflower chinese curry sauce and also the proper chip shop curry sauce the one with sultanas in it.