was shut down by a guest during his cooking show, During one segment, James welcomed new chef Corrin Harrison to the programme before he showed viewers how to make a fish dish.
Corrin made the chef a delicate dish of madai fish, buttery callaloo, and a luxurious champagne sauce. However, during the demonstration, things took an awkward turn when James asked his guest about the ingredients used in his champagne sauce – only to be shut down.
While Corrin shared the main ingredients used in the sauce, he refused to give away his secret ingredient. He informed James: “Now I’m going to make the champagne sauce.”
“This isn’t like a Frenchman would do a champagne sauce, James cut in before Corrin continued: “So my idea behind this is, I use very good quality champagne, so I don’t see why I would want to cook that out.
“So I just infuse cucumber, trim some shiso and bronze fennel and shallot into champagne and cream, maybe warm it to 60 degrees, then heat it up, and then serve it.”
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James Martin on his cooking show (Image: ITV)
He continued: “So it’s fresh. You’re getting your alcohol that you put in there, so a good glug.”
“It is a very different way to doing a champagne sauce, though,” James pointed out before adding: “So there is a combination of two things in here. What’s this in this little magic pot?”
“Dashi powder,” Corrin replied before teasing: “It is like a chef’s secret.”
“Are you going to give it away?” James pressed before Corrin shut him down: “No, not really.”
Laughter erupted in the studio before James joked: “You can have the champagne sauce, but not the rest of it.”
James Martin was shut down by Corrin during the demonstration (Image: ITV)
Corrin shared: “It is basically powdered dashi, we use it as a seasoning.”
Fans were thrilled to see a new chef on the show, and many took to social media to share their thoughts.
“Wow, amazing, Corrin is so talented,” one fan beamed.
“Superb,” another complimented Corrin’s dish, while a third added: “Corrin was a great addition to the show.”
James Martin’s Saturday Morning returns next weekend at 9.30am on ITV.