ITV chef James Martin was joined by a new face on his Saturday morning cooking show – but things took an awkward turn

James Martin’s Saturday Morning took an unexpected turn when chef Corrin Harrison joined the show to whip up a fish dish with a twist. As he prepared a sumptuous madai fish with buttery callaloo and a champagne sauce, Corrin left James surprised by keeping tight-lipped about his secret ingredient.

While demonstrating how to create the luxurious sauce, James probed Corrin about the components of his concoction. “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.”

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He detailed his unique method: “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.”

He added, “So it’s fresh. You’re getting your alcohol that you put in there, so a good glug,” reports the Express.

James noted the unusual approach, saying, “It is a very different way to doing a champagne sauce, though,” and quizzed further, “So there is a combination of two things in here. What’s this in this little magic pot?”

“Dashi powder,” Corrin responded, hinting at a culinary mystery: “It is like a chef’s secret.”

When James pushed for more, “Are you going to give it away?” Corrin playfully rebuffed him: “No, not really.”

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The studio burst into laughter when James quipped, “You can have the champagne sauce, but not the rest of it.”

Corrin explained, “It is basically powdered dashi, we use it as a seasoning.”

Viewers were delighted to see a fresh face in the kitchen, with many expressing their excitement online.

“Wow, amazing, Corrin is so talented,” gushed one admirer.

Another praised, “Superb,” applauding Corrin’s culinary creation, and another viewer chimed in: “Corrin was a great addition to the show.