Slow Cooker

[PeteC]

Wife just bought a crock pot per my request and now I have to resurrect recipes from my memory, as I haven't used one for at least 10 years. It will come in handy as the daughter is now involved in many activities after school that we attend and great to be able to start something up in the morning to be finished at supper time.

Anyone out there have any good recipes please post. I used to love a good corned beef brisket cooked in one but I think impossible to find that meat here. Anyway, thanks for any tips. Pete

[Nereus]

I use one, mostly for chicken curry. The Internet is swarming with ideas, Pete!

[migrant]

Don't remember seeing short ribs there Pete, but those work great

Trim fat and sear all sides,
Put in pot with beef broth, onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf and spices
Cook low 6-8 hours until rib meat falls off the bone.
I strain liquid, discard veggies, skim fat.
Add fresh veggies and cook until veggies are done to taste

Great for chili too!!

[Siani]

I cook Chilli con carne in mine, maybe you like that?

Serves: 8
500g (1 1/4 lb) beef mince lean
1 onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 green pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (600g) jar passata
2 (400g) tins kidney beans, liquid reserved from one tin
1 (400g) tin cannellini beans, liquid reserved
1/2 tablespoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon parsley (I sometimes prefer coriander)
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon basil
3/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 green chillis and 2 red chillis

f you cannot find freah herbs and spices dried will do.
Be careful with the chillis, add less if you do not like it hot in spice! If you want very mild, omit the fresh chillis.

Method
Place the mince in a frying pan over medium heat, lightly saute and drain off fat.
Place the mince in a slow cooker, and mix in remaining ingredients apart from beans . You can add them if you want but I prefer to add them 1½ hrs before end of time so they do not go too mushy.
Cover, and cook 8 hours on Low

Serve with a spoonful of soured cream and plain boiled long grain rice. Yum!

This also freezes well if you make too much




If you want to push the boat out serve another side dish with it and the soured cream....

Best-ever chunky Guacamole
3 avocados , very ripe but not bruised
juice 1 large lime
handful coriander , leaves and stalks chopped, plus a few leaves, roughly chopped, to serve
1 small red onion , finely chopped
1 chilli , red or green, deseeded and finely chopped

1.Use a large knife to pulverise the tomato to a pulp on a board, then tip into a bowl. Halve and stone the avocados (saving a stone) and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh into the bowl with the tomato.
2. Tip all the other ingredients into the bowl, then season with salt and pepper. Use a whisk to roughly mash everything together. If not serving straight away, sit a stone in the guacamole (this helps to stop it going brown), cover with cling film and chill until needed. Scatter with the coriander, if using, then serve.

[kendo]

Here you go Pete,
some really yummy food on this site.

http://slowcookerrecipes.org.uk/

Kendo.

[PeteC]

I use one, mostly for chicken curry. The Internet is swarming with ideas, Pete!

Yes, I know, thanks. The thing actually comes with a book also. I'm looking for those special little known ideas and stimulate some conversation. Pete

[margaretcarnes]

I use mine a lot for cooking pork hock. After a night in the slow cooker the meat just falls off the bone, and I like it cold with potato salad and pickles. All you need to remember is to soak the hock in cold water for a couple of hours and rinse it under the tap, before slinging it in the cooker with bay leaves and whatever seasoning and covering it with fresh water.

Also pea and ham soup. Many recipes for this, but for me it needs a mix of fatty bacon, smoked sausage, carrots, onion, a little bit of potato - all chopped very small. The potato should end up a mush really. Leave it to cook as long as it takes - just keep an eye on it and top up with water when needed.

Stews - too many to mention! Chicken carcasses slow cooked will provide a good stock for the freezer, as well as getting the last bits of meat off the bone.

Tonight I'll be chucking the left over roast lamb shoulder in it with carrot and onion for a base for broth. It will need to be cooled and skimmed, then cooked again with pulses. But hey - it doesn't matter. Slow cookers do it all for you. Good luck!

[Takiap]

Wife just bought a crock pot per my request and now I have to resurrect recipes from my memory, as I haven't used one for at least 10 years. It will come in handy as the daughter is now involved in many activities after school that we attend and great to be able to start something up in the morning to be finished at supper time.

Anyone out there have any good recipes please post. I used to love a good corned beef brisket cooked in one but I think impossible to find that meat here. Anyway, thanks for any tips. Pete

Pete I'm not sure if you have a Makro nearby, but the one which recently opened in Hua-Hin sells all the different cuts of beef, both fresh and frozen.



HHF......if you read this thread, I checked Makro for the Blueberries you mentioned on the other thread, and can confirm that they do sell them, but only frozen. 1kg packets cost about 250 baht. Oh, and they sell fresh Salmon as well......lol.