Slow cooker...

[Doon frae Troon]

We take our wee cooker on holiday when we rent a cottage.
Nothing better than a day on the hills/beach and coming back to a ready cooked meal.

 

[Rooter]

Rooters top tip if you are thinking of buying a slow cooker....

Get one that has a removable pan, that way you can do stove cooking first (ir browning onions or meat) in the same pan, then just drop it in the slow cooker when you are ready to! Saves on the washing up too!!

We have this one: http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs...gclid=CPe-xNz5_MMCFSrlwgod-BwAWA&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[CMAC]

Rooters top tip if you are thinking of buying a slow cooker....

Get one that has a removable pan, that way you can do stove cooking first (ir browning onions or meat) in the same pan, then just drop it in the slow cooker when you are ready to! Saves on the washing up too!!

We have this one: http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs...gclid=CPe-xNz5_MMCFSrlwgod-BwAWA&gclsrc=aw.ds

I like it, I want one (for SWMBO), so you can gas cook first before plonking in to the slow cooker for 7 hrs?

 

[philly169]

we have one, but rarely use it...

I get worried about leaving it cooking whilst we are both at work!

 

[Rooter]

I like it, I want one (for SWMBO), so you can gas cook first before plonking in to the slow cooker for 7 hrs?

Yup! perfect for browning mince and onions for a spag bol, or browning steak for a stew etc!

Treat her Cmac! ours was a 30th birthday pressie for Mrs Rooter! She loves it!

 

[MegaSteve]

Treat her Cmac! ours was a 30th birthday pressie for Mrs Rooter! She loves it!

Braver man than I... Getting 'the boss' kitchen 'stuff' for a birthday pressie... Don't think I'd ever be allowed to get away with that...

Although we have a slow cooker now tend to use a cast iron casserole in the oven...
Simon Hopkinsons coq au vin is a recipe I'd highly recommend...

 

[Rooter]

Braver man than I... Getting 'the boss' kitchen 'stuff' for a birthday pressie... Don't think I'd ever be allowed to get away with that...

She wanted a new Dyson for xmas! no chance, you seen how much they are?!

 

[need_my_wedge]

Once made ribs in the slow cooker and couldn't get them out of the dish for the meat falling off the bone.

Did this once, cooked the ribs so soft you could bite right through to the marrow without realizing you were eating the bone too...... don't recommend that one... unless you shorten the cooking time.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I use one to cook a Ghurka curry in - sorry can't share the recipe*

*he buys it in tins from Waitrose

:rofl:

 

[Farneyman]

Cheers for the replies, especially the ones who actually offered a recipe/idea

Will hit the butchers for some stuff for Saturday and stick it on before I go to the golf. I'm thinking ribs...unless someone comes back with a simple curry recipe you'd recommend.

Cheers

 

[Rooter]

Make sure u tell the butcher you are slow cooking! Will get you a nice cheap cut of say shin of beef, brisket, will be b e a uetiful!

 

[Bazz]

I do gammon slow roasted in coke in mine.

Boil the gammon for 5 mins to get rid of the excess salt, stick it in the slow cooker, quarter an onion, cover with full fat coke, and that's it.

Fantastic

 

[c1973]

A wee curry recipe for your slow cooker. Courtesy of the beebs good food website.

Ingredients
4 tbsp sunflower oil
800g/1lb 12oz beef braising steak, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces
2 onions, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 chillies, finely chopped, plus extra to taste
2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
4 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground turmeric
2 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
2 tsp garam masala
200g/7oz natural yoghurt
small handful fresh chopped coriander

Preparation method

Heat half of the oil in a frying pan and fry the beef pieces for 4-5 minutes, or until browned all over. (You may need to brown the meat in batches.) Tip the browned meat into the slow cooker.

Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and fry the onions for five minutes, then add the garlic, chilli and ginger and fry for another 2-3 minutes. Add the spices and fry for another minute, then tip the mixture into the slow cooker.

Add the chopped tomatoes to the slow cooker, then fill one of the empty cans with water and add the water to the slow cooker.

Stir everything together, pressing down so that everything is covered in liquid and cook for 8-10 hours on low.

About 30 minutes before serving, stir in the garam masala and yoghurt and season to taste with salt and a little more chilli. Cook for a further 30 minutes, then stir in the coriander.


Alternatively, buy a jar of curry from the supermarket and bung it over some beef/chicken/lamb with some chopped onion...........I'd try the recipe though.

 

[Jabba]

I do gammon slow roasted in coke in mine.

Boil the gammon for 5 mins to get rid of the excess salt, stick it in the slow cooker, quarter an onion, cover with full fat coke, and that's it.

Fantastic

Almost identical here. Soak a ham shank in water for a couple of hours to eliminate excess salt. Throw the shank into the cooer with a can of coke and leave for 6 hours, I prefer it without the onion. It'll be so tender that the bone pulls straight out of the meat if you try to lift it out of the cooier using the bone.

 

[JustOne]

Haven't got a recipe to hand, but it will make the best pulled pork!

2nd'ed :thup:

One of these skinless smoked bacon joints in hot water for about 6hrs and voila! Great wiv cabbage and tatties or in a simple sandwich...

 

[Farneyman]

I do gammon slow roasted in coke in mine.

Boil the gammon for 5 mins to get rid of the excess salt, stick it in the slow cooker, quarter an onion, cover with full fat coke, and that's it.

Fantastic

When you say cover with full fat coke are you talking pints of the stuff or just a can like Jabba mentioned?

A wee curry recipe for your slow cooker. Courtesy of the beebs good food website.

Ingredients
4 tbsp sunflower oil
800g/1lb 12oz beef braising steak, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces
2 onions, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 chillies, finely chopped, plus extra to taste
2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
4 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground turmeric
2 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
2 tsp garam masala
200g/7oz natural yoghurt
small handful fresh chopped coriander

Alternatively, buy a jar of curry from the supermarket and bung it over some beef/chicken/lamb with some chopped onion...........I'd try the recipe though.

Looks like I need to visit the supermarket for most of that stuff.

Cheers for the ideas. Heading towards the gammon now as I want to just eat it when I get in and not have to add and stir extra stuff in when I get back. Will save that curry for a day in the house.

 

[CMAC]

the recipes look 'complicated', I want to 'bung it all in the pot', switch on and 7 hrs later I have a meal for the family, does it do that?

 

[Smiffy]

A slow cooker is the only way to do a proper beef curry.
Just whack big chunks of onion and frozen peas in about an hour before the end so they are still reasonably firm (like a Chinese takeaway curry).
Cushty

 

[Rooter]

the recipes look 'complicated', I want to 'bung it all in the pot', switch on and 7 hrs later I have a meal for the family, does it do that?

diced beef
onion
garlic
carrots
swede
beer or red wine
stock cube

dust the beef with seasoned flour, fry in the pan (little oil) with the onions and garlic until browned. (about 5 minutes work)

Put all the other ingredients in the pot, switch on low and leave for 8 hours.

If you really fancy being posh, make some dumplings (half suet to plain flour, add some salt and mixed herbs, bit of water and voila!) dump them in about 45 mins before serving.

Done, one pot cooking. You could serve with some green vegies, mashed pots etc or just have a bowl of stew!

 

[Rooter]

If you want to be uber lazy, whole chicken.

Get a whole chicken, take out of wrapper. put in slow cooker. couple of tablespoons of water. turn on. Cook on low for about 4-5 hours. That will be the most moist roast chick you ever had!! (if you are a fatty, you could stick in a high temp oven before serving to crisp the skin, but my body is a temple and dont eat the skin)