PistonHeads Cooking Competition #30. ONE POT MEALS!

[Gretchen]

Pixel-Snapper said:

madbadger said:

Pixel-Snapper said:

mattdaniels said:

Pixel-Snapper said:

mattdaniels said:

Gretchen said:

Can we brown the meat first?

That shouldn't prevent you from using one pot to cook in.

Have you tried browning meat in a slow cooker?

Hangon, competition theme clarificationage required.

The theme says "ONE POT MEALS" not "SLOW COOKER MEALS".

I have casserole dishes that are hob-safe. Meat can be browned off in the pot on the hob, then you throw in the rest of the ingrediants and bung it in the oven.

Is the competition for slow-cooker meals or one-pot meals?

You seem to have missed my point there. I'm not implying that its a slow cooker only comp but if you where to use only a slow cooker as your one pot, you would not be able to use said slow cooker to brown the meat off.

You see?

But if I use a frying pan to brown off meat then it is not suitable for then going in the oven. If I use a casserole then I could do it in ..... one pot!

Is a slow cooker the pot of choice for a one pot competition?

Judge! Jury! and Executioner!

captainzep said:

Gretchen said:

I have some questions...

Can we brown the meat first?

I've spoken with our legal team. Their interpretation of case law pertinent to this enquiry suggests that browning of meat would be seen as a preparatory step rather than cooking and as such the death penalty would not apply.

My question was pertaining to the use of a slow cooker originally. I just omitted that fact. For which I apologise.


However, I have now thrown my slow cooker in fury out of the back door so will be either entering via an entirely different cooking method, or, not at all.


So there.


PS. Legally speaking, could a BBQ be classed as 'one pot cooking' ?

[Pixel-Snapper]

The rules state "the main part of the dish must have been cooked within it's own sauce and fellow ingredients in one pot."

Shirley browning the meat of in a pan, then adding it's sauce and fellow ingredients. Is no different to browning the meat in a pan then adding the meat and other ingredients in to the slow cooker pot to cook.

Or am I barking up the wrong tree.

Either way, it makes no difference to my recipe if I do it all on the hob or in the slow cooker. Just the latter would be easier as I will be able to leave the house instead of standing over the hob all day while it cooks.

[captainzep]

PS is right.

The 'one pot' is a vessel for assembling the ingredients and completing the main portion of cooking within.

You can sear meat first if you're using a slow cooker. What I'm keen to avoid is pretentious, faffy attention-we nonsense like this:

[Pixel-Snapper]

Don't be so 'hard' on yourself Zeppy! if you where a we I'd pay for it

[Dr G]

Bum. Did one last week that would have been perfect!

I'll get my thinking cap on, not entered one of these yet.

[madbadger]

Gretchen said:

Pixel-Snapper said:

madbadger said:

Pixel-Snapper said:

mattdaniels said:

Pixel-Snapper said:

mattdaniels said:

Gretchen said:

Can we brown the meat first?

That shouldn't prevent you from using one pot to cook in.

Have you tried browning meat in a slow cooker?

Hangon, competition theme clarificationage required.

The theme says "ONE POT MEALS" not "SLOW COOKER MEALS".

I have casserole dishes that are hob-safe. Meat can be browned off in the pot on the hob, then you throw in the rest of the ingrediants and bung it in the oven.

Is the competition for slow-cooker meals or one-pot meals?

You seem to have missed my point there. I'm not implying that its a slow cooker only comp but if you where to use only a slow cooker as your one pot, you would not be able to use said slow cooker to brown the meat off.

You see?

But if I use a frying pan to brown off meat then it is not suitable for then going in the oven. If I use a casserole then I could do it in ..... one pot!

Is a slow cooker the pot of choice for a one pot competition?

Judge! Jury! and Executioner!

captainzep said:

Gretchen said:

I have some questions...

Can we brown the meat first?

I've spoken with our legal team. Their interpretation of case law pertinent to this enquiry suggests that browning of meat would be seen as a preparatory step rather than cooking and as such the death penalty would not apply.

My question was pertaining to the use of a slow cooker originally. I just omitted that fact. For which I apologise.


However, I have now thrown my slow cooker in fury out of the back door so will be either entering via an entirely different cooking method, or, not at all.


So there.


PS. Legally speaking, could a BBQ be classed as 'one pot cooking' ?

I'm making a trifle.

[mattdaniels]

madbadger said:

I'm making a trifle.

[Shaw Tarse]

mattdaniels said:

madbadger said:

I'm making a trifle.

So you will be making your custard, adding fruit, sponge fingers & cream in one pot?

[Gretchen]

madbadger said:

I'm making a trifle.

Actually, that was my line of thinking

[calibrax]

Strictly speaking, it shouldn't be cooked in a metal pan of any type. After all, the word "pot" is an abbreviation of "pottery"...

[Hoover.]

Think I might have ago at this ....

[mattdaniels]

My entry: pot roasted pheasant in port and red wine sauce.

Picked up one of the last pheasants as the season ended.


Brown off in butter, throw in shallots, garlic, smoked bacon, chestnut mushrooms, peas, carrots, red wine, port, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, put the lid on and forget about it.


Split the bird in half, serve with a jacket spud with leek. Noms.

[captainzep]

Great way to start things off Matt!

[slopes]

Matt, did you cook the jacket spud and leeks in the same pot??
Well, did you? Eh? Eh?

[Pixel-Snapper]

Jeez-Louise!!!!!

Pistonheads: Not reading the rules matters!

[slopes]

Pixel-Snapper said:

Jeez-Louise!!!!!

Pistonheads: Not reading the rules matters!

C'mon PS, it was a light hearted leg pull after his comments about browning the meat

[Pixel-Snapper]

as was mine

[slopes]

Pixel-Snapper said:

as was mine

[mattdaniels]

You guys...

[Pixel-Snapper]

Although I still cannot work out how you've cut that jacket MD?

Is it one fat one stood on its end or is it standing on its side.