Slooooooow Cooker Recipes

[Mobile Chicane]

condor said:

I re-read this thread thinking I was sure MC had posted an ox-cheek recipe sometime ago.

I obviously missed it...but have bought an ox-cheek and this will be my first time of cooking it...well tomorrowas I'm hoping ox-cheek recipes will just materialise in the next few hours

btw I have leeks, onions, carrots in abundance

Leeks, onions, carrots in abundance all sound good

I'm sure the first time I cooked an ox cheek (thinking wtf do I do with this?) it was on a trivet of celery, onion and carrot with a splash of red wine. Delicious it was

In the slow cooker it's fantastic as a spag bog or chilli.

How much did you pay? Round here prices of this 'cheap cut' have crept up from £4.99/Kg to something like £6.50 - £7.00/Kg

[condor]

I got it from Tesco's as a reduced price item so £1.32 from original price of £2.40 400g at £6/Kg
I'll put it in the slow cooker in the next hour with onion/leeks/celery/carrots and glass of red wine while I think what to do with it.

[JFReturns]

I'm doing Lamb Rogan Josh in the slow cooker again tomorrow, bloomin' delicious. Six hours on low means the lamb is very tender and all the spices have a chance to <Nigel Slater>get to know each other.</Nigel Slater>

[condor]

My Ox cheeks have had 5.5 hours in the slow cooker so far - bit surprised that the carrots still felt hard to the touch. Gave it a stir but think it probably needs another 3 hours.

I'm not overly confident about this - but think I might let it cool and then blitz it all in the food processor tomorrow and make a cottage pie.

[Mobile Chicane]

condor said:

My Ox cheeks have had 5.5 hours in the slow cooker so far - bit surprised that the carrots still felt hard to the touch. Gave it a stir but think it probably needs another 3 hours.

I'm not overly confident about this - but think I might let it cool and then blitz it all in the food processor tomorrow and make a cottage pie.

It will be fine given 8 hours on low.

Don't give up on it just yet, although I'd bet it will make the tastiest cottage pie you've ever eaten.

[condor]

Have already given up on it-It's cooling in the hallway - I did another taste test and feel it needs a tin of chopped tomatoes added - will decide where it's going to go from there. Cottage pie, spag bol or chilli con carne are all possibilities.

I was getting hungry so had bangers,mash and beans instead

[Christian85]

I'm confused how you guys put alcohol in a slow cooker, surely the alcohol isn't going to get burnt out so the taste of say red wine will be very prominent?

[Mobile Chicane]

Christian85 said:

I'm confused how you guys put alcohol in a slow cooker, surely the alcohol isn't going to get burnt out so the taste of say red wine will be very prominent?

Not at all. The slow cooker will simmer the alcohol off.

The main thing is to not add too much liquid - half the quantity you would use in a conventional casserole. You can always add more if it's looking too dry.

[CraigVmax]

so this week, did a half leg of lamb, coated in flour, sealed off in pan, .then in slow cooker with garlic, salt and pepper, rosemary all rubbed into it and sat it on aubergines and tomatoes. 9 Hours, it was off the charts.

So.. i now need to replicate it on a larger scale in oven, 6 legs of lamb or so, how would you do it?

[Mobile Chicane]

Massive roasting pan(s), covered with three layers of foil and well sealed.

Oven on lowest heat possible for 8 hours.

[SVX]

CraigVmax said:

so this week, did a half leg of lamb, coated in flour, sealed off in pan, .then in slow cooker with garlic, salt and pepper, rosemary all rubbed into it and sat it on aubergines and tomatoes. 9 Hours, it was off the charts.

So.. i now need to replicate it on a larger scale in oven, 6 legs of lamb or so, how would you do it?

Also go for hogget from your butcher, will make a huge difference for flavour if slow cooked.

[CraigVmax]

SVX said:

CraigVmax said:

so this week, did a half leg of lamb, coated in flour, sealed off in pan, .then in slow cooker with garlic, salt and pepper, rosemary all rubbed into it and sat it on aubergines and tomatoes. 9 Hours, it was off the charts.

So.. i now need to replicate it on a larger scale in oven, 6 legs of lamb or so, how would you do it?

Also go for hogget from your butcher, will make a huge difference for flavour if slow cooked.

pick your brains further.. Doing this to stuff in pitta breads for a party, how many legs/half legs would you get for 35 people?

[LeftmostAardvark]

Bumping this for the winter. Just bought a 6l slow cooker and looking forward to trying all sorts - probably going to start with the jailhouse chilli that goes down so well on these pages. Will be interesting to see how it compares to the hob method I normally use.

[illmonkey]

I've done a few slow cooked currys/chilis in my oven recently and it doesn't seem to work out very well. Either stays liquidy (if covered) or burns (if not covered).

There is only 2 of us, is there such a thing as a small slow cooker for 2? Is there any benefit in slow cooking something then freezing left overs? Will they taste as good once recooked?

[zygalski]

Just use about 1/2 to 3/4 the amount of liquids in the recipe.
Better to use slightly too much liquid rather than too little. After you've finished cooking you can always sieve the meat/veg out & reduce the liquor in a separate wide-bottomed pan or wok. It should only take 5 or 10 minutes of rapid boiling to get the right kind of reduction.

[Mobile Chicane]

illmonkey said:

I've done a few slow cooked currys/chilis in my oven recently and it doesn't seem to work out very well. Either stays liquidy (if covered) or burns (if not covered).

There is only 2 of us, is there such a thing as a small slow cooker for 2? Is there any benefit in slow cooking something then freezing left overs? Will they taste as good once recooked?

Yes there is - I have something very similar to this:

http://direct.asda.com/Elgento-E16001-1.5L-Slow-Co...

Just the right size for one or two people, with leftovers into the freezer, or to be used for something else.

I made a spag bog for two last night, while the remaining sauce is being reversioned into lasagne for tonight.

[Shaw Tarse]

illmonkey said:

Is there any benefit in slow cooking something then freezing left overs? Will they taste as good once recooked?

& betterer

[vladcjelli]

So earlier in the year, we attended a wedding in Poland. On the second day they served these incredible slow cooked ribs.

Anyone have any experience of these? Feel like I need to recreate them, but not really sure where to start.

Freely admit the memory is hazy through strong drink, but just remember how lovely they were.

[Legend83]

Just to say, as an infrequent visitor to FD&R, I have just bought a £20 Russell Hobbs slow cooker and have printed off all the best recipes off this excellent thread.

With 2 young kids, I think it will become invaluable and am really looking forward to testing it out - first up will be the lamb shanks!

[Defcon5]

I did some pulled pork in my low cooker the other week

In bread fresh out of the oven - it was one if the best things I have ever eaten