Slooooooow Cooker Recipes

[Dan_1981]

Picked up a slow cooker that was on offer at the supermarket the other day - it doesn't come with any recipes so before I rush out and buy a slow cooker recipe book - any suggestions from the PH lot?

[Dan_1981]

Sounds good to me.

Hoping to avoid having to cook things / bronw things first as we're out of the house for between 6 & 8 am and don't really have time to be browning things off at half five in the morning!

[Dan_1981]

This is brilliant guys.

Loving some of these ideas.

Also picked up a cheapo slow cooker recipe book today - one thing that caught my eye was "24 hour Persian Lamb"

Sounds lovely.

[Dan_1981]

Alot of recipes i'm reading also include a sauce to cook the meat in.

Woudl these in most cases be ok to prepare the night before and let cool before putting the cooker on the next morning?

[Dan_1981]

That's where ours is from 3 litre - 7 quid.

[Dan_1981]

First attempt at anything last night.

Did some lamb shoulder fillets in a plum sauce.

8 hours or so.

The meat was sooooo tender it almost fell apart when i lifted it out. I tried to slice it to lay on some noodles but it just came apart when i tried to cut it.

Very very tasty and coming home to a house that smells of cooking is always nice.

Also bought a timer for the wall scoket meaning that even recipes or ideas that don't take the full 13 hours that i'm out of the house can be done!

Tomorrow i'm going for Tandoori chicken.

[Dan_1981]

juice said:

1 x 5lb Pork Shoulder
lots of Onions
1 x bottle BBQ sauce
10 hours on low

Pulled Pork.

Going for this one this weekend.

Got a couple of friends coming over for a casual evening so we'll have pulled pork cobs / rolls probably with either wedges or jacket spuds, sweet corn and colslaw.

Mmmmmm can't wait for it.

So far i've done a couple of lamb shoulder fillets and some tadoori style chicken - the chicken didn't work so well, it was cheap meat and obviosuly had lots of water in it! This mixed with the yoghurty mixture and went a bit gross.

[Dan_1981]

BBQ pork shoulder last night.

The meat was superb. Sauce was great when I thickened it up and reduced it a bit.


Pic later maybe

[Dan_1981]

Two meals from the slow cooker....

meal 1: Lamb shoulder fillet cooked in a plum sauce for about 8 or 9 hours, with some plain boilable noodles noodles. (terrible photo)



meal 2:

Started like this - shoudler of pork, bottles or two of BBQ sauce and a few onions....



And ended up like this - served as hot pork cobs, jacket spuds and corn on the cob.



Slow cooking rules!

[Dan_1981]

Not sure.... But if it is buy a timer for the wall socket I got one for £2 from the supermarket then u can have the cooker turn just when you want.

[Dan_1981]

Pulled pork - fat side up or down?

Anyway to tune the fat crackling like afterwards? I was left with a soggy lump

[Dan_1981]

Anyone got a good hearty stew recipe?

Very basic I know. To be served in giant yorkshires with warm crusty bread.

[Dan_1981]

I'm really not a big stew fan, but its been soooo cold this week I just fancied somethign nice and warming and hearty.

Some cheap beef cuts from the butchers, some onions, carrots, a bit of stock a few herbs and bits and not much else.

Fed 2 of us for two meals each and I have some left over for lunch today.

[Dan_1981]

Wadeski said:

I did the PH Pulled Pork recipe to break in the new slow cooker - was good! Might use a leaner piece of shoulder next time though.

Did this new years eve for a few friends. Helped soak up the ale nicely!

[Dan_1981]

Mobile Chicane said:

69 coupe said:

Thanks for confirming about the onions
Your right it was a bit watery was thinking of adding a spoonful of cornflower the more it cooked the more the liquid rose.

The two oxo cubes didn't detract but will try the same again with reduced liquid & one oxo.
1.5 cups of water?

You'd be amazed how much liquid comes out of the veg - moreover with low cooking temps and a close-fitting lid it doesn't evaporate in the same way that a conventional casserole does when cooked in the oven.

For a conventional braise the rule is add liquid to 2/3 of the way up the meat. I'd say that with a slow cooker you can reduce that to 1/3.

As for meat - the tougher the cut the better. I picked up a load of Aberdeen Angus flank steak for £6.99/Kg at Costco and it's made a fantastic chilli. Ox cheek is good too.

Agreed - you hardly need any liquid in a stew.

I did one on saturday that came out lovely and thick and tasty. Recipe as follows:

Meat of some sort - i used cheapo stewing steak from the supermarket. It came out tasting ten times better than it should have!
Two carrots chopped roughly
three sticks of celery chopped roughly
one medium onion - sliced - not fried first.
two tins of chopped tomotoes
some spuds chopped up into chunks
6 tbsp pearl barley
a good splunge of hendersons relish
quarterish bottle of very cheap very nasty red plonk.

Slow cooker 9 hours on low. Added a spinkle of gravey granules near the end but they weren't really needed.

Was superb and served 6 easily enough, with bread and yorkshire puddings.

[Dan_1981]

Got mine from ASDA 18 motnhs ago or so think it was about 15 quid.

[Dan_1981]

A boring old stew for tomooriw night.

I can't wait, crusty bread, giant Yorkshire pudding.

I've just taken this lot......



Stuck it in here and will flick it on tomorrow morning.

[Dan_1981]

Nope I don't bother browning the meat.

I've tried it both ways and can't honestly tell a great deal of difference.

Wine-wise I chuck maybe quarter of a bottle in, the veg and the two tins of tomato's and potatoes tend to lose quite a lot of moisture anyway plus the Hendersons relish.

I also add a good amount (i think it was about 6tbsp to this) of Pearl Barley which helps absorb any excess liquid.

[Dan_1981]

We do indeed shop at Asda - its very local, and contrary to popular belief you don't have to wear a tracksuit to get in

I'd never intentionally buy blossom hill - it was a "present" - I don't even drink red.

But I don't mind cooking with it.

[Dan_1981]

House smelt awesome when I got in.

In the pot



with some bread



Dished up....