The Compers Inn - Part 14

cmcconnell

lol i know i havent really been here tonight but thought i'd pop in and say night!!
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cathyj

goodnight all, i am going to bed, otherwise oh will start shouting at me
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Alula_Cheery

Cathy, what competition did you win your xbox from, was it the Times One? Argh the suspense! I'm going to be on the phone to them tomorrow!

Since getting back from Oz i've got the travel bug so currently i'm planning a bit of a gap year/6-9 months and for part of it i wanted to volunteer either in South America or Africa and after watching comic relief i think it's going to have to be Africa, such terrible stories.

BenhamsLC

Morning All, Happy Birthday Toni's DH, (did his present arrive in time), hope he enjoys his cake. According t the weather its going to be a in the garden work day. Hope the postie brings everyone lots of goodies.

ThinkingOfLinking

Hello all!!

Well, I left my stew in the slow cooker overnight so I assume it's now cooked but I thought the stock would thicken into a nice sauce....what am I doing wrong?

cathyj

Morning all,

Flickering, yo can usually cook meat on a automatic or high heat in 4hrs. Are you trying to cook too much, what was you trying to cook yesterday and how much stock did you put in, did the stock cover the meat?

Happy Birthday to tonis OH, hope the cake is nice?

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ThinkingOfLinking

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

Hello all!!

Been out and about, and got tonight's dinner of game stew on the slow cooker.

Got: 2 packs of diced game (venison, pheasant and partidge), 4 carrots, 10 potatoes, 3 parsnips, 2 pints of vegetable stock, 1 large onion and 2 handfuls of spinach.

Cathy, this is it. Took 17 hours to cook.

ThinkingOfLinking

I had it on high for 12 hours, and on medium for the first 5.

cathyj

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

Cathy, this is it. Took 17 hours to cook.

Now I know why, it would take 17 hrs, I think you are putting too much in, you have enough stock, but think it is the ingredients you are going overboard on, try cutting down me personally I would have done one pack, half the veg, I would have put it on in the morning and it would have been ready by about 3/4 o'clock.

hope it helps
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ThinkingOfLinking

Thanks, I will try making less, but I thought the point was you make a big batch, enough for several days?

Also, how do you get the stock to thicken in general? I use cornflour in gravy at times but I don't know here....I've only used my slow cooker twice!!