In my slow cooker today.... part 2

Sublime_2

A whole chicken in mine, with 1/2 a lemon, and an onion stuffed in its cavity, seasalt, blackpepper, rosemary, and all purpose chicken seasoning.

kidcat

claireac wrote: »

What do you recommend I try next?? I'm not very good at cooking (despite having 3 kids aged 20-3!), so it needs to be foolproof lol.

So far I've made spag bol, chicken curry, beef casserole and tomato and lentil soup, but would really like to try something else.

In the freezer (that I can remember) there are pork chops, chicken breasts, mince and salmon fillets.

Any suggestions?? Would the pork and cider recipe work with the pork chops do you think? I'm trying to lose weight and also cut our shopping bill down so try to add lots of veges and lentils where I can.

Thank you

The pork and cider one should be fne with the chops, or you could do a chicken chasseur with the chicken.

gizmo111

claireac wrote: »

What do you recommend I try next?? I'm not very good at cooking (despite having 3 kids aged 20-3!), so it needs to be foolproof lol.

So far I've made spag bol, chicken curry, beef casserole and tomato and lentil soup, but would really like to try something else.

In the freezer (that I can remember) there are pork chops, chicken breasts, mince and salmon fillets.

Any suggestions?? Would the pork and cider recipe work with the pork chops do you think? I'm trying to lose weight and also cut our shopping bill down so try to add lots of veges and lentils where I can.

Thank you

The chops will work fine but suggest you cut off the fat first otherwise it will be very greasy and the fat tends to go a bit slimy if left on.

munchki

have pork chops on a bed of sliced apples and onions and a splash of water in mine, smell lovely now just need to make some mash!

gs1967

ChelseaGirl wrote: »

Got a whole chicken in my sc today. I've put a whole peeled onion in the cavity and it smells yummy. Going to serve it with potatoes, brocolli, carrots, yorkies and gravy. *Drools*

Tried a Lancashire hotpot in it the other day and it tasted great but I was a little disappointed that it was quite watery. I coated the lamb in seasoned flour before i put it in the sc, but it didn't make any difference.
I couldn't stir any cornflour into it either because i had a layer of sliced potatoes on the top which I couldn't get underneath to stir in the cornflour iyswim...
Any ideas of how I could improve the hotpot please? Thanks

I use 2 tablespoons of tapioca to roughly 500mls of liquid, it thickens nicely, just put it in with everything else.

christhomas77

hi all i got my sc today and am looking forward to trying it, i got a recipe book with it and wanted to start with spag bol or chilli but it says in book to brown mince and onions etc, then boil tomatos and herbs etc, THEN put in sc! well sorry if i`m being stupid but wants the point you`ve cooked it on stove?! sorry if this makes no sense? but im confused (it dont take much!) i thought u could just chuck in all in sc and few hours later its ready?!

Sunnyday

christhomas77 wrote: »

hi all i got my sc today and am looking forward to trying it, i got a recipe book with it and wanted to start with spag bol or chilli but it says in book to brown mince and onions etc, then boil tomatos and herbs etc, THEN put in sc! well sorry if i`m being stupid but wants the point you`ve cooked it on stove?! sorry if this makes no sense? but im confused (it dont take much!) i thought u could just chuck in all in sc and few hours later its ready?!

Some do this and some don`t, i am along the same lines of thinking, whats the point and i just throw the lot in and leave it

SD

christhomas77

Sunnyday wrote: »

Some do this and some don`t, i am along the same lines of thinking, whats the point and i just throw the lot in and leave it

SD

thanks will do looking on some web sites and as you say some say brown some dont!! i guess its trial and error. might try a chicken on sunday see how that goes,

PeachPickle

Did my first chilli in mine today and it was the best chilli I've ever had! Only got my SC for christmas but I love it

leeegglestone

PeachPickle wrote: »

Did my first chilli in mine today and it was the best chilli I've ever had! Only got my SC for christmas but I love it

your own personal recipe?