In my slow cooker today.... part 2

Berni888

Alisha2008 wrote: »

I tried cooking a whole chicken yesterday, but it didn't come out very well, not sure what I did wrong... I had it with some onions and white wine for 9 hours on Medium, but the chicken wasn't that cooked at the end (in fact in the centre it was still red), and did not taste that great...


Maybe there's something wrong with my slow cooker?

Or perhaps too much liquid? I must admit I've only cooked a whole chicken on it's own and I put just a splash of water on the bottom and the meat just falls off the bone or if I wanted more stock I add enough water to cover the bottom about a finger nail deep. Either way you get lots of lovely stock.

With your recipe I'd say you'd only need a cup full of wine?

Raksha

Meat thats bruised will often stay red/pink even when cooked, and IMHO there is often a loss of flavour quality as well

Alisha2008

I didn't use more than a cup of wine, it covered only the bottom so the chicken wouldn't sit on dry.. the meat was not cooked in the center, it was completely red and with a bit of blood on it, and far from falling off the bone...


It's strange because I've cooked lamb and pork in the same way and they've come out perfect... not sure what went wrong really but I think I'll stick to the lamb and pork!!

richj

was the chicken straight out of the fridge or defrosted? it may have been too cold in the centre still?

in mine today - pork joint rubbed with cayenne and paprika sitting on onion & peppers, with a can of coke and a few chilli flakes poured in

really looking forward to tonights messy tea :-)

Alisha2008

It was out of the fridge, but never frozen.

pamsdish

Ham Hock, carrots, parsnips, onions cooked over night, added split peas this morning, will cook potatoes separately, a little parsley just before serving.

davsidipp

chicken and cauliflower balti,with leftover chicken from sundays roast.

Furny

Pulled pork baps. In this recipe the pork joint just sits in the SC on a bed of half onions with two garlic cloves on the top of joint (no stock or anything else). When the joint comes out I will chop the onion & garlic & mix in some stuffing. Served in fresh, large, tiger bread rolls with wedges, onion rings & coleslaw. I then have apple sauce or bbq sauce to squirt inside. I have tried the bbq/coke pulled pork recipe before but DH not a fan of bbq sauce so if I cook it this way we can all put whatever sauce inside we want.x

Alisha2008

My partner doesn't like BBQ sauce either but he really liked the pulled pork recipe posted here, it's a really good one!!!

Raksha

Two whole thick slices of shin of beef, half a pack of asda frozen casserole veg and a pint of beef bouillon... will add some dumplings in a few mins for dinner at 6