In my slow cooker today.... part 2

Sunnyday

pollys wrote: »

I've got beef, onions and mushrooms in mine cooking very nicely in guiness - it smells lovely.

Pollys x

I always do the beef and onions in guinness too, its gorgeous and makes lovely rich gravy afterwards.

I always try to save a bit of the meat and gravy for a pie. I make the small ones in a ceramic pot with just a pastry topping and fill the pot with gravy, they taste just like the posh expensive ones that you sometimes get when eating out.

SD

sexki11en

Today we have a joint of lamb (no idea what cut - it's long and flat lol) in a small amount of water, rosemary red wine vinegar & salt. Into scored skin, I have pressed some garlic & rosemary and rubbed with salt.

I have cooked lamb in the SC once before and lovely and tender as it was, it was a bit tasteless, so this time, I reduced the amount of water and used some salt to try and increase the flavour. Looking forward to it.

SK x

MissyMAD

I had a load of veg to use up yesterday so added:
Carrots
Celery
Mushrooms
Peppers
Tin of Chickpeas
Tin of Baked Beans
Chilli
Garlic
Stock

Will have it as a chunky soup for lunch this week.

MissyMAD

jollymummy wrote: »

Oooo made a cottage pie filling in the slow cooker it was lush !! just popped some mash on top and browned it under grill, very tasty.

Did you manage to get your cottage pie filling as thick as when you do it in the pan?

I always find my SC dishes have lots of thin stock / gravy with them. I add corn flour to end of cooking but its still on the thin side not like pan cooked dishes.

zippychick

MissyMAD wrote: »

Did you manage to get your cottage pie filling as thick as when you do it in the pan?

I always find my SC dishes have lots of thin stock / gravy with them. I add corn flour to end of cooking but its still on the thin side not like pan cooked dishes.

Hi Missy

This thread discusses the very thing - help sc need to thicken

cooking-mama

Today im gonna try a butternut squash/carrot and sweet potato soup..simply using the above plus 2 low salt kello veg stock cubes,a red onion,couple of garlic cloves and some celery...purely experimental..may add some coriander at the end depending on how it tastes(what other herbs/spices would go???)

nicoc

Hi cooking-mama,

I've done a really nice butternut squash soup before with a bit of chilli in it. I made it on the hob and chopped up a dried chilli but powder and it the slow cooker will be fine I'm sure.
Finished it off with a couple of spoons of low fat creme fraiche, was delicious!

stef240377

In mine today is a beef and tomato casserole concoction as threw in whatever veg were lurking and a tin of toms with tom puree and veg stock. Mking dumplings to go on top later.

lickylonglips

spicy bean stew: some pre-soaked chick peas and borlotti beans, tomato puree, dried herbs, some dried vegetables, 4 dried chillis, a handful each of lentils and pearl barley, a couple of big tablespoons of chopped garlic, 2 tom yum stock cubes and a kettleful of boiling water

Grebe

Whole chicken with, from the bottom of the salad drawer in the fridge, rather sad looking carrots, lemon, celery, red onion and apple, rosemary from my winter battered garden and a sprinkle of cinnamon, and finally some cider.
The house smells good enough to eat.