In my slow cooker today.... part 2

gizmo111

Theres something about a slow cooker that the contents seem to go on and on, so makes loads more portions than cooking in the oven or on hob. Also time and little washing up works for me.

Sublime_2

Bolognaise sauce in mine, for tomorrow. I'm undecided whether to add red lentils or not, as there is loads of it. I only used 1/2 kg of mince, but have bulked out with loads of onion, grated carrots, red pepper, and courgette (so my children eat some veg). I will probably end up putting some in out of habit.

Mrs_Tradition

Beef in burgundy sauce (red wine gravy basically but that's the recipe title lol!)

Sublime_2

In my small one, poached salmon, with new potatoes, onion, courgette, tomatoes, pepper, and lemon juice, garlic, seasalt, herbs, and black pepper.

La_escocesa

newcook wrote: »

cheaper cuts of meat are a plus point as well as not having to cook when I get in from work!

apparently, slow cookers use less energy than if you were to leave a lightbulb on for the same amount of time!

Both reasons for me too! Cheaper cuts of meat, less electricity for cooking, less electricity for washing up (I have a vile immersion tank...). Also I live in a small flat and when the oven is on the whole place heats up and it can get quite unbearable, not so with the SC.

In mine today - pork shoulder joint, bed of onion and mug of apple juice.

And in the other one - sausage casserole - sausage, onion, potato, stock.

nomnomnom.

Sublime_2

Sausage casserole with dumplings.

angeltreats

I have dug my slow cooker back out as I'm determined to learn to love it!

Currently I have a small gammon joint which I am cooking in diluted apple juice, with a few peppercorns, sliced onions and a bay leaf. It smells yummy. We'll have it with oven chips and I'll make some sort of mushroom sauce.

marmiterulesok

I'm making spiced apple butter.I've never tried this before.I'm hoping that it'll be as nice as Black Butter from Jersey.

Sublime_2

Spicy carrot, and lentil soup, using HM chicken stock.

jcr16

i have both my S/C on today full to the brim with a nice home made chilli con carne. gave family up later for dinner, and i always cook more to freeze down. smells lush already.