Slow Cooker Ideas for Summer

pink_princess

gallygirl wrote: »

Avocado alioli please - actually they all sound lovely

I'll post them all up tomorrow

pink_princess

Chicken liver pate.

1 finely diced onion, 1 clove garlic, 100 grams sliced mushrooms, 45 grams butter, 455 grams chicken livers, 2 tbls double cream, 2 tbls brandy, 1 bay leaf, pinch dried thyme and marjoram, parsley, salt and pepper.

Put the lot in to the food processor with the s blade and mix until smooth. Put the mixture in to a ceramic bowl inside the slow cooker and put water around it to an inch before the top. Set to low for 8 hours.

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Summer! Is it Summer?

kittycat204

i know what you mean about heavy stews. i do like a chicken tagine, with preserved lemons and olives, served with cous cous and a nice green salad, lovely.

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kittycat204 wrote: »

i know what you mean about heavy stews. i do like a chicken tagine, with preserved lemons and olives, served with cous cous and a nice green salad, lovely.

That sounds GORGEOUS and so summery. Don't suppose you could post the recipe could you ???

kittycat204

sorry the original recipe i used to use was from a library book, mine was similar to this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chickentaginewithpre_85459
there are others on google that you can adapt to suit you depends how confident you are.
http://www.closetcooking.com/2009/05/moroccan-chicken-tagine-with-olives-and.html

preserved lemons are really easy to make yourself at home. they do need to sit for a month, and make sure they are completely covered in juice or they go mouldy. they do really make a difference to the recipe tho. beautiful flavour.

I make cous cous as per the instructions then add either roasted veg or finely diced onion, pepper and carrot (raw) and stir them in. this would be lovely with dried apricots.

there is also a very nice carrot salad with cumin and olive oil and garlic that is very easy to do. peel a carrot then carry on "slicing" it with the peeler so you have very thin strips. then i basically do this recipe, http://moroccanfood.about.com/od/saladsandsidedishes/r/carrot_salad_paprika_cumin.htm the important bits are the garlic, olive oil, cumin and lemon juice. Oh and my slices are so thin i don't boil them, just toss them in the hot flavoured oil to coat and heat through to take the edge off.

the best bit is, make too much of the carrot salad and cous cous then they can be used for lunches and accompany other dinners.
Hope this all makes sense.

let me know if i've been dim and missed anything out or you want any advise or help.

kittycat204

I really liked when i did these, don't half pack a punch with flavour. I was worried about putting them in dry but it worked really well. I took the skin off to make them healthier, might be why their had a great flavour. Oh and I didn't marinate over night, too lazy for that most of the time.

Dry Crockpot Chicken!Drumsticks

Ingredients:
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. paprika
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. thyme leaves
• 1 tsp. white pepper
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 4 lbs. chicken drumsticks, skinned if desired
• 1 chopped onion
Preparation:
In a small bowl, thoroughly combine salt and all the spices. Rinse drumsticks and pat dry with paper towel. Rub the spice mixture into the chicken, skin side and bone side, making sure it is evenly distributed and pressed down deep into the skin. Place in a resealable plastic bag, seal, place in a baking pan to catch any drips, and refrigerate overnight.
Place the onions in the bottom of a 4 quart crockpot and top with the chicken and spices. Cook on LOW for 8-12 hours until very tender. Serves 8-10

Pasted from <http://busycooks.about.com/od/chickenrecipe1/r/stickydrumstick.htm&gt;

kittycat204

this sound nice to me
http://www.crock-pot.com/Recipe.aspx?rid=1155
bet quite a lot of fish can be cooked in a slow cooker en papillote, needs some investigating.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

I am using it atm to make a Lamb Casserole as I had some Riverford Meat in the Freezer from my small Boxes.

gravitytolls

Recently discovered pulled pork

http://southernfood.about.com/od/pulledporkrecipes/r/bl103c4.htm

We have it with tortilla wraps n salad, it's yummeeeeee.