slow cooker quick questions thread

Thriftkitten · 28 October 2010 at 10:37AM

Hi could someone give me some advice on putting a shoulder joint of beef 800g in the slow cooker, IE how much water/stock and roughly for how long, thanks.

mrs_motivated · 28 October 2010 at 12:40PM

Not exactly what you asked for - but this recipe works really well with beef shoulder.

2 pounds boneless beef roast
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 onion, quartered
16 baby carrots
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1. saut! beef in oil for about 15 mins and season
2. put veg in slow cooker, put meat on top and pour over the soup.
3. cover and put slow cooker on low for 8 to 10 hours stirring once or twice
4. Serve – with the sauce / gravy
5. YUM YUM

Thriftkitten · 28 October 2010 at 7:03PM

mrs_motivated wrote: »

Not exactly what you asked for - but this recipe works really well with beef shoulder.

2 pounds boneless beef roast

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

salt and pepper to taste

1 onion, quartered

16 baby carrots

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1. saut! beef in oil for about 15 mins and season
2. put veg in slow cooker, put meat on top and pour over the soup.
3. cover and put slow cooker on low for 8 to 10 hours stirring once or twice
4. Serve – with the sauce / gravy
5. YUM YUM

Thankyou for this, I will save it for next time, I slow roasted beef in guiness, 1/2 pint stock,1 onion, bay leaf, salt n pepper, pinch of thymme and clove of garlic for about 5 hours, then a quick 3/4 of an hour blast in oven, served it with roasties, peas and yorkies Mmmmmm, the dogs very un frugally enjoyed the leftovers and will probably be trumping for the rest of the night lol!!!

zippychick · 30 October 2010 at 7:17PM

I've merged this with slow cooking quick questions

the slow cooker recipe index may also help

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charleybabes · 3 November 2010 at 9:00PM

hi all.

well i bought myself a slow cooker from asda before is only £7...have been promising myself that i would get one for the past few weeks but not had any spare money

anyways.. i just wondered what was the first type of thing you started off making..

and when im putting meat in and veg..does it all have to be browned off first or can it all just go in raw???

Pink. · 3 November 2010 at 9:35PM

Hi charleybabes,

Learning to use a slow cooker is a bit trial and error, depending on what food you like and what model that you have. If you take a look through these threads you should find a recipe that appeals to you, give it a go and if you enjoy it then try something else. In time you will gain confidence to experiment with your slow cooker..

Slow Cooker - The Recipe Collection

In my slow cooker today...

In my slow cooker today.... part 2

Browning meat (merged)

Once you've had more replies I'll add your thread to the slow cooker quick questions thread

Pink

pauldoc0 · 7 November 2010 at 3:22AM

Hi i got a brgain of a crock pot last month and have been trying it out,1st time wasnt good smoked gammon in apple juice think i had it on high.
The next thing i tried was me old scotch mince recipe which worked a treat if u partialy cooked it for about 30 mins then you could go out and not need to watch it leave it on low for 4 hours or so mmm fab.
I love gammon so decided to try it again this time unsmoked m&s cut with nothing else 8 hours on low wow it was great.
Looking for some simple recipes if u can help