what do i do with leftover ham stock

missminx007

JulieGeorgiana wrote: »

I am quite new to them... but basically they cook things in 1/3rd of the time. So if you have a peice of meat which needs 2 hours on the stove... it needs 40 minutes in the PC.

I steam rice in mine, make soups, stews, spag bol...!

I also cook beans in it (ie. kidney, chick peas etc etc) 500g bags and then seperate and freeze into 5 portions... for use in my cooking... saves a ton of money!

Hope that helps.

Hmm, that does sound interesting, I bet it saves a lot of money in elec. What does the food come out like? Is meat tender?

JulieGeorgiana

missminx007 wrote: »

Hmm, that does sound interesting, I bet it saves a lot of money in elec. What does the food come out like? Is meat tender?

I am a complete convert and prefer the PC to my SC!

The meat comes out better then the Slow Cooker... it tastes amazing! I find I have to be careful getting the meat out of the PS because it's so tender it falls apart.

If I cook with meat I normally use the PC. My SC rarely get's used nowadays!

Only thing is with a PC you use less liquid as it doesn't evaporate!

I have an electric one (which costs more to buy), but I feel is safer to leave unattended, but most cost £20 (less in the sales) and you use it on the hob (gas or electric).

smeeinnit

I have a ham cooking in the sc right now, its almost done smells divine. I have made soup with the stock before but I prefer soup in the colder months. Other than freezing it for when I have a soup wanting moment, is there anything else I can do with it? I find nothing but soup recipes on tinternet. Thanks in advance

misskool

use it as a base for risotto? or a pasta bake. anything that needs a bit of a flavor lift

caitybabes

Ooh lovely, cook some cabbage in it, you'll never go back to cooking cabbage in anything else! This is passed down through my very Irish family and is divine

Perfect with the ham you cooked and some mash with the cabbage and a bit of white sauce and mustard. Yum.

anguk

Pease pudding!
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/297853

Soak some yellow split peas overnight then chuck them in the slow cooker with just enough ham stock to cover them.

Pease pudding is lovely with ham especially with new potatoes & beetroot. :drool: If you've got some left over ham bits mix them with the peas pudding for a lovely sandwich filler.

zippychick

mmmm hungry now ! ive merged this with the ham stock thread now it's dropped down the board

Zip