Need ideas for using braising steak!

Edinburghlass_2

rchddap1 wrote:

Comments on a slow cooker please....

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4207490.htm

Just want to give it a try...and this seems a good price.

Edit: There are only 2 of us so don't need a large one.

I have this one and can even fit in a small/medium chicken, slighty sideways on, but still with room to add potatoes on the top for the last hour

thriftlady_2

Absolutely Rchddap1 ,it doesn't need anything doing to it,in fact if you keep lifting the lid it can prolong the cooking time.Just let it get on with it.

comping_cat

A very simple recipe, braising steak, bisto, an oxo cube, sliced carrot, a sliced onion and maybe a slug of red wine, very easy and very tasty!!!!
Catherine x

MissMuppet

rchddap1 wrote:

Just what I wanted to hear. Thanks for the info. Do people usually set it up and then just leave it to it? I leave the house at 7.30am and so no-one would be around to keep an eye on it (well...until 4pm anyway) . I assume that this is perfectly safe.

If I got a plug timer thingy would that automatically turn it on at the right time?

I left mine on all day from about 8am till 6pm on low and it was perfectly fine! I did the joint on saturday so I was around all day and did it on auto and it cooked in about 6 hours... it will be fine with/without the timer!

jenk_3

Im trying to cook braising steak for the first time today, Ive out it in my slow cooker first thing with onions, a bay leaf and water and an oxo cube. The water doesnt quite cover the meat so some of it is drying out?? Do i need to add more water? I dont want to have to keep taking the lid off to move it all around because of the cooking time?

Also, should I add anything else? It looks really runny and not as dark as when my SIL cooks it.

Any help would be great

Emma
x

comping_cat

You should be ok with the liquid, ive never had it dry out before. If its a bit runny, you could always add some bisto or cornflour to thicken it up. The bisto would also make it darker. For taste, red wine, or i think you put in a post stout would both add a nice flavour.
Catherine x

ariba10

Gravey browning will darken it.

taplady

i always cover mine well with water as we like lots of gravy then when its nearly ready i add some gravy granules to thicken it or some cornflour mixed with a little cold water. yum yum :drool:

tanith

I always put some baby organic carrots in mine , tasty tasty very tasty their very tasty YUMMY

jenk_3

Well weve just polished the let off!! I think the gravy could of been a little tastier, i only added cornflower so maybe gravy granules are the way to go. However we LOVED it the meat just fell apart,melt in the mouth!!

Thanks everyone for your help

Emma