Slow Cooker - The Recipe Collection

davetaylor

It's nearly ready!!!!

shandypants5

wipes the drool from his face... and waits for the next post.

BabyKat

i always do my whole chicken in the hotpot now as it just falls apart and is so yummy.
I use a fish slice to take it out the pot though as it just falls apart.....have your plate nearby.

davetaylor

I am going to have a lot of juice at the bottom of my slow cooker, how do I turn it into some kind of gravy?

BabyKat

pour it into a jug then scim off the fat and thicken it with bisto or gravy powder i think....i give mine to the dogs...lol

davetaylor

Thanks, I will try it in a few minutes..

shandypants5

BabyKat wrote: »

pour it into a jug then scim off the fat and thicken it with bisto or gravy powder i think....i give mine to the dogs...lol

Watch out though as this method does make a really strong lemony flavoured gravy..
I just make bisto gravy as normal and add some of the juices to taste..

sweetmarie

can i put frozen veg in my slow cooker does anyone else?

mandy_moo_1

davetaylor wrote: »

It's nearly ready!!!!

well.........did it taste as good as it looked? i forgot to check in here last night! bet it just melted in your mouth

i can't see any reason why you couldn't chuck the pork bones in with the chicken bones to make your stock...i bet it will taste scrummy!!

mandy_moo_1

sweetmarie wrote: »

can i put frozen veg in my slow cooker does anyone else?

i would allow it to defrost first, then chuck it in (thats a technical term ) a couple of hours before the dish is due to finish cooking
if you put it in frozen, it would lower the temp of the liquid too much, as a SC cooks at a really low temp. i've always found 'real' veg should be par-boiled first before adding to the SC as well