In my slow cooker today...

fletch3163

Just had a thought, my meatballs are made small and the reason I make them small is once I made them big and they broke up. Might that be the reason?

elisamoose

A small chicken i found in the freezer, 2 onions some garlic and a slug of red wine going spare! mmmmmmmmmmm

cady

ooh sounds nice elisamoose!!

Doubtful

Pork leg joint, half price from Tesco. 1.75kg for £5.05 - bargain. Cut in half and froze rest for a nice Sunday joint. Put other half in SC with onions, celery, apple, cider and cider vineagar. Smells yummy.

ShelBell

an extra lean gammon joint and a glug of apple juice. simple but delicious!

betterlife

did a gammon ham joint last night, have had some sliced in sarnies for lunch yum yum, will do all our sandwiches and kids pack ups for the week , will prob have some for tea one night with chips and egg, and maybe make a pie or quiche. has anyone got any soup recipes with the cooking juices and some of ham as no one likes ham and split pea. thanks x

Lois_and_CK

car25 wrote: »

Hi, I want to buy a slow cooker sized between the 3.5l and 6.5l, can anyone recommend theirs, and is it very useful to have a crock that can go on hob or in oven?

Can't wait to get started!
Thanks in advance.

I'd get as big as you can. I started with a small one that couldn't be used on the hob/oven and I hardly used it. Couldn't fit much in so it wasn't good for batch cooking or cooking joints of meat. I also cook pretty much everything in my slow cooker so when I'm making curries, chilli, bolognaise etc, I like to saute onions and garlic first, and I found it a pain transferring from a pot to the slow cooker.

I now have a 6L one with a removable crock that can go on the hob/oven and I use it all the time because I find it so convenient. I like being able to batch cook, do joints in it, and the flexibility of being able to saute easily.

Actiongirl_2

I am cooking a jamie oliver recipe (ish)

lamb shanks
tinned toms
cumin, coriander, chilli
Balsamic vinegar
white wine
chopped carrot, celery, onion and garlic

It has been cooking since 8am and once my husband finishes stripping the walls, we will be putting our baby to bed, lighting a fire and enjoying a nice warmed bottle of red wine, with lamb shanks and mashed potato.

Bliss!!!

And I should add, not that expensive with cheap shanks, leftover white wine, value tomatoes and some floppy celery

cuffie

Just had Caribbean Chicken for lunch!!! With jacket potato. Was lovely. Kids needed some convincing, but me and hubby thought it was great! I am amazed that I can cook something that tastes like a nice sweet and sour sauce and it hasn't come out of a jar!!!!

shazrobo

chicken and veg casserole in mne today, smells lovely cant wait til tea time