In my slow cooker today...

nic2075

pork loin steaks, potatoes, carrots, onions, mustard and cider. It smells divine, I cant wait for tea time.

The_shuffs

Hi everyone last night i put some veg and veg stock in my SC so i had a lovely hearty soup for lunch not sure wat i did wrong but it wasnt very nice my DD who is off sch with a cold wouldnt touch it i had some with some coriander on top that improved it a bit gave the dog some he had 2 helpings may be a SC is not suitable for making soup dont know.There are some lovely idears on here that i want to try Rachael

april_fool

I haven't used my SC for a while, but after being enthused by all the SC fans in OS, I found a few bits and pieces of veg from the fridge and added some stuff from the cupboard and we'll see what happens. It's a bit of a mish mash, but the things that went in are:
- bits of butternut squash
- 1 leek
- 1 carrot
- 1 courgette
- 1 parsnip
- 1 chilli
- 1 onion
- few fresh herbs (not sure what...)
- 1 tin tomatoes
- end of a packet of red lentils
- end of a packet of pearl barley
- borlotti beans (from freezer which I cooked a few weeks ago)
- s&p

I hope it turns out edible...

Pollycat

The_shuffs wrote: »

Hi everyone last night i put some veg and veg stock in my SC so i had a lovely hearty soup for lunch not sure wat i did wrong but it wasnt very nice my DD who is off sch with a cold wouldnt touch it i had some with some coriander on top that improved it a bit gave the dog some he had 2 helpings may be a SC is not suitable for making soup dont know.There are some lovely idears on here that i want to try Rachael

Rachael
I made potato & leek soup in my slow cooker last week and it was great.
Eat your heart out, Mrs Baxter. :rotfl:

What exactly did you put in?
What did it taste like?
Did you put seasoning other than the coriander in?

Glad to hear that your dog is signed up to MS OldStyle. :rotfl:

The_shuffs

Hi i was thinking it may have had something to do with wat i put in it here is my list sweet pots, carrots , potatoes , onions , veg stock cube bit of a funny combo i did add beef cube at the end but didnt make it any better Rachael x

The_shuffs

The_shuffs wrote: »

Hi i was thinking it may have had something to do with wat i put in it here is my list sweet pots, carrots , potatoes , onions , veg stock cube bit of a funny combo i did add beef cube at the end but didnt make it any better Rachael x

OMG i have so got to get the hang of this PC and sending messages on here bit of a techno phobic i think thats right Rachael xx

seabright

Beef strogonoff in there today - nearly done. Will put it in the fridge overnight and re-heat it tomorrow, as I think all casseroles improve from being allowed to "mature" for a day or so.

tryingtoruletheworld

Pollycat wrote: »

Thank, Gert, but it's the sweetness that I'm trying to keep out.

Do you think that braised red cabbage is just one of those dishes that needs that touch of sweetness?

Damn! Tesco were selling red cabbage reduced last night. I wish I'd bought one and I could have tried it out.

I used to make it without any sugar, just a splash of red wine vinegar and a touch of spice for a kick. If you cook it long enough it kind of gets sweet on its own, like onions do.

Patchwork_Quilt

Lois and CK - I add enough water to just cover the bones when I make stock. Good luck. You will get there!

In my slow cooker today -

Huge packet of "diced" casserole beef from reduced shelf
2 cans tomatoes and herbs
2 cans drained kidney beans
2 sliced peppers
should have been onions and garlic but visitors are allergic
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp hot chilli powder
1 heaped tsp salt
1 rather soft carrot, but don't tell anyone
1 dsp cornflour mixed with water at the end to thicken

Olliebeak

In mine today: 1 turkey carcasse along with 3 chicken carcasses and the trimmings from lots of veggies (peelings, stump ends etc). They can stay in there all day and then I'll strain/cool this evening before dividing up into containers for the freezer.

It's also freed up quite a bit of space in the freezer .