In my slow cooker today...

julietiff

Well today its a basic gammon joint from Asda, to be enjoyed with chips
(don't have them much nowdays) and fresh eggs from our hens, will
probably get a £1 Chocolate cheesecake out of freezer for afters:D

kidcat

Chilli in one and Korma in the other today, so have meals sorted for quite a few days!

Chuzzle

angelicmary85 wrote: »

Hi Ladies,

(I'm just assuming that this is a all women thread!!)

I really want a slow cooker but OH is dead against it because he doesn't like 'things all in the same thing' i.e what he means is, he won't eat casserole because there's more than just meat in the dish (if you understand what I'm trying to say!) so I was wondering what other things can be done in a slow cooker that tempt him to 'let' me have one! I love home-made stews and casseroles and 'winter warmer' type comfort food but he doesn't.

Any suggestions anyone??

Angelic - my kids are just the same so I just cook the meat in the gravy with some veg, when the meat is done I blitz the gravy & veg, then serve other veg on the side. Seems to work in our house.

St0lli

Any tips for cooking sausage casserole please? I've got a packet mix so just need to know a couple of things... Do I brown the sausages first? Do I put the same amount of water which is recommended on the packet mix or should I add less? Will it be ok on low all day whilst I'm at work?

Thanks in advance :beer:

angelicmary85

Ruthibe73 wrote: »

Angelic - my kids are just the same so I just cook the meat in the gravy with some veg, when the meat is done I blitz the gravy & veg, then serve other veg on the side. Seems to work in our house.

That's a great tip Ruthibe, will remember that - Thank You!

Sublime_2

St0lli wrote: »

Any tips for cooking sausage casserole please? I've got a packet mix so just need to know a couple of things... Do I brown the sausages first? Do I put the same amount of water which is recommended on the packet mix or should I add less? Will it be ok on low all day whilst I'm at work?

Thanks in advance :beer:

Sausages taste better (and look more appealing) if you brown them first. I used a packet mix once, and I did put the recommended amount of water in, but then I added all sorts of things to it, so it wasn't worth using the mix in the first place. If you are going to be out all day, you could always thicken it with some flour if necessary when you get in.

sandracarol

angelicmary85 wrote: »

Hi Ladies,

(I'm just assuming that this is a all women thread!!)

I really want a slow cooker but OH is dead against it because he doesn't like 'things all in the same thing' i.e what he means is, he won't eat casserole because there's more than just meat in the dish (if you understand what I'm trying to say!) so I was wondering what other things can be done in a slow cooker that tempt him to 'let' me have one! I love home-made stews and casseroles and 'winter warmer' type comfort food but he doesn't.

Any suggestions anyone??

sell it to him on the money saving angle for the sunday joint.
I buy the cheapest joints, and the use by the end of the day reduced stuff and SC them for hours.
the first time he has a slow cooked brisket that just melts in his mouth he'll be hooked

But today I made irish stew

left over lamb I had frozen, two carrots and an onion, a lamb stock cube, sundays left over spuds and pearl barley.

filled pot three quarters with boiling water, cooked on low for four hours, added teaspoon of mint, tabelspoon of redcurrant jelly.
huge dinner for four with enough over for my lunch tomorrow.

I LOVE my SC :heartsmil:heartsmil

gairlochgal

you can really vary things by playing around with the amount of liquid you use. I take his point about getting fed up of endless soupy casseroles. I love them too but even I get bored of the same texture.

I do one with the big lamb chops (can't remember the name of the cut) where I cook the meat sitting on the veg out of the liquid and then finish in a hot oven to crisp it up. Plus you can drain off the liquid to make into a more interesting gravy. So with a small amount of effort it ends up more like a roast dinner. Might help.

karren

potatoes, onion, herbs and stock,
then corned beef and beans to go with it as the cupboard is very very bare today!

lab-lover

Iam very new to slow cooking, did beef stew last week and it was fantastic. So tomorrow I plan on this:

3 pork loin chops, half red pepper, 1 onion, some mushrooms, carrots with a bit a chicken stock, salt n pepper.

Will thicken later on - my question is, Do you think this will be tasty or a bit bland? And should I maybe dice the pork?

Thanks. xx