In my slow cooker today...

pammie39

hi all
i'm new to this foram, you all seem as nice as all the other diffrent forams i've been on (diffrent subjects)

ok my question is---do i warm up the SC before use? (it's been a home for many spiders in the cupbourd)

also
does anyone have any reciepes for a quick to make and long to cook meal for 2 adults and 1 child? (i'm up at 6.30, leave for work at 7.00 and home about 6.00/7.00pm) so a hungery child and husband is waiting.(he will only cook eggs!!!!)


thanx every one

Sublime_2

pammie39 wrote: »

hi all
i'm new to this foram, you all seem as nice as all the other diffrent forams i've been on (diffrent subjects)

ok my question is---do i warm up the SC before use? (it's been a home for many spiders in the cupbourd)

also
does anyone have any reciepes for a quick to make and long to cook meal for 2 adults and 1 child? (i'm up at 6.30, leave for work at 7.00 and home about 6.00/7.00pm) so a hungery child and husband is waiting.(he will only cook eggs!!!!)


thanx every one

Hello Pammie,

Most recipes are really quick and easy to make in the SC. A stew is a good start; you can add dumplings about 40 minutes towards the end of cooking, or perhaps a chilli, or pasta sauce, or just a joint of meat/fish. To save time, don't bother pre-browning anything.

It literally takes a few mins preparation in the morning.

You don't need to turn the SC on until you are ready to cook.

pammie39

hi sublime and thank you

i didn't get a reciepe book with my SC, so i'm reading these posts for ideas.
if the meat is in the cooker for about 12 hours on low, will it make it go too soft or soggy?
and (sorry for the questions) if i do spag bol, is ok to cheat, using jar sauce, and what do i do? (just put in meat, oions then the sauce on top, or add any water?). will 11/12 hours be ok?

the thought of little washing up is great!!!!!
i am known to use every utensil when cooking:rotfl:

thanx again..

Sublime_2

Best place to start is the slow cooker collection, as recommended by other posters. This should give you a good start. Put the veg at the bottom then the meat and liquid. For bolognaise sauce, I always put the onions/garlic and other veg (such as grated carrots, chopped mushrooms) at the bottom, then the meat and tomatoes/wine on top, and yes, it is fine to use a jar.

I love my Slow Cooker. :A

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1332010#post1332010

foxy-tigger

donnajt wrote: »

Newbie here - this is an amazing thread - it's taken me over a week to read through it all but i've fallen in love with my crockpot all over again and got a whole new shiny word doc full of recipes and new ideas

LAMB NECK FILLET - thank you for the recommendations on this - made the most amazing lamb curry on thursday, neck will appear on my shopping list as a weekly feature from now on

Will you give us the recipe you have used with the Lamb neck fillet? or anything else you do

kezzae

Well, in my rather small SC (Tesco own brand cheapie) today is......... Diced chicken breasts, 2 tins of chopped tomatoes, mashed carrots, 3 chopped small onions, salt pepper n herbs to be served with new pots, cauliflower and runner beans...................

Im waiting on a £25 amazon voucher from my surveys, so will be purchasing a larger Slow Cooker with it, hmmmm can anyone reccommend one??????? It will need to be quite large as we are a family of 5, Ive looked at a few but dont know which one to go for although I quite like the look of the digital one 6.5l I think it is?????

PrincessPeach_2

Planning to put in chicken legs, onions, and some frozen veg (only veg i have at the mo) tonight before i go to bed, plan is to take some for lunch then have the rest in the evening. Want to add dumplings too but will make them tonight and add them when i get up in the morning, wish me luck first time i'm making dumplings

tiny_courageous

Today, have got carrots, red lentils, onions and some herbs and garlic with a little bit of stock, which will end up as soup for work for the rest of the week

kidcat

kezzae wrote: »

Well, in my rather small SC (Tesco own brand cheapie) today is......... Diced chicken breasts, 2 tins of chopped tomatoes, mashed carrots, 3 chopped small onions, salt pepper n herbs to be served with new pots, cauliflower and runner beans...................

Im waiting on a £25 amazon voucher from my surveys, so will be purchasing a larger Slow Cooker with it, hmmmm can anyone reccommend one??????? It will need to be quite large as we are a family of 5, Ive looked at a few but dont know which one to go for although I quite like the look of the digital one 6.5l I think it is?????

I have a small SC and a large 6.5l Morphy Richards one, the MR is great. Only prob is lifting the pot cos its so heavy. I have to make OH clean it cos its too much for me :D (thats my excuse anyway)

julietiff

Today it will be beef with red wine, onion and pepper