In my slow cooker today...

Katie-Kat-Kins

Ok I'm trying mine for the first time ever today. It was a wedding present and I've been dying to use it since we set up the list months ago.

I've got drunken beef on the go, it is a recepie from the slow cooker cook book I bought to get me started. I've also got a couple of potatoes in tin foil in there in the hope we can have jacket potato with it - fingers crossed it works! I couldn't do all the prep it recommends in the receipe as I'm out at work and had to leave it to do its thing so just bunged it all in and hoped for the best...

Wish me luck and I'll report back tomorrow! If it is ok I might try a chilli receipe or I might just do an improvised curry or sausage casserole. Or I've got some leeks so if anyone can give me any tips on leek and potato soup I might give that a bash, I've done that on the hob before but I'm not sure what I'd need to do to do the same in the slow cooker. Just bung it all in and leave it? I know that if I add cream I have to do this right at the end, any other tips?

Thanks

Kat

Gill72

I have Liver & Bacon in mine today. Have made it before and it's lovely. I was never really keen on Liver before I tried this recipe but it comes out lovely and is great served with Mash Potatoes. Even my kids love it!

Gill72

queenbee167 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good slow cooker cookbook?

I have some of the books mentioned already but the one I find I use the most is one called Slow Cooking Properly Explained by Dianne Page. Some of the other books I have contain more "fancy" recipes that you wouldn't necessarily use in every day cooking, especially when your cooking for kids!

ClootiesMum

Sorry to say but ClootiesDad was most unimpressed with yesterday's effort of lamb cutlets & stuff .

So today I'm going for Caribbean Chicken from page 1 of this thread. Wish me luck......

Sublime_2

queenbee167 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good slow cooker cookbook?

I have one or two tucked away somewhere, but I usually end up changing the recipes. I tend to do a google for recipes, which always gets good results. A lot can be adapted, even if not designed for slow cooking

lauren2007

elf06 wrote: »

I have 3 and all are good they are - Ultimate Slow Cooker by Sara Lewis, Slow Cooking Easy Slow cooking recipes by Katie Bishop and Slow Cooking Curry and Spice dishes by Carolyn Humphries.
HTH

I was also looking to get a slow cooker cook book. The Sara Lewis book is £3.99 just now at bookpeople.co.uk, I think the P&P is £3.50 but im sure there are other books i will add to my order to make it worhwhile.

I love reading this thread for all the great ideas. im fast becoming a slow cooking convert!:j

Ruby_Pudding

I came across this while searching for veggie slow cooker meals

http://yorkshirepantry.blogspot.com/2009/09/veggie-sausage-leek-casserole-with.html

Those dumplings look fab...*drools*

Skint_Catt

Double helping of Quorn bolognaise - leftovers of which will be made into chilli for freezer/later in week

jenster

tin of minestrone , tomatoes and carrots from my garden choped up, tin of peas the last of a bag of frozen veg and the last of a bag of diced chicken
all bunged in and switched on low
best way to use up me leftovers meal for 4 for what must be less then £2.00 :T

Katie-Kat-Kins

KatP wrote: »

Ok I'm trying mine for the first time ever today. It was a wedding present and I've been dying to use it since we set up the list months ago.

I've got drunken beef on the go, it is a recepie from the slow cooker cook book I bought to get me started. I've also got a couple of potatoes in tin foil in there in the hope we can have jacket potato with it - fingers crossed it works! I couldn't do all the prep it recommends in the receipe as I'm out at work and had to leave it to do its thing so just bunged it all in and hoped for the best...

Wish me luck and I'll report back tomorrow! If it is ok I might try a chilli receipe or I might just do an improvised curry or sausage casserole. Or I've got some leeks so if anyone can give me any tips on leek and potato soup I might give that a bash, I've done that on the hob before but I'm not sure what I'd need to do to do the same in the slow cooker. Just bung it all in and leave it? I know that if I add cream I have to do this right at the end, any other tips?

Thanks

Kat

Hi there,

I've not got anything in the slow cooker today as I am going out this evening but thought I'd report back on the drunken beef.

DH loved it, he is fussy about meat and thought that the tenderness of the meat was amazing - that is great because I had a battle to persuade him that the slowcooker was worth getting and wouldn't just clutter the kitchen.

Everything worked ok but, I thought the sauce was a bit carrotty, will use less carrot next time, or at least use larger chunks so they don't break down and I can give most of them to DH. I also wonder if stout rather than bitter would have been better in the sauce, there was a slightly metallic taste to the sauce which at first I thought might have been from the tin foil but I think was probably the beer.

Quick question, i did jacket potatoes in there wrapped in tin foil and on the little rack above the meat and sauce, they cooked through but the skins were soggy and not very nice, worse than if done in the microwave. Is there a way to avoid this or is it just what happens if you slow cook jacket spuds???

So next project will be an improvised curry I think on thursday!

Kat x