In my slow cooker today...

cheerfulness4

There's a distinct chill in the air today - in fact positively artic so its some lovely braising beef, carrots, onions, parsnips, bay etc and a scrummy beef stew and dumplings to look forward to tonight for us!

There's nothing like the aroma of beef stew cooking throughout the day to build the anticipation for a hearty tea round the telly tonight.

InfamyInfamy

Steak & onions......mmmmmmm!
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richj

Lamb, slug of red wine, lamb stock, leeks, sweet pots, pots, carrots, swede and a few herbs.... can't wait for tea...

tigzem

I have some beef to do a stew 2moro in the SC, but I've bought a cheap bottle of beer to go with it, do I soak it before or just add to the SC and cook?

sunshine6650

im going making a 'base' mince tonight

Mince - browned, garlic,onions,tinned toms, 3 beef stock,bit water,lentils & grated carrots.

will make a base for chilli,lasagna & shep pie..will just need to add relevant beans, veg etc..

should do 2 of us 3 meals...i am trying! x

richj

richj wrote: »

Lamb, slug of red wine, lamb stock, leeks, sweet pots, pots, carrots, swede and a few herbs.... can't wait for tea...

swede wasn't cooked properly. I think we must have bought a dud :-(

pinkparrott

I've tried diced pork today for the first time and it was really nice.
I put in a sliced onion , a chunky sliced bramley apple, 1/2 a bottle of cheap cider (about 200ml) 2 tsp of whole grain mustard, about 200ml of stock (from a pork cube) some chopped sage a tsp of tomatoe puree and the diced pork - 450g i think (was a whoopsie)

Threw it all in this morning , peeled the spuds and put them in water , went out with the kids and only took 20 mins to cook and mash the spuds when we got home :j and a lovley t

think i'll be using the slow cooker loads more at weekends now it coming colder especailly

pinkparrott

also forgot to say had a chunk of blue stilton that should have been used up by yesterday so crumbled it in to the mash mmmmmmmmmmmmm was very nicy.

Rummer

I just bought a lovely pack of beef stewing steak so that I can have a huge big stew tomorrow! Going to throw a whole load of veg in with it and just see what it turns out like!

Silaqui

Lol, lots of beef stew going on tomorrow by the looks of it! I'm having one too , using up leftover stuff: Stewing beef, carrots, half a leek, onions and a turnip

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