In my slow cooker today...

Mrs_Thrify

Funky... I am not to sure about prawns in the SC. My book says although it remains its shape during SC it can dry out and toughen if cooked for to long.

jc2703

Chicken breasts and Asdas SP Sweet & Sour Sauce will be served with egg noodles - and as I have some beansprouts & spring onions left over these might get turned into something that resembles chow mein noodle (ha!! i wish!)

siaoeh

funkyflower wrote: »

hi all
i have a bag of prawns that i wanted to cook in my slowcooker, i have an onion some mushrooms rice peas and a jar of chinese curry sauce. would that be ok to chuck in all together? would i need to add water etc also do i cook it on low or high and for how long as i have read that prawns dont take as long to cook as other meats in the slow cooker. thanks for reading. xxx

prawns takes seconds to cook (and even fewer seconds to overcook and become rubbery), so I personally wouldn't cook it in the SC with the rest of the stuff. maybe pop them in just for the last few mins? or to be safe, how about precooking them on the stove so you know they are not overcooked and add them in as you dish out? they are cooked once they change colour. they are tasty on their own anyway so wouldn't need to absorb any flavours from the curry to be nice. . I love prawns :beer:

louisaL

i'm on weight watchers at the moment so have done a couple of simple dishes in the last couple of days.

on sun we had beef in ale casserole with jacket potato.

400g braising steak pieces
onions
carrots
celery
cheated with a pack of asda beef in ale mix
and enough water to cover

cooked on high for 5hrs and low for another hr to thicken the sauce with some cornflour.
when i make it again i'm going to have it on low for 5hrs cause most of the beef broke up.

yesterday i made chicken with pineapple
either 4 chicken portions or 400g chicken pieces
onion
celery
carrot
tin of pineapple
water enough to cover
cooked on high for 9hrs :eek: big mistake as i used chicken portions and it totally fell off the bone lol so will be putting it on low next time. by the time i realised i had already left for work lol

anyone realised i'm a starter lol does anyone else just chuck everything in (i.e raw meat). i have never sealed anything before.

pawpurrs

I Made beef in Guiness with chocolate the other day, and it was amazing
http://themerlinmenu.blogspot.com/2008/10/crockpot-guiness-beef-stew.html

clairewp

Lamb curry in mine today.
prepared in saucepan and transfered over.
Chopped onions, chilli and ground garlic, curry powder, lamb oxo cube. Tin tomatoes and homemade stock and left over lamb trow it all in and yummmmmmmmm.

mi_jardin

I have a beef stew in mine, with lots of pearl barley and veggies. I love pearl barley, and it makes it thicker which is how I like it. YUmmy!

missychrissy

mi_jardin wrote: »

I have a beef stew in mine, with lots of pearl barley and veggies. I love pearl barley, and it makes it thicker which is how I like it. YUmmy!

I agree with you. I especially like it in lamb casseroles and scotch broth that I make using a left over lamb bone and bits. I also occasionally add a spoonful to a beef casserole.

I also love most of the pulses and use them in all my slow cooker concoctions. Tomorrow I'm planning a chicken curry using yellow split peas, lentils and chick peas.

kelloggs36

You've all made me hungry!!!! I think I'll put mine on tomorrow!

gizmo111

Nothing in today, but yesterday had lamb steaks, onion, mushrooms, beef oxo cube, pepper, mixed herbs, celery and served with crusty bread from breadmaker - was delicious, supposed to last for 2 days but didn't for obvious reasons. Would serve next time with mash or roast pots rather than bread though.