In my slow cooker today...

kraftykat

I bought a ham shank from the butchers, soaked it last night & put it in the SC this morning.

The smell was horrible so I opened the lid to have a look....it just looked like boiled fatty pork; nothing like ham. Needless to say I binned it (not very MSE I know) & won't be trying it again.

I then put carrots, onions, red lentils & 2 ham stock cubes in SC with some curry powder & boiling water to make a spicy lentil soup.....this smells very nice :T

mrsclarkie

Raksha wrote: »

I have a 6.5 litre MR slow cooker, is it worth getting a smaller one in addition?

I have 2 a 3.5 litre one and 6.5 litre one.

I use the 3.5 litre most as there is only 2 of us the larger one i use when doing joints or meals for more people i had the larger one first then won the smaller one think tesco are selling it for £15 at the mo. Have had them both over a year and definately am glad i got the smaller one

lappish22

my stew has been on low for 7 hours. potaotoes and veg still seem hard, so have wacked it up to high for an hour... liquid is a bit runny and not as thick as normal - what can i do to thinken it up? would adding a stock cube help? thanks!

Sui_Generis

Thicken with flour or cornflower. I usually take some liquid out and mix the flour into that and then return to the SC.

loobie_lou

I cooked a joint of beef in mine today and OMG I will NEVER do it in the oven again, I fell apart and was so juicy plus there is loads left over for lunch tomorrow NOM!

lbt_2

loobie_lou wrote: »

I cooked a joint of beef in mine today and OMG I will NEVER do it in the oven again, I fell apart and was so juicy plus there is loads left over for lunch tomorrow NOM!

Sounds good - I have some brisket in the freezer that I plan to put in.

Did you add any liquid or veggies?

Thanks

loobie_lou

lbt wrote: »

Sounds good - I have some brisket in the freezer that I plan to put in.

Did you add any liquid or veggies?

Thanks

I added a little water at the bottom of the crock pot which along with the juices I used for a gravy cooked it on high for 8 hours, Didn't add Veg to it tonight as we had a lazy dinner so we just put it in warm baguettes(healthy huh )

waddy80

Chucked a stew in this morning, whilst waiting to hear if hubby had got to work ok. (I waited nearly 2 hours, he got there after an hour but forgot to ring me!) Anyway it contains:
I softened and browned a red onion and brown onion (thats what I had!) and 2 sticks of celery, with a bit of garlic. Added a pack of tesco value stewing beef (95p reduced!), Chucked it in the slow cooker with a couple of chopped carrots, which I couldn't be bothered to peel so I just washed properly! Then I added a beef stock cube dissolved in boiling water. I then found a few mushrooms in the fridge, so they got chucked in the frying pan with a bit more water so that I got all the nice bits off the bottom of the pan. Added it all with a glug of worcestershire sauce and a bouquet garni.
Hoping to have a very nice tea with mash and yorkshires!

Olliebeak

kraftykat wrote: »

I bought a ham shank from the butchers, soaked it last night & put it in the SC this morning.

...........it just looked like boiled fatty pork; nothing like ham. .....

Could it have been a Pork Shank? If so, they are far better slow-roasted than boiled. One of my aunties used to do a mid-week roast with pork shank.

kraftykat

Olliebeak wrote: »

Could it have been a Pork Shank? If so, they are far better slow-roasted than boiled. One of my aunties used to do a mid-week roast with pork shank.

I thought this too, so I double checked the cellophane the butcher had put on it and the label definitely said ham shank .....they had it in smoked too but I opted for unsmoked as I thought it wouldn't have been as salty.