In my slow cooker today...

Mumof2_2

I did beef casserole. The vegs needed using up - I had onions, leeks, turnip and carrots and popped some pearl barley in too. It was nice and the good news is we have enough for tomorrow too :T

Mermaid

Hi,

I've just found a recipe for spotted !!!!!! in the January 2010 Asda magazine which has taken my fancy.

You can find the online version here: http://www.asdamagazine.com/2009/12/happy_ever_afters/

I'd like to make this in the slowcooker, and I wonder whether anyone could give me some advice on the amount of time to cook this for (either high or low power)?

I've found this post http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=46441&postcount=42, which suggests overnight for a Christmas pudding.

I'll try 8 hours on high if there are no further suggestions.

Also is it strictly necessary to cover it with clingfilm, as I'd prefer to put a bit of tinfoil over the top instead? Some of the old recipes for it suggest boiling it in cheesecloth, so I wouldn't have thought that a little bit of steam would hurt it! I don't like the idea of clingfilm being in contact with food as it cooks, and dumplings rise fine in a wet heat!

Thanks

Mermaid

annieb30

If im going to add frozen peas - how long before i serve should i add to the slow cooker??

Mermaid

laner wrote: »

Thanks for replying. My Cookworks SC has 3 settings, Low, High, and Auto. It is the Auto timings that i am seeking help with as i recall these were different from the other two settings?

I have tried contacting Argos to get a replacement copy, but they do not seem interested in helping me, hence the original post!

Regards, Laner

I believe that I've seen details somewhere that the auto setting puts the cooker into high power mode for a couple of hours to get it going, and then down to the low power setting after that.

Might be worth having a look here http://kitchen.manualsonline.com/manuals/device/slow_cooker.html for a missing manual. They don't have cookworks, but I bet you'll find that they are nearly all identical.

HTH

Mermaid

loobie_lou

Chicken in mine today we are having Fajitas with some of it tonight YUM!

MushyPeas

annieb30 wrote: »

If im going to add frozen peas - how long before i serve should i add to the slow cooker??

Hi Annie, I was thinking the same... had a quick sniff round the internet and probably letting them thaw first is a good idea so they don't lower the temperature of the crock pot.... oh now found some that suggest putting all frozen in first!

Anyone got any ideas?

Mermaid

Mermaid wrote: »

Hi,

I've just found a recipe for spotted !!!!!! in the January 2010 Asda magazine which has taken my fancy.

You can find the online version here: http://www.asdamagazine.com/2009/12/happy_ever_afters/

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OK, it's in. I found that about an extra 75ml of milk was needed to get a dough. I've split it between two old plastic Christmas pudding basins, and I'm leaving it in on full for a couple of hours then turning it down to low.

I'll let you know how it turned out.

Mermaid

rachbc

I have indian butter chicken from crockpot365 blog in mine for tonight - can't believe I got out of the SC habit for so long but am back with avengance now!

RachelW1987

Gammon with some onion and carrots in mine today which will go in with my lentils and tatties for some soup tonight yummy!!

casperlarue

Pork steaks with mushroom sauce http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/1921/mushroom-pork-chops.aspx except I cooked mine in the slow cooker for about 5 hrs.

Went down well in this household....DH peered through the lid of the slow cooker when he came in from work....."what have you created today then?!" Hmm I think he may be suggesting that my slow cooker use is turning into a daily habit!

The sauce is yum mixed with rice, bit like risotto.