In my slow cooker today...

LittleEmms

flatmouse wrote: »

I still want to know what the cubed bread with dijon "does" !
Today i have sliced potatos in bottom, with beef casserole on top, and will try non-suet (cause i haven't any in the house) dumplings. I did put plenty of dijon in my "stock" mix.

Me too!! But thought its worth a try!! ... will let ya know!!

Olliebeak

Scubabe wrote: »

Oooooh! I am new to this Slow Cooker business, today is the 3rd time I have used mine, it's all still so new and exciting LMAO!....3/4 tin of coconut cream which was leftover & found in the bottom of the freezer - I just threw this into the SC still frozen in a big chunk but I'm assuming it will melt down and sort itself out into some sort of sauce ......

I'm just worrying a little bit about your frozen coconut cream - have you been keeping an eye on the progress of your curry?

If necessary, it might be possible to enlist the help of a microwave (or a saucepan) if your coconut cream is still sitting there in a lump and 'nothing much happening' in your Slow Cooker.

Good Luck, the recipe sounds great - I'm one of those who tremble with fear about 'freehand cooking' - until I've completely got the hang of what I'm doing. Just lack of confidence really, I think.

ElizabethJH

In mine - Pork, Onions, Garlic, 1 Chilli, 1 tablespoon curry powder, tin of tomatoes and half tin of water... going to add some spinach once I get home just for 10 mins... can't wait!!

champys

flatmouse wrote: »

I still want to know what the cubed bread with dijon "does" !
Today i have sliced potatos in bottom, with beef casserole on top, and will try non-suet (cause i haven't any in the house) dumplings. I did put plenty of dijon in my "stock" mix.

flatmouse - the bread cubes 'melt away' during the cooking process and end up thickening the gravy. You won't have to use any other flour or starch that way. I tend to use wholemeal bread. Somtimes I spread them with plain Dijon mustard, sometimes grainy mustard (is a little sweeter).

When you do a plain beef & onion casserole, try adding cubes of gingerbread instead of bread/mustard - this is also very nice.

irishwexford

I have chicken legs, carrots, onions, mushrooms and swede. Will serve this with mashed tatties and cabbage. Mangoes reduced in Lydl so will make a crumble and custard. Leftoven yorkshire puds in freezer so may have some of these as well. Im wearing out my SC this winter.

Scubabe

Olliebeak wrote: »

I'm just worrying a little bit about your frozen coconut cream - have you been keeping an eye on the progress of your curry?

LMAO nope, I can't check on it as I'm at work, about 15 miles away! But hubby will be home about 3pm or so, I will get him to check on it when he gets in.

I am pretty confident it will have thawed out though, because people chuck frozen sausages in don't they, and they thaw out and cook in 10 hours, so I assumed my cream would too Now I'm all confuddled! Gosh I hope it's worked!

Good Luck, the recipe sounds great - I'm one of those who tremble with fear about 'freehand cooking' - until I've completely got the hang of what I'm doing. Just lack of confidence really, I think.

Thank you!! I am usually a stickler for recipies when I'm using new ingredients I'm not used to cooking with etc - but for some reason this morning I felt quite rash and easygoing about it all. If worst comes to worst and it's horrible, all I've lost out is really some old stuff I had hanging about in the bottom of the freezer that I wasn't sure what to do with

hayley11

I'm using my slow cooker for the first time in about a week

I've just put some chicken legs in there, going to strip the chicken off the bone and then maybe mix with noodles or something, I'll think of something, I had to use them today though so thought i'd just chuck them in :rotfl:

Scubabe

Did you literally just chuck them in? As in, on their own? No liquid, no oil, no sauce, just the chicken legs?

(I've only owned a SC for 2 weeks you see )

pink_princess

Today in mine i have
300g diced beef (organic but whoopsied)
mushrooms
mixed peppers
onion
ginger
garlic
1 red chilli
two table spoons of chilli sauce
an hour before the end i ll put in a cornflour mix to thicken the sauce

Scubabe yes you can put meats in without any liquid as they create so much liquid of their own
HTH
PP

scousewife

In my sc today there are diced potatoes, sliced leek, diced carrot & turnip, turkey pieces, veg & chicken stock, salt & pepper & dashes of worcester sauce - Im new to using sc so hope this tastes nice.

I Was thinkin of adding pearl barley later to thicken it up but unsure when to do it & how much to put in?
Q) Do you think an hour before the end of cooking time & about half a cup would be ok?