New crockpot!

spartacusthe1st

Hi I just got a crockpot for the first time I would be really intersted to hear people's recipes they use so I can get some ideas!
We eat lots of chicken and sausages so something along those lines but also some different ones!
Thanks guys

HappyMJ

Sausages work much better fried or grilled then placed in slow cooker later.

Chicken...just put whatever you like into slow cooker and turn on. Do a web search there is thousands of websites answering your question.

MrsRogers

We love our croc pot.. Some of the things I do:

Beef casseroles
Lancashire hot pot
Whole chicken
Moroccan chicken / lamb
Gammon joint
Rice pudding
Pulled pork
Curry
Spaghetti Bol
Chili con carne
Beef pot roast

The old style board has some fab recipes. :T


http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=490232&postcount

Southernman

I've put pre cooked sausages in a crock pot and it's lovely! Nice and soft! I usually put in chicken or pork or even beef and it's delicious with potatoes and any other veg lying around!

gibson123

Try the Oldstyle Board, loads of ideas on there.

fluffnutter

I find they're great for cooking unidentifiable brown stew, a particular favourite of mine. It's irrelevant what ingredients you use - just bung everything in, leave for hours and there you have it.

spartacusthe1st

Thanks everyone I will check out the old style board,fluffnutter-do I need to add liquid?sounds like a dumb question!

jackyann

Old style board definitely.

Things to remember:
liquid will not evaporate, so you must either:
use less (possible loss of flavour - consider using more concentrated stock)
evaporate before adding
boil afterwards (advantage is that you can adjust seasoning better, disadvantage is that it can be a bit unwieldy)

Meat will rarely brown.
However, I often use my crockpot for slow pot roasting.
You put in a cheap joint of meat, add seasoning, herbs & spices, pot vegetables etc. but no liquid

Some liquid comes out of thr veges & meat, which you can use like a thin gravy. Using the right meat & flavouring, this is excellent (look for pot roast recipes to start with)

michelle2008

Cheating I know - but Schwartz do lovely sauce packet thingies. When I started using my slow cooker i had trouble finding recipies with enough flavour and these little packs of powder work. Also good when you don't have a well stocked store cupboard!

peachyprice

michelle2008 wrote: »

Cheating I know - but Schwartz do lovely sauce poser thingies. Heni started using my slow ozokerite had trouble ringing recipies with enough flavour and these little packs of powder work. Treat- also good when you don't have a well stocked store cupboard!

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Tell me it's not because I've drunk too much gin.

michelle2008

peachyprice wrote: »

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Tell me it's not because I've drunk too much gin.

Sorry - typed this on iPhone and it came out garbled. I have now hopefully made it a bit more legible.