I've got a new toy!

Curry_Queen

juno wrote:

Otherwise we have a gammon steak. Would that be good in the slow cooker?

It's apparently very nice cooked in coke! (the liquid variety!) and is something I'm going to try this week too

I can't remember what thread it was discussed in now, probably the slow cooker thread, but a couple of people did actually try it out!

squeaky

Ticklemouse wrote:

You can make garlic/herb bread in your slow cooker, using already baked bread, but I haven't a recipe for bread itself.

I was thinking of cooking times, mostly. I've got loads of bread recipes kicking about that are oven cooked and don't look like they'll necessarily work in my breadmaker... but If I have some idea of timing in my slow cooker I'll be more inclined to give them a go.

Curry_Queen

Ticklemouse wrote:

Haven't checked my new MR cookbook cos it's downstairs.

Mine is somewhere in the pile next to me ... I'll be right back



Edit: nope no mention of making bread, although I've discovered some more rather yummy recipes that I'll try and type up later. Maybe be tomorrow though as I'm feeling rather cream crackered right now

juno

Curry_Queen wrote:

It's apparently very nice cooked in coke! (the liquid variety!) and is something I'm going to try this week too

I can't remember what thread it was discussed in now, probably the slow cooker thread, but a couple of people did actually try it out!

As in Coca Cola?! That sounds weird! But in must try it way

Curry_Queen

juno wrote:

As in Coca Cola?! That sounds weird! But in must try it way

Yeah ... it's one of Nigella's dishes ... cook the ham in a bottle of coke (pre-soak as usual if it's salty) then glaze as normal in the oven. It's supposed to be an excellent renderiser as well as give it that nice sweet ham flavour

Curry_Queen

And before anyone asks ... no you don't squeeze the ham into the coke bottle :rotfl:

I know what I mean, and I'm sure you lot do, and it's late and I'm tired and ....


(can think of a few of you that would come back with with that one )

juno

Curry_Queen wrote:

Yeah ... it's one of Nigella's dishes ... cook the ham in a bottle of coke (pre-soak as usual if it's salty) then glaze as normal in the oven. It's supposed to be an excellent renderiser as well as give it that nice sweet ham flavour

Ok, stupid questions

How do I know if my gammon is salty or not? It's an "unsmoked gammon joint". And how would I presoak it if it was?

And I've just found Nigella's recipe But it doesn't mention slow cookers

Curry_Queen

I think I read, possibly in Nigella's book again, that mild cured hams don't need soaking but not sure how you would know for sure (unless you bought direct from the butcher that cured it) exactly how salty a ham is, so probably best to soak it to be in the safe side


Oh, btw, anything that's usually cooked long and slow in liquid can be adapted to the slow cooker, and quite a lot of other stuff too

Turning_into_scrooge

I cooked a piece of pork in my slow cooker. We wern't bothered about the crackling bit on the top so i bought a piece with as little fat on as poss and just put it in the slow cooker with about 1pt of water, salt, pepper, some basil and oregano and left it on slow over night and the following day, it was quite a big piece. We got the most beautiful tender meat ive had in my life, I should say here when it was cooked i just scraped all the top fat off with a kinfe, made brilliant stock too. No joke it was so tender when making sandwiches we could almost spread it with a knife, it was just perfect not stewed or boiled to bits. Did the same with a piece of beef too. Can definitely recommend it

elona

I use ham shanks and cut the fat off before I put it in the slow cooker.
It is about £1.30 for a ham shank and you get a lot of meat off it.

When cooled and cut in slices it magically turns into gammon ( so kids will eat it)
lol