veg box and How do i cook beef?

mumzyof2

does anyone know where i can get a veg box delievered to my home. I looked on a website someone gave someone on here but for lancashire it didnt have a website/address/name/phone number. Really would love to get one delivered as we eat alot of veg a week.

Also
I have bought a joint of beef..and its the one that cant be cooked in the oven (forgot the name they use for it) and can only be done in a slow cooker..so how would i do this? Going to cook it with vegetables but how much water do i put in it to cook with the beef?

Thanks in advance
Rebecca

rosh12

Hi- have you tried vegboxschemes.co.uk

We get one from Mossley in Lancs which I found through that site

Also veg-box recipes.co.uk is greatand also has links to providers- there's a few in Lancs- depends where you are!

Can't help with the beef though- sorry!

redruby

Hi rebecca,

Is your joint brisket ?

Sue

thriftlady_2

You can cook any joint of beef in an oven If it's topside or a rolled brisket it is best not roasted but pot-roasted in a casserole with some liquid and veg. You can do this in an oven as easily as in a slow-cooker. Ovens are really good for slow-cooking meat, better than a slow cooker as they concentrate the juices and add flavour by allowing the meat and veg to brown and develop crusty bit. And, you don't have to fiddle about afterwards trying to thicken the juice with cornflour or reduce it on the hob.

Slow cookers are not better at cooking things than an oven, but they are cheaper to run and great if you want a hot meal ready after a hard day at work.

mumzyof2

redruby wrote: »

Hi rebecca,

Is your joint brisket ?

Sue

Yes thats what its called :P
I would perfer to do it in a slow cooker..how much water do i add?

Looked at that veg site and i think its good value £19 for a large box inc del..but it says they send them automatically every week or 2 weeks..can i not just have say 1 a month or when i need one?

redruby

Hi Rebecca,


Thriftlady beat me to it .

But if you want to cook it in a slow cooker it does come out lovely, this is how I do it, put meat in SC, put water in up to a third of the meat, add a few chunks of carrot and a quartered onion, put lid on and leave.
When meat is done it will be very tender, and delicious, I use the cooking stock to make gravy with, just fish out the carrot and onion, and add gravy granuals, and keep stiring, makes the best gravy.


Enjoy

mumzyof2

Thankyou so much i will try this next week prob sunday

trying-very-trying

Can I just give my tuppence worth re the beef. If it is brisket, I just brown the roast in a little oil in the frying pan, then sit it on top of the veggies in the sc. I don't add any water, and I am getting a lot of the best ever beef stock from this method. I hadn't had a decent roast beef for so long that I had stopped buying it, until I found the slow cooker suggestions on this site.

mumzyof2

I shall give that a try also thankyou

rosieben

I put my veg in the bottom of the SC, must include carrots and onions and put the beef on top. put enough stock in to cover the veg. incidentally, my SC book says not to use it without liquid

hth

Debt_Free_Chick

rosieben wrote: »

I put my veg in the bottom of the SC, must include carrots and onions

And celery

Only add parsnips if you want a "sweetness" to the finished stock/gravy. Leafy greens tend not to add much to the flavour, so stick with root veg.

and put the beef on top. put enough stock in to cover the veg. incidentally, my SC book says not to use it without liquid

hth

When cooked, take out all the remaining liquid and veg. Mash them all together or blitz with a blender - gravy!