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Topic: slow cooker recipes Posted: 24 April 2007 at 11:08am |
I have just been given a crockpot but the book that it comes with isnt very detailed and Im just wondering if anyone has any good recipes for them. Also do you have to put liquid in with them or does the condensation act as enough moisture?
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 11:09am |
You usually have to put a little bit of water in when you cook with it.
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 11:12am |
If you are doing chicken it is a great idea to throw in a can of chicken soup. Makes it really yum :)
I got some really nice recipes off allrecipes.com.
I couldn't live without mine now, there is nothing like having dinner sorted at 9am and coming home in winter to the smell of stew etc and knowing you don't have to do anything but eat it
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 11:14am |
i'm going to try porridge in mine...
normally i just do soup in it - standard bacon hock at that. emma uses hers lots so she might be nice enough to post some of her recipes.
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 11:14am |
I recommend "100 great ways to use slow cookers and crockpots" by Simon and Alison Holst
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 11:17am |
Yes! I love doing it the night before and flicking it on in the morning and coming home with dinner all ready.
Anyway, there is a reeeeeally good crock pot cook book which you can often pick up on TradeMe. I haven't got a copy yet as I was hoping Dad would pick up on my (not so subtle) hints. He hasn't.
Joan Bishop's Cook Book
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 11:21am |
I have that book by the Holst's they have some good recipes in there.
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 12:34pm |
You usually put about a third of the fluid in you normally would have put in cooking it a different way. Other thing is to use less spices otherwise the taste will be quite strong.
I love my slow cooker but just cant let it stay on while being out of the house. (freaks me out a bit.) So I use it on days when I am not feeling up to cooking or busy with other stuff. Was quite handy when McKayla was a newborn. Everything got thrown in there in the morning. And supper was done.
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 12:35pm |
I use mine all the time, but I rarely use actual recipes, I make it up as I go along.
I'll quite often throw some gravy beef or blade steak in with whatever veges I have on hand (carrot, potato, green beans, broccoli, onion etc.), 1-2 cups of beef or vege stock, a couple of Tb of Worcestor sauce, a couple of Tb of tomato sauce and some salt and pepper.
I also use the Maggi Cook in the Pot sachets, Moroccan lamb is divine (has chickpeas in it) and devilled sausage works well altho don't leave it too long or the sausages will disintegrate. Some of the chicken ones work well too.
I also do pot roasts with those round rolled rib roasts - just chuck the meat in with enough water to cover the bottom of the pot and some chopped onion and seasoning. I do corned silverside in a similar way except I add a TB of malt vinegar and I add more water so that the meat is totally covered.
I'd be interested to try porridge in it tho - I hadn't thought of that! Let me know how it goes Deborah!
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 12:50pm |
I love my slow cook and its a god send all winter. I don't use receipes either just chuck in what ever I feel like. I just did a pork roast in it and put apple juice in the bottom and some onion and it was good! Haven't done a chicken yet as love it roasted but we live on stew all winter. Make it similar to emma but also usually put in a can of tomatoes.
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 12:53pm |
corned beef is BEAUTIFUL done in the crock pot - i cover it with water, put in some mustard powder, brown sugar, malt vinegar and a bay leaf
A few days ago tried a chicken recipe - whole chicken - mix some butter, garlic and lemon rind and place about half under the chicken skin on the breast and the rest, rub all over. put in corck pot and cook - I didn't add any water. that was lovely
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 1:15pm |
Google! I was unsure of how to make something in my crockpot so I just put 'crockpot' recipes into google and it came back with 100000 million different recipes for slow cookers.
Mmmmm, anything done in the crockpot comes out so tender and juicy.
I even made a dessert in mine once. It was an orange and honey bread and butter pudding. Was beautiful.
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 3:05pm |
i love my crockpot...and i just throw everything into it and put in on slow...and leave it all day
my favs are devilled sausages without the devil (which means no tomotoe sauce)...lamb stew...cornbeef...aand just whatever else i feel like...yummy
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Posted: 24 April 2007 at 9:41pm |
Oooooh, roast pork done in apple juice *wipes the drool off her chin* Must try that! And the chicken sounds good too Liz!
I'm doing corned beef in mine tomorrow
The slow cooker was an absolute God send when I was pregnant - I couldn't cope with cooking, especially at the end of the day when I was icky and tired so that way I could get it organised in the morning, and it didn't smell too strong either. And when the gremlins were tiny it was the only reason we ever got homecooked meals
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Posted: 25 April 2007 at 8:05am |
mmmm, it all sounds so good! *runs off to look on trademe for a crockpot*
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Posted: 25 April 2007 at 10:39am |
well i think i'll stick to porridge in a pot in future... it was ok but just had a thick crust around the top and the bottom. the only plus was getting out of bed and not having to do anything, it was just there.
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Posted: 25 April 2007 at 10:44am |
just wondering, what's a good price for a slow cooker? i'm so clueless. sorry to thread jack
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Posted: 25 April 2007 at 10:59am |
Man i am so going out to buy a slow cooker today!!! Maybe there needs to be a recipe forum or this needs to be stickied because i never no what to cook and get my idea off other people most the time plus im sure everyone has a fav recipie they would like to share
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Posted: 25 April 2007 at 1:10pm |
Try briscoes ella and Look, surpirse surprise, they are having a sale! Under $100 is okay.
am doing apricot chicken in the crockpot today - will give a review and if nice, a recipe tomorrow. Just call me the Ohbaby Allyson whatshername food in a minute
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Posted: 25 April 2007 at 1:22pm |
Maybe a recipes sticky? What thinks you all?
Ella - I got my slow cooker at the Warehouse for $60 but it is huge, I think about 7l. Mum has a smaller one, about 4l which was only $40 or so. The big one is great tho coz I can cook double quantities and freeze some for later.
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