I'm looking at getting a slow cooker, but have no idea what I can put in it. Any idea's would be greatly received!

I dont have one myself but I do know they are great for soups, stews and I think if large enough you can put a whole joint into them too. I have seem them mentioned a lot on the money saving expert site

I'm looking at getting a slow cooker, but have no idea what I can put in it. Any idea's would be greatly received!

I've mostly used mine for stews, but have also used it for things like bolognese and chilli con carne. Prepare it in a pan in your usual way, then once it's all assembled pour it into the slow cooker and you can just forget about it until you're ready to eat. It's handy if you're going to be out all day and want to be able to get a meal on the table quickly once you get home.

I always use ours for stews and the like. It's really nice to have because you can put it in at the beginning of the day and when you get back from work or have been busy all day, you can sit down to a meal without having to worry about cooking it!

As others have said, I use mine for stews and casseroles as well as chilli etc.

The only thing I would say is be careful which one you buy. I bought mine years ago without properly looking into all of the models available. Just my luck to get one with a steam vent hole in the lid. This means that even if you try to block it up, you cannot turn it on and go out as the food will boil dry. It therefore does not get used as much as I would like. Make sure you get a big enough cooker for what you want but ensure it has a heavy enough lid with no vent holes.

Good luck.

anyone got recipes for chilli con carne and spagetti bolognese

anyone got recipes for chilli con carne and spagetti bolognese

There's probably as many recipes for those two as there are people who cook them. Here's how I make chilli:

Serves 2
1 medium sized onion
Fresh garlic
250g pack of lean mince
Cayenne pepper
Oregano
Bay leaves
Salt
Tomato puree
Small tin of red kidney beans
Vegetable oil

Chop onion, fry gently until soft but not brown in a small amount of vegetable oil. Add mince and fry gently until brown, chopping with spoon as it cooks, then add 3-5 cloves of crushed garlic. Drain the kidney beans in a sieve and rinse with water, then add to pan. Top up with enough water to just cover the ingredients, add a generous squeeze of tomato puree, about half a level teaspoon of cayenne pepper ( you might want to start with less) , a dash of salt, generous sprinkling of oregano and 1 or 2 bay leaves. Turn heat to low, put a lid on and simmer for about an hour and a half stirring occasionally. Don’t let it dry out. Taste after about half an hour of cooking and add more spices, herbs, tomato puree etc if needed.

As above but with no salt, cayenne or oregano. I use chillies and cumin instead. I also put mixed peppers in there for added texture and veg and a tin of plum tomatoes.

The best advice for anything like this is to taste it throughout, put a little flavouring in first because you can always add more (but you can't take it out) and just experiment. And have fun

Best advice for making chilli is a good squirt of HP sauce improves the flavour and consistancy no end

Our favourite is

a; joint of beef,
glass of red wine,
some water,
onions and pepper
together in the slow cooker and leave on
for 8 hours, lovely with mash, yorkshires and veg- make a
gravy with the juices left and add some cream to it :)

not forgetting the hendersons sauce

not forgetting the hendersons sauce

Of course:hihi: Can't have meat without hendo here (or crisps)

I'm not a hendersons fan I'm afraid :gag:

I'm not a hendersons fan I'm afraid :gag:don't make me ban you!

A chicken casserole turns out lovely in the slow cooker especially done on the low setting all day. I always turn it up to high for the last hour though if i'm in.

I also do stews etc in mine. I often use half the stew in a large yorkshire pudding with veg on the first day and then make a pie with the rest of the stew and have pie, home-made oven chips and peas the next day.

I'm yet to make soup but my DD wants to try so that's something for the holidays!

I did a spanish chicken dish in my slow cooker. Just put some chicken breast in chopped up, mushrooms and onions and added a jar of tesco healthy living spanish sauce then about 20 mins before it was ready to be served I added a few prawns and served it with rice, nice!

You can use colmans packet mixes for ideas. If you look on the back of the packets it says if they are slow cooker friendly.

I used to do Stew & Dumplings in mine. Try it :thumbsup:

I am looking to cook a piece of lambs leg in my slow cooker. It isn't a big piece but do I need to cover it completely with water? Being the lazy bum that I am, I was just going to chuck some onions or something in with it maybe carrots (chopped up small) and some knorr lamb cubes. Then i'll probably thicken up the liquid with some lamb and mint gravy powder.

Thanks.

I am looking to cook a piece of lambs leg in my slow cooker. It isn't a big piece but do I need to cover it completely with water? Being the lazy bum that I am, I was just going to chuck some onions or something in with it maybe carrots (chopped up small) and some knorr lamb cubes. Then i'll probably thicken up the liquid with some lamb and mint gravy powder.

Thanks.Nope you don't have to completely cover the joint in liquid - I think it's nicer if you don't ;)

I tried this recently when my parents came to visit - it was so delicious and tasty, everyone loved it!

Braised Lamb Shanks with Garlic and Rosemary
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 heaping tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 pounds lamb shank -- not trimmed of fat
1 large head garlic -- peeled and crushed (about 15 cloves)
2 medium yellow onions -- peeled and chopped
1 large carrot -- peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices
Finely grated zest of 1 large lemon
2 heaping tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
In a small bowl, mix the red wine, mustard, salt and pepper and place in the slow cooker. Layer the shanks the way they fit best and scatter the remaining ingredients on and around the shanks. Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours. Use tongs to reverse the position of the shanks, top to bottom. Reduce the setting to LOW and cook for an additional 6 hours.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer the shanks to a serving platter. Skim the fat from the cooking juices. Taste the juices, add salt and pepper if needed, then pour over the shanks and serve.


I don't think I stuck to the "6hrs then turn then another 6hrs" cooking time though. That's the beauty of a slow cooker - you can give or take a couple of hours and it doesn't actually make any difference!

Well I put stock in just to half the height of the meat and turned it over half way through. It was gorgeous and the meat just fell apart :love:

Excellent stuff!


We have a slow cooker and we`ve been wondering how to make the most of it for a while now.

This thread is just the thing!

Having resisted getting a slow cooker for years I now have two! I have a 3.5 litre one for cooking for 3-4 and then a little sad single one . The easiest recipe I have (and I've had it tonight with a portion for tomorrow and one each for my mum and bruv) is great as there's no pre cooking or browning

Chicken Chasseur

4 chicken breasts
tin of chopped tomatoes
250 ml of veg stock or white wine/vermouth
1 x bouquet garni (i use the Schwartz one that looks like a teabag
1 clove garlic (or tsp of easy garlic)
4 oz button mushrooms
1 onion thinly sliced
Throw everything except the chicken in the slow cooker, season with salt and pepper and stir then tuck the chicken breast into the mix, pressing it under the fluid.
Cook on high for 4-5 hours -serve with Aunt Bessie mashed pots for the ultimate easy comfort food!

Nooooo serve it with home made mash :thumbsup:

Excellent stuff!


We have a slow cooker and we`ve been wondering how to make the most of it for a while now.

This thread is just the thing!

Get it out and get it used :hihi::hihi: Let us know what you try first!!

Get it out and get it used :hihi::hihi: Let us know what you try first!!

I use it all the time but just for meat, Lamb abd chicken and pork, but I want to try something more adventurous.

ermm fish? Not that i've tried it!

ermm fish? Not that i've tried it!

I've seen one pot recipes for the slow cooker that used salmon, but I don't think seafood is really playing to it's strengths.
Actually, I can't even think of any seafood dish that benefits from a long cooking time and could be done well in a slow cooker.

On a side note, I'm not sure of sous vide times for various seafood but then the slow cooker can't be a replacement for sous vide anyway like it can a slow braise or simmer on the hob or a low temperature roast.
For those who haven't come across it, Sous vide is a cooking method using vacuum packed ingredients cooked in a very consistent low temperature water bath for long periods of time (over 24hrs for some things). It is thought that it will probably become more common in more fancy restaurants in the near future.
The special water baths used start at a few hundred pounds and then you need a vacuum machine which is even more expensive :/

I've seen one pot recipes for the slow cooker that used salmon, but I don't think seafood is really playing to it's strengths.
Actually, I can't even think of any seafood dish that benefits from a long cooking time and could be done well in a slow cooker.

:/

Octopus would be great in a slow cooker, squid to a lesser extent. For the octopus I'd slow cook it for 8 hrs in a light tomatoe "stew" with ginger, garlic and a little chilli, some tinned toms maybe topped up with water or stock and finished with coriander. Serve with rice.

I did a lovely fish recipe out of my slow cooker meals for one book last night - cooked it in my mini slow cooker but sure it could be doubled/quadrupled up
Mediterranean Fish Braise:
1 piece of firm white fish about 6 oz (I used cod)
1 small red onion
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 large firm tomato
1/2 tsp fresh tyme
3 tablespoons orange juice (either fresh from an orange or from a carton)
sliver of orange peel (if using a fresh orange)
bay leaf
5-6 olives

Fry the onion in a bit of olive oil for 5 mins, add the garlic and thyme, cook for another minute.
Put in the bottom of the slow cooker, add the bay leaf and orange peel. Put the fish fillet on top. Slice the tomato and arrange over the fish then pour the orange juice over the top. Add the olives

Cover and cook on low for 2-2.5 hours

bumped this for new suggestions

Can someone give me a recipe for soup that I can do in slow cooker, I like most veg, except celery:gag:

Thanks

http://www.slowcookerrecipes.org.uk/

:love:

I use
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Sensational-Slow-Cooking/Main.aspx

It's good cos you can change the recipe for amount of people and imperial/metric.

I use my slow cooker ALL THE TIME!

Examples:
I joint of gammon (you can get a big one for £3.99 at Castle Market - bargain!)
1 carrot & 1 leek, both chopped into 1/2 inch chunks
Smear some wholegrain mustard on top then pour over some cheap cider not completely covering the ham.
pop it on low for at least 8hrs.
This takes 2mins in the morning before going to work, and in the evening you come home to a big yummy moist ham! then I fry off another thinly sliced leek in a deepish frying pan, add a drop of milk and some grated cheese, stir until melted, then break 4 eggs onto the mixture and put the lid on until they are poached...

It's now OH's FAVOURITE meal!!
And the bonus is you have a fridgeful of leftover cooked ham which is much tastier than supermarket ham & much cheaper.
Plus I save the stock to make soup from (although it's quite strong & salty so doesn't suit all soups)

Slow Cooker Jambalaya
5oz / 150g skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch cubes
5oz / 150g chorizo sausage, sliced
1 can diced tomatoes with juice
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
500ml chicken stock
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
3/4 teaspoon dried parsley
3/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
5oz/150g frozen cooked prawns
1 cup brown rice

Put all ingredients apart from prawns in slow cooker and cook 7 to 8 hours on Low, or 3 to 4 hours on High. Stir in the prawns during the last 30 minutes of cook time.

Nice with some warn crusty bread to dunk.
(I can't remember how many that feeds - just loads with loads of leftovers!)

Copied from an old thread:

I put braising steak, chopped chorizo, cherry tomatoes, red wine & beef stock into a slow cooker to make a REALLY rich, spicy casserole and serve with various different veg/yorkshires depending on what I fancy that day... it's also yummy with rice :)
I adapted it from a tapas dish I had at the Wig & Pen once ;)
Originally Posted by Texas
Katieb 23, how about a few details on the braising steak recipe. Do you think it would do slow in the oven? Sounds good to me though.

Well I don't have a proper recipe cos I just made it up!
It depends what proportions of steak to chorizo you like... last time I made it for 6 large portions & used 3lb beef, 300g chorizo, a punnet of cherry tomatoes, and enough liquid (red wine & beef stock) to not quite cover the ingredients (about 1cm below). I put it in the slow cooker before going to work and we didn't end up eating til gone 9pm so it had been cooking for 12 hours and was still lovely but I would say 8hrs would have been best.

Tomato & Coriander Soup
Serves 2 for dinner with enough leftovers for 2 for lunch!

1kg tomatoes, quartered
2 red onions, chopped
chopped garlic
500ml/18floz veg stock
1 tsp raw cane sugar
handful of fresh coriander leaves, chopped
2 tbsp soy sauce (I use hendersons instead!)
1 tsp ginger

Quarter tomatoes & coarsely chop onions. I leave the skin & seeds on the tomatoes - I like the texture and can't be bothered with the faff!
Pop it all in slow cooker on high for a couple of hours.
Take the ceramic dish out of the slow cooker & stick a hand-held blender in and whizz until not quite smooth
Pop it all back on the heat on low to keep warm until you want to eat it :)

(make sure you use really red ripe nice quality tomatoes or the soup with be an unsatisfying orange colour! :()

Leek & Potato soup

I've only used the slow cooker to simmer this after doing all the prep in a frying pan - gone out for a dog walk and come back to it an hour or so later - but I'm sure if you experiment you could do a one-pot version...

2 leeks, finely sliced
3 medium potatoes, peeled & cubed
1 large sweet potato, peeled & cubed
2 rashers bacon, finely chopped
500ml veg stock (extra yummy with that ham&cider stock from above)

fry up bacon bits & set aside
fry leeks, potatoes & sweet potatoes until cooked through.
pop all ingredients in slow cooker & let simmer for a couple of hours

That should keep you going for a bit!!
AS you can see, I adore my slow cooker! ;)

This Sunday I did a slow roast shoulder of pork:

I think it weighed about 2kg.

Recipe:
1 can french onion soup
100ml red wine
50ml hendersons relish
6 whole cloves of garlic (peeled)

put whole joint of pork in slow cooker (I trimmed the excess fat off the top cos there was loads of it)
pour over the ingredients above & scatter the garlic in
Cook on high for 5hrs then another 3hrs on low (that was just a guess but it came out lovely)

Serve with your favourite veg / potatoes / yorkshire puds etc ;)

When you wish to serve, take the pork out of the slow cooker & put it on a serving plate. Drain the liquid into a jug & skim off as much grease as possible.

I like my gravy quite thick so made a roux with some of the grease from the liquid & some flour, then added the rest of the stock & reduced it all down in a saucepan until it was thicker & stronger


EDIT: The leftovers were delicious as 'pulled pork':
shred the leftover pork up (like you would with peking duck etc) mix with loads of BBQ sauce (I used half a bottle) and put in a baking dish & cook for half an hour, so that you get nice crispy dark bits on top but really moist mushy at the bottom
We had it in baguettes with some salad - yum!
http://gustavus.edu/groups/unitedway/images/Slow_Cookers_BBQ_Pulled_Pork.ashx.jpg

Slow cooked shoulder of Lamb

Shoulder of lamb
1 - 2 tins of tomatoes
1/2 bottle good red wine
Couple of cloves of garlic
Rosemary
1 x Onion
2 x Leek
2 x Carrots

Chuck it all in the slow cooker (I tend to do mine overnight and reheat for a couple of hours before needed) cook untill lamb falls off the bone.

I normally do this as a Sunday lunch with giant yorkshire and mash tattys.

Use left overs for Shepherds pie with cheesy topped mash

Slow cooked shoulder of Lamb

Shoulder of lamb
1 - 2 tins of tomatoes
1/2 bottle good red wine
Couple of cloves of garlic
Rosemary
1 x Onion
2 x Leek
2 x Carrots

Chuck it all in the slow cooker (I tend to do mine overnight and reheat for a couple of hours before needed) cook untill lamb falls off the bone.

I normally do this as a Sunday lunch with giant yorkshire and mash tattys.

Use left overs for Shepherds pie with cheesy topped mashOoh that sounds nice - I love the idea of using it for shepherds pie! :love:

I use
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Sensational-Slow-Cooking/Main.aspx

It's good cos you can change the recipe for amount of people and imperial/metric.

I use my slow cooker ALL THE TIME!

Examples:
I joint of gammon (you can get a big one for £3.99 at Castle Market - bargain!)
1 carrot & 1 leek, both chopped into 1/2 inch chunks
Smear some wholegrain mustard on top then pour over some cheap cider not completely covering the ham.
pop it on low for at least 8hrs.
This takes 2mins in the morning before going to work, and in the evening you come home to a big yummy moist ham! then I fry off another thinly sliced leek in a deepish frying pan, add a drop of milk and some grated cheese, stir until melted, then break 4 eggs onto the mixture and put the lid on until they are poached...

It's now OH's FAVOURITE meal!!
And the bonus is you have a fridgeful of leftover cooked ham which is much tastier than supermarket ham & much cheaper.
Plus I save the stock to make soup from (although it's quite strong & salty so doesn't suit all soups)
MMMM...sounds gr8.I love my slow cooker...will definatley be trying these recipes.Keep this thread open:D

I've just binned my slow cooker. For some strange reason, 80% of dishes I made came out with this horrible lingering metallic bitter taste to them. Strange, as with a casserole you can throw everything in and it's hard not to get it right . . . it'll always taste pretty good.

I wondered if the metallic taste was the garlic, as though cooking over 12 hours somehow strengthened or altered the taste??? But I see other people use garlic, so who knows. Anyhow, I'm going back to my trusty casserole.

Can we close this thread now?

Oxtail comes out like a dream.

I was very pleased with my beef casserole this weekend so thought I'd share the love ;)

I've never pre-fried the meat before as I usually just chuck everything in raw before going out to work in the morning, but I did this time, and found it really made a difference - not to the meat so much, but to the thickness of the sauce.

Quantities are all totally approximate & made 3 very greedy portions:
600g braising steak
1 turnip, peeled & cubed
2 carrots, peeled & cubed
1 onion, finely sliced

Beef stock (I used 3 cubes with about 700ml boiling water)
dried Parsley & Thyme (about 2 tsp of each)
a handful of plain flour
100ml red wine
A good glug of henderson's relish

-Mix together the flour, herbs & some salt & pepper in a shallow bowl.
-Toss the steak cubes around in the flour mixture until completely coated.
-Heat some oil in a pan and fry the cubes until nice & browned off on the outside. try to resist eating them straight away!
- Put veg & cooked meat in slow cooker, pour liquids over & cook on hight for 4hrs.

Coating the beef in flour made a nice thick rich gravy with no lumps :love: it's usually much more watery when I chuck everything in raw, no mater how nice the flavour is.

I use
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Sensational-Slow-Cooking/Main.aspx

It's good cos you can change the recipe for amount of people and imperial/metric.

I use my slow cooker ALL THE TIME!

Examples:
I joint of gammon (you can get a big one for £3.99 at Castle Market - bargain!)
1 carrot & 1 leek, both chopped into 1/2 inch chunks
Smear some wholegrain mustard on top then pour over some cheap cider not completely covering the ham.
pop it on low for at least 8hrs.
This takes 2mins in the morning before going to work, and in the evening you come home to a big yummy moist ham! then I fry off another thinly sliced leek in a deepish frying pan, add a drop of milk and some grated cheese, stir until melted, then break 4 eggs onto the mixture and put the lid on until they are poached...

It's now OH's FAVOURITE meal!!
And the bonus is you have a fridgeful of leftover cooked ham which is much tastier than supermarket ham & much cheaper.
Plus I save the stock to make soup from (although it's quite strong & salty so doesn't suit all soups)

I like the sound of this, trip to market tomorrow for the gammon joint, soak it overnight and then in slow cooker Saturday morning. Should be cooked in time for when I get home from the Blades game.

I like the sound of this, trip to market tomorrow for the gammon joint, soak it overnight and then in slow cooker Saturday morning. Should be cooked in time for when I get home from the Blades game.Great :)
What time is the match on Sat? (I live in the 'extended car parking zone' AKA 'the whole of sheffield' so will choose when to go walk the dog carefully! ;))

I like the sound of this, trip to market tomorrow for the gammon joint, soak it overnight and then in slow cooker Saturday morning. Should be cooked in time for when I get home from the Blades game.

Do you throw the water away that youve soaked it in ? Its to get rid of the excess salt isnt it ?

I don't soak mine anyway. I like my ham quite salty!

I don't soak mine anyway. I like my ham quite salty!

I tastes a lot better after soaking. It also tenderises it.

Great :)
What time is the match on Sat? (I live in the 'extended car parking zone' AKA 'the whole of sheffield' so will choose when to go walk the dog carefully! ;))

3:00pm kick off, streets should be clear by about 5:30pm.

Do you throw the water away that youve soaked it in ? Its to get rid of the excess salt isnt it ?

I'm going to put some potatoes in the pot so might just use the soak water for par boiling them. Past experiences with potatoes in the slow cooker have taught me to give them a 5 to 10 minute start.

3:00pm kick off, streets should be clear by about 5:30pm.Ta! :D
Have a nice ham :)

(If you are putting potatoes in, and don't want them too cider-ey, perhaps try half cider, half veg stock? I sometimes do that)

Ta! :D
Have a nice ham :)

(If you are putting potatoes in, and don't want them too cider-ey, perhaps try half cider, half veg stock? I sometimes do that)

Thanks Katie but I think it calls for full on cider - after all I will be eating it after watching the Blades :loopy:

I've just bought a slow cooker and was thinking about starting a thread for tips and recipes but this thread was here already. KatieB thanks for your recipes I'll be trying them out. If anyone has got anymore tips please post them on here. I'd love to try slowcooked oxtail and brisket (if I can still buy them) dishes.

Has anyone ever tried making porridge in their slow cooker? just wondering if that would work left cooking over night...oh or rice pudding?

I use
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Sensational-Slow-Cooking/Main.aspx

It's good cos you can change the recipe for amount of people and imperial/metric.

I use my slow cooker ALL THE TIME!

Examples:
I joint of gammon (you can get a big one for £3.99 at Castle Market - bargain!)
1 carrot & 1 leek, both chopped into 1/2 inch chunks
Smear some wholegrain mustard on top then pour over some cheap cider not completely covering the ham.
pop it on low for at least 8hrs.
This takes 2mins in the morning before going to work, and in the evening you come home to a big yummy moist ham! then I fry off another thinly sliced leek in a deepish frying pan, add a drop of milk and some grated cheese, stir until melted, then break 4 eggs onto the mixture and put the lid on until they are poached...

It's now OH's FAVOURITE meal!!
And the bonus is you have a fridgeful of leftover cooked ham which is much tastier than supermarket ham & much cheaper.
Plus I save the stock to make soup from (although it's quite strong & salty so doesn't suit all soups)

I used Katie's gammon recipe for my first slowcooked meal. I used apple juice instead of cider and added a stick of celery cut to the same size as the other vegetables. It was wonderful and as Katie says I've got a fridgeful of leftover meat for packed lunches. I used the stock to make cheese soup.
Yummy yummy yummy.

I haven't had oxtail for years so that's next week.

I used Katie's gammon recipe for my first slowcooked meal. I used apple juice instead of cider and added a stick of celery cut to the same size as the other vegetables. It was wonderful and as Katie says I've got a fridgeful of leftover meat for packed lunches. I used the stock to make cheese soup.
Yummy yummy yummy.

I haven't had oxtail for years so that's next week.Funny you should say that - it's my Mum's recipe & is supposed to have celery in too but I hate celery so always leave it out! ;)

Tries KatieB's recipe last night for the pulled pork - no bbq sauce in Somerfield after work so used Homepride chicken tonight sauce instead. Very enjoyable and thanks for the tip Katie:thumbsup:

anyone got any curry recipes for their Slow Cooker?

I read somewhere about using leftover meat (I think it was turkey), but I can't find it now. Also, would I need to fry off the spices first?

Has anyone ever tried making porridge in their slow cooker? just wondering if that would work left cooking over night...oh or rice pudding?

Here you go, I came across this recipe online, and thought of your post!
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/99/rice-pudding--in-a-slow-cooker-.aspx

Don't suppose that porridge is too different, the above recipe also suggests popping in some fruit(dried sultanas or cranberries etc.) to make it a bit more interesting. :)

Here you go, I came across this recipe online, and thought of your post!
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/99/rice-pudding--in-a-slow-cooker-.aspx

Don't suppose that porridge is too different, the above recipe also suggests popping in some fruit(dried sultanas or cranberries etc.) to make it a bit more interesting. :)

Thats sounds delicious !! I must use my slow cooker more. I fancy doing a lamb joint in it.

Here you go, I came across this recipe online, and thought of your post!
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/99/rice-pudding--in-a-slow-cooker-.aspx

Don't suppose that porridge is too different, the above recipe also suggests popping in some fruit(dried sultanas or cranberries etc.) to make it a bit more interesting. :)

That does look and sound lovely, not made rice pudd for years I may have a go, I may also be brave and try some porridge that is also really gorgeous with some evaporated milk in it...yum!

A website called big oven has got thousands of slow cooker recipes.

Google - slow cooker recipes.

I'm not a hendersons fan I'm afraid :gag:
Neither am I, much prefer Lea & Perrins

anyone got any curry recipes for their Slow Cooker?

I read somewhere about using leftover meat (I think it was turkey), but I can't find it now. Also, would I need to fry off the spices first?

I've never used cooked left over meat ina slow cooker but you should fry off the spices first.

thanks Rioja :thumbsup:

Google - slow cooker recipes.

When I got my slow cooker before Christmas I googled slow cooker recipes and got about 3 useful results. Now there's hundreds of them.

Just bought a SC so thanks for this thread. I've made a nice curry and a "put all the limp veg from the bottom of the fridge" dish which turned out quite nice and was very non-wasteful!

Very keen on dishes where the only prep is washing and cutting up the veg but I think I'm going to try the beef casserole recipe soon.

Porridge I've seem somewhere on the net that you can do porridge in the SC but can't remember the instructions, so I suggest a google

Katie B your beef casserole was yummy, although I left it on too long and it almost went dry - I'm just starting to get the hang og this slow cooking malarky.

We had beef stew yesterday very nice. i'm sure everyone has there own version but here's what I do.

1lb beef stewing steak
2 x carrots
2 x sticks celery
2 x parsnips
1 x onoin
2 x leek
1/2 turnip
1 tin tomato
approx 700ml beef stock
2 tbsp flour
salt and pepper

Season flour lightly dust beef in seasoned flour and fry off in frying pan.

Chop up veg and to s/c with meat toms and stock.

Cooked on high for 3 hrs. Left to cool overnight in s/c then reheated slowly (approx 7hrs) on low.

Served with giant yorkies mashed pots cabbage and brocolli :love:

Katie B your beef casserole was yummy, although I left it on too long and it almost went dry - I'm just starting to get the hang og this slow cooking malarky.

:D Glad u liked it! :)

Oh thanks everyone..yum

Thai red curry is yummy:

Fry your meat (we use turkey) in a pan with shallots and chilli's, add some thai red paste, trasfer to slow cooker with a tin of coconut milk, bit of corriander and leave for about 2 hours, add some baby corn and monge tout and leave for 1/2 hour, serve with rice and some fresh corriander on top. :love:

Anyone got anything new to add?

My favourite is lamb casserole, I get the diced minty lamb from Morrisons, add a Colman's Lamb Hotpot packet mix, along with an onion, bayleaf, frozen peas and chopped carrot.
Yum. I like to serve it in giant Yorkshire puds.

My favourite is lamb casserole, I get the diced minty lamb from Morrisons, add a Colman's Lamb Hotpot packet mix, along with an onion, bayleaf, frozen peas and chopped carrot.
Yum. I like to serve it in giant Yorkshire puds.

How long did you cook it for Emily ?

Anyone got anything new to add?

I've just bought a new slow cooking recipe book but I won't be trying the recipes out whilst it's still bbq weather. There's an aubergine recipe I'm looking forward to trying. I'll report to the thread when I've used the recipe book.

A really good site for recipes is [URL="http://allrecipes.com"] then click onto the uk site. It's great for slow cooker recipes too!!

A woman in NZ sent these recipes slowcooker to my friend in Aus who emailed them to me. I haven't tried them yet but I thought fellow foodies might be interested.

LEMON CREAM CHICKEN
1 tablespoon oil 1 chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Pepper to taste 1 tablespoon cornflour 1 tablespoon lemon juice 680g chicken thighs
2 chopped carrots 1 cup chicken stock ¼ teaspoon salt 15ml water ¼ cup sour cream

Heat oil in a large frying pan, add chicken and cook for 5 – 10 minutes turning occasionally until browned all over.
Layer vegetables in slowcooker.
Arrange chicken thighs on top of the vegetables.
Combine pepper, Italian seasoning, salt and chicken stock. Pour over the chicken. Do not stir.
Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or 4-5 low.
Stir water into cornflour until smooth. Add sour cream and lemon juice. Add to chcicken mixture, stir and cover. Cook on high for about 5 minutes until sauce is thickened.



COUNTRY CHICKEN STEW
1chopped onion 2 sliced carrots 1.6kg chicken thighs 284ml tin mushroom soup
1 cup of peas 2 chopped potatoes 2 cups shredded cabbage 2 cups chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste 2 bay leaves

Heat oil in a large frying pan, add chicken and cook for 5 – 10 minutes turning occasionally until browned all over.
Layer vegetables in slowcooker.
Arrange chicken thighs on top of the vegetables
Combine remaining ingredients except bay leaves.
Pour over the chicken. Do not stir. Push the two bay leaves into the stew.
Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or 4-5 low. Remove bay leaves and serve.

1 CUP =8OZ OR 250GR

I would appreciate any feedback.

Its cooking apple time, can I make a sweet meal in it.

chicken in white wine sauce

400g chicken breast or pieces-i used 5 boneless thighs
1 chopped onion
2 chopped carrots
5-6 sliced mushrooms
1 glass white wine
1/2 pint chicken stock (i used 1 oxo cube)
1 bay leaf
1 tsp mixed herbs
200ml double cream

Brown the chicken in a little olive oil.
put carrots in the bottom of slow cooker, add chicken on top and other ingredients APART from the CREAM.
cook on low for 5hrs.
Add cream and turn to hot for 20mins

I served with rice.

I absolutely love my slow cooker, its brilliant. you can cook almost anything in it, one of my favourite things is stew as it never burns you can prepare it in the morning and eat it at teatime, and just before you serve it add dumplings thickens it up lovely :).

as long as you are pre-flouring and browning the meat in the stew then instead of stock or tins of toms for the stews i find that Newcastle brown makes a really yummy alternative :) (don't use guiness or caffreys, they give it a slightly bitter taste, john smiths was nice tho :))

Made chicken stock in mine last week so much less messing than on the stove. Seemed a lot tastier and clearer!.

I pile anything in ours - couple of potatoes, carrot or two, bit of swede, some parsnip, some cheap meat, some green lentils, bit of bouillon powder, cup of water. Go to work, spend all day wondering if you remembered to turn it on, come home, lovely healthy stew and a house smelling of cooking. Magic. I'd cook in it all year if I could stomach stew in summer.

Fab for curries too - cheap meat, some potatoes, tin of tomatoes, tesaspoon or two of garam masala and curry powder, couple of crushed cardamom pods and away you go. Stir in some cream when you get home, stick some rice on and your tea is done, and your house smells amazing.

I started doing ragu's/bolognese in mine through the summer. yum

Here you go, I came across this recipe online, and thought of your post!
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/99/rice-pudding--in-a-slow-cooker-.aspx

Don't suppose that porridge is too different, the above recipe also suggests popping in some fruit(dried sultanas or cranberries etc.) to make it a bit more interesting. :)

I tried doing this in mine a few months ago, but it all dried up on the low 5hr setting.
Im going to have another bash at it for less time.

Has anyone had success with it.

For a perfect curry go to: www.spicebox.co.uk buy some curry mixes, chuck one in the slow cooker with your choice of meat veg etc and wolla perfect curry every time - highly recommended.

I would love a curry tonight after all this snow - good idea platts

I came home from the snow to a big vat of slow cooker bolognese last night... hmmm yummy! :love:

ooo yummy! Bolognese sounds good too - now I am hungry!!

I made spag bol in mine too,

tin of sweetcorn,
4 mushrooms
1/4 onion,
Carton of Passata
squeeze of Garlic puree
squeeze of Tomato puree
tin of beans


Lovely

(Mince too of course :hihi:)

Lamb Dhansak:- ( serves about 4)

1 Packet of diced lamb ( about 400g)
1 carrot
3 small onions
1 400g tin of green lentils
225g of cherry tomatoes or similar
2 garlic cloves (crushed)
tablespoon of tandoori powder or medium curry powder
1/2 pint of lamb stock from stock cubes.

Chop up the onions some chunky some small, chop up the carrot fling the lot except the lentils in the slow cooker. Go out for the day...

when you get home add the lentils including the water for about 3/4hour and serve with rice

We use our slow cooker to make curries, they are lovely as the flavours have time to soak into the meat. Yummy yummy.

My OH has just bought us a slow cooker so I'm looking forward to experimenting with it.

I do like the process of cooking though, the chopping, the stirring, the mixing, the tasting etc so I'll probably only use it on those occasions when I'm going to be rushed in the evening or out all day.

This week I've used the slowcooker every day. So far I've made pea and ham soup, veggie chilli, creole chicken and chicken stew with barley and sweet potato. My favourite has been the creole chicken.

It makes the most amazing rice pudding!!!

3oz pudding rice

3oz sugar

Milk made up with can carnation to 1 litre. Whole or semi skimmed

Handful of sultanas, good grating of nutmeg.

Heat the liquid on the hob until it is near to boiling point. Put dry ingredients into buttered slow cooker, pour over milk and stir. Heat up on auto for about an hour then turn to low for approx 2 hours, you must also stir from time to time to stop it sticking. Enjoy!!

Forgot about this!

Will be having a good nosey through tomorrow.

Bog standard stew going in tomorrow morning

Hi there a family favourite of ours is sausage stew, goes lovely with mashed potatoes aswell. Nice belly warmer for winter.

However many sausages per person
1 tin baked beans
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
3 small onions chopped and diced or sliced
Punnet of mushrooms again sliced or diced
2 sachets of Morrison's sausage casserole mix
1 pint of water
Throw everything in the pot and leave

Add salt and pepper to suit and serve with homemade mashed potatoes.
A lovely dish, I sometimes add other veggies just adjust to suit personal taste.
My kiddies enjoy it everytime,this feeds my family of 5

Hi there a family favourite of ours is sausage stew, goes lovely with mashed potatoes aswell. Nice belly warmer for winter.

However many sausages per person
1 tin baked beans
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
3 small onions chopped and diced or sliced
Punnet of mushrooms again sliced or diced
2 sachets of Morrison's sausage casserole mix
1 pint of water
Throw everything in the pot and leave

Add salt and pepper to suit and serve with homemade mashed potatoes.
A lovely dish, I sometimes add other veggies just adjust to suit personal taste.
My kiddies enjoy it everytime,this feeds my family of 5


I use a bottle of cider in mine, but the rest is the same, gives it a lovely flavour :)