I've just bought a slow cooker ... give me your recipe ideas

[Joey Shabadoo]

Stovies!


A pound of beef, pork, mutton or whatever fried up with onions until brown then added to a pint of beef stock. Cook overnight. Add lots of potatoes cut into roughly one inch cubes, lots and lots of them, some carrots, some peas, salt, pepper. Cook on a low heat for about six hours until the liquid is all gone.

Serve with beetroot and oatcakes for some of the bestest, most fillingest comfort food ever.

Dammit I've been thinking about stovies ever since mentioning them here so tonight...

 

[Cuchilo]

Dammit I've been thinking about stovies ever since mentioning them here so tonight...

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That just looks like a stew without the carrots and peas

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

That just looks like a stew without the carrots and peas

Only partially through the cooking though. You keep going until all the liquid is gone then sorta smoosh it up. People put carrots and peas in later so they don't disappear. I have to admit it's not very photogenic.

 

[Cuchilo]

Bet it tastes nice though

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

It's gone

Nothing fancy but glorious, filling comfort food.

 

[mybike]

The cola caramelizes.

Presumably only if you use the full fat types, diet cola wouldn't be the same.

 

[guitarpete247]

Just went to end of thread so if anyone else has put chicken sorry.
We put some cut up carrots at the bottom them put chicken on top of them. Lemon zest and juice plus ground pepper rubbed into skin. Then the remains of lemon placed in the body cavity.
We then go out for a few hours.
Upon return the tenderest, still moist, chicken. It falls off the bone full of flavour.
The carrots retain their shape and are well cooked.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I like meat, and I like veg, and I like stews, and I like soups and I like all kinds of international food too ... would love to hear your best recipe ideas!!

Now buy some of these (other suppliers are available) - we've just started using them and they are absolutely brilliant. Saves an awful lot of hassle on the cleaning front. Plus, with the addition of a small zip tie you can just check excess contents in the fridge awaiting the next meal.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TOR2...t=&hvlocphy=9046716&hvtargid=pla-420235817670

 

[Dave7]

Now buy some of these (other suppliers are available) - we've just started using them and they are absolutely brilliant. Saves an awful lot of hassle on the cleaning front. Plus, with the addition of a small zip tie you can just check excess contents in the fridge awaiting the next meal.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TOR2...t=&hvlocphy=9046716&hvtargid=pla-420235817670

I use them every time.
For some strange reason Mrs D does not use them then spends ages cleaning the pot

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Aren't we trying to reduce the unnecessary use of plastics though?

 

[FishFright]

I use them every time.
For some strange reason Mrs D does not use them then spends ages cleaning the pot

Tell the boss to soak it with a biological detergent with it on low for a while .

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Aren't we trying to reduce the unnecessary use of plastics though?

Ok ok, I could do better.

But, in mitigation, I feel I can offset this slight transgression against the two German Autobahn Storming Mega-Beasts that used to occupy the drive being replaced by a single teensy-weensy little 3-pot (again German) urban runabout.

Wadya reckon?

 

[Dave7]

Aren't we trying to reduce the unnecessary use of plastics though?

Have to agree with you but I guess the tiny bit of very thin film is less polluting than the detergent used to clean it.
I may be totally wrong but its my excuse.

 

[Reynard]

Filling the pot with hot soapy water (washing up water is fine for this) and leaving to soak overnight is usually sufficient.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Filling the pot with hot soapy water (washing up water is fine for this) and leaving to soak overnight is usually sufficient.

We've tried that but there's always that scudgy bit at the high tide mark that is hard work to shift.