slow cooker Q
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ScotiaLass
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I do too. I especially like the Italian/Sicilian reds. I currently have some Italian red in my Bolognese (not in the slow cooker though).
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I've heard a slow cooker is great for making things like apple crumble and other suet/stodgy puddings. Yum
ScotiaLass
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My friend does lots of puddings in hers - never tried it!
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ScotiaLass
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How long did you cook it for?
I often use cheaper cuts, but left long enough it's fine. I must admit that a bit of Angus just melts when cooked in the slow cooker!
I usually leave mine for 4 hours on high and then a couple on low.
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Levo-Lon
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10,45am untill 5,30 @ScotiaLass i think its down to tough meat as the carrots etc were perfect
Bobby Mhor
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Remember to brown the dragon first..
throw some cider in with it to taste...
ScotiaLass
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Should have been enough
I use the cubed steak out of Morrisons, Asda or Tesco. Sometimes I buy the Aberdeen Angus and it really does melt in the mouth
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Bobby Mhor
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99p a bottle..the finest
You are worth every penny, c'mon, would I waste good cider?
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
99p a bottle..the finest
You are worth every penny, c'mon, would I waste good cider?
I might be cheap, but I'm not that cheap. Typical scotishlander person. Have you sewn your pockets up again?
Bobby Mhor
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trust me the cheaper ciders are best for cooking...
all these premier brands are single apple variety and don't cook as well....
a dry cider is best for cooking
I've tried, honest.
and I spent a few bawbees today
MossCommuter
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Here's the only slow cooker recipe you need. Yes you brown the meat first and yes you finish with artificial thickener and yes it's hit onions but still, it's lush...
Get a piece of brisket just big enough to go in the pot and leave room at the sides
Brown it on all sides
Chop onions roughly and cover the bottom of the pot
Place brisket on top
Pack large chunks of carrot and large mushrooms around
Take a glass of red wine and add a stock cube and a squirt of tomato puree without other liquid
Add seasoning (no more salt). I like black pepper and ground chili and garlic
Tip wine mixture in
Lid on and cook (all day)
Lift out brisket and put on oven proof serving dish, lift out carrots and shrooms and arrange artistically. leave liquor and onions behind
Keep the meat and veg warm in low oven
Add thickener and browning to liquor & onions in pot (I like Coleman's squirty instant gravy which browns and thickens)
Use hand whizzer to make a thick onion gravy
Serve with jacket pots and greens...
... And beer (or wine)
Nom
[Edit for typo]
Get a piece of brisket just big enough to go in the pot and leave room at the sides
Brown it on all sides
Chop onions roughly and cover the bottom of the pot
Place brisket on top
Pack large chunks of carrot and large mushrooms around
Take a glass of red wine and add a stock cube and a squirt of tomato puree without other liquid
Add seasoning (no more salt). I like black pepper and ground chili and garlic
Tip wine mixture in
Lid on and cook (all day)
Lift out brisket and put on oven proof serving dish, lift out carrots and shrooms and arrange artistically. leave liquor and onions behind
Keep the meat and veg warm in low oven
Add thickener and browning to liquor & onions in pot (I like Coleman's squirty instant gravy which browns and thickens)
Use hand whizzer to make a thick onion gravy
Serve with jacket pots and greens...
... And beer (or wine)
Nom
[Edit for typo]
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