Paphos People

Morning All

Last year I bought a Slow Cooker and it hasn't seen the light of day..................

Anyway - has anyone got any tried and tested tasty recipes...

I dont want any where I've got to either fry the onions or baste the meat beforehand...........I wanna just bung it all in the pot.........

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Molly

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Hi molly the problem is if you don't fry the onions first, due to the low cooking temperatures, they won't soften.
Back in the UK when I was working and bringing up my 2 boys on my own I used the slow cooker a lot so that there was a meal ready when I got in from work.
I used to batch fry a big load of onions then freeze them in small bags for use in slow cooker recipes.
I rarely pre-fried the meat even if the recipe said so. It makes little difference to taste just the appearance but if you make the sauce thick enough it doesn't show.

Rabbit stew cooked with prunes is good in the slow cooker as a winter dish. I don't have the recipe though, sorry. I just used to make it up as I went along.

Brian.

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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want....

I never brown the meat or fry the onions, but I've always just made it up as I went along. I usually cook pork or beef in gravy with onions or a tin of tomatoes, garlic and herbs. Never had a problem with hard veggies. They are so easy and I use mine more in the summer because it gives off less heat than the cooker - husband won't eat salad every day!

Janette

Thanks guys, I would be interested if anyone else has got some tried and tested recipes.......please.......

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Molly

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Molly I use mine for ---Pork and Banana Curry---- ham joint---veg soup. When I have a min I will post recipe for you. is yours the cooker that needs to be heated for 20 mins first --I have recipe for that and the one used from cold. Marj

Cheers Marj - look forward to getting your recipes........

I'm not sure which one it is - I'll have to check.......

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Molly

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