Slow cooker recipes...

[The Baron]

This thread made me get out my slow cooker cookbook last night to get some inspiration, as I haven't used it for a while! Will let you know the results!! Star, I was looking at the puddings in the book and will definitely be giving some of them a try!!

[justmeandmytortoise]

Found this site too

http://www.slowcookerrecipes.net.au/

I have never tried the puddings but will do now. Our favourite has to be hot pot.

[The Baron]

I couldn't help but start searching on the internet too!! And just found this! Don't think I will be trying it tho!!!!!

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/8220/...-squirrel.aspx

[paulo peach]

i dont really use a 'slow cooker as such' but i do cook most of my meats at a low temperature anyway to ensure their tender succulentness mmmmmmm......

a dead easy one that is mind blowingly gorgeous is....
Paulo's Beef and Fennel Pie

roll out a little shortcrust pastry and put in fridge. you only need a little as a lid, i make a rectangle about the size of a small note pad.

take one pound of stewing steak, fry it off for a minute or two in nice olive oil , then transfer it to a nice roasting pot.

chop up a fennel bulb (like you would an onion) and half a sweet onion and add it to the pot.

Season well. lots of S and P makes all the difference.

Put in the oven on 180 for quarter of an hour or so.

Remove from oven and pour in some of that lovely liquid beef stock you get nowadays from the supermarket of your choice. Stir in, and add Thyme (dried or bunched).

Cover with lid, and put back in oven on around 140c until the stock is reduced slightly (remembering to spoon the liquid over the meat that is looking dry), after about 1 hour 45mins the meat should be comlpetely tender.

remove meat and pour the bulk of the liquid into a gravy jug and add a spoonfull of gravy granules (if desired). Stir.

Put your pastry on a baking tray in the oven on around 180c for approx 10mins (or until nice and crisp) while the meat is resting.

place a few spoonfulls of the tender meat filling on a plate, sit the pastry lid at a jaunty anngle, and pour over some of the piping hot gravy.



a lovely lovely tender meat pie, that is both hearty and light strangely enough. the fennel gives a lovely anise like flavour that comliments the almost crumbly savoury steak.







mmmm. sorry if i've hijacked the thread

[Star]

Paulo that sounds very nice thank you for sharing

Looking forward to trying and hearing about some of the recipes listed When I get to do mine, I shall also attach some pictures...

Baroness Let me know how you get on....sounds yummy..if I can do puddings and meals in the slow cooker, then I am of out to buy another one...so that I have the meal and pudding sorted

Any extra help in the kitchen, that eases tension and the stresses of trying to balance a busy day...and preparing healthy meal..........can only be a good thing.

The slow cooker for me, is somewhere I can cook good healthy meals, that the kids love, and that are not so stressful at the end of a hard evening, its all ready to go

Oh, and the smell when you walk through the door....is amazing hmmm

[kreacher]

is it legal to eat squirrel??

[Star]

Originally Posted by kreacher

is it legal to eat squirrel??

As far as I am aware, you can eat greys but reds are protected.

Have a look at this:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/01/i...squirrels.html