First soak your beans I’ve used dried cannellini beans here but the recipe is the same for dried kidney beans. Soak beans in enough cold water to cover them by 5-6 centimetres for 6 hours. It’s so much easier to soak them overnight. Put them in a bowl, cover with water and walk away. If […]
Slow Cooker Safety
How to Cook Safely in your Slow Cooker (CrockPot) Slow cookers are enjoying a return of popularity .. for very good reasons. A long cooking time lets you start the evening meal before leaving for work in the morning. Reduce the washing up to save time and water with this truly one pot cooking method. […]
Starting with a Slow Cooker
Where do I start with my slow cooker? So you’ve got a yourself a Slow Cooker? Congratulations! But now, where do you start? Your new slow cooker will often come with a recipe booklet. That’s a good guide to begin with as every make of slow cooker is a little different. The power settings can […]
Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks
Not your mother’s lamb shanks Lamb Shanks have changed remarkably since my mother cooked them. The lamb shanks themselves are still the same, it’s the ingredients and method of cooking that my mother wouldn’t recognise. Shanks were once classed in the frugality basket but, although they’re still great value for money, you can produce a […]
Beef Bourguignon
Beef Bourguignon is a really classy meal to brighten up a chilly evening. Impress your guests, cheer up the family and enjoy a cracking good meal at the same time. Use gravy beef or any beef suitable for Slow Cooking Brown the beef in small batches first, it caramelises some of the juices in the […]
Best Beef for the Slow Cooker
Fortunately the best cuts of beef for the Slow Cooker are cheaper! Shin Very tasty cut which needs a long, slow cook. The shin has highly worked muscle supported by high levels of connective tissue. This connective tissue is broken down through slow cooking over a low heat and results in a moist, tender meat […]
Slow Cooked Lamb Casserole
Yesterday I saw some good-looking lamb forequarter chops at the butchers and asked for four of them. Shoulder chops? he asked. Forequarter chops, I replied. He beetled his young brows. Why are forequarter chops called shoulder chops these days? Oh well, I wasn’t going to argue. A chop by any name….. Anyhow, I took the […]
Slow Cooked Pot Roast
Pot Roast is a blast from the past, my mother used to cook this and I’ve only slightly adapted her recipe to suit the Slow Cooker. She wasn’t exposed to garlic in her cooking days, but she knew a lot about swedes and other root vegetables. A tougher cut of beef takes a different style […]
