thisGRAEME Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Alternatively, leave the lid off for the last half hour/hour. Cornflour also works pretty well, as mentioned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I have a cheapy tesco slow cooker and it never seems to make tender meat, it's great for the stovies, but sucks for everything else. Dunno if it's me or the cooker that's screwing it up tho. Get better results slow cooking in the oven! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footiechick Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I have a cheapy tesco slow cooker and it never seems to make tender meat, it's great for the stovies, but sucks for everything else. Dunno if it's me or the cooker that's screwing it up tho. Get better results slow cooking in the oven! Mmm doesn't sound right. If you put meat in, in the morning, by tea time on low for 6-8 hours, meat should be tender as anything! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) To the slow cooker experts - when using mine I always have the issue where the sauce/gravy is runny and doesn't reduce (presumably because it's never brought to the boil). How do I get around this issue? If the liquid is too thin, ladle some of it out into another pan and bring that to the boil and add in some cornflour to thicken up the sauce. if doing it this way, I always make it too thick as the sauce left in the slow cooker should thin it out to the preferred thickness. I have a cheapy tesco slow cooker and it never seems to make tender meat, it's great for the stovies, but sucks for everything else. Dunno if it's me or the cooker that's screwing it up tho. Get better results slow cooking in the oven! That's the same one I have and I don't have any issues. Only suggestion I can think is temp and time, normally for really tender meat your looking at 8+ hours on low, if at high I would be looking around the 4 hour mark. Edited January 15, 2013 by Mackie The Staggie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenlantern Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Next up for me; Chicken & Mushroom. Got some ingredients yesterday. Chicken thighs & legs, smoked bacon, chestnut mushrooms, red onions, baby potatoes, parsley, garlic, can of chicken & mushroom soup and some chicken stock cubes. I shall throw it all in the pot & serve with some brown rice or egg noodles. Lurvvvly jubbbly! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Beef curry just gone in. Shall report back later with recipe if good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Was at my mates house last night and at around 2am decided we were fucking starving so made the two-hour trip to ASDA and back to buy a pork loin to shove in the slow cooker. Eight hours of beauty sleep later and it was probably the best breakfast I've ever had. I need a slow cooker. I can't think of anything better than being able to cook whilst sleeping. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Was at my mates house last night and at around 2am decided we were fucking starving so made the two-hour trip to ASDA and back to buy a pork loin to shove in the slow cooker. Eight hours of beauty sleep later and it was probably the best breakfast I've ever had. I need a slow cooker. I can't think of anything better than being able to cook whilst sleeping. If I have done my sums correctly, I do beleive it was lunch that you had. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 If I have done my sums correctly, I do beleive it was lunch that you had. In a regular sleeping pattern, perhaps, but not in mine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Beef curry just gone in. Shall report back later with recipe if good. This was amazing. 750g beef 400g can of chopped tomatoes 2/3 garlic cloves chopped 1cm of fresh ginger chopped 250ml of beef stock Curry powder - tbsp or more dependant on taste Couple of onions Brown the beef in a pa with a tbsp of olive oil. Set beef aside and reserve the juice. Throw the garlic and ginger in the same pan as the beef was cooked in for a couple of minutes. Then lob in the curry powder and tinned tomatoes and the reserved juice, stir up for a few minutes to combine it. Dice/slice/chop the onion, however you like your onion done. Line the bottom of the slow cooker with that, then put the meat in, then pour over the pan of sauce and the stock. Give it a stir and lob it on for 7-8 hours on low. Delicious! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior_Coconut Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Don't know if its already been mentioned but baked potatoes are decent in them, wrap them in tin foil and bung them in. Put a cm or so of water just to stop them getting too hard at the bottom. Will take about 2-3 hours on high depending on tatie size.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oht Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 This was amazing. 750g beef 400g can of chopped tomatoes 2/3 garlic cloves chopped 1cm of fresh ginger chopped 250ml of beef stock Curry powder - tbsp or more dependant on taste Couple of onions Brown the beef in a pa with a tbsp of olive oil. Set beef aside and reserve the juice. Throw the garlic and ginger in the same pan as the beef was cooked in for a couple of minutes. Then lob in the curry powder and tinned tomatoes and the reserved juice, stir up for a few minutes to combine it. Dice/slice/chop the onion, however you like your onion done. Line the bottom of the slow cooker with that, then put the meat in, then pour over the pan of sauce and the stock. Give it a stir and lob it on for 7-8 hours on low. Delicious! Saw this on bus, jumped off a stop early to buy the beef at supermarket. Couldn't find fresh ginger so will need to use ground. Will report back with independent verification of your "amazing" claim tomorrow night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oht Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Seemed good but I was quite drunk when I got in so will look forward to the reheated version tomorrow. Going to try soup for the first time. Lentil and bacon soup overnight for lunch tomorrow. Tried lentil soup years ago in a pot and it didn't really work but think the slow cooker is much better for dissolving the lentil. This looks straightforward enough: http://www.food.com/recipe/lentil-soup-with-ham-and-bacon-crock-pot-slow-cooker-354148 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Got a goulash type thing on the go. Couple of carrots, large onion, celery stick, green pepper all chopped. Throw it in a pan with a little oil and gently fry. Coat some stewing beef in seasoned flour and add to the pan and brown off. Add some paprika, tomato puree, mixed herbs, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and cook for another couple of minutes. Add 200ml of beef stock and same amount of red wine, and half a tin of chopped tomatoes, bring to simmer, then throw in the slow cooker for 6 ish hours on low. I shall report back. Edited January 20, 2013 by Rugster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Doing chicken pie in it for tea, well the chicken part. Chicken, water, 2 stock cubes, gravy granules. simple but amazing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Did my first ever batch of tattie and leek soup in the slow cooker. mmm! stew is one of my favourite things to cook in it though. nothing's better when you pick a piece up and it falls right off the fork. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Venison stew going great guns in it just now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundee ton Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I've done a couple of vats of pulled pork recently, including a big one which went down a treat at hogmany. More vinegar the better as far as I can tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Right. I've got beef rump joint to cook on Sunday, how do I go about doing it in the slow cooker? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Right. I've got beef rump joint to cook on Sunday, how do I go about doing it in the slow cooker? Defrost it first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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