Slow Cooker Tips?

[emmily121]

Thanks for the suggestion Poscar, but frozen mash, I know I said I was a lazy cook, but I'm not that lazy I'm not even allowed to use frozen chips, or to re-phrase, OH doesn't like frozen chips, and he thinks they are too expensive compared with the price of potatoes.

[JimmyCee]

I could live on a crock pot meal.
Chicken parts ( your favorite ) combined with cream of chicken or mushroom soup ( undiluted ) straight from the can, maybe 2 cans depending on the cookers size.
Cook 12 - 18 hours on lo, meat will fall off the bone...( be careful with them ) you will have chicken tasting the way grandma once made 75 - 100 years ago

Same with Venison, pork roast, etc. meat is done, however not over cooked and dry.
Crock pot rice pudding

2 cups of raw rice soaked overnight, ( change water as needed to eliminate starches )

Ingredients
1/2 gallon whole milk
12 oz can of evaporated milk ( not sweetened )
4 fresh eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup of sugar
2 cups of raw rice ( not minute )
Raisins ( your choice ) I don't add them.

Place milk in the crock pot, turn on hi setting
Keep an eye on milk heating so not to burn.

In a blender add
4 eggs....2/3rds cup of evaporated milk....2 tsps vanilla extract
1 cup sugar.....( check milk for heat ).....
Blend till mixed...( check milk for heat )
Set aside in fridge with what evaporated milk remains also.( 1/3rd can )

Now the milk should be warming up good.
Once milk is hot ( very warm ) drain water from rice and add to warm milk / turn to
low setting and stir. (always check for bottom sticking )
( check milk for heat ) always.. It's not going to burn if you keep an eye on it.
It may take 1/2 hour to 45 min for the milk/rice to warm sufficiently to add the
blended mix.
Add 1/3rd cup of evaporated milk to the blended mix, stir and add to the hot rice in the
crock pot. ( stir )
A time will come to turn off the crock pot, a time will come to take the crock pot out of
the heater ( providing your is inserted )

Remember the rice will continue to cook until it's cooled some.
I stay close by and stir stir stir, or it will clump up on the bottom.
After a few trys you'll get the hang of this and have the finest rice pudding you have
ever tasted.. ( In my opinion )
The original recipe did not used a crock pot, this was my way of wanting to do it for I
love cooking with a crock pot
Rice pudding in a crock pot...(.My way )

[emmily121]

Thanks for taking the time to post with your recipes Jimmy, someone else may want to try them. I think maybe you missed the bit where I admitted I'm a lazy cook we're also on a low budget.

[emmily121]

Can anyone tell me if Baking Parchment Foil Backed (pictured below) can be used in a slow cooker. I would assume it can as it is suitable for ovens, it would be in slow cooker on a lower heat, though for a longer amount of time.



Used slow cooker to make another beef hotpot Sunday, again it was ok, though didn't look as nice as the pictures I've seen, sliced potatoes on top don't go that nice brown colour I've seen on Internet photos, I tried brushing just a little oil on top of potatoes, made no difference. Also, cooked another sausage casserole in it yesterday. The (cheaper) sachet of Adli Sausage Casserole was ok, would buy it again, except, we've gone off sausage casserole, neither of us like the texture of sausages from slow cooker. We (always) buy Richmond Irish Recipe sausages, unless someone can suggest a make of sausage that cooks better in slow cooker, yes, I do flash fry to brown them before putting in slow cooker.