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connective tissue and fat such as brisket or pork shoulder. Cooking meat on the bone versus boneless will increase
required cook times.
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Cut meat into smaller pieces when cooking with precooked foods such as beans, or light vegetables such as
mushrooms, diced onion, aubergine, or finely minced vegetables. This enables all food to cook at the same rate.
FISH:
• Fish cooks quickly and should be added at the end of the cooking cycle during the last fifteen minutes to one hour of
cooking.
LIQUID:
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It might appear that slow cooker recipes only have a small quantity of liquid in them but the slow cooking process
differs from other cooking methods in that the added liquid in the recipe will almost double during the cooking time. If
you are adapting a recipe for your slow cooker from a conventional recipe, please reduce the amount of liquid before
cooking.
RECIPES
BEEF BOURGUIGNON
Serves 3-4
Flour
Sea salt and pepper
700g braising steak, cut into 2.5 centimetre cubes
1½ large carrots, peeled and sliced
½ medium onion, sliced
3 strips cooked bacon, cut into 2.5 cm pieces
150ml beef stock
240ml red or Burgundy wine
7-8g tomato purée
1 cloves garlic, chopped
1½ sprigs fresh thyme, stemmed
1 bay leaf
225g fresh mushrooms, sliced
1. Coat beef in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Sear beef in a frying pan on the hob (optional).
2. Place meat in Crock-Pot
®
slow cooker and add remaining ingredients.
3. Cover and cook on Low for 8–10 hours or on High for 6 hours, or until meat is tender.
LEMON HERB ROASTED CHICKEN
Serves 4-6
1.5kg roasting chicken
1 small onion
Butter
Juice of one lemon
2.5g sea salt
15g fresh parsley
5g dried thyme
Pinch paprika
100ml water or stock
1. Place the onion in the cavity of the chicken and rub the skin with butter. Place chicken in Crock-Pot
®
slow cooker.
2. Squeeze lemon juice over chicken and sprinkle with the remaining seasonings. Add the water/stock then cover and
cook on Low 8–10 hours or on High 4 hours.
