Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diff user
MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare™ stoneware.
Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diff user
MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare™ stoneware.
Boston Baked Beans
Add chopped hot dogs to the beans for the traditional frank and beans favorite.
2 pounds dried small white beans
12 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup molasses
2 tablespoons dry mustard
½ cup dark brown sugar
½ cup chopped onions
¼ cup salt pork or thick sliced bacon, chopped into small pieces
Olive oil
1.
Soak beans in water in uncovered VersaWare™ stoneware overnight (or for a
minimum of 8 hours). After soaking, place stoneware in slow cooker heating
base, cover, and cook on Low for 3 hours. Drain liquid reserving 1 cup and set
aside. Remove beans and set aside
2.
Coat bottom of stoneware with olive oil and add salt pork or bacon; sauté on
stovetop set to medium heat for 5-10 minutes to render fat.
3.
Add 1 cup liquid from beans (saved from soaking) and remaining ingredients
including reserved beans into the stoneware. Mix together on stovetop set to
medium heat for 10 minutes until blended.
4.
Remove from stovetop and place stoneware in slow cooker heating base. Cover
and cook on Low for 10-12 hours or on High for 6-8 hours.
Serves 8
Corned Beef and Cabbage
12 new potatoes, quartered
4 carrots, sliced
4 pounds corned beef brisket
2 onions, sliced
3 bay leaves
8 black peppercorns
Water to cover
1 head cabbage, wedged
1.
Place potatoes and carrots in bottom of VersaWare™ stoneware. Add brisket,
onion, bay leaves and peppercorns.
2.
Add enough water to cover. Place stoneware in slow cooker heating base, cover,
and cook on Low for 8-10 hours or on High for 4-5 hours. Add cabbage halfway
through cooking.
Serves 6-8
Mulled Cider
1 gallon apple cider
1
/
3
cup brown sugar
15 whole cloves
10 whole allspice berries
5 whole cinnamon sticks
1.
Combine all ingredients in the VersaWare™ stoneware.
2.
Place stoneware in slow cooker heating base, cover, and cook on High for 30
minutes and then turn to Low for up to 5 hours. Th
e longer the spices are left in,
the stronger the “mulling”.
Serves 12-16
E20
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