OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
COOKING RECIPES
Simple Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients:
3 lbs
boneless chicken breasts
1
small white onion, chopped
1 lb
fresh mushrooms, quartered
2
cloves garlic, mined
1/4 cup
flour
1/2 cup
chicken broth
2 Tbsp
tomato paste
1 14 1/2 oz whole, peeled tomatoes, drained
1 tsp
dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp
dried oregano leaves
1/2 tsp
dried thyme leaves
2 Tbsp
olive oil
1/2 tsp
black pepper
salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Layer onions on the bottom of the ceramic pot. Place the chicken breasts on top
of the onions and then top the chicken with the remaining ingredients. Cover with
glass lid and cook for 8 hours on Low setting or for 4 hours 30 minutes on High
setting.
Barbecued Ribs
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs
pork loin back ribs
1/4 cup
packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp.
pepper
1 Tbsp
liquid smoke
2
garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 tsp.
salt
1
small onion, sliced
1/4 cup
cola
3/4 cups
barbecue sauce
Directions:
Spray inside of slow cooker with cooking spray. Remove inner skin from ribs. Mix
brown sugar, pepper, liquid smoke, garlic and salt; rub mixture into ribs. Cut ribs
into 4-inch pieces. Layers ribs and onion in slow cooker. Pour cola over ribs.
Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until tender. Remove ribs from
slow cooker. Drain and discard liquid. Pour barbecue sauce into shallow bowl.
Dip ribs into sauce. Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour any remaining sauce over ribs.
Cover and cook on low heat setting 1 hour.
Using Your Programmable
Slow Cooker
Guide To Slow Cooking
Your favorite traditional recipes can be
adapted easily by
halving
the amount
of liquid and increasing the cooking time
considerably. See the guide below for
suggested cooking times and settings
when adjusting your favorite recipes.
1. Prepare your recipe according to
directions.
2. Place prepared food into the
removable ceramic pot and cover
with the glass lid.
3. Plug the unit into an electrical outlet
and set the time and desired
temperature setting. It is not
necessary to stir the ingredients
during the cooking process.
4. Cooking times may differ by the
amount of ingredients, room
temperature and many other factors.
Adjust the cooking time in reference
to the actual result.
5. Repeatedly removing the glass lid
will decrease the temperature in the
ceramic pot and lengthen the
cooking times.
6. Certain dishes may not cook if the
room temperature is below 41°F or
5°C.
7. When finished, press the "Stop"
button and unplug the unit. You can
serve the meal in the ceramic pot.
8. When removing the glass lid, tilt so
that the opening faces away from
you to avoid being burned by the
steam.
Note: The glass lid and the
ceramic pot are hot
. Use a cloth or
pot holder to hold them. Exercise
caution to avoid burns.
9. The sides of the metal housing of the
slow cooker get very warm. Use
oven mitts or pot holders to remove
the ceramic pot.
10. Let ceramic pot and glass lid cool
completely before washing.
Traditional Recipe
Time
Slow Cooker
Recipe Time
15-30 minutes
4-6 hours on
LOW
60 minutes
6-8 hours on
LOW
1-3 hours
8-12 hours on
LOW
Note
: These times are approximate.
Times can vary depending on ingredients
and quantities in recipes.
All food should be cooked with the glass
lid in place. Each time the lid is lifted,
both the heat and moisture in the food
are lost. Cooking times should thus be
extended by approximately 30 minutes.
Liquid Amounts
When food is cooking in your slow
cooker, very little moisture boils away. To
compensate this, it is advisable to halve
the liquid content of traditional recipes.
However, if after cooking, the liquid
content is excessive, remove the lid and
operate the slow cooker on the high
setting for 30-45 minutes or until the
liquid reduces by the desired amount.
5
Always allow sufficient time for the food
to cook. It is almost impossible to
overcook food in a slow cooker,
particularly when using the low or keep
warm settings. Most recipes contained
within this book, can be cooked on any
one of the temperature settings,
however cooking times will vary
accordingly. Each recipe in this book will
give specific instructions indicating the
appropriate temperature setting as well
as the suggested cooking times.
Guide To Slow Cooking
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