Sunbeam HP005, Instruction/Recipe Booklet

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French Onion Soup
Serves 4-6
30g butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 large onions, finely sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons plain flour
¼ cup brandy
4 cups beef stock
1 Baguette, thickly sliced
1 cup of grated Gruyere cheese or ½ cup
parmesan
1. Heat oil and butter in a large saucepan
over medium heat, until butter is foaming.
Add onion and garlic and cook, until onion
has softened. Make sure it does not colour.
2. Add flour and coat onion mixture.
Gradually add brandy. Cook for 2-3
minutes until alcohol has evaporated.
Transfer to slow cooker and add stock.
3. Cover and cook on heat setting 2 for 3-4
hours or heat setting 1 for 6-8 hours.
4. Place bread on a baking tray in one layer,
brush or spray with oil. Bake 5-10 minutes
or until bread is crisp and lightly coloured.
Top bread with cheese and cook a further 5
minutes or until cheese is melting.
5. To serve, place a slice of bread in a soup
bowl, ladle in soup and top with extra
cheese.
Pea and Ham Soup
Serves 6-8
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 small onions, chopped
3 rashers bacon, diced
2 cups split peas
1kg ham bone (depending on size)
1½ litres water
2 carrots, diced
2 sticks celery, sliced
2 bay leaves
1½ tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
Freshly ground black pepper
1. Heat oil in a large frypan, cook onion and
bacon for 2-3 minutes or until onion is soft
and bacon is slightly browned. Transfer to
slow cooker.
2. Add remaining ingredients, reserving 1
tablespoon of fresh thyme. Cook on heat
setting 2 for 3-4 or heat setting 1 for 6-8
hours.
3. Remove ham bone from slow cooker. Pull
off meat from the bone, removing excess
fat and skin. Dice and return to the soup.
4. Stir through remaining thyme and season
with freshly ground black pepper.
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Roasting Beef
Heat a small amount of oil on a medium/high
heat in a large frying pan; cook beef on all
sides until browned. Season with salt and
pepper. Place into slow cooker.
Approximate cooking times for well done:
Heat setting 1
2-2 ½ hours per 500g
Heat setting 2 1-1 ½ hours per 500g
Roasting Lamb
Trim any excess fat from the lamb. Heat a
small amount of oil on a medium/high heat
in a large frying pan; cook lamb on all sides
until browned. Season with salt and pepper.
Place into slow cooker.
Approximate cooking times for well done:
Heat setting 1
2-2 ½ hours per 500g
Heat setting 2 1-1 ½ hours per 500g
Roasting Chicken
wash and pat dry chicken. Place a quartered
lemon, 3 cloves garlic and some sprigs of
thyme into the cavity of the chicken. Season
with salt and pepper and a little paprika.
Approximate cooking times:
Heat setting 1
2-2 ½ hours per 500g
Heat setting 2 1-1 ½ hours per 500g
Tip: For a more golden colour chicken simply
brown in a frying pan before placing into the
slow cooker.
Corned Beef
Serves 6-8
1.2 - 1.5kg corned silverside, depending on
size
1 onion, chopped
10 peppercorns
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1. Place silverside into slow cooker; fill with
enough water to just cover. Add remaining
ingredients.
2. Cover and cook on heat setting 1 for 8-10
hours or heat setting 2 for 4-6 hours.
3. Serve with mashed potatoes and steamed
vegetables.
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