CON
SEI
LS
PRA
TIQ
UES
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PÂT
ES
ALI
MEN
TAI
RES
ET
RIZ
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our
obt
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sez
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gra
in
ou
le
riz
spé
cia
lq
ue
pré
cise
la
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ette
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’il
n’e
stp
asc
uit
tot
ale
men
ta
prè
sla
cui
sso
nsu
ggé
rée
,a
jou
tez
250
à3
75
mL
de
liq
uid
ep
our
cha
que
tas
se
de
riz
cui
te
tp
rol
ong
ez
la
cui
sso
nd
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0
à3
0m
inu
tes
.
•F
aite
sp
réa
lab
lem
ent
cui
re
les
pât
esa
lim
ent
aire
sà
l’ea
ub
oui
llan
te
jus
qu’
àce
qu’
elle
sso
ien
tju
ste
ten
dre
s.A
jou
tez
-les
au
con
ten
ud
ela
mijo
teu
se
Cro
ck-
Pot
MD
dur
ant
les
30
der
nièr
esm
inu
tes
de
cui
sso
n.
HAR
ICO
TS
•L
esh
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ots
doi
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tra
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re
mél
ang
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du
suc
re
ou
à
des
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réd
ien
tsa
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es.
Le
suc
re
etl
esa
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eso
ntt
end
anc
eà
dur
cir
les
har
ico
tse
tà
les
em
pêc
her
de
ram
olli
r.
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aric
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sec
s,e
te
np
arti
cul
ier
les
har
ico
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oug
es,
doi
ven
t
bou
illi
ra
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td
’êt
re
inc
orp
oré
sa
ux
rec
ette
s.
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aric
ots
cui
ts,
en
con
ser
ve,
peu
ven
tre
mpl
ace
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sh
aric
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s.
LÉG
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ES
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eau
cou
pd
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fic
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td
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ijo
tag
ee
td
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tle
ur
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ici
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esa
veu
r.
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n’o
ntp
ast
end
anc
eà
sur
cui
re
dan
sla
mijo
teu
se,
com
me
ils
le
fer
aie
ntd
ans
le
fou
ro
usu
rla
cui
sin
ièr
e.
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uan
du
ne
rec
ette
se
com
pos
ed
ev
ian
de
etd
elé
gum
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met
tez
tou
jou
rsl
esl
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mes
en
pre
mie
rd
ans
la
mijo
teu
se.
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gén
éra
l,l
es
lég
um
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ijo
tés
cui
sen
tp
lus
len
tem
ent
que
la
via
nde
.
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isp
ose
zle
slé
gum
esp
rès
du
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rto
ure
td
ufo
nd
de
la
mijo
teu
se,
ain
sii
lsc
uiro
ntm
ieu
x.
HER
BES
ARO
MAT
IQU
ES
ET
ÉPI
CES
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jou
tée
se
nfi
nd
ec
uiss
on
–le
urg
oût
fin
se
dég
rad
ant
àla
cui
sso
n
pro
lon
gée
–le
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erb
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raî
che
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ère
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oul
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ets
ave
ur.
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ese
té
pic
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ou
séc
hée
sse
prê
ten
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tag
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t
pré
sen
ten
tl’
ava
nta
ge
de
pou
voi
rê
tre
ajo
uté
esa
uto
utd
ébu
t.
HINTS AND TIPS
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PASTA AND RICE
• For best rice results, use long grain converted rice or a specialty
rice as the recipe suggests. If the rice is not cooked completely
after the suggested time, add an extra 1 to 1
1
/
2
cups of liquid per
cup of cooked rice and continue cooking for 20 to 30 minutes.
• For best pasta results, first partially cook the pasta in a pot of
boiling water until just tender. Add the pasta to the Crock-Pot
®
slow cooker during the last 30 minutes of cook time.
BEANS
• Beans must be softened completely before combining with sugar
and/or acidic foods. Sugar and acid have a hardening effect on
beans and will prevent softening.
• Dried beans, especially red kidney beans, should be boiled before
adding to a recipe.
• Fully cooked canned beans may be used as a substitute for dried
beans.
VEGETABLES
• Many vegetables benefit from slow cooking and are able to
develop their full flavor. They tend not to overcook in your slow
cooker as they might in your oven or on your stovetop.
• When cooking recipes with vegetables and meat, place vegetables
in slow cooker before meat. Vegetables usually cook slower than
meat in the slow cooker.
• Place vegetables near the sides or bottom of the stoneware to
facilitate cooking.
HERBS AND SPICES
• Fresh herbs add flavor and color, but should be added at the end of
the cooking cycle as the flavor will dissipate over long cook times.
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