The P&B Slow Cooker Owners Club

[diamonds2002]

I tried a indian spiced pulled lamb basically a variation on the pulled pork. Made up a little curry saucve to go with it and the results were fantastic.

[Rugster]

I've yet to have anything bad out the slow cooker. My only frustration is I leave the house at 7.45 and usually get in just before 6 which is a bit long for anything so I've really been limited to weekends/days off. I've bought one of those timers you get for the plugs though, might try that one day.

[WullieBroonIsGod]

Mine's been more or less shelved over the summer.

No doubt it'll get used more and more now the winter's almost here.

I used to do a cracking veggie stew in mine, tempted to buy the ingredients tonight now.

[Mackie The Staggie]

Has anyone tried all in one meals with the slow cooker? Have, as a result of having no cooker for a short period of time, being trying some ideas with a varying degree of success.

First attempt was Meatballs in a tomato sauce with spaghetti. Browned the meatballs off, added a can of tomatoes sauce and chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, some grilled bacon bits all into the slow cooker. Let that do it's magic for 3-4 hours on high (or 6-8 on low). 30 mins before it was ready, I added the Spaghetti and toped it up with some hot water, just so that the spaghetti was covered and left it. Here is mistake numbers 1 and 2. Number one was that I should have either broke the spaghetti in half or submerged it in hot water to soften up to get into the cooker. Second mistake was that just covering the water was not enough, I needed to add more half way through the cooking, even still at the end it could have done with a bit more just to loosen the sauce up. Also have to be extremely careful with the pasta, I left it for no more that 20 mins and it was ready (despite what the instructions indicated)...any longer and it was going to be mush. Despite that it was really nice, the meatballs were moist and the spaghetti took on the full flavour of the sauce.

I also tried mince curry with rice. Again the mince was browned off in batches (thank god for the George Forman flat grill I tell you) and put into the slow cooker along with carrots, onions and a can of baked beans, then in a bowl I put a couple table spoons of madras paste, a bit of curry powder and some water, mixed into a thick sauce and added to the cooker. Covered and again 3/4 hours on high. Now the instructions I found suggested to add the rice 2 hours before its due to be ready.......this is a complete and utter lie. The rice cooks in the slow cooker much like the evaporation technique (1 cup rice = 2 cups of water) however the rice was ready within the hour. Still saved it by turning to low, adding some more water and over cooking the rice slightly and under cooking the carrot slightly (still had a slight crunch to them). Still was nice though and had a decent kick to it.

I want to do a lasagne next, however I need the cooker to do the sauces and thankfully it's due today so maybe get onto that this weekend.

[fanny paddery]

So i spent the last half hour collating all the recipes on this forum. Simply copy and paste into word and print.

P&B slow cooker recipes

Pork chops in cider

Pork chops (whole, or chopped if you want more of a cassorole look)
large onion
2 apples (I use normal non cooking ones, but cooking apples are fine too)
bottle of cider
some double cream (about half a small pot)
salt and pepper to season

Preparation

chuck all the ingredients in (onions chopped and apple peeled and chopped) and make sure cider covers all ingredients then put on and leave. Just before serving stir in the cream.
low setting about 8 hrs, high setting about 4 hrs

Tip: If you need to thicken it up a bit, I put a bit of cornflour in.

Rice pudding:

75g pudding rice
50g caster sugar
1 litre milk
25g butter
ground nutmeg

Place the rice, sugar and milk into the slow cooker and stir well. Top with shavings of butter and the grated nutmeg. Cook on 'high' for 4 hours. Stir halfway through cooking.

Spag bol:

Mince

chopped tomatoes

mushrooms, onions

tomato passatta

garlic

basil

oregano

then add some pasta about half an hour before you need it. Pop it all in the slow cooker, sprinkle with cheese and stick on low for 8 hours or so, or high for about 4 hours - yummy!

Thai chicken curry:

Diced chicken

coconut milk

green curry paste

a bit more garlic and chilli

some chunky red and green peppers.

Bung into slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or so, or high for about 4 hours.

BBQ chicken:

Stuff chicken breasts with grated cheese and wrap in bacon. Add a jar of bbq sauce (or make your own BBQ sauce if you can be arsed) and cook on low for 8 hours or so, or high for about 4 hours. Serve with potato wedges.

Beef and vegetable casserole

olive oil
1 onion , diced
1 carrot , diced
1 leek, diced
2 celery sticks, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
75g mushrooms, sliced
500g stewing beef, cubed
2 tbsp plain flour
thyme
750ml beef stock (from cubes is fine)
2 tbsp tomato purée
a dash of Worcestershire sauce

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan then add the onion, carrot, leek, celery and garlic, and cook gently for 5 minutes, do not brown. Add the mushrooms and cook everything for a further 5 minutes then transfer to the slow cooker. Heat a little more olive oil in the pan you cooked the veg in, add the beef (in batches if necessary) and brown all over then stir the flour in well. Add the beef to the slow cooker and add the thyme, stock, purée and Worcestershire sauce. Season and mix well. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook on high for 4 hours or low for around 8 hours. Serve with jacket potatoes, or mash.

Beef casserole

Stewing steak
Button mushrooms
Parsnips
swede
potatoes
garlic
tomato puree
beef stock
1/2 bottle merlot
worchester sauce pepper

Slow cooked onions

30ml oil (recipe says EVO, I used sunflower)
600g onions, sliced
15g butter
3 sprigs of thyme
1 bay leaf
30g light brown sugar (eg muscovado) plus a little extra
30ml balsamic vinegar (or red wine v. or sherry v. etc) plus a little extra
120ml red wine
50g ready to eat prunes, chopped
salt and pepper

Put oil and butter in ceramic pot, heat on high till melted. Add onions, stir to coat then cover pot with lid, cook for 5 hours stirring a few times to cook evenly. add salt and pepper then thyme, bay leaf, sugar, vinegar, wine. Stir till sugar dissolves then add prunes. Cover, cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until mixture is is thick and sticky. Adjust seasoning, add more sugar and/or vinegar to taste. Allow to cool then store in jars in the fridge.

chicken jalfrezi

4 chicken breasts diced
1 chopped onion
2 cloves garlic crushed
2 green chillies
1tin chopped tomatoes
half a pint of water
1 tsp ground corriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 red pepper chopped
half tsp ground chilli flakes
1 red chilli
2 tsp garam masala
2.5 tsp curry powder

Put the lot in the slow cooker,mix together and cook on low for 5 hours


Tip Added half a jar of mango chutney which gave some fruitiness and improved flavour.

Sunday roast

a nice bit of topside cooked at medium heat for 6 1/2 hours.

Beef Olives

4 beef olives
3 chopped carrots
4 chopped tatties
2 chopped onion
2 beef stock cube

Slow cook 8 hours, add 1 pack of 'beef in ale' powder after 7 hours

Beef & vegetable casserole (recommended)

• 2 celery sticks, thickly sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 really big carrots, halved lengthways then very chunkily sliced
• 5 bay leaves
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 beef stock cubes, crumbled
• 850g stewing beef (featherblade or brisket works nicely), cut into nice large chunks

6-8 hours on low heat

Chicken and bacon casserole

Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 chicken portions
1 rasher smoked streaky bacon
1 chopped onion
½ clove garlic, crushed (optional)
1 carrot, diced
1 stick celery, cut in 5mm slices
1 tablespoon plain flour
225ml chicken stock
1 tablespoon tomato puree
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation method
1. Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the chicken oil all sides.
2. Transfer to the slow cooker bowl.
3. Add the bacon, onions, garlic (if using), carrots and celery and gently fry for about 4 minutes.
4. Stir in the flour and then gradually add the stock, tomato puree and seasoning.
5. Bring to the boil stirring continuously. Pour over the chicken.
6. Cook for 6 – 8 hours on low.

Serving suggestion
Adjust seasoning after cooking and serve with new potatoes. If the sauce is too thin, transfer to a pan and thicken using a little cornflour

Ribs

2 pounds pork baby back ribs
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 1/2 cups barbecue sauce (not mesquite flavored - we use Kraft honey bbq)
1 jar (8 oz. size) cherry jam or preserves
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
Additional salt and black pepper (optional)
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Directions:

Trim excess fat from ribs. Rub 1 teaspoon pepper over ribs. Cut ribs into 2 rib portions; place in crock pot/slow cooker.

Combine barbecue sauce, jam, mustard and 1/4 teaspoon salt in small bowl; pour over ribs.

Cover; cook on LOW heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until ribs are tender. Season with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Serve ribs with sauce.

Pulled pork (recommended)

Shoulder of pork (not rolled and only costs around £5.50 in Asda)
Jar of BBQ Rub
Jar of BBQ sauce


1 Take string netting off the pork and rub inside and out with dry BBQ rub
2 Place in slow cooker fat side up,pour BBQ sauce over and make sure coated top,inside and underneath

Cook on low for 8 hours

Remove joint ,place on baking tray.
Remove any excess fat then with two forks shred all pork meat,so you get consistency like Chinese crispy duck
Pour some of the BBQ sauce/juices from the slow cooker over the shredded meat and mix it all up,taking care not to over saturate the meat with the sauce.
Put on a roll and enjoy !!
For some additional taste, grate some cheddar over the top of the pork and place a few slices of chilli
Put under grill for half a minute until cheese melts into the pork...Simply delicious

Meatballs

1 tin of chopped tomatoes
Half fill the tin with water and chuck that in as well
A big squeeze of tomato puree
A sprinkling of oregano, basil and nutmeg
As many meatballs as you like

Low for 8 hours or high for 4

Carribean chicken

8 chicken thighs (around 2lb in total)
3 tablespoons jerk marinade (made fresh or shop bought, your choice)
3 tbsp sunflower oil
2 large onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
400ml can of full fat coconut milk
1/2 pint chicken stock
1 can red kidney beans, drained
7oz easy cook long grain rice
4oz frozen peas
salt, pepper
garnish: lime wedges, sprigs of coriander

Remove skin from chicken thighs, slash each one 2 or 3 times and rub in the marinade

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan, add chicken, fry over high heat until browned on both sides. Lift out and transfer to plate.

Add remaining oil, onions and garlic to pan and fry until softened and lightly browned. Pour in coconut milk and stock, season and bring to boil. Transfer half the mixture to slow cooker and add half the chicken, all the beans, then remaining chicken and coconut mixture. Cover, cook on low for 6-8 hours until chicken is tender.

Stir in the rice, replace lid and cook on high for 45 minutes. Add frozen peas, cook for further 15 minutes. Serve with garnish.

Stovies (recommended)

Peel and slice potatoes into discs approx half a centimetre thick.
Brown off 8 steak slice sausage,drain on kitcehn paper to absorb excess fat,then cut into pieces about one inch square.
Fry one and a half onions gently until golden in colour.
Get a pint of beef stock. A cube will do ,but fresh made or supermarket pre made is better.
In bottom of SC arrange a layer of potato,then add pepper (no salt as you'll get this from stock)
Then add layer of sausage and onion.
Another layer of potato and season,then another of sausage and so on.
Once all layers are complete,pour in stock and cook on low heat for approx 6 hours.

When ready,if all stock hasnt been absorbed,I would drain some off then mash.
Dont mash too much as I think it best if you still have soime chunks of tattie.
Serve with buttered oat cakes, or buttered plain bead ..brown sauce optional

Chilli (recommended)

Get a 1lb packet of lean beef mince
Brown in a frypan pouring off excess liquid and add to slow cooker.
Add Chirizo sausage,a tin of chopped tomatoes and a packet of dry chilli con carne mix and cook for 6-7 hours on low heat.(you can add some extra finely chopped fresh chilies for extra kick)
Add a tin of kidney beans and for extra tomato flavouring a tin of heinz baked beans and two-3 cups of rice (brown rice is more flavoursome) and mix well together.
Leave for cooking for another hour.

serve with nachos and some grated melted cheese on top

Peanut chicken

6 skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets - cut into strips
1 large red pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
100ml (4 fl oz) chicken stock
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon ground cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed chillies
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons cornflour
175g (6 oz) smooth peanut butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce
4 tablespoons lime juice
3 spring onion, chopped
handful chopped fresh coriander
75g (3 oz) chopped roasted peanurs

Preparation method
1.Place the chicken breast strips, red pepper and onion into a slow cooker. Pour in the chicken stock and 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, then season with cumin, garlic, crushed chillies, salt and pepper. Stir to blend, then cover and cook on low for 4 1/2 to 5 hours. 2.Remove 225ml (8 fl oz) of the liquid from the slow cooker, and mix this with the cornflour, peanut butter, remaining soy sauce and lime juice. This should blend into a fairly thick sauce. Stir the sauce back into the slow cooker, and place the lid on the pot. 3.Cook on high for 30 minutes. Garnish with spring onions, coriander and peanuts to serve.

Cola gammon

gammon joint

onion, carrot, cloves, tomato puree, mustard and sugar added to the cola.

Harissa lamb

Lamb (neck fillet) in today with harissa paste, tinned tomatoes, onion and a bit stock.

Served later with cous cous.

Green curry

8 chicken thighs
Thai green paste
Fish sauce
Lime leaves
Lime juice
Coconut milk
Lemongrass
Fresh chillies
Corriander

serve with rice

Cauliflower curry

4 Cups potatoes, peeled and quartered 1 small cauliflower, cut into florets

¾ teaspoon ground turmeric

½ teaspoon chilli powder

1½ teaspoon ground cumin

¾ teaspoon salt

big pinch of sugar

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 ¼ cups water

½ teaspoon garam masala

Bung all ingredients into slow cooker and cook on low for approximately six hours

CHINSE CHICKEN HOT POT (recommended)

1 whole chicken (or I used some legs and thighs coz there was just two of us)
1 litre water
1 litre chicken stock
500ml chinese cooking wine
125 ml light soy sauce
80ml oyster sauce
75g light brown sugar
4 garlic cloves (bruised)
2" ginger peeled and sliced
3 star anise
1 tsp chinese 5 spice
2 red chillies

Put chicken in slow cooker. Combine all ingredients and pour over chicken Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Remove chicken, strain broth and discard solids. Keep chicken warm ( i removed all skin and bones) Add pak choi (if you like)to stock and put back in slow cooker or in a pan for 5 mins til wilted.
I added a tblsp of fish sauce and juice of half a lime as well.

Put egg noodles in a large bowl, put chcken on top and ladle over broth (as much as you want!!) I also topped mine with more chilli, spring onions and coriander.

This would easily serve 6 if a whole chicken is used. There was loads of broth left (as there was just the 2 of us).

Beef rancheros pie

beef, onion, tomatoes, chillies, allspice, cumin, stock and sweet potato topping

Beef & Veg stew

Shin of beef
Carrots
Onion
Turnip
Pint Beef stock
2 tbsp Worc sauce
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp english mustard
couple sprigs rosemary

6 hours on low

Mussaman Beef curry

Fried some ginger and bird's eye chillies, then a couple of red onions and garlic added to it. Fried till softened. Removed onions etc and fried off some beef till it's sealed. Then some Mussaman paste, fried for another couple minutes. Then added a tin of coconut milk, some beef stock and some new potatoes. Brought to boil then put in SC.
Will require 2 hours at medium, then some green pepper added. Then 6-8 hours on low.

Mince & potatoes

I just sweated off some carrot and onions then browned the mince all in one pot before draining the fat off it all and transfering it to the pre warmed slow cooker. Peeled and chopped a couple of spuds into halfs and threw them in. Added 2 Oxo and a little boiling water from the kettle, stirred in a couple of splashes of Worcester sauce and a dollop of english mustard, some salt and pepper and just fucked off and left it for ages. The preperation time is all of 10 minutes.

Pub style curry

Gently fry the following

2 x finely chopped onions
2 x cloves of garlic
2 x sliced courgettes
1 x tub of sliced muchrooms

In a seperate pan add
2 x chopped tomatoes
1 x jar of mango chutney
3 x heaped teaspoons of medium cury powder
1 x pint chicken stock


Flake all the chicken meat of the bone and chop the rest into bite sized pieces
Bring contents in pan to the boil, then simmer for 25 minutes,adding the chicken and fried ingredients.
Just before serving,stir in one tub (1/4 pint) of natural yoghurt.
Seve with rice

beef bourguignon

Fry braising steak and lardons until browned.
Set this aside then fry shallots, garlic and carrots for ten mins.
Add the meat back to the pan and sprinkle with flour. Heat for couple mins then add beef stock and red wine. Bring back to the boil.

Transfer to SC. Chuck in some new potatoes after a couple of hours. Then leave again for as long as you like.

Serve with tiger loaf.

Beef Goulash

60g flour
300g beef
Stick of celery
2 carrots
Large onion
Green pepper
3 tbsp worcester sauce
3 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp paprika
3 tsp mixed herbs
200ml red wine
200ml beef stock

Fry the veg, chuck in the chopped beef after rolling it around in the flour until it's browned. Chuck in the puree, worcester sauce and paprika for a couple of minutes then add the stock and wine until it's simmering. Transfer to slow cooker for about 6 hours on high and it's yum yum time.

Chunky beef, chorizo and chilli stew

• 15 mls olive oil
• 900g/2lb stewing steak, cubed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 large mild jalapeño chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 30 mls chilli powder
• 10 mls ground cumin
• 350g/12oz ready-to-cook mini chorizo sausages
• 5 mls dried oregano
• 2 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 2 red peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks
• 15 mls polenta
• 600ml/1pt beef stock
• 397 gram(s) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• For topping:
• Red Leicester cheese, grated
• jalapeño chillies, pickled and sliced soured cream

1. Heat a large flame-proof casserole dish over high heat, add oil and fry half steak for several mins till browned. Remove and set aside. Repeat with rest of steak.
2. Add onion and chillies. Cook gently for a few mins, to soften. Add chilli powder, cumin and chorizo. Stir over heat for a couple of mins. Return beef to pot with oregano, tomatoes, peppers, polenta and stock. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for about 2 hrs, till beef is tender.
3. Stir in beans. Cook till heated through, about 5 mins. Top with cheese, chillies and soured cream. Serve with tortilla chips.
4. Tip
5. Cook in a pressure cooker for 40 mins for tender meat in a fraction of the time, or cook in a slow cooker all day on low for 8 hrs.

lamb tagine (recommended)

Ingredients
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp ground black pepper
1½ tbsp paprika
1½ tbsp ground ginger
1 tbsp turmeric
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 x shoulder of lamb, trimmed and cut into 5cm/2in chunks (about 1.1kg/2½lb meat in total)
1 large onions, grated
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 x 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
115g/4oz dried apricots, cut in half
55g/2oz dates, cut in half
55g/2oz sultanas or raisins
85g/3oz flaked almonds
Few strands of Saffron
600ml/1 pint lamb stock
1 tbsp clear honey

Seve with cous cous and some greek yoghurt with mint and cucumber mixed through it
Cooked on low for 8 hours after browning off the lamb

Dry beef curry

2 lbs stewing beef
1 onion
250 ml stock
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric

Low for 8 hours. If any juice left, put it in a pan and reduce til practically no liquid is left.

Serve with rice or naan and mango chutney

Beef curry (recommended)

750g beef
400g can of chopped tomatoes
2/3 garlic cloves chopped
1cm of fresh ginger chopped
250ml of beef stock
Curry powder - tbsp or more dependant on taste
Couple of onions


Brown the beef in a pa with a tbsp of olive oil. Set beef aside and reserve the juice. Throw the garlic and ginger in the same pan as the beef was cooked in for a couple of minutes. Then lob in the curry powder and tinned tomatoes and the reserved juice, stir up for a few minutes to combine it.

Dice/slice/chop the onion, however you like your onion done. Line the bottom of the slow cooker with that, then put the meat in, then pour over the pan of sauce and the stock. Give it a stir and lob it on for 7-8 hours on low.

Beefsteak Chilli (recommended)

Beef steak

Chorizo

Peppers

Chillies

Chilli mix

Smoked Paprika

Heinz beans

Kidney beans

Plum tomotoes

Red wine

beef stifado

1 Packet Cubed Beef

Onion

4 or 5 Shallots

2/3 Cloves Garlic

Half to 3 Quarters of a carton Passata

Glug of Red Wine

Glug or two of Red Wine Vinegar

3 or 4 Allspice seeds

Cinnamon Stick

2 Bay Leaves

Fried off the onions/shallots/garlic and browned the beef in olive oil first, added salt and pepper then bunged everything in the pot. Cooked for about 10 or 11 hours at low.

[thisGRAEME]

Some boy.

[fanny paddery]

Picked up my SC last night, made rice pudding last night and got a beef curry on for today.

[thisGRAEME]

Been meaning to ask for a while:

I rarely (if ever) cook stuff before I bung it into my slow cooker. I tend to just chop up veg and meat and drop it in. Does this make a difference, generally?

[footiechick]

Chicken tikka masala in today.

will post recipe after i taste it tonight

[Rugster]

Fellow slow cookers, those of you who put stuff in during the day for being ready when you are at work, do you prep it the night before and put the cooker on before you leave or get up early enough to prep it in the morning?

I ask because whilst I love cooking, and preparing food, chopping onions etc at 7am isn't really appealing

[footiechick]

I usually get the ingredients I need out (ex fridge items) and leave them on the worktop the night before, ready to be prepped in the morning. Usually only takes 5-10 mins to chop up and bung everything in.

[Rugster]

I usually get the ingredients I need out (ex fridge items) and leave them on the worktop the night before, ready to be prepped in the morning. Usually only takes 5-10 mins to chop up and bung everything in.

Nice one, I may give that a bash. Still got the wee issue of length of time it will be on, not keen on leaving chicken etc in the slow cooker for a couple of hours before it goes on, so might just leave it on all day on time and see how that goes.

[Mackie The Staggie]

Been meaning to ask for a while:

I rarely (if ever) cook stuff before I bung it into my slow cooker. I tend to just chop up veg and meat and drop it in. Does this make a difference, generally?

I would say so, but I only brown the meat and maybe the onions and will just throw the other ingrediants into the slow cooker. Also deglaze the pan to provide a base for the sauce.

[WullieBroonIsGod]

I went veggie back in March so don't use my slow cooker as often.

I do love a veggie stew though, might have to experiment with with different veg in curries cooked in the slow cooker

[fanny paddery]

Nice one, I may give that a bash. Still got the wee issue of length of time it will be on, not keen on leaving chicken etc in the slow cooker for a couple of hours before it goes on, so might just leave it on all day on time and see how that goes.

You could do it the other way about. Get a timer plug and put it on right away, then set it to turn off after the 8 hours of cooking. If you are out for say 10 hours food should either still be warm or just need a heat up when you get back from work.

[Rugster]

You could do it the other way about. Get a timer plug and put it on right away, then set it to turn off after the 8 hours of cooking. If you are out for say 10 hours food should either still be warm or just need a heat up when you get back from work.

I was thinking that, and some busybody on another forum said that if it's chicken etc, and it starts to cool down it can start getting bacteria etc. I think personally she's talking pish as you can eat chicken cold after it's been cooked, obviously, that is probably the best bet!

I'm not sad enough to google that by the way, stumbled across it looking for a recipe!

[footiechick]

Chicken tikka masala

Chicken thighs (2 or 3 per person)

3/4 tin coconut milk

tin tomatoes

1 tblsp grated ginger

2 garlic cloves

1 onion

2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tblsp palm sugar

1/4 tsp chilli flakes

1/4 tsp salt

*It says to sear the chicken with a sprinkling on garam masala but I didn't bother, I just put it straig in with the onion.

* melt some oil and butter in a pan and add the ginger and garlic, when it's sizzling add the coconut milk and tomatoes

then add all the spices and palm sugar

* bung it all in slow cooker. Doesn't need long 4 hours on low.

(I reduced the sauce a wee bit to thicken it up at the end)

Very tasty! :-)

[t1t3h]

I'm not sure if it's been posted before, but this is great in the slow cooker. http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1853639/mexican-beef-chilli

Since I only have a small slow cooker I just used a small pack of diced beef, one tin of chopped tomatoes, one onion and 500ml of beef stock. Instead of garlic and and chipotle paste I used the Heinz Chipotle & Garlic Hot sauce that you can get out of ASDA or Tesco.

I would recommend using more cinnamon and cumin than suggested, for example I used 2 tablespoons of cumin and a tablespoon of cinnamon in my slow cooker and it turned out much better than a previous attempt which was a little flavorless in my opinion and I was quite generous with the chipotle sauce to make it smokier.

It smells incredible when it's cooking and tastes even better! The sauce is absolutely fantastic to use as a dip for tortilla chips as well.

Edited January 17, 2015 by t1t3h

[Greenlantern]

Beef and potato stew in.

[fanny paddery]

Did UtN's stovies tonight, very enjoyable