Slow Cook with Ease

My favorite tool in the kitchen is the slowcooker. Basically it's a ceramic pot inside a heating element. The food cooks on medium to high heat all day long. The results are delicious. The work is minimal. I'll add more recipes in another posting on another day.

Roast Beef

Buy a relatively cheap cut that has little fat and fits well into the pot.
Early in the morning wash the meat and place in the pot. Add some onions, 1 can of condensed tomatoe soup and sprinkle with seasonings.
Make sure pot is not near any surfaces that might melt or be affected by the heat.
Cover and turn on. Cook all day.
The meat practically melts on the plate and is great served with boiled potatoes that soak up the devine grave when mashed together.
Don't forget the vegetables.


Chicken

Buy a chicken that will fit into the crockpot. 2 -3 Oranges(or any other citrus you like), 1-2 onions
Early in the morning wash the chicken and oranges. Cut up the oranges and onions. Place inside the cavity. Any that won't fit can go in the bottom of the pot.
Put the chicken into the pot breast side down. Cover and let cook all day.
1/2 hour before it is time to serve the chicken remove it from the pot. Chicken is so soft it will easily spread open (butterfly) onto a large baking sheet. Place chicken on the sheet skin side up. Brown this under the broiler for 15 - 20 minutes. Baste with a sauce if you want.
Serve when browned.


Cottage Roll

Buy a cottage roll that will fit into the crockpot.
Early in the morning wash the cottage roll. Place into the crockpot. Cover and let cook all day.
Remove from pot. This will fall apart when you remove the mesh surrounding it.
Best served with rice. (Basmati is our favorite)


Options:
To cook potatoes and carrots in the same pot: Approximately 1 hour before you want to eat wash and prepare potatoes and carrots. Place in microwave oven and cook for 3 -4 minutes (longer for more of them). Add this hot food to the pot. They will cook beautifully without turning to mush.