I want to cook a joint of beef brisket in the slow cooker for Sunday dinner but I need advice - what should I chuck in with it? And How much liquid?
Any tried and tested methods appreciated
I normall brown off the meat in a frying pan first then put it in the slow cooker and cover with red wine and beef stock. I also add a roughly chopped onion and some herbs. It's delicious and very tender
I usually put the brisket on a bed of carrots ,celery and shallots .No liquid .I'm not fond of anything cooked with alcohol .But you can slosh a bit of wine in if you like it .I never brown it first either :)
The veg will make the liquid and you get lots of gravy from the meat anyway .
Depending on the size of the joint ,I usually get one that fits a large oval slow cooker it takes about 8hours on low ,six hours on medium .
Very tasty and melt in the mouth meat .
Not so much a recipe for my curry but a thrown in amount of onions, tomatoes, spices, beef or chicken - and see how it goes! I usually put in garlic, Ginger, turmeric, garam masala, cumin, ground coriander.
I agree about the veg,and less liquid. It will make a lot as it cooks. You could put onions or leeks,carrots, and big field mushrooms under the meat along with a stock cube. When the meat is done,blitz the veg with a hand blender. It makes the best gravy...and all natural.