Slowcooker - I'm getting one today

[Meg888]

The first thing I thought I'd try is a couple of lamb shanks, with rosie & garly & veg.

I know there are loads of recipes on internet, but does anyone have any tried & tested homemade ones?

[rowanwitch]

anything you'd do in a casserole does better in a sloow cooker.... and rice pudding is to die for

[gingejbee]

If you have a branch of The Works cheapo bookshops handy, they do a very good range of 99p recipe books- including one for slow-cookers. 230 pages of smashing recipes and lots of hints and tips.

[karlyau]

We always do a brisket of beer in slow-cooker (seal the meat, couple of softened onions - a stock cube, a couple of garlic cloves, maybe some red-wine) then serve it up with roast potatos, yorkshire pudding and veggies, using the gravy. It is as good a a sirloin joint for about 1/4 the price.

[karlyau]

even better with brisket of beef ;o)

[ChuckFickens]

"brisket of beer" sounds good to me though :)

Slow cookers are great... they make the cheap cuts of meat into a great meal and it's so simple, throw the meat in, a few veg and herbs and a splash of cheap wine (or cider vinegar, or stock) and away you go.

[karlyau]

Yep, cheaper cuts of meat not usually cheaper because they are worse, they are cheaper because people dont know how to cook them .. or they take a long time.
We also gammon joints - when ready, take it out and the fat pulls away, leaving tender meat.

[sherrardk]

I used to do a ham joint in honey and mustard in ours (the only thing I ever cooked in it) - but we never had it as a meal, just ate it hot in door step thick fresh bread.

[starone]

I love my slow cooker. Tough meat comes out tender. I am always amazed.

[Quizmonster]

Good for curries, if you're not averse to using pastes such as Patak's.
Lightly oil cooker, chop onion and chuck it in, mash a tin of tomatoes, strain (keeping the juice) and chuck them in, chuck paste in, brown diced meat, strain and chuck it in, add a little of the tomato juice...stir and switch on 'Low' for about three hours. Tasty!

[Quizmonster]

The meat-browning above is, of course, done in a separate pan!