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[ickabod147]

A Crock Pot. Five quart with 3 heat settings. Jambalaya for my SO and I this valentines. :love:

what has become of me that this is an exciting event in my life?:help:

[Link]

You need to drink................lots

[ickabod147]

Will do Zelda hero!

[julia]

I have a crock pot, but I never use it.

[Drifter2]

Wassa crock pot?

[ickabod147]

a crock pot, drifter, is a pot, genrally connected to an electrical type socket where you stew, well, stews, and soups. It's great for all day cooking so to speak. Put some meat and stock in the crock pot before you go to work and then by the time you get home, dinner is ready. :)

[nimue]

like a slow cooker?

[ickabod147]

yeah nimue. That sounds about right

[Drifter2]

I like the idea of my dinner cooking away while I'm in work. Nothing worse than coming home knackered and hungry after work and having to cook a meal.

[julia]

You can't cook a hell of a lot in a crock pot, though. Stews and soups, mainly. Although you could probably do chicken cacciatore or spaghetti sauce, too. It's the prep time that gets me. I don't want to have to prep a meal the night before, after I've just cooked a meal, in order to put it in the crock pot the next morning. But they are good for weekends. that's mostly when I use mine.

Oooh, speaking of which, maybe I'll make some soup this weekend in the crock pot. Beef stew with dumplings. Mmm.

Damn. Now I'm hungry again.

[Drifter2]

Although I'm sure Sparks will disagree.

[Drifter2]

Sounds like it would really suit dishes like Beef Stroganoff and Hungarian Goulash. Yum!

[julia]

Oh yeah, I forgot about those. The crazy people I live with don't tend to like stuff like that. :rolleyes: They need smacking, all of 'em.

[Drifter2]

You're joking?
Off with their heads!

[TheFunkeyGibbon]

I guess you could do a lovley curry in a crockpot. There are some authentic dishes that are cooked in India over 12 hours or more. MMmmmmmmm... curry!

[ickabod147]

You have a good goulash recipe jul? Hook a brotha up!

[julia]

Originally posted by Drifter
You're joking?
Off with their heads!


they're culinary philistines, Drifter. It's a trial, I tell ya.

[julia]

I don't think I've ever made goulash, ickus. I do have a good beef stroganoff recipe though. Mmmmm, stroganoff....

[Drifter2]

Perfect winter food.

Gah, I'm starvin' now...

[julia]

Join the club. But at least I have an idea for dinner tonight. :D

[TheFunkeyGibbon]

Hungarian Goulash from Allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

2 pounds beef chuck roast, cubed
1 large onion, diced
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons Hungarian sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 1/4 cups water, divided
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 Place beef in slow cooker, and cover with onion. In a medium bowl, stir together ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, paprika, mustard, and 1 cup water. Pour mixture over beef and onions.

2 Cover, and cook on Low for 9 to 10 hours, or until meat is tender.

3 Mix 1/4 cup water with flour to form a paste, and stir into goulash. Cook on High for 10 to 15 minutes, or until sauce thickens.

That's it.

[ickabod147]

Ah thanks TFG! :)

[Drifter2]

1/2 cup of ketchup?

[Drifter2]

Beef Bourguignon would be great in a crock pot too.

[TheFunkeyGibbon]

I guess it's a cheeper alternative to tomato paste\puree. *shrug* I dunno, I know where to find 'em not why people suggest things.

[julia]

Hey, I could make that. I have all that stuff in my cupboard. I even have tomato puree instead of ketchup. Cool.

[Drifter2]

My brother would love it anyway. He makes spag bol with mince and ketchup.

[julia]

Ew. That's just wrong on so many levels.

[ickabod147]

goulash good! :p

[Drifter2]

Originally posted by julia
That's just wrong on so many levels.
A bit like my brother, in fact.

[Drifter2]

Then there was the flatmate from hell who used to eat mince. Just minced beef, cooked in a pan and served up on a plate. He wouldn't eat any of my "weird stuff".

[murph2]

Who would want to eat something named goulash? Just the name turns my stomach.

[Drifter2]

It's delicious!

[CookieMonster]

Originally posted by Drifter
Then there was the flatmate from hell who used to eat mince. Just minced beef, cooked in a pan and served up on a plate. He wouldn't eat any of my "weird stuff".

I had a flatmate who used to eat Tuna and mince, boiled in a pot with pasta. Add Ketchup and then top it off with cheddar cheese....


:ill:

[julia]

bleurgh.

My ex husband used to make a box of rice pilaf and top it with a can of tuna.

[CookieMonster]

Originally posted by julia
bleurgh.

My ex husband used to make a box of rice pilaf and top it with a can of tuna.

eugh! He would also top it off with beans if we were really unlucky.

I should start a thread all about him. He was really a flatmake from hell, what with the loud wanking and all. :(

[julia]

Ohh, he sounds like a real prize. :rolleyes:

[CookieMonster]

Originally posted by julia
Ohh, he sounds like a real prize. :rolleyes:

The poor chap had no redeeming features at all!

[lelly]

Originally posted by julia
bleurgh.

My ex husband used to make a box of rice pilaf and top it with a can of tuna.

That is why he is you ex sweetie:toothy:

[julia]

That and many, many other reasons. But that's the best one. :D

[nimue]

Chinese is nice done in a slow cooker.

[K]

that goulash sounds great. I've had two crock pots for approximately 4 years and have never used either one. perhaps I'll become a cooker! (chef would be way too fancy a title for me)

btw, is mince just ground beef? plain ground beef wouldn't be terrible. not exciting but sometimes you just eat to get food in your belly and you don't want to waste time for ingredients. er, I'm probably just speaking for myself around here, eh?

[MadScientist]

Originally posted by CookieMonster
I had a flatmate who used to eat Tuna and mince, boiled in a pot with pasta. Add Ketchup and then top it off with cheddar cheese....


:ill:

*shudder*

[Evil Dave]

if you're making authentic indian Curry do you have to use rotting meet to put the curry spices to their proper uses?

[Evil Dave]

not being able to spell meat should automatically disqualify me from all future cooking threads.. i'll get me coat