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Crock pot / Slow cooker recipes (1 Viewer)
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Reginald Cornsilks
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How'd this work out?Peyton Marino said:
Pasta in the crock pot usually turns to a grainy mush. I was going to suggest making it sepearate and mixing it in the last minute.
Brony
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BigJohn
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I'm guessing teaspoon. Tablespoons in that recipe would be a bit much.Bag over head question here. Does t mean teaspoon or tablespoon?
Doing this one for the OSU/Oregon game tomorrow night!
Peyton Marino
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I wouldn't say it was a mush, but definitely would have been better had I done the pasta separately. One thing, I don't think the recipe called for enough buffalo sauce, so next time I'll probably add more. Overall it was pretty solid though.
Angry Beavers
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Yea - I figured that part out when doling out all the spices last night so it would be easier to get it going this am.... Doh!I'm guessing teaspoon. Tablespoons in that recipe would be a bit much.Bag over head question here. Does t mean teaspoon or tablespoon?
Doing this one for the OSU/Oregon game tomorrow night!
Angry Beavers
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FWIW, Did this one yesterday. I had a few pounds of chicken breasts that I had to use or freeze. This went over well with my family as well! If i had it to do over, I would use thighs instead as the breasts did get a little dried out but were tender as all heck, just falling apart, and plenty of BBQ to balance it out. I let this go for nearly 5.5 hours which was probably an hour too long, particularly for breasts.
3C's
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Wife hands me a recipe this morning and asks if I can start it for her. First I said no because we still have some leftovers in the fridge that need to be eaten. So she says "nevermind, I'll do it myself but I don't have time now so I'll do it tonight." Obviously there's some chicken in the fridge that needs to be cooked. So I look at the recipe and it's not that appetizing but I'm not going to deviate from it other than the "cook on low 8 hours, shred, add more stuff then cook even longer." Appears to be several hours too much cook time.
Swing 51
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PinkydaPimp
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tom22406
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Frostillicus
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How was it?Doing this one for the OSU/Oregon game tomorrow night!
jamny
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Doing this today.How was it?Doing this one for the OSU/Oregon game tomorrow night!
Plenty of sodium in the broth and dressing mix, so I'm not adding salt.
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James Daulton
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jamny
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James Daulton
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Looking forward to smelling the house when I get home. Maybe I'll join you in some puck this evening.
RBM
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Angry Beavers
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It was a big hit. I was worried it might have been a little dry, but returning it to the crockpot after shredding and letting it all soak for 30-45 minutes or so... a huge hit in my house. We will be doing this one again! Thanks!How was it?Doing this one for the OSU/Oregon game tomorrow night!
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Dan Lambskin
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Wife is making the italian beefs tonight
She's made them before...slight variant from the posted recipie
She's made them before...slight variant from the posted recipie
Frostillicus
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Excellent!It was a big hit. I was worried it might have been a little dry, but returning it to the crockpot after shredding and letting it all soak for 30-45 minutes or so... a huge hit in my house. We will be doing this one again! Thanks!How was it?Doing this one for the OSU/Oregon game tomorrow night!
James Daulton
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Enjoyed this quite a bit. Was a nice departure from the standard crockpot roast. Very nice,subtle flavor. I had some over rice and enjoyed a tasty, low cal meal.
Frostillicus
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Awesome!James Daulton said:
jamny
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Had it last night, solid recipe. As Daulton said, and much like the pulled pork, it's a welcome change to the usual chunks of meat and vegetables. We had it on club rolls last night and will put the leftovers tonight on egg noodles.
I am glad I didn't add the salt. It was still a little salty and I used a low sodium broth. But we generally try to stick with a lower sodium diet, others may not find it salty.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Good little crock pot beef roast.
Beef Roast
1 pkg of Hidden Valley Ranch dry powder
1 pkg brown gravy dry powder
1 pkg dry italian dressing
1 cup water.
8 hours or so.
Beef Roast
1 pkg of Hidden Valley Ranch dry powder
1 pkg brown gravy dry powder
1 pkg dry italian dressing
1 cup water.
8 hours or so.
James Daulton
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E-Z Glider
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Do the lazy man chuck roast for sammies. Cooking it in the giardiniera (or jar of banana peppers) juice/vinegar gives it a much better flavor than just cooking it in water or beef broth.
PinkydaPimp
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im new to slow cookers. do you guys leave this running while not at home?
3C's
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3C's
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shadyridr
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Lehigh98
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Did the lazy man's pork on Sunday but overcooked it. We haven't done the crockpot / slow cooker thing alot in the past and when we did it hasn't turned out well. It might be because we don't even remember where our crockpot came from so we don't know if its any good. Going to blame our instrument and go out and get a new one. Looking at this model because I like the probe that can be put directly into the meat to monitor temperature and automatically turn down the temp when its done...
http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-33969-Forget-6-Quart/dp/B005LLUXNM/ref=dp_ob_title_kitchen
We still ate the lazy man's pork and it wasn't too bad after I tore it apart and sauced it up. But we're spoiled with usually using the smoker to do it over most of the day and getting good bark. If I do the lazy man's pork again I'll probably make up some rub or apple juice baste to add some more flavor.
http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-33969-Forget-6-Quart/dp/B005LLUXNM/ref=dp_ob_title_kitchen
We still ate the lazy man's pork and it wasn't too bad after I tore it apart and sauced it up. But we're spoiled with usually using the smoker to do it over most of the day and getting good bark. If I do the lazy man's pork again I'll probably make up some rub or apple juice baste to add some more flavor.
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Mr. Ected
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Is this the sort of thing that you leave the salt out when cooking the meat, but taste it when shredding and add if necessary?
Frostillicus
Footballguy
We did sandwiches, but rice or noodles sounds really good too.
I think it's better than the lazy man's italian beef, but it's more work and ingredients too.
jamny
Footballguy
I'm not good enough to be able to detect salt levels just based on a quick taste. It wasn't until after eating that I could tell that it was salty.
I just read labels a lot. The Italian dressing mix had 220mg, 8 servings per package x 2 packages. The broth (low sodium) had 480mg x 3 servings. That's just a lot of sodium altogether, so I decided not to add the t of salt.
eta: I never put salt on anything in restaurants or even after cooking at home. Maybe eggs or corn on the cob but that's about it.
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jamny
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You might have raised expectations. It's not going to be nearly as good as pulled pork from a smoker. Not saying tweaking the recipe a bit won't help.
James Daulton
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I didn't think it was too salty at all. Why the concern with sodium? Salt is an absolutely essential ingredient. Even with the tsp of salt per the recipe added to your measurements above, the entire crockpot contained 5,525 mg of sodium. A low sodium diet is around 2,000 mg per day. I'd say the roast would make at least 7 - 10 servings so it would easily fit into a low sodium diet.
Don't skimp on the salt! (unless it will kill you).
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jamny
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I'm not overly concerned with it or I wouldn't have made it. It's more of a taste thing and when I was finished, it definitely had a salty aftertaste to both of us.
The 3lb roast will only be 4 servings as we will finish it tonight. It's just something I keep an eye on.
Dan Lambskin
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jamny
Footballguy
Yeah, that's the first I've heard of giardiniera. What do you normally do with that, put it on salads or eat right out of jar?
E-Z Glider
Footballguy
You eat it like you would eat pickles.
When I make the LazyMan beef, I use a jar of banana peppers because I know I like the taste. One time I went with an off-brand giardiniera that was kinda nasty and it ruined the whole thing. You're basically cooking the beef in vinegar, which gives it the zing.
jamny
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