Slow Cooker Recipes - - - Let's share

[WolfyOne]

While I was thinking about slow cookers and cold weather, I thought I'd get this started. See if anyone has anything to share. With winter here, some of us tend to get lazy and look for simple ways to cook. Whether it be a roast, country ribs or soup. If you can make it in a slow cooker please share here.

I'll be back with a couple as soon as I gather up the recipes.

[Jet]

Hurst's 15-bean Cajun Soup

In Crock Pot:
1 bag of Hurst's Beans, rinsed
10 chopped garlic cloves, sauteed
2 onions, chopped, sauteed
1 large can of diced tomatoes.

Your choice of:
4 linked Italian Turkey Sausages, sliced and browned
or
3-4 Ham hocks
or
2-3 cups of sliced cooked ham
or
sliced bacon, fried lightly crisp

Cook all on high until beans are tender

[WolfyOne]

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Ingredients
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
3 1/2- to 4-pound boneless pork shoulder roast, netted or tied
1 can (10 1/2 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed French Onion Soup
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 tbsp. packed brown sugar
12 round sandwich rolls or hamburger rolls, split
Cooking Instructions
Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook until it’s well browned on all sides.

Stir the soup, ketchup, vinegar and brown sugar in a 5-quart slow cooker. Add the pork and turn to coat.

Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 9 hours* or until the pork is fork-tender.

Remove the pork from the cooker to a cutting board and let stand for 10 minutes. Using 2 forks, shred the pork. Return the pork to the cooker.

Divide the pork and sauce mixture among the rolls.

*Or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.

[WolfyOne]

I have an easy fix for any kind of roast you put in a slow cooker.

1) 3 pound or larger roast (beef or pork)
1) can cream of mushroom soup
1) package dry onion soup mix

Put the can of mushroom soup in the bottom of the cooker. Set the roast in a nd pour half can of water over the top. Add the onion soup mix to the top like a rub. Cover, cook on high 2 hours and then turn down to low until you think it's done. I usually use a 3 or 4 pound roast and cook it on low for 6 hours. The mixture of the soups will make a gravy.

[sharkchomp]

I just got a slow cooker for Christmas so I'm interested in some recipes

~~~shark~~~~~~~

[dixie]

I only do two things with mine:

1~ throw in a boston butt
~ salt and pepper a little
~ cover in bbq sauce
Cook on low about 8 hours and shred for sandwiches.

or

2~ throw in a pack of lil smoked sausages
~ cover in bbq sauce (or u can use a bottle of ketchup and jar of grape
jelly in place of the bbq sauce)
Cook 4 hours. Eat.



I'm a kinda lazy cook. It's a good thing Lee is the cook in my house, she keeps me balanced. ..lol

[WolfyOne]

Originally Posted by sharkchomp

I just got a slow cooker for Christmas so I'm interested in some recipes

~~~shark~~~~~~~

It's amazing how many things you can cook with a slow cooker. We got a new one for Christmas last year and it came with 3 different size crocks. A 2, 4 and 6 quart. Makes it very versatile.

[Spirit Dancer]

Originally Posted by WolfyOne

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Ingredients
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
3 1/2- to 4-pound boneless pork shoulder roast, netted or tied
1 can (10 1/2 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed French Onion Soup
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 tbsp. packed brown sugar
12 round sandwich rolls or hamburger rolls, split
Cooking Instructions
Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook until it’s well browned on all sides.

Stir the soup, ketchup, vinegar and brown sugar in a 5-quart slow cooker. Add the pork and turn to coat.

Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 9 hours* or until the pork is fork-tender.

Remove the pork from the cooker to a cutting board and let stand for 10 minutes. Using 2 forks, shred the pork. Return the pork to the cooker.

Divide the pork and sauce mixture among the rolls.

*Or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.

This one is cooking now, thanks for the recipe

[WolfyOne]

Originally Posted by Spirit Dancer

This one is cooking now, thanks for the recipe

You're welcome.....tell me how it comes out. It'll be like a review to the recipe.

[Spirit Dancer]

Originally Posted by WolfyOne

You're welcome.....tell me how it comes out. It'll be like a review to the recipe.

pulled pork turned out wonderful it's tender and tasty two thumbs up.
Side note to Dylan
most new crocks have timers and a overheat shut off, my new one does.

[LaDivina]

Ooo freaky. I just brought the crockpot up from the basement this morning! There's a pot roast cooking in it right now, similar to the one above.

I had a little-over-3-pound chuck roast, rubbed it with flour, salt, pepper, and minced garlic, then seared it in olive oil. ***Note: next time use garlic powder so as not to smoke up the whole house.*** :-P

Anyway, in the crockpot I mixed one can of cream of mushroom soup, half a packet of dry vegetable soup mix (we didn't have onion,) and half a can of beef broth, then put the roast on top of that and spooned the gravy over it.

After a couple hours on high, I added potatoes, onions, and carrots, as well as parsley, salt, and pepper. It'll probably be another 2-3 hours after that, but I'll keep an eye on it anyway. I'll report after dinner!

[Tommi]

Okay..as the non-cook of this group, I do own a crock pot. As da friend WolfyOne knows I do not cook....so, I must share a bachelor story.

I was told by a femme with great intentions that crock pot cooking is easy...I could put stuff in before going to work and come home to a wonderful meal.

I bought a crock pot during football season several years ago.

I personally have used it ONCE.. On a Sunday during football, I I put a corned beef brisket in the thing.
I looked in on it and saw boiling blood.. *** and ..well, it has been in the way back of the cupboard ever since...

I can say that the above are making me want to reach in and give it one more try.

[Lady Jewel]

This recipe is very very easy and yummy. I like to make homemade mashed potatoes to eat with it. And homemade mashies are very easy to make.

Ingredients:
Two bags shredded cabbage (The kind for coleslaw)
One sweet onion
One apple (I use gala)
Pound of center cut bacon (Less grease)
Cup of kosher grape wine (Jewish cough syrup LOL)
Package of smoked sausage or kielbasa

Cut bacon into bite size pieces. Chop up onion. Core and cut apple into bite size pieces. In a large dutch oven sautee bacon untill brown but not burnt or it will ruin the bacon drippings which you will need. Remove the bacon and put the onion into the bacon grease thats in the pan. Cook onion for a few minutes till the onions are translucent. Throw in the two bags of cabbage and the cut up apple with the onions and mix and sautee for ten minutes. Remove from the pain and put it into the crock pot. Add the cooked bacon and mix well. Add the wine (Cooking boils out the alcohol) and stir. Cook on high for an hour and then turn down to low for 8 hours. An hour before its finished, cut up the kielbasa into 2-3 inch pieces and put it into the crockpot on top of the cabbage mixture. This really is a very easy recipe and is oh so delicious. If you are a vegetarian you can adapt the recipe to be meatless.

[Dylan]

Ok, I'm going to sound like a freak, but eh...

When I was 15, our house burned down. So, now I'm kind of afraid to leave stuff just cooking in my house while I'm not there. Are crock pots safe? What if you don't put enough water/liquid in? Will it get too hot and catch the house on fire? Do they shut themselves off if they get too hot or something?

I mean, I would hate it if a pot roast burned my house down.


Do I Need To Get Renter's Insurance Before I Get A Crock Pot?,
Dylan

[apretty]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Ok, I'm going to sound like a freak, but eh...

When I was 15, our house burned down. So, now I'm kind of afraid to leave stuff just cooking in my house while I'm not there. Are crock pots safe? What if you don't put enough water/liquid in? Will it get too hot and catch the house on fire? Do they shut themselves off if they get too hot or something?

I mean, I would hate it if a pot roast burned my house down.


Do I Need To Get Renter's Insurance Before I Get A Crock Pot?,
Dylan

crockpots are really safe--but i can understand the fear, *not* having lived through that experience. what i would do is use your pot during the day while you're around--tile counter, nothing around it and no dogs/animals can get to it--first be around to see just how hot it gets, the outside does get warm but usually the pot will have 'feet' on it so that no heat touches any surface, ever... plus, the way that pots cook, they don't 'dry' up or you'd have to leave it on for a couple of days before you'd get something 'burned', that's my guess anyway, i've never had a pot burn anything and i've left it alone at least 10 hours, probably more--the only time it ever *dried* more than i liked was once when i made beans/chili and i didn't add enough water, so the bottom was 'good' while the top/surface had a crust of hard/uncooked beans--but still, no danger or house fire. --you're not the only one with this concern so i had to speak to this.

[WolfyOne]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Ok, I'm going to sound like a freak, but eh...

When I was 15, our house burned down. So, now I'm kind of afraid to leave stuff just cooking in my house while I'm not there. Are crock pots safe? What if you don't put enough water/liquid in? Will it get too hot and catch the house on fire? Do they shut themselves off if they get too hot or something?

I mean, I would hate it if a pot roast burned my house down.


Do I Need To Get Renter's Insurance Before I Get A Crock Pot?,
Dylan

I've never had a cooker run out of liquid. I really don't know how hot they get, but I've never had one catch fire. I don't even know if they have a shut off if they get too hot. I usually use mine on weekends when I'm home doing other chores and am too lazy to cook. You know like football season. I'm hoping someone else will come and post and be able to set you at ease.....I know, I know, I'm a bad friend without answers.

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Ok, I'm going to sound like a freak, but eh...

When I was 15, our house burned down. So, now I'm kind of afraid to leave stuff just cooking in my house while I'm not there. Are crock pots safe? What if you don't put enough water/liquid in? Will it get too hot and catch the house on fire? Do they shut themselves off if they get too hot or something?

I mean, I would hate it if a pot roast burned my house down.

Do I Need To Get Renter's Insurance Before I Get A Crock Pot?,
Dylan

I'm kinda paranoid too. I never used to be, but I caught it off my sweetie (who never leaves *anything* going when he leaves the house, and in fact makes a point of unplugging the kettle every time we go out)

I still use my crock pot when I'm home, but when I'm not, I use my thermal cookers - they are like really big, really effective thermoses (what's the plural? I don't know) and still work on the slow cooking principle but they aren't plugged in, they just cook the food with retained heat, which is wonderfully environmentally friendly and energy effiicent.

I loved it so much I started a livejournal community about it. It's mostly deaded, but there's some good introductory info there if you're interested in the concept.

http://community.livejournal.com/thermal_cooking/

[WolfyOne]

Originally Posted by Tommi

Okay..as the non-cook of this group, I do own a crock pot. As da friend WolfyOne knows I do not cook....so, I must share a bachelor story.

I was told by a femme with great intentions that crock pot cooking is easy...I could put stuff in before going to work and come home to a wonderful meal.

I bought a crock pot during football season several years ago.

I personally have used it ONCE.. On a Sunday during football, I I put a corned beef brisket in the thing.
I looked in on it and saw boiling blood.. *** and ..well, it has been in the way back of the cupboard ever since...

I can say that the above are making me want to reach in and give it one more try.

Tommi, my buddy, as long as you learn when to use high and when to use low, you'll do fine. I personally have faith in your ability to follow directions. Just don't do it during a football game. Start with what's easiest and go from there. Once you've turned the cooker down to low, you're good to go for many hours.....just don't forget it.

[Sachita]

Ok since you all love pot roast I have a fancy version that will send you into next week.

You can use a whole roast or if you really want to get fancy take a half a tenderloin of beef or venison tenderloin.

I use coconut oil to sear because I can get the pan really hot without the oil burning but you can also use sesame. In fact toasted sesame oil only adds to the flavor. Sear your meat.

Add your meat into the crock. Next to the meat add fresh cloves of garlic. Then onions. I like whole cippolini's. Then potatoes and carrots. Next add a few cups of beef stock and a 1/2 cup of a heavy red wine. Add salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme. Believe it or not I even add a shake of Cinnamon.

Let this simmer for overnight or at least 6 hours. Then make a rue.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5310470_make-rue.html

This is important, dip out a large amount of broth from your crock. Blend in the rue and then pour over everything. Now let it cook another 3 hours.

OMG- to die for.The carrots and potatoes will be ultra soft, even mushy but its all good. The combination of wine, herbs and rue, just right, turn this into a very hearty, thick stew that will leave your mouth watering inbetween each bite.