So we have really been into our Crock Pot lately. Throw a hodge podge of stuff in the pot in the morning and come home to a hot delicious meal. We have some solid recipes but I don't want to burn them out. Please share your great crock pot recipes (both with wild game and without). I also am looking for a great crock pot pork rib recipe for the Super Bowl. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I keep telling myself that I need to use my crockpot. Can you cook anything in it that does not involve a gravy? Every recipe I find seems so heavy. Another reason why I've never used it is because I just like the act of cooking. But on those days that I don't feel like cooking, I guess using the crockpot would be a cheaper alternative than dining out. So I still would like to give it a try.
Not sure the recipe but, I'll get Jess to post it in a little while. It is crock pot lasagna!! Oh My Goodness is all I can say. It is the most moist, full of flavor lasagna I have ever had. I had never head of it until she cooked it. Crock Pots are awesome. I wish we cooked in ours more.
All kinds of them are not gravy dependent. Pulled pork, Chili, even Beef Stroganoff. One key might be to use a serving spoon with strainer holes in it for gravy type recipes. But I like gravy so what do I know? For someone with kids Hook it's great. Because time tends to be such a factor. Plus, can you imagine listening to kids whining about how hungry they are while you are trying to cook a full meal?
This is for a pressure cooker and very similar to what I have been doing in ours. It would be easy enough to do in a crockpot. Simple and tastes great. you can use pork chop, ribs, really any pork that's good for slow cooking. Ingredients Country Style Pork Spareribs, 4-5 lbs (recipe based on 3.83lb) 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 2lb Sauerkraut, drained 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar 8 Potatoes, medium, whole 1 1/3 c water (We use a mixture of apple cidar vinegar and water) Directions: Brown ribs in fat in pressure cooker. Season with salt & pepper. Remove from pan when browned. Put sauerkraut in bottom of cooker and sprinkle with brown sugar. Place ribs & potatoes over sauerkraut. Add water. Cover, set control at 10 and cook 20 minutes after control jiggles (or cook at 15 for 15 minutes). Cool cooker normally for 5 minutes, then place under faucet to cool enough to remove the lid. Serving Size: 8 servings Number of Servings: 8
Absolutely, but there obviously has to be some liquid in there. We have also used recipes that call for a heavy/thick gravy and adjusted it so it wasn't so heavy. Then serve over brown rice to absorb a little more, without making it dry. Tough to beat the convenience of a crock pot. The only problem is if you use when you are home. It smells so damn good that it makes you hungry, and it won't be ready for at least a few hours.
I had chicken breast cooked in a crock pot last night where Great! I think they were placed on a metal grate with some water placed underneath cause they were moist.
I love to throw pork ribs and a bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce in ours. That's about as easy as it gets, and they are always perfect. The crock pot works great for chili also.
Here is the crockpot lasagna recipe. It's really easy & super great. 2 lbs. hamburger meat (or any kind of ground turkey, venison, etc) brown it. (I add chopped onions and some garlic powder to mine) Drain the meat and then add a 29 oz can of tomato sauce. Spray the crockpot with no-stick cooking spray. Mix together ricotta cheese and 4 cups of mozarella cheese. (I'm terrible about measuring, I just use the guess method or my hand). I just sprinkle some parmesean cheese in there too. In the crockpot put a layer of the meat mixture, then lasagna noodles (the noodles do not need to be cooked first and I break them up so I can put more in there but don't stack too many in the same layer or they won't cook) then the cheese mixture. So, meat, noodles, cheese, meat, noodles, cheese. Keep layering until you are out of room but make sure you end with a layer of meat. Cook on low for 4 hours. This recipe is awesome for Sunday's because we aren't home for those 4 hours but we aren't gone all day either. If you do it during the week, prepare it while getting ready for work, and turn it on High for 1 hour and then leave it on keep warm for the rest of the day. 10 minutes before it's done put mozarella cheese on top and cook for those 10 minutes. If your wife doesn't have a Pinterest account, send me her e-mail address and I'll send her an invite. I've found so many yummy recipes on there. There is also a breakfast casserole too. ETA: Sorry about the non-recipe formatted recipe. I don't use recipes very often, just the first time usually unless it's something I concoct myself. If you would rather have the "real" recipe, I'll go dig up the link and post it.
I get how it can be good for slow cooked meats, but chilli? I guess I only make chilli in large quantities, so the size of a crockpot would never be enough. But also, chilli is pretty easy to cook on a stove top. Just throw all your crap together, then let it simmer for a few hours. I don't see the advantage of a crockpot for chilli.
Well, if you wanted to make chilli sometime when you weren't going to be home and it wouldn't be safe to leave something on your stove simmering....a crockpot would be the solution.
When i seen this post i had to laugh a little.. me and my wife had a small exchange of words over a x-mas gift that her mom got and then was re-gifted to us this week... I of course hate it and she hates it also but cant get rid of it..MOMS sob sob. For me i dont trust things that heat up and cook all day while i am not home. here is a pic. also for you guys that like deer or any kind of roast meat in your crock try a can of (root Beer) instead of cola sometime.
The crock pot you also don't have to watch closely when you are home from little hands reaching on top of the stove and hurting themselves. Oh and another thing: You can now cook chili where you don't have a stove but have electricity.
i make a pretty good chilli in the crock pot and it last for at least 4 days eating it for lunch and dinner 1 # hamburger 1 # venison 1 # italian ground 1 can of black beans 1 can of black eyed peas 1 can of chilli beans 1 large can of stewed tomatoes 1 can of tomato paste 1 can of collard greens from glory foods or fresh if you can find them.... but you'll need to chop them 1 can of corn 1 "thing" of mushrooms 2 cans of green chillies 1 packet of chilli mix 1 large white onion chopped on low for 4 1/2 5 hrs its pretty thick and thats kinda how i like it. when done i'll crush up some fritos, add sour cream, shredded cheese. next door neighbor (D34) likes to dip peanut butter and jelly in his chilli??????
