Originally Posted by
Sweet Willie
yes, good soups/stews, gumbo, chili, cassoulet. We are using our crock pot more and more as the weather gets cooler. Ginger chicken was last night.
Also roasts in the oven: duck, turkey, pork etc etc. The oven warms the kitchen and the smells that go through the house with a roast, YUM.
The crockpot/slow cooker definitely gets more use out of me in the colder months. I especially love those recipes (beef short ribs, lamb shanks, braised poultry of any sort) that let me fill the crock in the morning, go off to work and come back in the evening to wonderful smells and tender hearty fare.
If you're not a cook, such crock cookery is simple: insert some tough and/or collagen-laden piece of meat (brown it first if you like). Add roughly chopped onion/carrot/garlic/celery/fennel/etc. Pour in a half bottle of wine (your preference). Set to low, come back in 8 hours and you have dinner. Easy!
