Slow Cooker Recipes, Tips & Slow Cooker Chatter #17

Hi ladies I did this in my slow cooker today - kind of adapted from a few different recipes and partly experimental lol. It worked out beautifully though :)

Morrocan Beef

500g steak (I used whole pieces of rump but you could use cubed chuck or even lamb chops)
1 tin crushed tomatoes
1tbsp tomato paste
1 onion, sliced
1-2 cloves garlic, sliced
3/4 cup stock (beef/chicken/or veg would be fine)
1 tbsp masterfoods moroccan seasoning
lemon zest to taste
good pinch of sugar
couscous

Throw everything into the slow cooker except couscous and cook on low for about 6 hours.
About 10 minutes before serving add the coucous (about 3/4 cup).
We had it with steamed carrotts and broccoli and garlic bread.
Turkish bread would go better but we didn't have any lol.
It was DELISH.

ooh yummy, I might try that with lamb. I have a feeling that I can't use the morrocan seasoning for some reason (maybe it had an animal by-product, I'll need to check the label) but I could bash a harrissa or la kama together and use that.
I bet it would be yummy with a bit of yoghurt on the side *drools*

Hi

Just wondering if anyone can help out.

I have put a mixed vegetable soup in the slowcooker on low for 9 hours so it has plenty of time for the flavours to develop.

I want to put some small pasts shells in also, but at what stage do I put them in so they are cooked but also not overcooked?

Any ideas.

Thanks a bunch
Spring

Ooooooooh Flea, that sounds delicious. I'm definitely going to give that a go, maybe with chicken :D

I have a piece of beef in my SC, I was looking at the thread Sherie updated and came across the recipe for the piece of beef and you put gravy, french onion soup and beef cube over it with a cup of water, it sounds yummy so I`m giving that a go

Sounds yum Flea. DH bought heaps of couscous at the market today so soem Moroccan dishes are definitely on the menu.

Thanks for the update Sherie.

Dach - I made up my own Moroccan mix the other week when I needed some as I discovered I had the ingredients in the cupboard:
2 tblspns black peppercorns
1 tblspn coriander seeds
2 sticks cinnamon
20 cloves
1 tblspn cumin seeds
seeds from 4 green cardamom pods
2 tspns nutmeg
2 tblspns paprika
Grind whole spices to a fine powder and then stir in remaining spices.

Tasted great in a lamb tagine I made.

Ok...Please can someone tell me what Osso Bucco is?????

I was reading the recipes & i said a kg of Osso Bucco (i think) & I was wondering what it actually is LOL... havent heard of it before!!!

Osso Bucco is a type of meat. Its a round piece of meat with a big hollow bone in it. It is DELICIOUS! Its an italian meal and italian word but you can get it from most butchers and its cheap :D

It's the shank from veal or beef.

Awww Caro thats fantastic :D Which soup recipe did you make? One from here or your own?

I promise I'll get my finger out and post some of my more gourmet recipes this week :D

*hugs*
Cailin

thats basically how I do my chick + sweet corn soup but I do it on the stove and it takes 5 minutes as the chicken is already cooked.

Im still going through all my frozen meals in the freezer, but am looking forward to your recommendations caro!

Thanks Danni... Ha no idea what it was LOL...

Caro... that soup sounds yummo...

I'm doing a meatloaf tomorrow, will let you know how it turns out :D

Oh I've made that before it's yummy. My meatloaf smells delicious, mmmmmmm. Can't wait until dinner time.

They're just little onions, ones that you can use for pickling. I couldn't find any when I made it so just cut up bigger onions. I guess you could use shallots too (the small onion type things not spring onions).

Yeah they should be alright I reckon :D

Hi ladies....Just wanna say for my birthday last week i got a much wanted slow cooker - that night i was on BB printing off my slow cooker recipies....ive already used it 3 times (tonight was silverside....thanks Cailin for some of your tips....i think it was in the #1 or #2 chatters).
What on earth did i do without one?

Oh, by the way, im a vegetarian....but tonight, cutting the silverside, so flaky and tender and full of juices............i just had to have a taste......twas so delicious. DH is on night duty, i cant wait for him to call me tonight and hear his verdict.

Thanks again ladies...(caro....your beef cass is next LOL)