If you’re a foodie newbie, I highly recommend you ask Santa for a slow cooker.
Or don’t wait and just go get one. Fast!
You can thank me later.
This is the one appliance that has never let me down. Not once.
Knock-knock.
I have even gone so far as to dub myself the Crockpot Queen, which is pretty easy in my house because Hubs either grills or fries and culinary-school-Son uses every other tool in the kitchen.
Except the crockpot.
They don’t know what they’re missing. But I won’t tell them, if you won’t.
I won’t tell them that you dump all the ingredients in at once, turn one little dial and walk away.
I won’t tell them that cheap cuts of meat come out tender and juicy.
Or that the juices that puddle in the pot taste like someone who actually knows what they’re doing in the kitchen made them.
Truth be told, I only have a handful of recipes I use. But they’ve never failed me. Never!
I’m happy to share, but here’s a fabulous site with plenty of recipes to get you started.
After a couple of times, you’ll find you can just experiment too. That’s what I really love about this thing. Just dump, turn the knob, and let it do it’s thing.
Pot roast is one of my favorites. And it’s so easy.
I’ve used both beef roasts and pork. Both turn out good.
Here’s the ‘recipe’.
Put the meat in the slow cooker.
Tear open an envelope of this wonderful goodness.
Pour in a little bit of this.
Put the lid on, turn the knob, and you’ll have the best roast in about 6 hours, depending on the cooker.
If you want a whole meal, cut up some potatoes and throw them in there too. Or any other veggies you want.
Now, if you read about slow cookers, all the books will tell you that you need a good amount of liquid. But I’ve made this roast a bunch of times and have never added water. Maybe a little wine, if I have some.
I guess if you added some water, you’d have even more juice. But I always seem to have plenty.
So much so, that on the days when I actually feel my cooking mojo working, I make a gravy from the juice.
I can’t tell you the feeling of accomplishment I get when I make a gravy from scratch!
Why, it almost makes me think I can cook!
