Slow cookers or crock pot is one of the easiest ways to get a meal for a busy mother who are all over the place every day to prepare.
There are several advantages of slow cookers:
They prepare the food the day before, keep it in containers in the refrigerator and quickly it goes into the slow cooker in the morning.
The food remains fresh in the slow cooker for several hours, which means that meals can keep for a while, until the family is ready to eat. This makesit fit very easily with food in everyone's schedule.
Slow cookers cleared very little heat into space, making them a wonderful way to prepare hot meals in the summer.
As with the longer cooking at lower heat, you can buy the cheaper cuts of meat and the long cooking process ensures that the meat is very tasty and out to tender.
The following guidelines apply to most slow cookers:
It is important that you always defrost meat and cut it intosmall pieces. Whole roast or chicken will cook so slowly that the interior of the meat can remain cool long enough to encourage bacterial growth.
Most slow cookers should be 1 / 2 to 2 / 3 full for all recipes.
The temperatures of most slow cookers vary from 170 degrees to 300 degrees.
Unless expressly stated in a recipe does not remove the lid during cooking. Remove the lid allows heat to escape, and usually increases the required cooking time by at least 20 minutes forevery time you lift the lid. To resist the temptation!
It is very important not to heat food in a casserole. The food will warm up too slowly in the slow cooker and increases the risk of bacteria growth can result in food poisoning. It is sure to heat up food at the right temperature in the microwave or on the stove, then put it in the slow cooker on warm or low to serve.
To facilitate cleaning, slow cookers can be sprayed with cooking oil.
As slow cookersretain moisture longer than in conventional cooking methods, you may need to decrease the liquids in a recipe. Be sure the slow cooker is 1 / 2 to 2 / 3 full, or the capacity recommended in your textbook.
It may be necessary to reduce spices, including salt, as they are often more pronounced the longer, slower cooking.
Normally with a slow cooker, milk, cream, sour cream and other dairy products during the last hour of cooking time should be added.
ToYou begin, here's a tasty recipe:
Sweet and Sour Pork Chops
Ingredients:
4 lean pork chops, trimmed of excess fat
1 tablespoon flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons oil
2 onions, finely chopped
6 tablespoons vegetable broth
4 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons tomato paste
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons dry sherry
Plain rice is served
Method:
Season the flour with salt and pepper, dust the chops with the flour, shaking off anyExcess.
Heat the oil in a skillet (frying pan) and brown the chops quickly on all sides.
Transfer to slow cooker.
Add the onions pass into the pan and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown to start.
Stir in remaining ingredients and bring just to a boil.
Pour over the chops in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook for 5-8 hours on LOW.
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