One of my goals is to conquer kitchen fears. And since Sarah suggested on HDHH's Facebook wall that I bust out my crock pot, I decided to give it a whirl. Although Sarah specifically asked for something besides pot roast, I had a mean hankerin' for a fall-apart chunk of beef with potatoes and carrots and some sort of meaty gravy. So, sorry, Sarah, but I made a pot roast.
On to my adventure in slow cooking...
I was determined to take full advantage of this appliance. I wanted to stick the stuff in there, set it, and forget it. I knew my pot roast would taste better if I browned the meat first, but I just didn't wanna. Was I being stubborn? Lazy? Probably so, but no matter. I refused to do anything but dump stuff into the slow cooker.
So, that's what I did. Chopped stuff up, dumped it in, and turned the thing on. After about 10 hours of commuting, working, and dilly-dallying, I arrived home to find...
Well, I can't let you off that easily! This is a bonus Thursday post. You have to come back tomorrow to find out how it went. (Insert sneaky cackle.)
I make yogurt in my crock pot on a regular basis. It works great for apple, plum, or whatever other fruit butter, too.
ReplyDeleteErin,
ReplyDeleteWe love pot roast in the slow cooker and just had it this week too! I do a large turkey breast in there, for those looking for something else.
I also have a beef stew recipe for the slow cooker that makes our mouths water all day. It's pretty much man-food perfect!