Chef Secrets (Page 59)

Here’s a Slow Cooker take on Minestrone, one of the great, hearty, meal-in-a-bowl Italian soups! And it couldn’t be easier. Just prep all the ingredients, place them in the cooker and let it go! You can easily scale the recipe up or down to suit the size of the crowd you’re feeding or the size of your Cooker!Read More →

You can get nice little Pork Loin Roasts in the supermarket almost any day of the week. But what do you do with such small pieces of meat? They’ll dry out on ‘roast’ and it seems a waste to simply cut them into chops. But the Slow Cooker shines when it comes to making Loin Roast magic!Read More →

This is one of my fave trade-off meals from the Slow Cooker. That is, when I want to use the Cooker but have been hitting the ‘usual’ faves a little too hard and want to avoid repetition. It’s tender, juicy and and really flavourful. And you can make it with a minimum of preparation…Read More →

Like the Brisket recipe we featured here last week, this might be considered an advanced lesson in Slow Cookery. But if you like Corned Beef and want to make your own, for 4 to 6 diners, this is definitely the way to go. Make sure you read the part about Brining, or Corning, the Meat first…Read More →

Here’s a Slow Cooker take on something you normally think of as a dish that takes all day on a low-and-slow-BBQ. But, like the Pulled Pork we featured in this series a little while back, it’s just as savoury and tender as traditional Brisket but takes a lot less tending and uses much less energy…Read More →

Here’s a classic from Beef Country: Braised Short Ribs. Though out of fashion for the past few decades, this treat is coming back and you’ll probably find Short Ribs in your supermarket meat department any day. Slow Cooking makes the tastiest, tenderest Short Ribs you’ll ever serve!Read More →