Cooking - Slow Cooker Curry

danny_mac said:
What goes in your pastes?
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It varies depending on the recipe.

Roughly, 6 tablespoons of ground corriander, 4 of ground cumin, 1 of paprika, tumeric and chilli powder, finely chop the chilli, a thumbsized bit of ginger (grate it), a bulb of garlic crushed and add oil until the right consistency is acheived.

Takes about 5-10 minutes in a pestle and mortar (you need a good sized one) but a food mixer would do fine i would have thought, if you have one that is.
 
Is it hot enough when finished that you burnt your finger when it's done?

I'm a worrier for under-cooked food!
 
Le_Petit_Lapin said:
What on earth do you think is going to go wrong with a slow cooker while you're out? :D The worst that could happen is it'll fuse and you'll get home and your dinner wont be ready to eat. :p

You leave your fridge on don't you?
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...but we trust the fridge! Don't trust the television! :p
 
jonno.co.uk said:
wow good to see it's not only me who's a chicken snob lol
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It's actually part of my dietary requirement, unless the meat i'm eating has had what I consider I good life I don't eat it.
A load of my mates say I'm crazy but it's cruel and cheap chicken just shrinks and doesn't taste very nice, it's always injected with water to add weight and plumpness.

and Rwac, it's cooking for 8 hours, i hardly think it's going to kill you.
 
Decent chicken, IMO, shouldn't be a compromise.

If you are gong to eat and enjoy the animal, you should at least have the respect to ensure it has a decent life beforehand.

Of course, this is all my own opinion, but anyone who buys other than free range chicken / eggs should be ashamed.
 
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I should really get myself a slow cooker.

I've recently been trying out cooking using a minimum of energy. If I boil potatoes I'll put broccoli and carrots or something in a bamboo steamer over the top of the pan. Sometimes I'll add fish to complete the meal.

The only problems I have with slow cooking is that it loses a lot of the vitamins and some things just cant be cooked in them without some preperation, like beans.
 
If you're in any way into curries can I suggest going to your nearest Indian supermarket and investing in some spices.

Ground coriander
turmeric,
paprika,
chilli,
garam masala,
cardamon.....

I'm sure I've missed some but there's enough there for a whole range of different dishes. For me, they are a lot better than ready made pastes.
 
Going to Cali said:
If you're in any way into curries can I suggest going to your nearest Indian supermarket and investing in some spices.

Ground coriander
turmeric,
paprika,
chilli,
garam masala,
cardamon.....

I'm sure I've missed some but there's enough there for a whole range of different dishes. For me, they are a lot better than ready made pastes.
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I'd add cumin and cinnamon to that list :)
 
I've never used a slow cooker, but wouldn't chicken thighs be better suited for something like this?
Chicken breast tends to be much better when cooked quickly and I can imagine it would be a bit dry and tough after 8 hours, no matter what the temperature
 
meghatronic said:
You do know that battery chickens are egg-laying chickens and not for-meat chickens, right?
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They quite often are slaughtered after a year or so, because their egg laying "ability" isn't as fast as younger hens, despite being able to regularly lay eggs up to 5 or 6 years old (free range, they'll never last 2 years caged).

They quite often end up as pet food, or in pies, and sometimes in the rotisserie section in supermarkets.

Cheap chicken in packs are usually bred entirely indoors, with no more room than an A4 sheet of paper each to move around in. Not that it matters, as they are pumped full of steroids to plump them up, their legs can barely support them, oh and most of them have burned legs anyway, as the sawdust they live in is rarely changed and soaked in urine.

Nice eh? :)
 
meghatronic said:
You do know that battery chickens are egg-laying chickens and not for-meat chickens, right?
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Yes - I used the term "battery" to describe "non free-range" in this instance, as the living conditions of non-free-range chickens are equally shocking to those of battery hens.
 
I've got an old slow cooker in the cupboard. I'd love to see some recipes/ideas for a good lancs hot pot if anyone has one? :)
 
Bought all the stuff to make this tomorrow, I bought a slow cooker on Friday as it's a rather important ingredient for this recipe, and am really looking forward to it.

I am trial running making a beef stew right now. Put it on about 30 mins ago. the downside is I want to see some bloody action but these damn slow cookers are damn slow ffs.
 
I'm looking at getting a slow cooker as I'm moving out on my own soon.

However I work 12 hour shifts, will this be too long and dry the food ?
 
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