Quick help for this slow cooked beef stew

[sports_brah]

Going to use this:

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/beef-and-ale-stew


I need it to feed 8 people not 4-6 people. The meal will be for 8pm tonight.


How long should it cook for in slow cooker? High/Low temp?

Any substitutions that should be made?

Thanks!

 

[sports_brah]

Disaster!

The slow cooker is only a 3.5litre which has a maximum capacity of 2.5 litres according to the manual. ****! That's not big enough for 8 people right? (1 of them is 10yrs old but even so!).

Any other recommendations?

 

[sports_brah]

Okay more help needed!

Could I quickly cook two batches and then reheat one?


How do I make dumplings? Is one dumping enough per person? How long are they cooked for?

 

[bsoltan]

Not got a casserole dish and an oven?

Yeah you could cook it in batches and transfer to a saucepan but if you need to cook it for 3-4 hours that is cutting it fine for 8pm.

Dumplings depend on the size but I'd say two per person. Suet and flour is the normal way I think.

 

[sports_brah]

What counts as a casserole dish? Metal tins count? It's got no lid though. Got an oven.

So just mix suet and flour together?

 

[sports_brah]

Spotted this yoke.

sufficient?

 

[a1ex2001]

I think you either need to go shopping and buy a decent sized pot with a lit to do this in the oven or on the hob, failing that cook something else that you have the capacity for.

 

[FrenchTart]

It's really hard to say whether or not that dish will work - any idea the capacity? Or you could cook half the recipe in the dish and half in the slow cooker (so 1 x the full normal recipe in each). You should probably cover the dish with tin foil.

 

[GhostlyPea]

For the record I made this a few weeks back. It's amazing (Double quantity using 1 litre of Guiness), think I had it cooking for 3 - 4 hours

- GP