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BuckyB93 Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:06 PM EST
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Toss some meat, veggies and seasonings in a crock pot then let it go.

When you get home from work, the house smells yummy and all that left is to dig in and eat.

Tomorrow is crock pot dinner day. I have beef dredged in flour, salt, pepper, garlic and some other seasonings sitting on a bed of onions, carrots & potatoes bathed in cream of mushroom soup.

It's the first time I've tired this one but my crock pot recipe book hasn't failed me yet.

Crock pots rock!

Post you favorite crock pot recipe here.
big chief Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:08 PM EST
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meat, onion, potato, garlic.

Easy!
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#3 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:13 PM EST
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... *Tip*

... use a crock pot to slow cook your B-B-Q ribs on low heat for 8hrs ...

- when you come home, scoop & serve or place in oven on BROIL for 5 minutes per side to make them crisp ...

...you'll want to use a spatula becuase they will literally fall right off the bone ...
law492 Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:19 PM EST
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^ Jimmy, they'll be ribs and they'll probably be tasty but they won't be bar-b-que. It's only q if slow hot damp smoked. I'm partial to applewood but that's because I've got it all around me. Wasn't it in the GODFATHER that one of the characters said, "all the best cooks are men." ?
wheelrite Offline
#5 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:24 PM EST
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I love Crock Pot chicken...

Put a whole ccut up chickrn in with carrotts ,celery onions, garlic peppercorns,salt .bay leaf ,chicken stock and a cup of white wine.cook all day.Pull the chicken pieces out and lightly brown them under ths broiler.Thicken the stock with a little corn starch ans serve over noodles...

Mmmm Mmmmm....

wheel,,
DaQueenBeez Offline
#6 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:26 PM EST
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AMEN! With school back in, I keep two of them in rotation during the week! It's SO NICE to be able to toss dinner in the cooker before I head out in the morning and not give it another thought! 3 out of 5 school days run from 8am to 5:30pm - it's SO NICE to have dinner waiting when I drag home, rather than having to get dinner together in a hurry, which messes up a kitchen that'll have to be cleaned when I'm already beat, and it makes the house smell so GOOD when we come home. Without my crockpot, it'd be pizza and chinese takeout those 3 days.
Our current favorites are lasagna, beef & barley stew and chicken cacciatore. It's unreal how easy they are, especially the lasagna! Add 1/4 cup of water to some bottled marinara sauce, layer with no-boil noodles, fresh spinach leaves, ricotta & mozzarella. If you've got time, brown up some ground beef, onion and garlic to go in the sauce.

Also, they are THE BEST for real hot cocoa - guaranteed not to scorch the milk.

Tammy
rockmeister Offline
#7 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:37 PM EST
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ribs and saurkraut in the crock, yer talkin.
pabloescabar Offline
#8 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:37 PM EST
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beer, brats, sourcrout, green peppers, onions.
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#9 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:38 PM EST
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Re: #4

- agreed on the smoked ribs ... that is my favorite way as well and yes, I do use a smoker when I get motivated ... and now, talking about it, I'm motivated ... I'll try the applewood, but I've always been partial to an equial parts mix of Alderwood, Hickory, and Maple ...

- and I've got a mister/vaporizer kit/thingy on my smoker that (every 10 - 15 minutes or so depending on the heat) sprays a mist of your choice of liquid - I use mostly bourbon, but Johnny Walker is a nice touch, and you can always water down the whiskey to a 50/50 mix with water ...

- it's a neat little system ... has a "flask" that perks when it gets hot and slowly pushes up the liquid ... then sprays & repeats ... no settings on it other than how much charcoal/wood (heat source) you are using ... sort of like a still ...
grmcooper Offline
#10 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:42 PM EST
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#6 now lasagna sounds good in the crock pot!!!


I might need to get one for the truck!
pabloescabar Offline
#11 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:43 PM EST
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Sauerkraut
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:47 PM EST
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What temprature setting do you use for the lasagna? Low, high or auto-shift?

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#13 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:50 PM EST
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^ ... you gots one of them there fancy girly crockpots if you's got an auto-shift feature on it ...

- like I can't push a button all on my own and walk away from it .. come back 8hrs later and eat ...

geesh - some people are just really lazy ... LOL
DaQueenBeez Offline
#14 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:50 PM EST
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LOL. Low from start till end of school, switch to high before heading out to ballet/scouts, add the last layer of mozzarella on top when we get home again and let it melt while we set the table. If you like it toasted on top, you can always pull the crock out of the cooker and pop it under a broiler.

Tammy
grmcooper Offline
#15 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:51 PM EST
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I wouldnt be able to drive with that cooking!
DaQueenBeez Offline
#16 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:52 PM EST
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whoops - switch that. High at the beginning, low at the end.

Tammy
wavescrashing Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 4:58 PM EST
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Damn, I need to get a new crock pot. I dropped mine while serving a bunch of jarheads at a chili cook off before I deployed. Needless to say, chili splattered all over the concrete and didn't look like chili once it hit the ground.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:00 PM EST
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RE #13

It's a 20 something year old crock pot. I actually don't even know excatly what the setting does - I do know it shifts between high and low automatically (or maybe low and high) but I don't know the parameters for the shift. Discussions like this, I toss that setting out there in the hopes that someone knows and can tell me what the proper use of the damn setting is.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#19 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:03 PM EST
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"If you like it toasted on top, you can always pull the crock out of the cooker and pop it under a broiler. "

Wow. Frickin' aristocratic crockpot you have there. Removeable crocks?

Damn, that must be nice. Must make cleaning so much easier too.
dkeage Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:04 PM EST
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#18

".but I don't know the paramaters of the shift".....








say it aint so!!!?!?!?!?!?
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#21 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:09 PM EST
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... ^ ... good to know ... I thought it was an all-new feature that I was missing out on and thought I would have to quietly "buy" a new one for the wife ... I love those crockpots ...

... sheets? Egyptian 1400 thread count?
DaQueenBeez Offline
#22 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:14 PM EST
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TG -
you mean yours DOESN'T have a bone-china removable crock and a gold-plated cooker? I didn't know they made them like that.... ;^p


Tammy
BuckyB93 Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:18 PM EST
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I'm liking the ideas here. Keep them coming.

Ribs are always a fave. I've been stuck on Chicken dishes lately.

Here's a Chicken Parm

Dredge chicken breast in egg and milk wash then bread them in seasoned bread crumbs or seasoned flour (make your own seasonings with Italian herbs, salt pepper... or buy the seasoned bread crumbs). In a skillet brown he breaded chicken breast to crust it.

Toss in crock pot with some spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce and cook on low for 6 hrs. When ready to eat, put a layer of mozzarella and let it melt in for 15 min. Serve over a bed on your favorite pasta.
BuckyB93 Offline
#24 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:21 PM EST
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Oh Geeze!

How can we leave out POT ROAST!

Corned Beef and Cabbage!

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#25 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:27 PM EST
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Re: #24

We'd better keep this thread on the down low ... otherwise RICK will start cutting & pasting recipes if he's had too much to drink ...

"Pizza in a Crockpot" ... la, la, la ....

- btw -

Cornbread Dumplings and Cabbage ... cook on high for 8hrs ... use your favorite cabbage recipe ... and add a base of starch & flour to thicken up the water and make a thin paste/layer over the cabbage ...
BuckyB93 Offline
#26 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:33 PM EST
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Must have removable crock.

Easier to clean: when done eating, take the crock out and put it in the fridge for lunch left overs clean it later.

It also helps for prep. Put all the junk in the crock the night before and put it in the fridge. The heating element thingy sits on the counter to remind you in the morning.

Wake up, shower, let dog out, put crock in it's "nest" and set it to auto shift (it starts on high, then kicks into low)

Come home and pig out
DaQueenBeez Offline
#27 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:36 PM EST
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LOL! Actually, I've seen some crock pot recipes that I never would have dreamed up...cakes, banana bread, rice pudding, baked sweet potatoes....
The sweet potatoes seem silly - they cook pretty quick in a microwave already, why waste space in the crock?

The Chicken parm sounds GOOD - may have to throw that one into the rotation!

Tammy
grmcooper Offline
#28 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:36 PM EST
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Thats it I'm going to Wal-mart!!!!
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#29 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:39 PM EST
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Crock Pot=A Beautiful Thing...
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#30 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:39 PM EST
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^
Looks like I need to go searching garage sales for a newer model. I think I paid about $5 for the one I have about 15 years ago at a garage sale.

The ease of use and simplicity of cleaning of the removable crock means I'd probably end up using it more too.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#31 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:39 PM EST
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#30 was for #26
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#32 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:44 PM EST
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I mainly cook stuff like chili verde, braised shredded beef (a take on barbacoa style), shredded chicken in bbq sauce etc.

I did try mashed potatoes in it once.

Big mistake. Damn things ended up liquifying. Could have tossed some leeks in there and had a killer soup though.
DaQueenBeez Offline
#33 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:46 PM EST
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#28 -

http://www.livingincomfort.com/ro12slcopocr.html

Tammy
rockmeister Offline
#34 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:47 PM EST
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Deviled swiss steak is a good one to do.
grmcooper Offline
#35 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:49 PM EST
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Tammy i have 120volt power in the truck. But thanks!
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#36 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:53 PM EST
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I enjoy pot roast from the crock. Chuck roast is my favorite cut. With red potatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, and celery.

Yum!!!

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#37 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:54 PM EST
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I thought the locking lid on the 12VDC model was a nice touch.
DaQueenBeez Offline
#38 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:54 PM EST
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chicken cacciatore

dredge chicken leg and thigh pieces in seasoned flour. Add chopped onion, mushrooms, chopped tomato, garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano, 1 can chicken broth & 1 cup white wine, to the crock; stir together. Put chicken pieces on top, cook on low about 6 hours.

Tammy
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#39 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:56 PM EST
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I usually make Pinto Beans and Mexican Beef Stew in the crock pot. Damn, I'm gettin a new one tomorrow!
DaQueenBeez Offline
#40 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 5:59 PM EST
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Homemade applesauce/pearsauce is really nice this time of year too. Core, peel and chop 'em, add a little water, cook it down, mush it up with cinnamon, brown sugar, caramel, nothing at all,whatever.

Tammy
BuckyB93 Offline
#41 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:00 PM EST
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I haven't tryed it but I wonder how baked beans would work.

I've done them in an official ceramic bean pot slow cooked in the oven but not in a slow cooker.

Recipe:
2 lbs Navy beans (soaked over night in 2 tbs salt water or drained canned beans), 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 onions, 1/2 Cup molasses, 2 Tbs dry mustard, 1/2 lb bacon, 1/2 lb salt pork.

Cut up onions, bacon, and cut the salt pork into 3/4" cubes. Toss it all into the bean pot. Cook slow and low (250-ish).

Go fishing.

Come back to camp drunk, chop some fire wood and eat a bean dinner with biscuits and hot dogs, kielbasa, or whatever meat product is still available.

Wash down with cheap whiskey.

Your results may vary but that's the way it usually works when we head to ME for trout or deer seasonE
DaQueenBeez Offline
#42 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:03 PM EST
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^^I've always had great luck with baked beans in the crockpot, as long as you're starting with dried beans instead of canned.
grmcooper Offline
#43 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:04 PM EST
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Pinto beans hambuger and a onion. Mmmmmmmmmmm
DaQueenBeez Offline
#44 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:04 PM EST
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Got a chili-mac with goat cheese recipe that my kiddo wants me to try - we'll see how it goes. Sounds good, though.


Tammy
grmcooper Offline
#45 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:06 PM EST
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I want to eat at DaQueenBeez house!
BuckyB93 Offline
#46 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:14 PM EST
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Sorry, 2 lbs of beans in salted water, not 2lbs of salt water.
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#47 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:17 PM EST
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45. Author: grmcooper Date: 10/05/2008 11:06 PM Reply
I want to eat at DaQueenBeez house!


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You think you can talk her in whipping up some crock-pot tofu for you?
BuckyB93 Offline
#48 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:18 PM EST
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I'm with you Cooper. Think she's got a couple empty chairs? I have no problem cleaning up after supper.

Damn, I'm getting hungry again.
grmcooper Offline
#49 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:18 PM EST
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Dude I will sit on the floor!
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#50 Posted: Sun, Oct 5 2008, 6:24 PM EST
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Been making stew for years with the crock pot. Just dump everything in and go to bed and it is ready to take to work the next morning. No need to thaw the meat; one chunk of chuck, canned vegs as you like with stewed tomatoes and secret ingredient of picante sauce. A gal at the Med Center makes her chicken adobo using the CP.
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