Slow cooker soups
For brisingamen, and anyone else who's interested.
These are adapted from recipes in New Recipes for your Slo-cooker (sic) by Annette Yates. I can't remember how many portions each makes, I'm afraid - if it's 4 or less, I usually make double quantities anyway, since my slow cooker is huge. I can go and look it up if anyone particularly wants to know.
Tomato, Butter Bean and Rosemary Soup
Soak 8oz butter beans overnight. Drain, place in a saucepan with fresh water, and boil for 10 minutes. Drain again and put in slow cooker.
Sweat in 2 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan or frying pan:
1 onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 sticks of celery, finely chopped
When soft, transfer to slow cooker. Add 1 tin chopped tomatoes and 1 3/4 pint hot vegetable stock. Stir in a generous teaspoon of dried rosemary (or 2-3 of large sprigs of fresh rosemary), a pinch of dried oregano, and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook for 6-9 hours on high.
Green Pea and Bacon Soup
Soak 8oz green split peas (also works with yellow split peas, but is less attractive) overnight. Drain.
Chop 2-3 rashers of lean streaky bacon (smoked or unsmoked according to taste). Slice a leek and a stick of celery. Fry bacon in a little oil (if necessary) in a saucepan until fat is rendered and bacon is starting to turn brown and crispy. Add the veg and keep frying until the leek has softened.
Add peas to saucepan with 1 3/4 ham or chicken stock and 1/2 tsp mixed herbs. Bring to boil, then transfer to slow cooker.
Cook 8-12 hrs on low.
I'd be interested in hearing any good recipes for slow cooker main meals, especially if they don't involve browning meat first thing in the morning.
These are adapted from recipes in New Recipes for your Slo-cooker (sic) by Annette Yates. I can't remember how many portions each makes, I'm afraid - if it's 4 or less, I usually make double quantities anyway, since my slow cooker is huge. I can go and look it up if anyone particularly wants to know.
Tomato, Butter Bean and Rosemary Soup
Soak 8oz butter beans overnight. Drain, place in a saucepan with fresh water, and boil for 10 minutes. Drain again and put in slow cooker.
Sweat in 2 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan or frying pan:
1 onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 sticks of celery, finely chopped
When soft, transfer to slow cooker. Add 1 tin chopped tomatoes and 1 3/4 pint hot vegetable stock. Stir in a generous teaspoon of dried rosemary (or 2-3 of large sprigs of fresh rosemary), a pinch of dried oregano, and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook for 6-9 hours on high.
Green Pea and Bacon Soup
Soak 8oz green split peas (also works with yellow split peas, but is less attractive) overnight. Drain.
Chop 2-3 rashers of lean streaky bacon (smoked or unsmoked according to taste). Slice a leek and a stick of celery. Fry bacon in a little oil (if necessary) in a saucepan until fat is rendered and bacon is starting to turn brown and crispy. Add the veg and keep frying until the leek has softened.
Add peas to saucepan with 1 3/4 ham or chicken stock and 1/2 tsp mixed herbs. Bring to boil, then transfer to slow cooker.
Cook 8-12 hrs on low.
I'd be interested in hearing any good recipes for slow cooker main meals, especially if they don't involve browning meat first thing in the morning.