Adding slices of bread to the top of a casserole works as a thickening agent. After spending a chilly winters day in Longleat Safari Park and Festival of Light, the thought of returning to the cosy van with a slowcooker stew waiting to be dished up was simply divine
½ Large onion, peeled and diced. This one pot wonder practically makes itself, just chuck everything into the slowcooker, turn it on and when you come in from a long day, it's there to greet you
Sometimes, it's just easier to use a casserole dish in the oven than to break out the mighty weighty slowcooker (or crockpot) - especially when you're going to be indoors and available to keep a wether eye on the oven
I’ve tried joints of meat, pulled pork and various other dishes. I was very much a believer that SlowCookers were just for casseroles, stews and curries until a few months ago
Chicken and Potato Curry, Chicken Casserole with Dumplings & Mash, BBQ Pulled Beef, Italian Chicken. A few months ago I did a post on my favourite slowcooker meals, I didn't expect to be doing another one so soon but I've discovered loads more meals and I wanted to blog about them
For the porkcasserole. Cook the meat overnight in a slowcooker - or from morning to evening. I slow roasted the pork hock over night with some sage and onions
Lemon Pork & Pepper Kebabs. Sausage Casserole. Just take out the evening before you want to eat it, then just stick it in the oven or slowcooker the next day
I popped out to Sainsbury’s to buy my ingredients, and I am pleased to report that my five-a-day basket was filled to the brim with fresh, seasonal and BRITISH vegetables – leeks, potatoes, carrots, celery and onions as well as British pork sausages and chicken
If you are a meat lover like me, there are several recipes with chicken, beef, lamb and pork, like SlowCooker Chimichurri Chicken, Easy Corned Beef Hash, Ground Lamb Casserole (bonus video recipe on Maria's blog
Spread the remaining half of the cabbage mixture evenly over the base of your casserole dish, and scatter on top the browned meat and bacon, diced sausage, mushrooms, prunes, caraway seeds, juniper berries, allspice, chopped tomatoes, a good grinding of black pepper, then peel and either finely dice (my preference) or grate the apple on top
