I can't believe you've JUST NOW discovered crock pot cooking...

lol Kurt!

yea there is some good recipes for crock pot cooking, just use everyone's hated best friend google.

elvis

Crock pots are lazy man's feast. But taste so good....

Try some marinated mushrooms in there...yowza! Fanflippintastic!

You have taken me aback Kurt...first time..lol...really... never crock potted?

Anything in a crock pot is so gooood...eight hours of slow cooking..

I will add to the thread as I remember some...

But I'll tell you one I personally didn't think would work...buuuut ..surprised me.

I don't know how big your crock pot is... (if you have to) cut a chicken in half and add some of your favorite salsa , real salsa, obviously enough for the chicken and slow cook ( there are usually two ...high and low) it for 6-7 -8 hours...hard to screw up in a crock pot...all that salsa flavor just soaks into the chicken, it is sooo good. Slow cook so the salsa doesn't burn and get bitter...

Make some burrito's or taco's or sandwiches with the meat..

You can also use a slight variation with pork shoulder and salsa verde (green) and so on. Just the simplest recipes I can think of, that come out so tasty

The trick with the crock IMHO, is to know when to add things...when somethings going to end up to soggy or overdone...never really have to sweat about the meat though.


I have to keep an eye on kids again while their young parents go out partying...I guess this was inevitable, makes me feel old, buuut ok I guess...I'll check back in after I check on my stroganoff I'm making.

Old girls here and she doesn't drink, so I'm set fer the night..I'll drink for her.. lol

As I remember a few, I'll add them here.


Oh and always remember...there is no such thing as to much garlic...

crock pot pot roast,yummy.

Crock pots are the best. I throw in a lamb roast in the morning with big chunks of potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, beans etc, come home from work and dinner is ready. The best invention ever!

I do chicken or turkey drumsticks in the crockpot. Usually with just BBQ sauce, but I'll have to try some of the other ingredients you used with your pork chops, especially the root beer.

I also make crock pot chicken fajitas using this beef fajitas recipe.

A couple of days ago I made crock pot chili based on this recipe and modified it a little. You could take just about any chili recipe and cook it in a crock pot.

My father in law makes baked potatoes in the crock pot. All you do is take each cleaned baking potato, rub it with vegetable oil, sprinkle with salt, wrap in foil, then put it in the crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. Don't add any water, they will cook fine without it.

That sounds like a good idea. What do you marinate the mushrooms with?

A packet of lentils, 2-3x 400g tins of diced tomatoes, a good couple of spoonfuls of Patak's curry paste in a jar, a decent slug of garlic and a diced onion. Add some cauliflower pieces and let it go. You need to occasionally top it up with water as the lentils absorb the tomato juice but in a couple of hours, there's a lovely vegetarian curry you can have with rice and pappadums. Chick peas are great in it as an alternative to lentils.

I love my crock pot, I'm very culinary challenged but seem to be able to keep the family happy if I use it often. :-)

Kurt, try BBQ ribs in the crock, and all day chili - both are great!

Any kind of roast is excellent as well. Toss in some carrots, onions and taters and Lipton Onion Soup mix. A smidgeon of crushed garlic goes good too if you like that.

Speaking of pork - I make pulled pork with my crock pot (by the way - I have 3 of them).

I use a 4 - 6 pound pork roast (butt or shoulder) and you can use bottled sauce if you want, or I make a bbq sauce with brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper (and a few other ingredients). Low and slow for 8 - 10 hours then shred the roast.

Yesterday I made beef stew with mine and some home made french bread (in my bread maker).

Love crock cooking...

Man Kurt, that sounded good! Dang!

I need to bust out the crock pot. I got a new one as a gift awhile back and it still has the tags on it because I dont know what I would ever do with it.

Since I have been single I dont cook much... certainly not enough to need a crock pot, but I can see alot of cooking in the near future as Im going to be moving closer to my kids I think.

Thanks for the recipe.

Uuuuh...He said "taters" beavis.... heh heh heh.

Sure you arent from Arkansas too Dennis?

My family has always prided ourselves our cooking - everything from scratch. It took a long time for me to ever try out a crock pot - and that happened because it was the only thing the right size available at the time. I was thrilled too. Welcome to the Real world Kurt.

You're too funny Kurt! First time?

My wife once overheard co-workers discussing a 'Coke roast' recipe and figured it sounded good so she tried it out in the crock pot... Rather than water, she assumed the Coke was added instead, it was disgusting! Like chewing on sweet shoe leather.

Come to find out she missed the part her co-workers mentioned about a cup of Coke going into the gravy made from the 'drippings.' Whether that actual recipe is good I'll not know, it equally sounds disgusting.

i know nothing about cooking. but one of the few things i know is, crock pots, amazing. my mother and now my sister (now that she has one) makes the most amazing, scrum-dilly-icious food ever with them.

maybe i should get into culinary arts...

I'm doing salmon with vegetables in my crock pot tonight. It's the first time I've ever done fish in a crock pot. I hope it turns out good.

On a side note, I gave my sister in law a crock pot for a wedding gift. Now, less than a year later, she broke up with her husband. Am I right in thinking that she should have to give me the crock pot back that I gave her as a wedding gift since she didn't even stay married for a year?

I LOVE my crockpot.

I cook a beef chuck roast. Dennis is right, roasts are great for crock pot cooking.

Rub the roast on both sides with a good olive oil, coarse salt and pepper.
Brown it in a pan on medium to medium high heat, searing both sides of the meat.

Put it in the crock pot with enough water to cover the roast.
Add 1 packet of dry onion soup, a couple of cloves and garlic and cook all day.

YUM.

I also make chili.

One pound ground beef. I use the 80/20 - not the ground sirloin. Brown in a skillet and then drain it really good.

Add 1 can kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
Add 1 can chili beans
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper
Onions (if you like onions)
One can diced tomatoes
One can tomato paste

Sometimes I add garlic. Sounds odd, but it's really good. I just peel the cloves and put them in whole. That way, I can take the garlic out (I eat it) and it leaves the good garlic flavor.

Roaddog is right, you can never use too much garlic.

Happy cooking and enjoy your new crock pot!

You are making me to salivate with that description

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Been cooking a pork shoulder all day in the crock...with veggies

Now I'm going to take all that meat, shred it with a fork...you can use the the vegetables...I don't, just for flavor in the meat...I do something else later with them...a type of gravy.

Anyway, take a tortilla, I recommend Mission or Guerrero,
I know there is a large Hispanic population in Denver...north of there not to sure, those brands shouldn't be unheard of.

I still heat tortillas on the gas stove, directly on the fire by hand.

Lay some of that good meat in there and add some cheese, and whatever you want really.
Put cheese, and I like a little Salsa Verde and some finely cut onions..close it up...pour some of the salsa verde across the length then add some sour cream on top of that.

The one thing I really like about crock pot cooking, is you can take a cheaper cut of meat and make it sooo tender.

That'll keep you full and warm on a cold Colorado night.


By the way...next crock adventure is Lengua..

Hey Jim...

Actually, I buy tortillas from a little tortilla factory when I go down the hill. They have the best tortillas I've ever had. I've been out for a while, but plan on picking up 4-5 dozen next chance I get. They freeze real well.

I do plan on making some mexican shredded beef in the crock pot...I guess I just need to toss in a roast, some tomato sauce, a bunch of chilis, onions, beef stock and chipotle seasoning...Not sure if that's how it's done, but sounds good to me.

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dont know whats a crock pot but that recipe really sounds good!

since I dont eat pork, can it be done with steak or chicken? make a video!!! really want to try it.

PS Jim...

I tried making some Mexcian style shredded beef using the stuff I listed above. Turned out OK, but too tomatoey. I'll use Hatch red chili paste next time.

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If you like BBQ sauce try Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauces , it's the best store bought BBQ sauce I've tasted. I keep two backups in the pantry at all times, lol.

Seriously it's better tasting than most store bought sauces.

man this thread makes me hungry and there isnt any pics lol

I just found this BBQ baked bean recipe on the Sweet Baby Ray's site, I might have to try it out.

Should work good in the crock pot.