Rainy day comfort food: Six slow cooker recipes to make for dinner
Six slow cooker dishes to warm you up on a rainy day
Slow Cooker Paprika Beef Stew
Take the cheapest cut of beef you can buy at the butchers. This meal is meant to be slow cooked. Don’t worry about gristle or fat, that will all break down in the cooking process.
Servings
5Preparation Time
15 minsCooking Time
5 hours 0 minsTotal Time
5 hours 15 minsCourse
MainCuisine
AsianIngredients
5 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
200g of stewing beef, cut into 10 equal pieces
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
1 white onion, roughly chopped
3 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
3 teaspoons paprika
3 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
Method
Cut the rashers in half and wrap around the beef pieces. Use a cocktail stick to secure them in place.
Heat the sunflower oil in a heavy frying pan and brown off the rashers and beef. Remove the meat once brown and place into a slow cooker. Add the onions and garlic to the frying pan and soften in the cooking oils from the meat. Once softened pour the frying pan contents into the slow cooker.
Add the paprika, carrots, and chopped tomatoes to the slow cooker and stir. Cook in high for 4-5 hours. Season to taste and serve with creamy mash or boiled rice.
Slow-Cooker Honey Chilli Beef Noodles
This is a quick and lean version of one of my favourite local Chinese takeaway dishes, and one of the most popular recipes I have ever shared with my online followers.
Servings
3Preparation Time
10 minsCooking Time
2 hours 20 minsTotal Time
2 hours 30 minsCourse
MainCuisine
ChineseIngredients
400g (14oz) beef steaks, thinly sliced
4 tbsp dark soy sauce
5 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar
5 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
3 tbsp orange juice
4 tbsp honey
2 tsp chilli flakes
1 tbsp cornflour, mixed to a paste with 1 tbsp water
1 red pepper, sliced
200g (7oz) dried egg noodles
350ml (12fl oz) hot chicken stock
chopped spring onions and sesame seeds, to garnish
Method
Place all the ingredients, except the red pepper, noodles and stock, in the slow cooker and stir.
Cook on high for 2 hours.
Add the red pepper, noodles and stock, stir and cook for another 15-20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
Garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds.
