you can cook any raw peanuts

2/22/2009 3:06:59 AM

This thread makes me want a crock pot

2/22/2009 3:20:58 AM

do they have walmarts over there

mine was only ten dollarbucks

2/22/2009 3:28:52 AM

lol actually they do! But I've never noticed a crockpot for sale. I should just look on Amazon since I have a gift certificate.

http://tinyurl.com/aslu4v - They seem kind of expensive

[Edited on February 22, 2009 at 3:42 AM. Reason : f]

2/22/2009 3:31:30 AM

i need a good bean recipe....keep the meat out of it please, while I'm not a vegetarian I just use other measurable sources for my daily protein intake

if possible, I'd like a low(er) sodium & sugar recipe too

i eat extremely healthy now and always will be eating these beans in 3/4 cooked cup(150 cal) portions....so far I cooked up 2lbs of pinto beans in 16oz of salsa and a ton of onion powder(didn't have an onion to cook em in)....came out somewhat spicy..soaked em overnight....cooked em on low for ~12hrs in 6 cups water, 16oz salsa....dunno what exactly i'm aiming for texture/taste wise....gimme ur recipes....

2/22/2009 8:14:25 AM

Quote :

"3 Carrots 2 Onions 3 Celery 2-3 Potatoes 1 can mixed veggies or 1 bag frozen mixed veggies 2 can black beans 2 can condensed tomato soup 3 cup Vegetable Broth"

This was fantastic. We did 1/2 bag of lima beans, and 1/2 bag of corn instead of the mixed veggies. We added a few more potatoes. It was wonderful. Honestly, this would be in the top five soup/stew category ever.

2/22/2009 6:17:20 PM

Quote :

"i need a good bean recipe....keep the meat out of it please, while I'm not a vegetarian I just use other measurable sources for my daily protein intake if possible, I'd like a low(er) sodium & sugar recipe too"

These are from a 5-ingredient crockpot recipe book that I've liked. All from the Vegetarian Section. If you want more, I'll PM you some.

Beans with Pesto
2 15 oz cans pinto beans, black beans or garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
4 c water
1 large red sweet pepper, chopped
1/2 c refridgerated basil pesto
2 7.2 oz packages herb-seasoned rice pilar mix
1/2 c finely shredded Parmesan cheese

Combine beans, water, pepper, pesto and seasoning packets from rice mixes. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-2.5 hours. After, turn to high-heat setting, stir in rice mix. Cover and cook 20 minutes more. Top each serving with Parmesan cheese.

Bean-and-Rice Stuffed Peppers
4 small to medium green, red, or yellow sweet peppers
1 cup cooked converted rice
15 oz can chili beans with chili gravy
1 c Monterery Jack cheese, shredded
15 oz can chunky tomato sauce with onion, celery, and green peppers

Remove the tops of the sweet pppers, scoop out membranes and seeds. Set aside. In a bowl, stir together rice, beans and 1/2 c of the cheese. Spoon the filling into the peppers. Pour tomato sauce into the bottom of the slow cooker, arrange the stuffed peppers filling side up on top. Cover and cook on low for 6-6.5 hours or high for 3-3.5 hours. Put on a plate, spoon the tomato sauce over the ppers and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

2/22/2009 9:07:54 PM

Quote :

"3 Carrots 2 Onions 3 Celery 2-3 Potatoes 1 can mixed veggies or 1 bag frozen mixed veggies 2 can black beans 2 can condensed tomato soup 3 cup Vegetable Broth"

As previously posted, Gzusfrk and I tried this recipe, modified just slightly.

Holy God, it has given me EPIC farts, worse than I have had in months. Lots and lots of farts, really hot on the way out, and sometimes they smell rancid.

Meal tastes good, though.

2/22/2009 10:09:46 PM

i cant see what is different about the 2k yen one. why is it so much cheaper? its probably still fine.

2/22/2009 11:40:53 PM

Quote :

"Beans with Pesto 2 15 oz cans pinto beans, black beans or garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained 4 c water 1 large red sweet pepper, chopped 1/2 c refridgerated basil pesto 2 7.2 oz packages herb-seasoned rice pilar mix 1/2 c finely shredded Parmesan cheese "

thanks, can you also use bagged beans and soak them overnight rather than the super salty canned? or do they have unsalted presoaked?

2/23/2009 8:39:26 AM

^ The recipe just calls for canned for the convenience factor. I don't see why you couldn't soak the beans overnight and throw them in.

In regards to unsalty presoaked, I think you'd have to examine some of the brands. I know Goya makes Low Sodium Beans, but I doubt store brands would.

And, that was supposed to be rice PILAF mix, not pilar. Heh.

[Edited on February 23, 2009 at 1:14 PM. Reason : spelling]

2/23/2009 1:14:26 PM

Quote :

"The recipe just calls for canned for the convenience factor"

A lot of them have. Dry beans for the win.



Not Authentic Coq au Vin

bacon
bone-in chicken
button mushrooms
onions
garlic
red wine
bay leaves
thyme
parsley
butter

Cook bacon in a fry pan. Remove from pan. Brown onions and chicken in bacon fat.
Put all ingredients in crock pot. Cook on high until done. Don't eat the bay leaves.

[Edited on February 23, 2009 at 1:27 PM. Reason : ]

2/23/2009 1:26:29 PM

I'm gonna try that Swiss Chicken recipe from page 2 tomorrow. I'll let you know how it turns out.

3/4/2009 2:39:25 PM

RIBS. These are really REALLY good. Fall off the bone deliciousness! Does use a lot of the dry rub, but they're cheap at Big Lots ($1 for a thing of spice). I'm serious about fall off the bone - you might need spoons to get your ribs out!

1/2 c paprika
6 tablespoons sugar
1/4 c onion powder
1.5 teaspoons salt
1.5 teaspoons black pepper

2.5 lbs pork baby back ribs (skinned)
1 can beer, coke or beef stock
1 quart BBQ sauce (I used a full Sweet Baby Rays and a half of an old one)
1/2 c honey

Its BEST if you have a George Foreman or some sort of grill plate to use. Heat it up to high (and lightly oil or PAM it). While it heats, combine the spices into a bowl and generously season the ribs (rub it in, what have you). Place the ribs on the grill, and cook ~ 3 minutes or until the ribs have grill marks (don't cook all the way through!)

Portion the ribs into sections of 3-4 bones, place in your 5 qt crockpot, and pour the beer/coke over. Cover and cook on high for two hours. Combine the BBQ sauce and the honey, add over the ribs and cook an additional 1.5 hours. You can garnish with white sesame seeds or chives if you want.

It was DAMN TASTY. I used Coke. Don't worry if the Coke doesn't cover the ribs, not supposed to. I had a lot of sauce left over, so if you don't want to open up another bottle of BBQ, you're probably fine.

3/4/2009 3:42:46 PM

Alright actually got the swiss chicken in the crock pot right now so I'll let you know how it is.

3/9/2009 9:28:06 AM

^ Yeah so that recipe was really bad. The stuffing end up not tasting very good at all. I think the cornbread mixed with cream of chicken soup just wasn't a good match. Perhaps its just not the best thing to do in a slow cooker.

3/10/2009 1:47:42 PM

I can't remember if I've posted this in here
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2009/01/30/the-frugal-magic-of-the-five-ingredient-crock-pot-meal/

3/20/2009 3:55:41 PM

I made barbeque in the crock pot over the weekend and it turned out great.

Started with about 4 lbs boston butt (next time I'd actually go 5 or more). You can trim any excess fat if you want, but I left it as is for extra flavor.

The dry rub:
I basically used equal amounts of each (~2 TBSP), so you can add or subtract whatever to your taste.

Dry Mustard
Cayenne Pepper
Black Pepper
Salt
Brown Sugar
Chile Powder
Cinnamon sugar

After the dry rub goes on I let it sit in fthe ridge throughout the day. I chose to cook over night to be ready for lunch the next day.

Preparing the crock pot:

1 onion sliced in the bottom
Get a small bottle of White House Apple Cider Vinegar (about 4 cups in the bottle) and pour half the bottle into the crock pot.
2 TBSP yellow mustard
2 TBSP ketchup
small can of tomato paste/sauce
A few pinches of the left over dry rub

Now we're ready to start cooking on low heat.


And after about 12 hours...


Turn the crock pot off and let it cool for a little while... The meat is so tender at this point that it basically falls apart, so using some large spoons transfer the meat into a large mixing bowl. Now you can empty the crock pot, and begin pulling the pork with two forks.

And then return the meat to the crock pot



You can leave the crock on the warm setting before/while serving.

Now to make the finishing sauce. Take the bottle of vinegar that is half full still (I also added some vinegar from a jar of peppers I keep). Add red pepper flakes until they cover the bottom of the bottle. Add some ketchup and mustard like before, and some store bought hot sauce like Franks Red Hot/Texas Pete. Shake to mix well and you've got a decent sauce.



Add some of the sauce to the barbeque while its on warm to keep everything moist. Serve on buns with the sauce over top.

[Edited on April 13, 2009 at 9:19 AM. Reason : ,]

4/13/2009 9:17:35 AM

Dude, that looks pretty damn awesome, I am going to have to try that for a game day.

What did you do with all the liquid from the crock pot? I'll bet that would have made a damn fine sauce as well.

4/13/2009 10:52:00 AM

Yeah, I was trying to think of what to do with it. I'm definitely going to save it next time and maybe use it in a beef stew recipe.

4/13/2009 11:07:39 AM

That looks pretty awesome. I make a vinegar based BBQ sauce that we always use (did a batch for Easter with about 14 quart sized jars). I've never tried making BBQ in a crock pot though. But I may definitely have to try it.

4/13/2009 11:18:29 AM

lets use that link button son

7/30/2009 9:59:55 AM

THX GUNZZ!


Making my Chili this weekend, but this time I am using fresh ingredients from the garden. Making my own tomato sauce with the tomatoes, and using my home grown jalapeno, cayenne, and green pepper. Should be good.

7/30/2009 10:01:25 AM

Chili is my favoritest thing to cook in the crock pot. Mmmm spicy, spicy, spicy!

7/30/2009 10:05:34 AM

I usually only cook chili in the cold months, but I just have to take advantage of these fresh ingredients while I have them.

7/30/2009 10:06:32 AM

funny thing is i have never made any chili in mine. ive made plenty of stews and soups but never chili.

7/30/2009 10:07:43 AM

I made some BBQ kindof like above the other day and it was really fantastic. Pretty easy for the most part too. I was eating BBQ for days.

7/30/2009 11:04:17 AM

I was lazy and did this recipe in the crockpot instead of the oven. There might have been too many jalapenos cooking for too long because it was pretty spicy. Overall though it turned out pretty good, I saved the cheese and rice until after about 6 hours obv. I forgot about it so I did a couple hours on low an hour or two on high and then back to low. Also threw in some onion.

http://recipes.menshealth.com/Recipe/tex-mex-chicken.aspx

[Edited on July 31, 2009 at 7:07 PM. Reason : .]

7/31/2009 7:07:25 PM

started my chili at 9AM. It already smells amazing, and still has about 8 hours to cook.

NOM NOM NOM

8/2/2009 10:33:56 AM

i had a green pepper growing really good on one of my plants and i was waiting on that sucker so i could make some chili. apparently late friday night or early saturday morning some sort of animal got on my porch and ate it. i found the branch that it was hanging on torn off and laying around the corner. the spot where the pepper had been hanging was all chewed up.




tons of stray cats around here. y'all think a cat would eat a green pepper? raccoon is the only other animal that might be around here and would eat it.

[Edited on August 2, 2009 at 10:42 AM. Reason : adfs]

8/2/2009 10:40:59 AM

that blows. we finally got our deer situation under control. well, I don't think we really did anything special, it's most likely the bobcat that has been spotted in the area.

8/2/2009 10:45:56 AM

you should've let me come over and take care of your deer situation

8/2/2009 10:48:26 AM

i tried to take care of it in the same fashion, but the GF threw a monkey wrench in my plan

8/2/2009 10:51:36 AM

looks like you have an even bigger problem with the gf

8/2/2009 10:53:24 AM

should i deal with her the same way i was going to deal with the deer?

8/2/2009 10:59:48 AM

nah, just drop her.

any girl who isn't cool w/ delicious venison isn't cool with me

8/2/2009 11:00:55 AM

she has no problem with me shooting deer, just not in the front yard

8/2/2009 11:43:21 AM

Quote :

"baby back ribs ....1 can beer or coke...."

I will try this.

8/2/2009 12:19:23 PM

YO PPL WHEREZ THE CROCKPOT BBQ RECIPES? HARRIS TEETER GOT DAT 190% BOSTON BUTT FO' .99C

I've done it twice once with Scott's and then once with my own apple cider vinegar, crushed pepper, garlic concoction.

8/5/2009 4:51:42 PM

Scott's is where it's at....

8/5/2009 5:15:57 PM

it begins...

8/5/2009 7:17:42 PM

8/6/2009 6:35:51 AM

It's not bbq but I did something similar

^+ threw in part of a lemon, salsa, beans and spices

shit is DELICIOUS

8/6/2009 12:27:58 PM

Tacos de Lengua

1 beef tongue, 3lbs
1 tablespoon beef bouillon
1 large yellow onion, quartered
6 garlic cloves, mashed
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon coriander seed pods, mashed
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 tablespoon kosher salt
water, to cover

Place ingredients in crock pot & cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. You can slice the tongue lengthwise to make it fit. Once tongue is done (it's no longer pink) remove from crock pot & peel off outer layer. It comes off pretty easily once it's fully cooked, like a banana peel. Chop or shred meat. Make tacos like you normally do (tortillas, meat, salsa, guac, lettuce, etc).

8/9/2009 9:51:14 AM

I will be trying pezking's recipe tomorrow

9/9/2009 7:57:12 PM

Nevermind son. You fuckers don't deserve it anyway.

9/9/2009 8:04:22 PM

I found your problem right here:

Quote :

"3lbs chicken"

9/9/2009 8:06:17 PM

You can use any meat though, obviously.

9/9/2009 8:08:37 PM

looks like a good recipe, honestly. i might try it with chicken, because that shit looks really good






son




just saying, call it "My Chicken BBQ Recipe" or some shit, but don't call it BBQ.

[Edited on September 9, 2009 at 8:12 PM. Reason : a]

9/9/2009 8:11:30 PM

that looks delicious son

9/9/2009 8:12:22 PM