Perfect Slow Cooking ~ Paperback ~ Elizabeth Brown

Would you like to get the most out of your slow cooker? Do you want to create healthy home-cooked meals with the minimum of effort? Do you want to save money and time without compromising on taste? “Perfect Slow Cooking” is an indispensable guide to this healthy and economical way of preparing meals. Covering everything from how to choose the right appliance to advice on the most affordable cuts of meat, it walks you through every aspect of the slow-cooking method and offers tried-and-tested tips that will help ensure all your meals taste fantastic. With a selection of mouth-watering recipes for soups, curries, roasts and desserts, alternative options for those occasions when you don't have all the ingredients, and useful advice on finding the time to cook during a busy day, “Perfect Slow Cooking” has all you need to prepare delicious, healthy home-cooked meals on a budget. The “Perfect” series is a range of practical guides that give clear and straightforward advice on everything from getting your first job to choosing your baby's name. Written by experienced authors offering tried-and-tested tips, each book contains all you need to get it right first time. CONTENTS 1 Getting started Why slow cook? Buying a slow cooker Using your slow cooker Faster cooking in a slow cooker Essential equipment Seasoning and flavour Adapting recipes for a slow cooker Slow cooking for health Cleaning your slow cooker Slow cooking safety and hygiene 2 Recipes Soups Top tips for successful soups Chunky Winter Vegetable Soup Broccoli with Goat’s Cheese Soup Chorizo and Chickpea Soup Thai Chicken and Coconut Soup Tomato and Basil Soup Hearty Minestrone Summer Soup with Pesto Smoked Haddock Chowder Chicken and Chestnut Soup Creamy Carrot and Lemon Soup Polish Sausage and Cabbage Soup Lemon, Spinach and Lentil Soup Super Stock Meat Slow-cooked roasts Best cuts of meat for slow cooking Preparing meat for slow cooking Thai Beef Curry Italian Meatball Casserole Zesty Ham and Beans Traditional Beef Pot Roast Lamb Tagine with Dried Fruit Braised Pork with Apples Lucky Irish Stew with Dumplings Sausage and Cannellini Bean Stew Bolognese Sauce Moussaka Meaty Hungarian Goulash Chinese Braised Lamb Steak and Kidney Pudding Venison Stew with Walnuts and Prunes Chunky Rabbit and Apricot Stew Poultry Preparing poultry for slow cooking Chicken with Courgettes and Tarragon Spanish Chicken Casserole Braised Chicken with Mixed Mushrooms Chermoula Chicken Lemon Chicken Tagine with Coriander Peanut Chicken Curry Braised Pheasant with Sherry Poached Duck with Orange and Lime Green Chicken Curry with Mango Sweet and Sour Chicken Jambalaya Fish and seafood Baking and poaching fish in a slow cooker The best fish and seafood for slow cooking Salmon Risotto with Asparagus Lemon and Dill Salmon Crème Fraîche Monkfish Cheeks Trout with Apple and Almond Stuffing Spicy Mediterranean Prawns Yellow Prawn Curry Spanish Paella Plaice, Potato and Spinach Bake Rich Shellfish Stew Haddock Florentine with Summer Vegetables Tuna Casserole Niçoise Vegetables Cooking vegetables in a slow cooker Ratatouille Lentils with Walnuts and Sherry Braised Fennel Thai Red Vegetable Curry Butternut Squash Risotto with Feta and Mint Creamy Leek and Chicory Casserole Braised Summer Vegetables with Pancetta and Sherry Tomato Baked Eggs Saag Paneer Cheesy Vegetable Hot Pot Lightly Spiced Dahl Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes Vegetarian Chilli Potatoes Dauphinois Desserts Top tips for preparing desserts in a slow cooker Lemon Pudding Cake Chocolate Cake Chocolate Pudding Cake Baked Bananas with Rum and Caramel Sauce Creamy Rice Pudding with Cinnamon Baked Pears Sticky Cinnamon Figs Spicy Steamed Fruit Pudding Baked French Vanilla Custard Ricotta Amaretto Cheesecake Bread and Butter Pudding Blackberry Crumble Slow-cooked Fruit Compôte Chocolate Fondue Sauces, Jams and Condiments …etc Author Biography The Perfect series is a range of practical guides that give clear and straightforward advice on everything from getting your first job to choosing your baby's name. Written by experienced authors offering tried-and-tested tips, each book contains all you need to get it right first time.