I recently bought a second crock pot. That sounds extravagant, but it made sense and I'm glad I did. I originally had an avocado green crock pot (can you date it?) that was a wedding present. It worked great and I cooked many wonderful meals in it. When I began on my second life I bought a new crock pot, one that the crock lifted out and was easy to clean. I've used it a lot, but it cooked way too fast, even on the low setting. I think that had an effect on the food, too. So my solution was to buy another crock pot. Plus it made sense to have two so that I could use both at the same time to do a complete meal if I wanted to. When I went shopping I knew that I wanted one that would really cook on low and would turn itself onto a "warm" mode when the meal was done. And, I got exactly what I wanted!
I made baked beans on my first use, and they were delicious! Today I put in a roast and it was perfect. I didn't get a picture of it, since we were busy helping plates so we could commence to eating, so here is the empty pot waiting to be cleaned (yes, the crock and the top go in the dishwasher!). I put in potatoes with the roast, made fresh green beans, coleslaw, rolls and we had some mighty fine eating!
Following is the recipe I like to use for crock pot roast. It is in
Southern Sideboards published by the Junior League of Jackson, Mississippi. The dear lady that submitted the recipe is Mrs. W.W. Westbrook, Jr. and I give her all the credit!
Slow and Easy Chuck Roast
3-4 pound lean boneless chuck roast, that has the fat trimmed off as much as possible
Sprinkle Cavender's Greek Seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning, and one package of onion-mushroom dry soup mix over both sides of roast and place in crock pot. Add 1/2 cup water and cook on low for 8-10 hours. The gravy can be thickened, if needed, with flour or cornstarch. Serves 6.
I added potatoes on top and you could also add carrots if desired. The chuck roast is a cheaper (budget friendly) cut of meat, but cooks up nicely.
I l.o.v.e Southern Sideboards! It was one of my wedding presents and a must have according to my husband. It honestly think it was the only wedding present he really wanted. His mother had cooked from it for years. And a girl honestly needs two crockpots. It should be in those wedding handbooks everyone like to read before they get married. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is the best! I've given copies as presents over the years and everyone agrees. My sister and I agreed once that we have never made anything bad from it!
DeleteI really enjoy my crock pot especially this time of year when it prevents me from heating the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteSo true! And they save on electricity!
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