marsh man Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 After my total miss match last night I was told in no uncertain terms by J K D to keep it simple , so what could be more simple than to cut up some pre cooked chicken breast , a bag of frozen Birds Eye veg and a few bits of my own , put it on high on the slow cooker for four hours and it turned out alright , then for after's I had a nice Bramley apple pie with custard , I am now already to face a wet start tomorrow followed by late sunshine on our last shoot this season . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 That's more like it, well done 👍😋😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 5 minutes ago, JKD said: That's more like it, well done 👍😋😀 I done a few of my spuds tonight as you keep asking where the spuds are , I cut them up in small pieces and t b h they ended up slightly harder than expected , I still managed to eat them even with my new teeth in , so well done my Chinese dentist , the pain he put me through was worth bit 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 good wholesome scran there my man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 36 minutes ago, ditchman said: good wholesome scran there my man Yes it done the job it was meant to do with filling me up and keeping the cold out , the Apple pie as expected was nice , although the meal was fine and nothing really wrong with it , I wouldn't want it two nights running , I had a little left and that will do for the dogs dinner tomorrow , no wonder his coat shine . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 12 minutes ago, marsh man said: Yes it done the job it was meant to do with filling me up and keeping the cold out , the Apple pie as expected was nice , although the meal was fine and nothing really wrong with it , I wouldn't want it two nights running , I had a little left and that will do for the dogs dinner tomorrow , no wonder his coat shine . MM next time before you put the meat in to cook (stew) fry it off....maybe roll it in flour and fry it...then half fry the onions add water to the pan swill it out and chuck it in thye stew with the other vedge ...good to add a stock cube vedge or chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 your doing well MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 35 minutes ago, ditchman said: next time before you put the meat in to cook (stew) fry it off....maybe roll it in flour and fry it...then half fry the onions add water to the pan swill it out and chuck it in thye stew with the other vedge ...good to add a stock cube vedge or chicken The chicken was pre cooked when I bought it so you could eat it hot or cold , I did make some gravy up and added a oxo and a drop of Sarsons browning , the meal was fine but with the slow cooker on high for four hours I would had expected the spuds to had been softer , the main thing was it was all edible and with no waste . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Looks good to me, personally I would have added the chicken about an hour from the end and added Thyme for flavour at the start, also never find stock cubes give much flavour and prefer the Knor stock pots although more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, bruno22rf said: prefer the Knor stock pots although more expensive. + 1 I have no experience with slow cookers - so this is just my thought, but many dishes that include potatoes give them a 'par boil' (typically 5 - 10 minutes depending on 'chunk size' light boil) to get them cooking before adding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 49 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: + 1 I have no experience with slow cookers - so this is just my thought, but many dishes that include potatoes give them a 'par boil' (typically 5 - 10 minutes depending on 'chunk size' light boil) to get them cooking before adding them. Yup, or cut them into small cubes. Isn't the rule of thumb with stews to make everything roughly the same size ? And a bit more liquid needed methinks MM 😉 The more MM tries things the better they will get 🥳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, JKD said: The more MM tries things the better they will get Very much so. My mother died long (17 years) before my father who had never cooked. He learned and became a decent cook, making varied and healthy dishes from base ingredients, and good fruit cakes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, JohnfromUK said: Very much so. My mother died long (17 years) before my father who had never cooked. He learned and became a decent cook, making varied and healthy dishes from base ingredients, and good fruit cakes, etc. And good for him 👍 I try to make my food as flavoursome as possible,,,, ordinary tasting won't do for me 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 i really love watching people succeed ...i think MM is enjoying the challenge...it tickles his creative side which often is in abundance with people who used their hands for a living..... i knew several welders many years ago and they were all quite artisic and were quite good a scetching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Yup, you can see the improvements with MM's cooking week by week 😃 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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