Best crockpot recipes

[Anonymous]

Please share your best ones that don't require any real cooking/ browning before hand which in my opinion completely take away the convenience of the crock pot.

Mine are:
Beef stew: any good chunk of meat, stew veggies( I always use frozen and it comes together with carrots, celery and potatoes), I container of beef broth, McCormick beef stew seasoning( I used to always use fresh herbs until one day I didn't and used this and it comes out much better), 3 teaspoons of minced garlic,few squirts of lee and perins, half a cup of good red wine. This is loved in my house. I cook it on low for 10-12 hours and then I use the left overs the next day for beef pot pie.

Lentil soup: bag of lentils, 1 container vegetable broth, carrots, onions and celery, can of diced tomatoes undrained, couple teaspoons of minced garlic, zucchini( I use frozen chopped) or sometimes spinach, italian seasoning, pepper and 2 cups water. Cooked on low for 8-10 hours. I pour over cooked mini pasta and cover with parmesan cheese.

[Anonymous]

Beef stew:
Cubed chuck, celery, onions, carrots, parsnips/potatoes, homemade chicken stock, Penzey's beef roast seasoning, salt and pepper, cook on low overnight, add peas and fresh parsley at the end of cooking.

[Anonymous]

Beef stroganoff - cubed chuck roast or stew meat, beef stock, can of cream of mushroom (I strain out the actual mushrooms and use just for flavor), salt, pepper, thyme, other herbs, etc. 4-6 hours high/6-8 hours low. Serve over egg noodles.

[Anonymous]

Short ribs: brown ribs in flour, salt and pepper. Put in slow cooker with 2 chopped carrots, 2 chopped onion, 2 chopped stalk celery, 1 head of garlic, cut in half.
Add 1 bottle heavy red wine (eg. Cabernet), a few sprigs of rosemary, a few springs of thyme, and 2 bay leaves. Add 2 cups veggie or chicken stock.
A few grinds of salt an pepper.

Brew, season to taste, and serve with potatoes or noodles.

"Goulash"- 1 lb stewing beef, 1 lb onions, 3-4 cloves of garlic, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 2 tbsp good sweet paprika and 1 tsp hot paprika. 1 red pepper, chopped. 3 -4 cups beef or chicken stock, 1/4 cup red wine. Top with bay leaf, thyme, marjoram. Generous grind of pepper and pinch of salt.

I always brown the meat and Carmelize the onions before, but you don't have to.

Brew, season to taste, and serve with noodles.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for asking this. I will be trying all of these!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please share your best ones that don't require any real cooking/ browning before hand which in my opinion completely take away the convenience of the crock pot.

YES! I agree with this. Just tried this recipe the other day and it's a great one (I'm going to try using tomatoes next time instead of tomatillos as one doesn't always have those lying around) http://mykentuckyhome-kim.blogspot.com/2012/04/pollo-pulquero-slow-cooked-chicken-with.html

[Anonymous]

thanks for this post- I'm back to work on Monday after maternity leave and my mom just sent me a programmable crock pot.

[Anonymous]

Korean short ribs. I serve these with buttered egg noodles or on a sub roll (after pulling the meat off the bones)

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/04/crockpot-korean-ribs-recipe.html

[Anonymous]

Oh, I'm PP at 13:56. I missed the not wanting to brown part. I'm sure both recipes do fine without. I just do because it adds more complex flavours.

[Anonymous]

My husband bought me a cusinart slow cooker with a browning feature. It is awesome!

[Anonymous]

^ not bragging (it's not a diamond or anything), but I recommend it

[Anonymous]

I just made this tonight for the first time:

http://www.dadcooksdinner.com/2010/09/slow-cooker-pork-western-shoulder-ribs.html

Got the ribs last week when Harris Teeter had them on sale. I will definitely be making this again, even the BBQ/juice "sauce/gravy" at the end. And yeah, the guy acknowledges that you COULD brown the meat, but when I use the crockpot, I just want to dump stuff in there, easy-peasy.

[Anonymous]

PW's drip beef sandwiches - I make the plain ones and then toast good bakery rolls under the broiler with provolone cheese. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/02/drip-beef-two-ways/

Beef Carnitas tacos - require very little prep at all and so much flavor. http://www.eatliverun.com/crock-pot-beef-carnitas-tacos/

[Anonymous]

Those beef carnitas are going on my list this week! Yummy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Korean short ribs. I serve these with buttered egg noodles or on a sub roll (after pulling the meat off the bones)

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/04/crockpot-korean-ribs-recipe.html

I just looked at that recipe. I haven't tried. It might be really good, but that receipt is not for Korean short ribs, at least not the ones that you get at a Korean restaurant. Maybe the meat cut is like the style of K short ribs, but the marinade is not.