Slow Cooker Island Beef Food

SLOW-COOKER BEEF POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a large pan. Dust 1½ kg rolled beef brisket with 2 tbsp plain flour and season well with salt and pepper.
• Put 3 chopped carrots, 3 chopped celery sticks, 2 chopped parsnips, 1 chopped onion and 80g button mushrooms in the bottom of your slow cooker and turn it to Low.
• Sear the beef all over in the hot pan then place it on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker.
• Add the 2 bay leaves, 2 crushed garlic cloves and 2 tsp English mustard then pour over 500ml red wine and 250ml beef stock. Cover with the lid and cook for 7 hours.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Carefully take the beef out of the slow cooker and place it on a baking tray then roast it in the oven for 20 mins.
• While the beef is in the oven, carefully ladle the cooking liquid out of the slow cooker into a shallow pan. Boil rapidly on a high heat to reduce to a rich gravy.
• Serve the beef sliced with roast potatoes, the softened vegetables, gravy and wilted greens, if you like.

SLOW COOKER CORNED BEEF

Steps:

• Pour into slow cooker water and vinegar,
• peel and cut onion into quarters, add to slow cooker,.
• sprinkle in brown sugar,.
• place meat into slow cooker,
• cover, set to low and leave for seven hours.
• Let stand for ten minutes before slicing, meat is so succulent.
• Top meat with mustard pickles, chutney or relish.
• Serve with your favourite vegetables, its such a quick and easy meal but so yummy, enjoy!

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY

Steps:

• Combine the beef, barley, mushrooms, celery, carrots, leeks, thyme, beef broth and soy sauce in a slow cooker. Add 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover and cook on low, undisturbed, 8 hours. Uncover and skim off any excess fat. Transfer the beef to a cutting board, let cool slightly and slice or shred by hand into bite-size pieces. Thin the vegetable-barley mixture in the slow cooker with some water, if desired. Divide among shallow bowls and top with the beef. Serve with horseradish, if desired.
• Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

SLOW COOKER ISLAND BEEF

Steps:

• Drain the pineapple juice into a slow cooker, reserving the pineapple chunks. Place the beef, onions, beef broth, 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar, garlic, seasoned salt, paprika, and black pepper into the slow cooker with the juice. Mix well, cover, and cook on Low until the beef is tender, 6 to 6 1/2 hours.
• Increase the setting to High and stir in green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and brown sugar. In a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch, soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar until smooth; stir the mixture into the slow cooker, blending well. Cover and cook for 1 more hour. Just before serving, lightly stir in the tomatoes and reserved pineapple chunks.

SLOW COOKER/CROCK POT BEEF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Browning the meat is an optional step, but if you have the time, I like to do it. Skip this step if you like. Heat the oil in large heavy saute pan or stock pot. Toss the meat with the salt, pepper, and flour, When the oil is nice and hot, brown the meat, in 2 batches, until browned on all sides, about 6 minutes per batch. Put the meat in the bottom of your slow cooker and top with the bundle of thyme.
• Turn off the heat and add the cognac to the pan, and scrape up all the brown bits as the liquid bubbles. Add the wine and beef stock and continue stirring until you've gotten all of the good stuff off the bottom and sides of the pan, put it back on the heat if necessary. Stir in the tomato paste.
• Add the garlic, carrots, onion, potatoes, mushrooms and pearl onions to the slow cooker. Add the liquid from the pan to the slow cooker and give everything a gentle stir to get it settled.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
• At the end of cooking, remove the bundle of thyme and taste to check the seasonings. I like to add a splash of vinegar at this point, add it according to taste. If you want a thicker sauce, stir in a knob of butter coated with flour, or sprinkle in some Wondra flour and stir well. Use corn or potato starch for gluten free.
• Serve the stew with a sprinkling of fresh thyme leaves.

SPICE ISLANDS SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, garlic powder, salt, rosemary and pepper in a small bowl.
• Place frozen vegetables in the bottom of a slow cooker. Sprinkle with flour/spice mixture. Add stew meat, wine, bay leaf and tomatoes. Cook on High for 4-6 hours or on Low for 8-10 hours.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large pan. Season beef with salt and pepper and then dredge through flour. Add 1/2 beef to pan and brown on all sides. Remove and repeat with remaining beef.
• Stir together tomato paste and beef broth.
• Add the browned beef to slow cooker. Add chopped vegetables, beef broth and tomato paste, Italian seasoning and Worcestershire sauce.
• Set to slow cooker for 6-8 hours and serve

SLOW-COOKER CHINESE BEEF AND BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Combine the leeks, garlic, ginger and jalapeno in a 7-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle in the flour and toss to coat. Nestle the meat in the vegetable mixture. Whisk the hoisin sauce, rice wine, soy sauce, brown sugar and 1/3 cup warm water in a bowl; pour over the meat.
• Cover and cook on low, 7 1/2 hours. Remove the meat to a cutting board and thinly slice against the grain; remove and discard the garlic and ginger. Return the meat to the slow cooker along with the bok choy. Increase the heat to high and cook, uncovered, until the bok choy wilts, about 5 minutes. Serve with the rice.

SLOW COOKER PULLED BEEF RECIPE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker except the beef. Mix until well combined.
• Add the beef, and baste with the marinade.
• Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• Remove the beef from the slow cooker and place it to the side.
• Gently remove the fat from the beef and shred using two forks.
• Remove excess fat from the slow cooker by gently ladling it out. Pour the remaining marinade over the shredded beef.
• Serve & enjoy.