A Keen Cook

A Keen Cook

Monday, 29 September 2014

Slow cooker fruit cake

Slow cooker fruit cake

Recipe was sent to me so its in ounces
12oz Mixed Dried Fruit (I used sultanas) 4oz Caster Sugar 4oz Butter/Margarine 1/4 pint of Water 1 egg 8oz Self Raising Flour Place fruit, sugar, water and margarine in a pan, simmer with lid on for 20 minutes. Allow to cool and add beaten egg and stir in flour. pour into a greaseproof paperlined slow cooker and cook on high for 2-2.5 hours

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Slow cooker Beef and tomato stew

Slow cooker Beef and tomato stew.. 5 hours high, 8 low

stewing beef cubes (or Aberdeen angus if you got lucky in the coop..) about 500g
6 big spuds peeled cut in big lumps
1 swede in medium lumps
1-2 onions sliced
can of chopped toms
1 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon dry rosemary
1 beef stock cube (not entirely sure this was needed, I just hoyed it in)
1 heaped dessertspoon plain flour mixed to paste with cold water
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
salt/pepper ( about 1 teaspoon salt and a lot of pepper)
about 1/2-3/4 pint hot water.. good stir..

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Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Slow cooked sausage casserole.


Slow cooked sausage casserole.
14 sausages (from a £2 bag of 40). 70p.
1 tin tomatoes 10p.
Handful of mix veg from a big £1 bag, 20p.
Onion 20p
Half a bag of miniature new potatoes reduced to 50p, so 25p.
Bit of water, an oxo cube and some herbs.
TOTAL: £1.45. Feeds 7.
Bung it all in at 7:30am on low setting, serve at 5:30pm. Simple as that.

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