Slow cooker recipies

[cbrdave]

Went out and bought the love of my life (the missus not me gun) a slow cooker, has anybody got any non fancy easy follow recipies for rabbit and pigeon?
I say easy non fancy coz i'll be trying them, i'm more the hunter gatherer type rather than the foody type

Thanks for any help

Dave.

[cbrdave]

Anyone

[Lee Wright]

I use one for steaming the meat off a rabbit carcass for using elsewhere, put an inch of water in the bottom, raise the rabbit above the water level and its ready to fall off the bones in a couple of hour. Could always keep the water, chuck the meat back in and bail a load of veg in with a bottle of real ale and have a nice easy stew for starters

[cbrdave]

Sounds good, i'll give it ago, thanks lee

[thedalley]

brown your meet in a pan of oils with onion and garlic ad mooshrooms give a good stir put it in the slow cooker leaving oil; and juice in pan! pour in a jar of your favorite curry with chopped peppers and leave on low for about six hours

[Tadpole]

Any caserol type recipe will work in a Slow-Cooker.
I start mine on high in the morning & then leave it on low the rest of the day great smell come tea time ..................

[cbrdave]

Well i am really pleased with myself, i was brought up old fasioned where the man works and the woman looks after the house so was never shown how to cook, therefore i feel i have acheived something, i have done my first slow cooker meal, all the veg was home grown, the pigeon and rabbit was shot and prepared by me, theres nowt like a free meal

Tasted ruddy marvelous too

[Egg]

I use our slow cooker for curries - turns the cheapest bit of lamb into a gourmet meal.

Essentially anything that's of a casserole nature then a slow cooker's great for it.

Best results are achieved when you do the browning and initial bringing to the boil by conventional methods first like thedalley says, then pop it onto the slow cooker and go do the other things in life. Return with heap-big appetite and slice of bread for "testing the gravy"

[Egg]

While I'm on a roll (mmmm.... dipped in gravy):

Lidl Beanfeast:

500g of dried butter beans (or any dried bean TBH - I just use butter beans) - soak them overnight or you'll puke your ring, (I kid you not!!) - then drain/rinse them next day for the dish

1 x Lidl chorizo - gorgeous - cut into 1cm chunks

2 x Lidl passata boxes (or the 25p Asda el-cheapo's - it matters not)

2 x tins of chopped tomatoes

A good squeeze of tomato purée - practically half a tube - in a measuring jug, add a pint of boiling water, stir until well mixed

A sprinkle of Cayenne pepper/paprika/chilli powder - to taste: all depends how hot you like your food.

Some oregano

Some "mixed herbs"

3 x bay leaves

If there's room in the pot you can chuck some diced spuds & carrot in too for a bit of extra bulk but I usually don't.

No need to add any salt as the chorizo & the tom-purée take care of that for you


Bung the lot into the slow cooker, leave for the best part of the afternoon to simmer away (good excuse to take a gun out)

Return with heap-big appetite & ubiquitous slice of "test the gravy" bread.

Absolute win after a day out shooting in absolutely freezing weather!

[cbrdave]

Egg you are a star, will be trying that one very soon