4 Tips for Slow Cooking Anything
- Sear Meat Before Cooking: Before placing raw meat into the slow cooker, consider browning it first to enhance flavor and seal in juices. A quick rub or spice mix adds an extra layer of taste. This step takes only a few minutes but significantly boosts the dish’s flavor.
- Avoid Overfilling the Crock: Ensure your slow cooker is filled halfway to three-quarters full to prevent bubbling over or ending up with a stuck-on mess. Adjust cooking times if you’re using more or less food than recommended.
- Uniformly Chop Veggies: To ensure even cooking, chop vegetables to a consistent size. This prevents some from being undercooked while others are overly soft or disappearing altogether.
- Resist the Urge to Peek: Resist the temptation to repeatedly open the lid, as it prolongs cooking time by letting heat escape. Use a meat thermometer to check doneness without disrupting the cooking process.
Family Recipes!
Join us as we explore the flavors that bind families together. I hope my kids will have good memories of the meals we shared and even prepared together. I share some of my cherished dishes passed down through generations as well as the best of new ones I’ve discovered. The emphasis here is on easy… but you can search the site for more involved as well as uber-healthy dishes.
