Comments on: Stretching the Beef http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/06/28/stretching-the-beef/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:43:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/06/28/stretching-the-beef/#comment-1385 lightening Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/06/28/stretching-the-beef/#comment-1385 This one was a seasoned roast so I put it in the crockpot dry. I bought 2 seasoned roasts by accident - didn't read the label and got quite a surprise when I cut into the first one to find a heap of stuffing in the middle. I'd prefer to season my own than pay $6 or $7 a kg for stuffing.<br/><br/>Usually with a plain roast I'll mix some french onion soup with a small amount of water and tip that over the roast.<br/><br/>You don't actually need to add any water in terms of cooking a roast in the slow cooker (so I learnt from someone else). If you want to cook vegies though you need to make sure there's enough fluid by that time to mostly cover them or they won't cook very well. I find there's enough juices and fat that have cooked out of the meat by the time I add vegies that this isn't usually a problem. This one was a seasoned roast so I put it in the crockpot dry. I bought 2 seasoned roasts by accident - didn’t read the label and got quite a surprise when I cut into the first one to find a heap of stuffing in the middle. I’d prefer to season my own than pay $6 or $7 a kg for stuffing.

Usually with a plain roast I’ll mix some french onion soup with a small amount of water and tip that over the roast.

You don’t actually need to add any water in terms of cooking a roast in the slow cooker (so I learnt from someone else). If you want to cook vegies though you need to make sure there’s enough fluid by that time to mostly cover them or they won’t cook very well. I find there’s enough juices and fat that have cooked out of the meat by the time I add vegies that this isn’t usually a problem.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/06/28/stretching-the-beef/#comment-1384 Anonymous Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:13:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/06/28/stretching-the-beef/#comment-1384 Love, love, love this idea!! Will definitely give this a go! Do you add any water at the beginning when first putting in the roast? (I usually add 1/4 cup water to mine). Thanks heaps for this great tip, you're a genius! Love, love, love this idea!! Will definitely give this a go! Do you add any water at the beginning when first putting in the roast? (I usually add 1/4 cup water to mine). Thanks heaps for this great tip, you’re a genius!

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