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Default Got my 6 qt crockpot


"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> Now what shall I make with it? What are your favorite things to do
>>>> with a crockpot? I like to make soup. I just ordered some new soup
>>>> mugs that are unbreakable. We have three different kinds because we
>>>> keep breaking them.
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>>> I use mine almost entirely for soups and stews. I love lamb shank
>>> stew and lentil soup best.

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>> Thanks! Lamb must be cheap there. Here it costs about a dollar a
>> bite so not something I buy much of. Occasionally I will let Angela
>> have a lamb kebob from the store, but husband won't eat it and not
>> something I fancy trying.
>>
>> I like lentil soup, but nobody else in the family does. They won't
>> eat bean soup either. So I just go without or on a rare occasion get
>> something in a can.

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> Lamb kebabs cost the same as beef or chicken ones but lamb cuts from the
> butcher are an obscene price. Every so often a special comes up though and
> I grab a few shanks. They melt in your mouth in the crockpot. In soups I
> use lentils or barley or some kind of beans. Pasta and rice turn to mush.
> I also use less in a crockpot than I would in a casserole dish or saucepan
> as they soften and plump more (talking the beans, barley, lentils etc
> now). My crock pot stews and soups are based around lots of veggies.
> Basically carrot, turnip, onion, garlic, celery (plus the leaves,
> chopped), some cabbage if I have it as it bulks it out, and always a large
> can of crushed tomatoes, juice and all. That means I only have to put in a
> little water, if any. I use stewing meats and they melt in your mouth.
> Sometimes chicken or lamb shanks but mostly beef. I use ham hocks or bacon
> bones for soups usually plus a bit more water and the lentils/barley.


I never put water in stew. Just tomatoes or broth.