It's Slow Cooker Season :-D

[calzephyr]

I always feel like I come out ahead if I use the slow cooker at least once a week. Last week I bought a pork roast from Sunterra for $15.50 that we had three dinners out of--score! Buying roasts sight unseen is new for me. I usually pick whatever looks like it will fit in the slow cooker. I never noted how much it weighed. Today I learned that 900 grams (about 2lbs) of beef brisket just barely fits in the slow cooker.

I tried to find some brisket recipes online, but I get frustrated by the long winded stories and too many ads. It's easy to forget that Better Homes & Gardens exists and they didn't disappointed with their beef brisket and barbecue sauce recipe.

Mmmmm! We had it with buns and coleslaw and it was just perfect. I substituted paprika and curry powder (and doubled up) for the cayenne pepper. I didn't have dry mustard, but I had grainy Grey Poupon which just added to the texture. I ended up nuking the final barbecue sauce mix instead of making it on the stove. Wow. Also I cooked it for eight hours instead of ten as our large slow cooker seems to run on the hot side. Can't wait to have leftovers tomorrow.

Of course, my picture wasn't as fancy, but gotta have a picture :-D My brisket fell apart easily.

Comments

[daryl_wor]

This was groovy to find! (My habits for the reading feed are still in germination stage.) Always been curious about a slow cooker, but we know we simply don't have room. Plus it isn't like we're starving what with all the semi-hoarding itches we get while shopping this last year. This also touched me because I keep making a Moomins Cook Book salad and switch out a few ingredients initially for ones on hand or preferences of a different herb. So this entry spoke to me that way. ^_^

(And I didn't want to only smile and nod to myself without piping up when I saw this.)

[calzephyr]

Howdy! Good to hear from you :-)

I have a large slow cooker now and yep, it does take up a large part of the counter. It's the useful appliance we own, so it earns its keep.