Slow Cooker Recipe

Slow Cooker Pot gives Convenience for Busy Women
By Yuni Kritanti


Some benefits have a pot to cook with a crock pot method. Let us see what benefits can be obtained from the slow cooker method. This pan makes it easy to cook our food, side dishes and vegetables. This saves time and energy can also to save money.

But there are other things that must be considered when using the slow cooker pot of health. Does this method does not damage the health? Cooking with a crock pot does not damage the levels of nutrients contained in meat and vegetables. Although the long cooking process.
The following 2 recipes slow cooker method:


Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Ingredients
* 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch Cubes
* 1 / 4 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
* 1 / 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 teaspoon paprika
* 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1 onion, chopped
* 1 1 / 2 cups beef broth
* 3 potatoes, diced
* 4 carrots, sliced
* 1 stalk celery, chopped
Directions
1. Place meat in slow cooker. In a small bowl mix together the flour, salt, and pepper; pour over meat, and stir to coat meat with flour mixture. Stir in the garlic, bay leaf, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, onion, beef broth, potatoes, carrots, and celery.
2. Cover, and cook on low setting for 10 to 12 hours, or on High setting for 4 to 6 hours.


Soup Recipe with slow cooker

Ingredients
* 1 / 4 cup extra virgin olive oil
* 1 large onion (dice half and chop the other half)
* Kosher salt, to taste
* Black pepper, to taste
* 1-2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
* 3 large celery ribs, chopped
* 3 carrots, chopped
* 2 garlic cloves (minced)
* 1 cup chopped cauliflower
* 2 teaspoons curry powder
* 1 teaspoon cumin
* 16 ounces dry lentils
* 1 (14 1 / 2 ounce) cans vegetable broth
* 2 (14 1 / 2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice
* 8 cups water
* 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Directions
1. Heat 1 / 4 cup olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onions, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper, cover and simmer for 6 minutes, or until onions are clear and soft.
2. (If using the Crockpot, you would now transfer the onion mixture to your Crockpot, add all other dry and liquid ingredients and give it a good stir, and cook on LOW for 8 hours until the lentils are soft. If using the stovetop, please continue to step 3.).
3. Add celery, carrots, garlic, cauliflower, curry, and cumin, and stir. Cover and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4.Stir in lentils, vegetable broth and tomatoes. Cover and let simmer for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add 8 cups of water and increase to high heat, and leave uncovered until it begins to boil.
6. When the soup comes to a boil, reduce heat and add cayenne pepper. Let simmer for at least 2 hours, or until lentils are soft