get a slo-cooker, FD. cooks even the cheapest toughest cuts perfectly, enhances flavours, costs next to nothing to run. prepare the night before, keep in the fridge overnight, switch on in the morning, cooked to perfection when you get home. better than a wife!

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better than a wife!

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not quite. I do own a crock pot and use it on occasion.

You can crock pot this recipe too! Just use the same heat and time settings you would for a stew.

Who has a crack-pipe?

Edited by - esquilax on 6/24/2004 6:58:46 PM

Ok Esq, still a little sleepy?

Update to Indy. Hope you don't mins, but as beef does not set good with me, if you know what I mean, I oppted to use chicken in the crock post recipe with the coke and all. Got Celery, onions, red potaoes, chicken, and baby carrots in it. Should be done in about 5 or so hours. Let you know how it turns out. Thanks again for the ideas.

@Fd

Chicken? Hmmmmm..... not sure but it just might turn out to be all stringy bits and no chunks of meat left. This recipe is meant to tenderize otherwise cheap tough cuts of meat.

I'd be interested to know whether slow cooking will keep the chicken from disintegrating. Please update when you can.

Thanks.

Had some for dinner. Was very good. Chicken came out great. Not stringy at all, just tender. Did a little corn starch in the liquid and it thickened up just right. Slightly clear broth made it turn out just right. Now I got some for the next few meals. Better flavor that just the ordinary kind. May try the coke again in other recipes. Thanks Bunch

I find that slow cooking does make the chicky fall to bits, I'd generally not use chicky on the bone in a slow-cooker, I de-bone it first. But its wonderful for cheap cuts like beef brisket which is very stringy and tough, but perfecto and the all-stars done in a slow-cooker. Curries are good too bcause the flavour becomes deeply infused in the meat.

These wew boneless, skinless chicken breasts on this. Still trying to keep reduced fat.

Edited by - Finalday on 6/28/2004 3:42:32 AM

Glad you liked it Fd .

Used to make it a lot in College (with beef). Best way for a tight budget to be stretched out to include some "serious" seeming meals.

One word of caution about adding Coke to your recipes..... you need to keep balance in mind because the sugar in it is quite a deal more than you realize. To counterbalance the Coke's sugars in this recipe, you had salt from the two cans of soup, AND the celery (and beef if you'd used beef).

Another one to try, with the Coke is a variation of kielbasa (I guess you'd buy the turkey based kielbasa). Instead of beer, use Coke to braise the sausage under a heavy tight lid. Serve up with your favorite sauerkraut (to which I usually add some sauteed onions that have been cut into thin strips).

May try it. The sugar was not all that noticable in it. The crock pot holds 5 quarts, so it was a good bit. It needed a little more salt as all the veggys were fresh ones, not caned. Yes on the turkey aspect. May give it a go. As i live alone, I get bored with the same things over and over. The pot idea is easyer, as I can start it the night before and have some ready when I get up to take to work with me.

Drink a bottle of brandy, then eat a loaf of bread. Nothing's ever tasted so good...........

@Fd,

I don't recommend canned veggies. Not if you can get fresh. Fresh is best. But celery naturally has a lot of salt in it ... and check out the label on those soup cans next time for the salt content.