So when I was doing my menu for the week I looked up some recipes (after the kids telling me they wanted certain things) and came across this one http://www.slowcookerrecipes.net.au/slowcooker-recipes.asp?id=24 for Strog. I thought yay! no hassle, i can chuck it all in the slow cooker and go out for the day! So thats exactly what I am doing today.
The most time consuming part of it all has been coating the meat, due to the fact i have no plastic bags (no idea where they have gone, one of those mysteries that happens in a house full of children) i mixed the dry ingredients together in a bowl (flour, salt, pepper, paprika) then coated each piece and threw them in the slow cooker. Once that was done it was a matter of quickly chopping an onion up (i sliced up a spanish/red onion, just for something different) then throw in the tin of tomatoes, beef stock, tomato sauce and I skipped on the Sherry cos i didnt have any. I also skipped Mushrooms cos i forgot to buy some, and my family dont eat them anyway, they get picked out and put in my bowl lol. I then added a tiny dash of extra paprika, just cos i can! Dont you love how I stick to a recipe hehehe. The lid went on, i turned it on to low, and now I will shower and dress and go to visit my Sister-in-law for the day! Husband is on strict instructions not to touch anything, however I will call him later (around 4pm) to throw some sour cream in and stir it through, then he can put the lid back on and leave it til I get home.
Will be serving this up tonight with some spiral pasta, so will finish my post once it has been served and consumed by my family :)
In the mean time here's a pic of the beginning of the cooking process:
I'll be back later, til then, enjoy!
Here is a pic of it all yummy and cooked:
Waiting for potatoes to cook, hubby requested mash with his strog tonight instead of pasta, typical male to change my plans! So an early dinner for me and the kids, hubby gets his later when he gets home.
More pics when i serve up :)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All done! The kids enjoyed it (as the pics show) and my biggest critic Mikhala (my darling step daughter who loves Beef Strog!) polished off every little bit that was leftover, lucky for hubby I put his aside for when he gets home lol or she would have eaten that too! I think night 2 has been a big success as well!
Here are the pics:
Give it a go yourself, so easy, cheap and very yummy!
Tomorrow night, Beef Pot Roast. Already have the veges peeled and chopped ready to go in, just have to put it all in my slow cooker in the morning and turn it on :)
See you tomorrow!
Linda
No comments:
Post a Comment