Lakeland 17168 Instruction Booklet - page 5
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ADAPTING YOUR OWN RECIPES
After you have made some of the recipes supplied you may wish to adapt a few of your own
recipes.
• Startbyselectingoneoftherecipesinthisbooklet,whichissimilartoyourownandusethis
as a guide.
• Adaptyourrecipesbychoppingeverythinginuniformsizedpiecessoitwillallcookevenlyand
be ready at once
• Placeitemswhichmayneedlongertocooknearthebaseofthepan.Thismeanstheyare
nearer the heat source and are likely to sit in any liquid which will also help them to cook
• Fishandseafoodtendtodryoutquicklysoarebestaddedtodishesneartheendofcooking
time
• Recipeswillrequirefarlessliquidthantheirequivalentscookedonthehob:reducetheliquid
by half, you can always top up during cooking if it seems too dry
• Reduce salt in recipes as the long slow cook and reduced liquid means flavours are more
enhanced and less salt is required
• Recipesoftensay,‘Bringtoboil,andthenturndown‘.Inslowcookersthisisnotnecessary.
Simply set the cooker on low.
• Freshherbsarebestaddedneartheendofcooking;driedherbscanbeaddedalongwiththe
main ingredients.
Approximate cooking times for recipe conversions
• Ifrecipesuggeststocookfor15-30minutes,itwillneedupto2hoursonthehighsettingin
the slow cooker
• Ifrecipesuggeststocookfor30-45minutes,itwillneedupto4hoursonthehighsettingin
the slow cooker
• Ifrecipesuggeststocookfor2-3hours,itwillneedupto6hoursonthehighsettinginthe
slow cooker (see the cooking times chart on page 6)
RECIPES
French Onion Soup
Serves 4
Ingredient
Quantity
Butter
50g
Olive oil
2 tbsp
Onions, halved and thinly sliced
500g
Garliccloves,peeledandchopped
4
Granulatedsugar
½ tsp
Beefstock
800 ml
Dry white wine
200 ml
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
French Baguette Toast
Ingredient
Quantity
Piece of French baguette
cut into four 1cm rounds
Gruyerecheese,grated
75g
1. In a pan heat butter and oil. Then add onion, garlic and sugar and cook gently for 15 minutes
2. Transfer this to the slow cooker. Add the stock and wine and cook on the low setting, for 3
to 4 hours.
3. Season to taste and serve with baguette toast.
4. To make the toast using a hot grill, toast the bread on one side, cover the untoasted side with
cheese and place under the hot grill until melted.
5. Serve on top of each bowl of soup.