Dinner tonight

[Uncle Mort]

Brown 16 good quality sausages. Place chopped onion, diced carrot, diced swede, sliced leek and mixed dried split peas/lentils, sliced mushrooms etc in slow cooker. Add enough stock to cover (stock is made with stock cube and hot water). Add browned sausages. Put the lid on and switch the cooker on. Walk away for the day. Return half an hour before you want to eat, give it a stir and decide if "gravy" needs any thickening ~ if so add it now. Boil and mash some spuds. Serve and eat.
Tinned Tomatoes are always good in this but the THW is allergic to them so we don't add them if she is eating at home.
Also add any mixed herbs, salt and pepper to suit your taste.
Basically we throw everything in that we want to use up from the veg rack (a bit like a Nick I'm going on holiday tomorrow omelette) Tonight's offering also contains the remains of a couple of bags of frozen peas and sweetcorn.

Yes I know 16 bangers is a lot but there are five of us eating it.

I wouldn't normally presume to comment on a Snoopy culinary thread, but Mrs DS(#2) often made something like this and maintained that it was important to use skinless sausages. (  I am only the messenger)

I don't know about skinless but I always chop the browned sausages into chucks before adding them to the pot.

[Darwins Selection]

Brown 16 good quality sausages. Place chopped onion, diced carrot, diced swede, sliced leek and mixed dried split peas/lentils, sliced mushrooms etc in slow cooker. Add enough stock to cover (stock is made with stock cube and hot water). Add browned sausages. Put the lid on and switch the cooker on. Walk away for the day. Return half an hour before you want to eat, give it a stir and decide if "gravy" needs any thickening ~ if so add it now. Boil and mash some spuds. Serve and eat.
Tinned Tomatoes are always good in this but the THW is allergic to them so we don't add them if she is eating at home.
Also add any mixed herbs, salt and pepper to suit your taste.
Basically we throw everything in that we want to use up from the veg rack (a bit like a Nick I'm going on holiday tomorrow omelette) Tonight's offering also contains the remains of a couple of bags of frozen peas and sweetcorn.

Yes I know 16 bangers is a lot but there are five of us eating it.

I wouldn't normally presume to comment on a Snoopy culinary thread, but Mrs DS(#2) often made something like this and maintained that it was important to use skinless sausages. (  I am only the messenger)

I don't know about skinless but I always chop the browned sausages into chucks before adding them to the pot.

Or chucking them in the pot.

Better than finding what looks like a stewed condom in your dinner.

[Uncle Mort]

damn! I meant chunks.

[Snoopy]

Brown 16 good quality sausages. Place chopped onion, diced carrot, diced swede, sliced leek and mixed dried split peas/lentils, sliced mushrooms etc in slow cooker. Add enough stock to cover (stock is made with stock cube and hot water). Add browned sausages. Put the lid on and switch the cooker on. Walk away for the day. Return half an hour before you want to eat, give it a stir and decide if "gravy" needs any thickening ~ if so add it now. Boil and mash some spuds. Serve and eat.
Tinned Tomatoes are always good in this but the THW is allergic to them so we don't add them if she is eating at home.
Also add any mixed herbs, salt and pepper to suit your taste.
Basically we throw everything in that we want to use up from the veg rack (a bit like a Nick I'm going on holiday tomorrow omelette) Tonight's offering also contains the remains of a couple of bags of frozen peas and sweetcorn.

Yes I know 16 bangers is a lot but there are five of us eating it.

I wouldn't normally presume to comment on a Snoopy culinary thread, but Mrs DS(#2) often made something like this and maintained that it was important to use skinless sausages. (  I am only the messenger)

Nah ~ Skinlesss Sausages go all squishy in a slow cooker.

[Darwins Selection]

Brown 16 good quality sausages. Place chopped onion, diced carrot, diced swede, sliced leek and mixed dried split peas/lentils, sliced mushrooms etc in slow cooker. Add enough stock to cover (stock is made with stock cube and hot water). Add browned sausages. Put the lid on and switch the cooker on. Walk away for the day. Return half an hour before you want to eat, give it a stir and decide if "gravy" needs any thickening ~ if so add it now. Boil and mash some spuds. Serve and eat.
Tinned Tomatoes are always good in this but the THW is allergic to them so we don't add them if she is eating at home.
Also add any mixed herbs, salt and pepper to suit your taste.
Basically we throw everything in that we want to use up from the veg rack (a bit like a Nick I'm going on holiday tomorrow omelette) Tonight's offering also contains the remains of a couple of bags of frozen peas and sweetcorn.

Yes I know 16 bangers is a lot but there are five of us eating it.

I wouldn't normally presume to comment on a Snoopy culinary thread, but Mrs DS(#2) often made something like this and maintained that it was important to use skinless sausages. (  I am only the messenger)

Nah ~ Skinlesss Sausages go all squishy in a slow cooker.

Oh no they don't!

Regular Saturday supper for years Chez Selection.

[Nick]

Do you add Viagra to the mix?

[Darwins Selection]

Do you add Viagra to the mix?

Only if we have to use skinless chipolatas.

[Nick]

Too much information. I didn't even know you were Jewish

[Nick]

I bought some brisket by accident and am attempting to cook it. I fear it will all go horribly wrong

[Darwins Selection]

I bought some brisket by accident and am attempting to cook it. I fear it will all go horribly wrong

No cold turkey?


Sorry, not a subject for levity

[Nick]

 

[Barman]

Meal balls and spaghetti 

[Snoopy]

I bought some brisket by accident and am attempting to cook it. I fear it will all go horribly wrong

Brisket is lovely ~ what do you think they make "Hot Salt Beef" from?

It requires long, slow cooking. 12 hours in a slow cooker or at least six hours as "Pot Roast" in an oven on low to med heat. Roasting it will produce tough as old boots, gristly and fatty beef fit only for the dogs.

If all else fails you can use a pressure cooker but it will still take at least an hour to get it right.

It really does have to be braised rather than roasted.

[Nick]

The recipe I have says 2 hours in a pot 

I may have to go and poke it to see what it is doing

http://homecooking.about.com/od/beefrecipes/r/blbeef177.htm

[Snoopy]

That should be OK ~ very Jewish way of cooking it. I normally get it rolled rather than flat cut so it would take longer. Frankly the longer you leave it cooking the tenderer it will be. I like it so that it flakes apart and with more veg in with it.