Please!
Everytime I do one, it's tasteless and just not nice.
I use chuck and blade steak (homekill) so it's beautiful meat, just don't know what I am doing wrong!!
Any help much appreciated, thank you.

sarahw2 - 2017-06-09 17:46:00

Sorry I can't help... every slow cooker casserole I have ever tasted (my own or others) the meat is awful... as you described... I prefer a casserole done in an oven not a slow cooker.

karlymouse - 2017-06-09 18:05:00

Try this

Slow Cooked Mongolian Beef

750 grms stweing beef
1/4 cup cornflour
2 tablesppons of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
2 cloves of garlic crushed
3/4 cup soya sauce3/4 cup water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup grated carrots

Cut meat into strip (like stroganoff) and place in a bag with the cornflour shake well to coat the meat in the cornflour.
Add the olive oil. garlic.soya sauce. water and brown sugar and carrots to the slow cooker. Stir well then add the meat and stir again. until its couated in the sauce

Cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-5 hours and is cooke dand tender. Serve over rice and with a green veg.

Enjoy

petal1955 - 2017-06-09 18:17:00

I would think that the meat and vege need to be browned first to get yummy flavours. The liquid amount needs to be just right and the cooker needs to cook for the right amount of time ie not dry and overdone. Some slow cookers cook too hot for too long I reckon and they spoil the beef. Also maybe fat and meat on the bone add to the taste and texture. I find better control of cooking conditions for beef in a pot on the stove these days..

wendalls - 2017-06-09 20:45:00

Chelsea Winters beef curry can be done in the slow cooker, and it is AMAZE BALLS, seriously good.

kay34 - 2017-06-09 22:05:00

Awesome. Thanks so much for your help!!

sarahw2 - 2017-06-09 22:22:00

Hi, This is a nice recipe (we like it anyway) that I have made on numerous occasions and is equally as nice made with beef instead of venison. It's from AH crockpot book. I have also used dried herbs instead of fresh and made it with venison sauseages cut into chunks before browning. I have also cooked it on high for 3-4 hours if time has been short.

800g diced venison
¼ cup plain flour
3 tablsp oil
2 medium onions - sliced
200g button mushrooms - halved
1 cup red wine
2 medium carrots 2 sprig rosemary
4 sprigs thyme
½ teasp each salt & pepper
Chopped Parsley to garnish

Turn CP to high and to heat while preparing ingredients.
Place all meat in a bowl with flour and toss until well coated. Add 2 T oil to large pan over med heat and add floured meat (do this in two batches) and brown slightly. Transfer browned meat to CP.
Add remaining oil to pan, add halved mushrooms and onion, stir occasionally until onion has softened. Pour in wine and deglaze pan, transfer contents to CP.
Cut carrots into chunks and add to CP with herbs, salt & pepper. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours until venison is tender. Check seasoning, garnish with chopped parsley and serve with buttered mashed potatoes.

nauru - 2017-06-09 22:43:00

Made on yesterday - blade steak, onions, celery, beef stock, worc. sauce, tin of tomatoes, thyme, s & p. Nothing else and was divine.

jan2242 - 2017-06-10 10:44:00

I think mine tastes pretty good. Diced meat, garlic, onions, celery and carrot, tinned crushed tomatoes (and maybe a bit of tomato paste), beef stock, bit of red wine if you have it, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper. Cook until meat is tender and sauce is thick and delicious. Finish it with a splash of Worcester sauce. Serve on mashed potatoes.

rop - 2017-06-10 15:54:00

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deus701 - 2017-06-11 10:39:00

deus701 wrote:

Im starting to think there is a point where beef would tastes absolutely amazing, but after a few hours extra in the slowcooker, would taste tastless, not so nice.

Depends on your grower ;-)

Yum!
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Edited by rainrain1 at 10:49 am, Sun 11 Jun

rainrain1 - 2017-06-11 10:44:00

karlymouse wrote:

Sorry I can't help... every slow cooker casserole I have ever tasted (my own or others) the meat is awful... as you described... I prefer a casserole done in an oven not a slow cooker.

Phew! I thought I was the only one. The only thing nice I've had out of one is mulled wine. lol

patsy3 - 2017-06-17 15:49:00

** bumps another "from scratch" slow cooker thread **

autumnwinds - 2018-06-12 23:48:00

I always coat meat in flour salt n pepper and brown meat in fry pan.I think it makes it tastier.

mrsvonflik - 2018-06-13 08:26:00

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mecanix - 2018-06-13 19:48:00

sarahw2 wrote:

Please!
Everytime I do one, it's tasteless and just not nice.
I use chuck and blade steak (homekill) so it's beautiful meat, just don't know what I am doing wrong!!
Any help much appreciated, thank you.

Slow cooker needs lots and lots of seasoning

Edited by sarahb5 at 9:12 pm, Thu 14 Jun

sarahb5 - 2018-06-14 21:11:00

** bump **

autumnwinds - 2019-06-10 22:30:00

I never use a recipe, just what's on hand in the way of meat ( I like shin of beef for casserole) usually mushrooms, onion small carrot, celery, herbs from the garden, add frozen peas later, always add a couple of "mothers little helpers" (Oxo cubes) the number depending on how big the casserole, a dash of Worcester sauce and not too much liquid, you can always top it up later. I don't like it done in the slow cooker, prefer it done in the bench oven.

mcdaff - 2019-06-12 11:38:00

I make a beef goulash - not in a slow cooker, although I'm sure you could do it in one

500gm blade steak
2 onions
2 cloves garlic
1-2T Paprika
Tin of chopped tomatoes
half a tin of water
1T tomato paste
1T Brown sugar
1/2 c sour cream
Parsley

cut steak into cubes and put them into a bowl with 2T seasoned flour and toss to coat.
heat some oil in an oven proof casserole dish (can do this in a frypan and transfer to casserole dish) and brown meat in batches - remove meat
slice the onions and add to the dish / frypan with more oil, cook about 5 mins and add sliced garlic then add the paprika and cook 2 mins
Add Tomato paste, tinned tomatoes and half a tin of water (use the empty tomato tin) and 1T brown sugar... transfer to a casserole dish (if you've used a frypan for the above steps) and add the meat.
Cook in a preheated oven at 180 for about an hour and a half
remove from oven and add the sour cream and chopped parsley just before serving

serve over rice or mashed potato

I usually add a diced potato and carrot to mine before putting it in the oven

muffin2 - 2019-06-12 12:28:00

I flour, salt and pepper mine then brown in frypan with onions, carrots and capsicums then add 11/2 dsp brown sugar,1/12 tsp curry powder, 11/2 tsp beef stock,1dsp vinegar, 1tbsp soy sauce and 425gm pineapple with juice
Then put in the crockpot on low

cottagerose - 2019-06-12 15:13:00