Sunbeam MU2000 Slow Cooker User Manual


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Roasts
• WithyourVersaCook,youcanroasta
wholechickenaswellaswholepiecesof
meat.Trylamb,beef,vealandporkby
simplyusingtheSlowCookfunction.
• Roastscanbecookedwithouttheaddition
ofliquid.Howevertheywillreleasejuices
whilecooking.Thesejuicesareperfectfor
makingsaucesandgravies.
• Tomakeasauceorgravywiththeroast
juices,removethemeatandcoverwith
foiltokeepwarm.SettheBrownfunction
to210°Candstirthroughsomecornflour
mixedwithalittlewater.Allowtosimmer,
stirringuntilthickened.Youcanalsoadd
somestockorwinetostretchthegravya
littlefurtherandaddgreatflavour.
• DonotuseovenbagsintheVersaCook.
• Roastingintheslowcookerwillnotbrown
yourmeatorchicken,asroastinginan
ovendoes.Ifyouwantyourroasttobe
golden,werecommendusingtheBrown
functiontosearthemeatfirst.
• Leftoverroastmakesgreatsandwiches
thenextday.Trythecaramelisedonionor
tomatochutneyrecipeandmakeburgers
withtheleftovers!
Roasting Meat (such as beef, lamb and veal)
Togetthebestroastingresults,we
recommendsealingyourmeatfirst.Trim
awayanyexcessfat.Rubthemeatwitha
littleoilandseasonwithsaltandpepper
(oranyotherflavouringsorspicesyouwish
touse).SettheBrownfunctionto210°C,
andwhenpre-heated,cookmeatforafew
minutesoneachside.Settheslowcooker
functiontoLOWorHIGHandcookforthe
appropriatetime.
Approximatecookingtimesforwelldone:
LOW 2hoursper500g
HIGH 1hourper500g
Note:Unlikeroastinginyouroven,meat
cookedtowelldoneintheslowcookerwill
stillbeverytender.
Roasting Chicken
Washthechickenincoldrunningwaterand
patdrywithabsorbentpapertowel.Rub
withalittleoliveoilandseasonalloverwith
saltandpepper(oranyotherspicesyou
wish).Setthebrownfunctionto210°Cand
whenpre-heated,cookthechickenforafew
minutesoneachsideuntilgolden.Setthe
slowcookerfunctiontoLOWorHIGHand
cookfortheappropriatetime.
Approximatecookingtimesforwelldone:
LOW 2hoursper500g
HIGH 1hourper500g
Note:Ensurechickeniscookedalltheway
throughbyinsertingaskewerorknifeinto
themeatiestpartofthechicken.Thejuices
willbeclearwhenthechickeniscooked
through.Ifthejuicesarepink,alittlemore
cookingisrequired.
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