Sunbeam MU4000 Slow Cooker User Manual


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Slow Cooked Roasts
•Youcanroastawholechickenaswellas
wholepiecesofmeat,suchaslamb,beef,
vealandporkbyusingtheSlowCook
menu.
•Roastscanbecookedwithouttheaddition
ofliquidastheywillreleasejuiceswhile
cooking.Thesejuicesaregreattomake
saucesandgravies.
•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browningthemeat
firstforafewminutesinafrypantosear
themeat,andthenslowcook.
• 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.
Slow Cooked Roast Chicken
• Washthechickenincoldrunningwater
andpatdrywithanabsorbentpapertowel.
Rubwithalittleoliveoilandseasonall
overwithsaltandpepper(oranyother
spicesyouwish).Usingafrypan,brown
thechickenforafewminutesoneachside
untilgolden,thenslowcook.
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.
Slow Cooked Stocks
•WithyourSunbeamDuosyoucaneasily
makestocks.Manyslowcookerrecipes
usestockaspartoftheingredients.A
goodstockisalsothebaseofagreatsoup.
Stockscanbeboughtatsupermarkets;
however,nothingbeatstheflavourofa
homemadestock.
•Makingyourownstockisagreatwaytouse
upbonesorcarcassesthatwouldnormally
bethrownaway.
•Thereisnoneedtopeelyourvegetables
whenmakingastock.Justensureyouwash
themwellbeforeuse.
•Freshmadestockwillkeepinthe
refrigeratorforupto4days,butcanbe
frozenforupto3months.
•Alwayslabelanddateyourstockbefore
storing.It’sagoodideatofreezestock
inportionedsizes.Soforexampleifyou
generallyusestocksinstews,casseroles,
curriesetc,thenfreezeyourstockin1
cupportions.Ifyoutendtouseyourstock
moreforgraviesandsauces,thenfreeze
itinsmaller¼cupportionsorevenin
icecubetrays,sothatyoudon’tneedto
defrostlargequantitiesatatime.
•Toremovetheexcessfat,placethestock
inthefridgeovernight,thenskimthe
solidifiedfatfromthesurface.
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