All posts tagged: slow cooker recipes

Slow Cooker Ham and Split Pea Soup

Slow cooker inspo: Easy and affordable. This classic ham and split pea soup makes six generous portions. Leftovers are great for weekday lunches or future lazy dinners. I use a meaty ham bone weighing around 1kg. You can remove the skin before cooking but it is easier to remove after cooking. Slow Cooker Ham and Split Pea Soup 15 mins prep | 8 hours cookDifficulty: Easy | Serves 6 INGREDIENTS1 ham bone500g dried split peas2 bay leaves2 onions, diced1 carrot, peeled and diced2 celery sticks, diced1.5 to 2L waterSalt and pepper TO SERVEChopped parsleyBread rolls or crusty bread PREPARATION1. Place the split peas and ham bone into slow cooker. Top with bay leaves, onion, carrots and celery. Add 1.5 to 2 litres water to cover ingredients. Cover with lid and slow cook for 8 to 10 hours on low.2. Remove ham bone and place on a chopping board.3. Remove the bay leaves and discard.4. Remove and discard the bone, skin and fat. Shred or chop the meat and reserve. Add the shredded/chopped meat back into …

Braised beef noodles (Crockpot recipe)

This post was made possible thanks to Crockpot. I am giving away a Crockpot Traditional CHP200 (RRP $119.99) just complete the entry form at the bottom of this post to enter. I was born in Hong Kong and the Cantonese have a long-standing obsession with food. They love to eat well and they love to eat often. Whenever I visit Hong Kong, my days transition from meal to meal. Almost the entire time is spent eating along with the social fanfare that comes with it. There are many dishes I am inspired by. However, locals typically do not cook at home. After working long hours, grocery shopping, followed by cooking at home is undesirable when eating out is so good and very affordable. Here in New Zealand, not so much. Regularly eating out in NZ is expensive but luckily there are clever ways to cook at home using affordable ingredients which yield maximum flavour. Enter the crockpot Thanks to Crockpot I have created a braised beef noodle recipe inspired by a dish found at Dai Pai Dong …