Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

I've been breaking out my Lux Multi-Cooker more often these past few weeks, today I put it to use in slow cooker mode to make up some easy Mongolian Beef. 

I really like the multi-cooker because it has replaced my rice cooker, slow cooker and pressure cooker...i highly recommend getting a multi-cooker..be it a the Lux by Fagor or one of the very popular Instant Pots.

Here is the recipe for the Mongolian Beef

In your slow cooker add the following:

• 1 pound beef sliced across the grain (flank steak works well)
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 3/4 cup beef stock
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 cup shredded carrots

set you slow cooker to low for 6 hours, or high for 4
when you have 15 minutes left mix 2 Tbsp corn starch with some water in a bowl and then pour it into the slow cooker and recover for the last 15 minutes

and that's it...like I said...super simple!

Serve with rice, sliced green onions and sesame seeds

Kielbasa Bites

Here comes another super quick party appetizer recipe.,,,Kielbasa Bites!  This dish takes only about 10 minutes to toss together and you are done.

Add applesauce, brown sugar, garlic, and red pepper flakes to a bowl and whisk it up

Dice up an apple and cut kielbasa into bit sized pieces, add to the bowl and mix it up

Transfer all that to a slow cooker and set to high for 6 hours

The amounts in the recipe fit perfectly into my mini 1.5 qt slow cooker, but if you have a bigger crowd you can easily just adjust the amounts and use a larger slow cooker.

Here is your recipe:

• 1 pound kielbasa (cut into bite sized pieces)
• 1 apple (diced)
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 clove minced garlic
• pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

• mix applesauce, brown sugar, garlic and pepper flakes in a bowl
• add apple and kielbasa, toss to coat
• add mixture to slow cooker and set to high for 5 hours

Pot Roast!!!!

This recipe uses the slow cooker so it can technically be used any night of the week.

There is really not a whole lot of hands on time for this recipe...maybe 15-20 minutes tops

first you mix up some cranberry sauce, tomato sauce, water and onion soup mix

sear the roast on all sides in a little bacon fat.....because why not!

add the roast to the slow cooker...

pour the sauce mix on top of the roast....

cover and cook on low for 8 hours...

now for the recipe....

Here is what you need:

• 1 roast...shoot for about 4 pounds
• 2 tablespoons bacon fat (can use olive oil if you don't keep bacon fat)
• 1 can of whole cranberry sauce (14 ounce)
• 1 can of tomato sauce (15 ounce)
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 packets of dry onion soup mix
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Here is what you need to do:

• mix the cranberry sauce, tomato sauce, water and soup mix in a bowl
• sear the roast on all sides in the bacon fat over medium/high heat
• place roast in slow cooker and pour sauce mix over it
• cover and set to low for 8 hours
• remove roast, and slice
• add cornstarch to a small dish and add a little and wisk to combine
• pour cornstarch slurry in slow cooker, wisk, cover and set to high for 15 minutes
• serve gravy over roast