Easy Roast Chicken

Technically not a roast, but it tastes like one, and is sooo much quicker, and doesn’t heat up your whole house from the oven (it’s currently summer in Australia). Ingredients: whole chicken (mine was 1.7kg) 1 cup water 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp vegeta vegetable…

Mongolian beef noodles

Ingredients 500g top sirloin or rump steak, trimmed of gristle and thinly sliced against the grain 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp ginger, minced 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup water 2 Tbs dark soy sauce 2 Tbs brown sugar 2 Tbs oyster sauce 2 Tbsp cornstarch fresh hokkien egg noodles Mixed vegetables…

How to do hard boiled eggs

It is so much easier to peel boiled eggs if they have been cooked in the CPE, and I find I can fit more in rather than my usual pot. Below is a guide to making HARD boiled eggs, I haven’t quite managed to do soft boiled eggs as yet. However these make a great…

Barbecue ribs and honey butter carrots

Ingredients 1kg beef ribs 1 cup barbecue sauce 1 packet barbecue seasoning dry rub 1 cup water 5 medium carrots 4 cloves garlic 1 Tbs butter 2 Tbs honey Method Rub the dry rub into the piece of meat using a splash of olive oil so that it sticks. Refrigerate for one hour. Pour the…

Chinese chicken stir fry

Ingredients 2 skinlesss chicken breasts 2 cloves garlic 1 Tbs grated ginger 2 cups stir fry veggies (capsicum, spinach, carrot, corn, peas, diced broccoli – I used the aldi stir fry bag) 2 Tbs sesame oil 2 Tbs light soy sauce 1 Tbs dark soy sauce 2 Tbs oyster sauce 2 Tbs rice wine vinegar…

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! I will be posting tasty and simple recipes primarily using my Crockpot Express Multicooker. Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton