User manual MORPHY RICHARDS HEALTH COOKER

[. . . ] Health Cooker Two year guarantee This guarantee is valid in the UK and Ireland only. It is in your interest to retain the retailers receipt as proof of purchase. Please quote the following information if the product develops a fault. For example kettles should have been regularly descaled or an iron cord should have been stored as recommended by the instructions. [. . . ] Many things can affect how quickly a recipe will cook, water and fat content, initial temperature of the food and the size of the food. A degree of `trial and error' will be required to fully optimize the potential of your health cooker. · Vegetables usually take longer to cook than meat, so try and arrange vegetables in the lower half of the pot. · After food is cooked switch off and leave covered with the lid. There will be enough heat in the crock pot to keep warm for 30 minutes. In a separate pan or jug prepare your liquid, gravy or sauce and completely cover the food in the crock pot. · Pre-brown meat and onions in a pan to seal in the juices this also reduces the fat content if separated before adding to the crock pot. This is not necessary if the time is limited, but improves the flavour. Tips for slow cooking · The health cooker must be at least half full for best results. If you wish to reduce this, remove the lid after cooking and turn the control to high (if set to low or medium) and reduce by simmering for 30 to 45 minutes. · If cooking soups, leave 5 cm space between the top of the cook pot and the food surface to allow simmering. · Many recipes demand all day cooking, if you do not have time to prepare food that morning prepare it the night before and store the food in a covered container in the fridge. The recipes are based on MAXIMUM WORKING VOLUMES which are: 6. 5 litres Working capacity 4 1/2 litres / 8 pts This allows a 3cm space between the top of the cook pot and the food. 3. 5 litres Working capacity 2 1/2 litres / 4 1/2 pts This allows a 2cm space between the top of the cook pot and the food. (NOTE : THE MODEL NUMBER CAN BE FOUND ON THE RATING PLATE UNDERNEATH THE PRODUCT) Vegetable soup 4. 5 litres 60g butter 2. 2kg mixed vegetables, e. g. potato, onion, carrot, parsnips, celery, leek, tomato 30g 60g flour 1100ml 2 litres stock Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1tsp 2tsp mixed herbs Peel, wash and cube or slice all the vegetables. Transfer all ingredients to the crock pot and place pot in the health cooker base. 2. 5 litres 30g 1. 25kg Recipes Soups Minestrone soup 2. 5 litres 30g 60g 1 large 1 3 300g 2 medium 3 3 medium 1. 25 11/2 tbsp 11/2 tsp Salt and 11/2 tbsp 75g 2-3 tbsp 4. 5 litres 55g butter 100g streaky bacon, chopped 2 onion, finely chopped 2 clove garlic, crushed 4 sticks celery, chopped 500g potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 large carrots, peeled and diced 4 cabbage leaves, shredded 4 large tomatoes, skinned and roughly chopped 2. 25 litres chicken stock 3 tbsp tomato puree 3 tsp worcestershire sauce freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped 150g pasta shells 3 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated Poultry Chicken paprika 2. 5 litres 4. 5 litres 4 8 chicken portions 30g 60g butter 50g 60g seasoned flour 3 4 large onions, chopped 4 6 carrots peeled and sliced 1 2 green pepper, de-seeded and chopped 1tsp 3tsp paprika 1tsp 3tsp tomato puree 500ml 1 litre chicken stock salt and freshly ground black pepper Clean, wipe and dry chicken, coat in seasoned flour. Add pepper, paprika, tomato puree, and the remaining flour, stir well. 4-7 hours. Melt the butter in a pan and fry bacon and vegetables until soft. Add remaining ingredients except the parsley, pasta shells and parmesan cheese. Place the crock pot in the base unit, cover with lid and cook for approx. Serve with crusty french bread. 6 Caribbean chicken 2. 5 litres 4. 5 litres 2 tbsp 3 tbsp vegetable oil 2 small 2 large onion, chopped 2 4 sticks celery, chopped 2 3 carrots, sliced 250g 500g mushrooms, sliced 1 2 red pepper, de-seeded and sliced 4 8 chicken joints, skinned 200g 400g can sliced peaches 400g 400g can pineapple chunks 5 tbsp 10 tbsp cornflour 1 tsp 3 tsp paprika 1 tbsp 3 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp 3 tbsp worcestershire sauce 4 tbsp 8 tbsp malt/wine vinegar 1 /2 litre 1 litre boiling water Salt and freshly ground black pepper Fry onions, celery, carrot, mushrooms and pepper in a pan. [. . . ] Remove bay leaves before serving. Boiled ham Gammon joint 2. 5 litre health cooker up to 1 kg. 4. 5 litre health cooker up to 1. 5 kg. Put the gammon in a pan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil, drain and rinse. Place the crock pot in the health cooker base unit and cover with the lid. IMPORTANT When buying a joint of meat, make sure that it will fit the size of the health crock pot. [. . . ]