Uses of leftover vegetables from slow cooker
After slow cooking my pork over a bed of carrots, celery and onions. The pork gets eaten, the juice gets reduced to an amazing sauce base.
What can I do with the vegetables? They are tasty to eat as-is, but I want something a bit more creative?
Some idea (please chime in if you've tried something like this): -puree the vegetables with the juice, then boil, reduce, mix in other ingredients for a heartier sauce -use as toppings (pizza, burgers)
Also, with this in mind, are there other veggies I could add to the slow cooker? ie, adding veggies not just for how they flavor the meat, but adding veggies that will taste amazing after being cooked with meat for 12 hours.
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My children love this kind of vegetables in a quiche (with some ham and olives as well).
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Answer 2
Have you thought about using an immersion blender (or carefully using a real blender, noting that hot liquids and blenders can be scary) to blend the juices and vegetables into a thicker sauce and putting it over your pork?
The reason I ask is that I've never heard of re-using mirepoix (the trinity of carrots, celery, and onion). Their flavors have likely already depleted into the cooking juices (especially if you have liquid in your slow cooker during the process), though they have picked up pork flavors.
Answer 3
Save the veggies in a freezer bag or air-tight bowl (in the freezer) and when it's full you've got most of vegetable soup without it taking so long.
Additional veggies that taste amazing after being slow-cooked with meat for 12 hours: rather, ask, Are there any veggies that won't taste amazing?
Answer 4
Mushrooms taste amazing after being slow cooked with meat, though they may need to be added later in the cooking time to avoid getting soggy. Hearty fall/winter veggies like butternut squash and sweet potatoes would be great as well.
Answer 5
I've reused the mirepoix by adding it to homemade lentil soup. It's also good in baked Greek green beans with potatoes and gigante lima beans.
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