Crock Pots are Awesome Pt 2

And so are Instant Pots, kind of.

After the high of sharing my love for my Crock Pot I decided to roast a chicken last night. I looked at my darling Crock Pot, no, the Air Fryer (my new love), no…and settled on the instant pot as an experiment.

I won’t go on, but it was excellent. Finished it off in the oven and 3 of us ate an entire chicken. Don’t judge. But the revelation was in the bottom. I read somewhere to put stock in the bottom, so I did, then I mixed Cornstarch in, after taking out the chicken and had the best gravy ever. Husband kept asking if I was absolutely sure I had not snuck a packet mix in there. Rude.

I always make chicken stock in the Crock Pot after roasting a chicken. Carcass, any veges, leftover gravy and an onion go in. And about a litre of water (translate that Mericans). Actually maybe more like 1.5L. Then cook on slow for 12 hours.

I am trying to empty the cupboards and freezer at the moment so decided to make risotto. The stock had just finished…people! I used the stock. I spooned it from the Crock Pot to the pan. It had so much flavour that I am going to give myself a rubber star and pretend it is from a tyre company!

Right, I am over cooking now. With all this anxiety I better get back to knitting. That will save the world!