Easy slow cooker chili

This is pretty good: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/223390/spicy-slow-cooked-chili/. Maybe cut the salt by half, or more. I added a sliced jalapeno, too.

Roast Potatoes (the best)

 I love this recipe for roasted potatoes. Boiling them with salt and baking soda makes them perfectly crispy. Wegmans didn't have potatoes labeled Yukon Gold, but instead, "yellow". The grocer said they were the same. We used duck fat in the recipe. 

Filet Mignon

 This recipe is by far the best steak that I have made at home.

Maryland Crab Soup

 I'm trying this recipe for Maryland Crab Soup.

Ingredients:

☐  3 large carrots, peeled and chopped

☐  1 yellow onion, chopped

☐  2 cups celery, chopped

☐  1 medium potato, diced

☐  1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes

☐  6 cups water

☐  ½ pound fresh green beans, trimmed and cut in 1 inch pieces

☐  1 ½   cup fresh, Maryland sweet-corn kernels (About 3 ears)

☐  1 cup lima beans (Fresh is best, but frozen is OK)

☐  ½ cup peas (same as above, fresh if you got ‘em, frozen if you don’t!)

☐  4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

☐  3-4 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning or J.O. Crab Seasoning

☐  2 tbsp dry mustard

☐  red pepper flakes to taste

☐  1 lb. handpicked Maryland crabmeat, lump for sweetness, or claw for richness

Step 1: Combine all of the vegetables and the canned tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay or J.O. Crab Seasoning, dry-mustard, a pinch or two (or three if you like it fiery!) of the red pepper flakes, and six cups of water in a large pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to medium-low and simmer for half an hour.



Step 2: Add crabmeat to soup and simmer for 45 minutes more, stirring often. Season with pepper, salt, or more crab seasoning and serve. For a change of pace, consider combining with equal parts Cream of Crab Soup. It’s what we Marylanders call a bowl of “Half-and-Half!”

 

Note: if substituting JO Spice for Old Bay, cut the portion in half or more.

Fried Tilapia

 This recipe for fried tilapia was straightforward and pretty good. I'd like to find a way to spice it up more. More chili powder?

Slow Cooker Ribs

 Based from this recipe:

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 3 hrs

Total: 3 hrs 10 mins

Serves: people

Ingredients

    2 cups (500ml) barbecue sauce

    2 tablespoons brown sugar

    3 tablespoons minced garlic

    2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

    1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (optional for a hint of spice)

    2 kg (4 pounds) baby back pork ribs

    Salt , to taste

Instructions

    Spray inside of a 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.

    Remove inner skin (membrane) from ribs and place ribs in slow cooker. Discard skin.

    Combine bbq sauce, brown sugar, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Mix well to combine and completely cover with half of the sauce. 

    Season with a good amount of salt and pepper; cover with lid and cook on low setting for 7-9 hours or high setting for 3-5 hours *see notes. Refrigerate remaining sauce to use later.

    When ribs are tender and falling apart, transfer onto an oven tray (or baking sheet), lined with parchment paper. (Lift them carefully as the meat will be very tender and falling off the bone). 

    Pour half of the juices from the slow cooker bowl into the remaining sauce. Baste ribs with half of the sauce and broil (grill) in preheated oven at 400°F (220°C) for about 10 minutes or until beginning to char and crisp on the edges. 

    Serve ribs with remaining sauce.

Notes

Cook times depend on the results you are looking for:

    LOW: 7 HOURS / HIGH: 3 HOURS — Ribs that are soft but stay on the bone (as shown in the video in post).

    LOW: 9 HOURS / HIGH: 4-5 HOURS — Tender, fall apart ribs that melt in your mouth like butter (as shown in the images in post).

Beef Stew

 I made beef stew in my slow cooker using this recipe as the basis. Still cooking. I used dry aged NY steak, carrots, potatoes, beef broth. I cooked the beef per the recipe.