{"id":1003,"date":"2022-10-26T05:24:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T05:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2022-10-26T05:30:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T05:30:24","slug":"jazzing-up-a-womens-weekly-slow-cooker-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/?p=1003","title":{"rendered":"Jazzing up a Women&#8217;s Weekly slow cooker recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1003\" class=\"elementor elementor-1003\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e65ac10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e65ac10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11adf19\" data-id=\"11adf19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd99bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd99bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since we have a &#8220;No Junk Mail&#8221; sticker on our mailbox &#8211; we&#8217;re deprived of the weekly &#8220;Aldi Specials&#8221; catalogue.<\/p><p>On the downside &#8211; we miss all the Aldi deals of items we didn&#8217;t think we would ever need.<\/p><p>On the plus side; when we do venture into Aldi &#8211; there is always a nice surprise to find what ludicrous bargains await us.<\/p><p>Recently there was a &#8220;Women&#8217;s Weekly Complete Slow Cooker Recipe&#8221; that I impulse bought for the tempting price of $20.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-778e8cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"778e8cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99724d5\" data-id=\"99724d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9563f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9563f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recipes are inspirational; but not really refined.\u00a0 Most of them follow the formula of; &#8220;Bung everything into a slow cooker &amp; cook for eight hours.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e77a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e77a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So as a challenge and a learning and teaching exercise; my wife picked out a recipe and keeping to the original ingredient list &#8211; I tried to bring out the best in the recipe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24faa11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24faa11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3d66c5\" data-id=\"e3d66c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3932604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3932604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our base recipe #69: \"Beef and Vegetable Soup\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11f4d88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11f4d88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77e08e1\" data-id=\"77e08e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d148c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d148c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ingredients <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a543a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a543a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>1kg Gravy beef &#8211; trimmed and cut into 2.5cm pieces<\/li><li>1 garlic clove, crushed<\/li><li>1 medium brown onion cut into 1cm pieces<\/li><li>2 stalks of celery, trimmed, cut into 1cm pieces<\/li><li>2 medium carrots, cut into 1cm pieces<\/li><li>2 medium potatoes, cut into 1cm pieces<\/li><li>400g canned diced tomatoes<\/li><li>1L water<\/li><li>2 cups of beef stock<\/li><li>2 dried lay leaves<\/li><li>1 cup of frozen peas<\/li><li>1\/3 cup coarsely chopped flat leave parsley\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-856835a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"856835a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-514570f\" data-id=\"514570f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6239c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6239c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Method<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e738c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e738c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Combine beef, garlic, onion, celery, carrot, potato, tomatoes, the water, stock and bay leaves in a 5-litre slow cooker.\u00a0 Cook, covered on low, about 9 hours.<\/li><li>Add peas to cooker, cook, covered, a further 30 minutes.<\/li><li>Discard bay leaves.\u00a0 Season to taste.<\/li><li>Serve soup sprinkled with parsley.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd938c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd938c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0053b09\" data-id=\"0053b09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756ca78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"756ca78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea7abc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea7abc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e51f1c\" data-id=\"9e51f1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b6b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0b6b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improving the recipe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d913d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d913d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-229c9ee\" data-id=\"229c9ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5fda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a5fda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are three opportunities to add additional flavour to the recipe:<\/p><ol><li>Browning the meat<\/li><li>Caramelising the onions<\/li><li>Managing the cooking time of the other vegetables.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5913a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5913a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b481649\" data-id=\"b481649\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5cd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5cd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Browning the beef<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36db030 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36db030\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c686bbc\" data-id=\"c686bbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e73679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e73679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the most obvious improvement; browning the meat before adding to the slow cooker.\u00a0 Many slow cooker recipes call for the browning meat step; the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maillard_reaction\">Maillard reaction<\/a> adds extra depth of flavour to the beef and the wider dish.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d165bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d165bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1005\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_1-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_1-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c659763 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c659763\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6d530b\" data-id=\"c6d530b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8365f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef8365f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So with care I browned the beef cubes in batches well in a fry pan over medium\/medium-high heat.\u00a0 Leave the burnt caramel bits in the bottom; we will use that for later.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dd1759 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dd1759\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92d75c5\" data-id=\"92d75c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd1580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfd1580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tackling the Onions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcfdcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfcfdcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The onions are another chance to enrich the flavour of the soup.\u00a0 Taking a cue from &#8220;French onion&#8221; soup; the idea is to slowly cook the onions to a rich caramel onion flavour.<\/p><p>Slice the onions thinly and then slowly brown them in the pan on a low heat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1474429 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1474429\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5b04b3\" data-id=\"c5b04b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_3-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1013\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_3-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e0e6ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e0e6ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-760e69e\" data-id=\"760e69e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8681838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8681838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stir around to lift off any brown bits from the bottom to start forming a beef <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fond\">fond<\/a> with the sweating of the onions and keep slowly cooking until it is a deep rich brown colour.<\/p><p>If the onions start to stick and threaten to burn; add a bit of water to loosen them off the bottom of the pan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac2c482 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac2c482\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_4-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6e779\" data-id=\"ba6e779\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e0f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6e0f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_5-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_5-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_5-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_5-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c4f2f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c4f2f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9db165b\" data-id=\"9db165b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcacb64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcacb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the onions are almost done; add in the minced garlic and cook the raw edge off 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610w, https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_6.jpg 1665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f51f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f51f93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e79cff9\" data-id=\"e79cff9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77203b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a77203b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sacrificial stock vegetables<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28047ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28047ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a832e9b\" data-id=\"a832e9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fd315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90fd315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To preserve the texture of the carrots, celery and potatoes for the end and not cook the vegetables to a pulp; we&#8217;re going to use half of the carrots and celery as &#8220;sacrificial vegetables&#8221; to flavour the soup and then remove at the end; the same when making a stock.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6921f5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6921f5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8163be0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8163be0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-212f906\" data-id=\"212f906\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d77c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d77c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You could when the cooking time is almost over; remove the cooked beef and blend the pulpy vegetables with a stick blender.<\/p><p>But this time I decided to give our worm farms a treat with cooked carrots and celery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea561da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea561da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/craftcookcode.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cook_Beef_Soup_9-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1030\" alt=\"\" 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preference.<\/p><p>Add the peas right at the end to warm through.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db2249d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db2249d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc29581\" data-id=\"dc29581\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02fb8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02fb8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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