The Slow Cooker

Braises, left alone all day

Every one is written for low and six to eight hours. Nothing browns in a sealed crock, so colour comes before or after.

• Pot Roast, Slow CookerSlow Cookerbeef chuck roast, vegetable oil, yellow onions, garlicyankee pot roast · hot beef commercial · hot beef sandwich · slow cooker pot roast · crockpot pot roast · crock pot roast
• Beef Stew, Slow CookerSlow Cookerbeef chuck, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, yellow onionsbeef stew · slow cooker beef stew · crockpot beef stew · crock pot stew
• Chili con Carne, Slow CookerSlow Cookerbeef chuck, vegetable oil, yellow onion, garlicchili · bowl of red · Texas red · chili no beans · slow cooker chili · crockpot chili · crock pot chili con carne
• Braised Short Ribs, Slow CookerSlow Cookerbone-in beef short ribs, vegetable oil, yellow onions, carrotsshort ribs · braised beef short ribs · slow cooker short ribs · crockpot short ribs · red wine short ribs
• Carnitas, Slow CookerSlow Cookerpork shoulder, ground cumin, dried oregano, lardtaco de carnitas · carnitas taco · roast pork · slow cooker carnitas · crockpot carnitas · crock pot carnitas
• Birria de Res, Slow CookerSlow Cookerdried guajillo chiles, dried ancho chiles, white onion, garlicbirria · birria tacos · taco de birria · quesabirria · red taco · slow cooker birria · crockpot birria de res
• Cachete, Slow CookerSlow Cookerbeef cheeks, coarse black pepper, vegetable oil, white onioncachete · cabeza · taco de cabeza · tacos de cachete · beef cheek · barbacoa de cachete · cachetes de res · slow cooker beef cheeks · crockpot cachete

  The one here with the most room in it: a pot that tops out at a simmer cannot overcook a cheek.

• Ox Tails, Slow CookerSlow Cookerbeef oxtails, vegetable oil, yellow onions, garlicoxtails · ox tail · braised oxtails · smothered oxtails · oxtail and gravy · slow cooker oxtails · crockpot oxtails
• Chile Verde, Slow CookerSlow Cookertomatillos, poblano chiles, Anaheim chiles, jalapeñoschile verde · puerco en salsa verde · green chile pork · chili verde · pork chile verde · slow cooker chile verde · crockpot chile verde
• Hungarian Goulash, Slow CookerSlow Cookerlard, yellow onions, Hungarian sweet paprika, caraway seedgulyás · gulyas · beef goulash · slow cooker goulash · crockpot hungarian goulash
• Collard Greens, Slow CookerSlow Cookercollard greens, thick-cut bacon, yellow onion, garlicgreens · collards · turnip greens · mustard greens · mixed greens · pot likker · potlikker · slow cooker collard greens · crockpot collards

  All day with a hock is how greens are actually cooked, so the machine matches the method rather than shortening it.

• Corned Beef, Slow CookerSlow Cookerdark brown sugar, pink curing salt, pickling spice, garliccorned beef brisket · salt beef · boiled beef · corn beef · brined brisket · slow cooker corned beef · crockpot corned beef

  The pot cannot exceed a bare shiver, which is what this cut wants — pressure shreds a brisket before the cabbage.

• Osso Buco, Slow CookerSlow Cookerveal shanks, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, yellow onionossobuco · osso buco alla milanese · braised veal shanks · slow cooker osso buco · crockpot osso bucco

  The shortest braise here at six hours, and the one where longer is actively worse.

• Lamb Tagine, Slow CookerSlow Cookerlamb shoulder, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground cinnamonlamb tajine · tajine · Moroccan lamb stew · slow cooker lamb tagine · crockpot tagine
• Irish Stew, Slow CookerSlow Cookerlamb shoulder, yellow onions, carrots, pearl barleylamb stew · Irish lamb stew · slow cooker irish stew · crockpot lamb stew

  The easiest one here: nothing is browned, nothing goes in late, and there is no pan to wash.

• Baked Turkey Wings, Slow CookerSlow Cookerturkey wings, paprika, garlic powder, poultry seasoningturkey wings · smothered turkey wings · turkey necks · baked turkey wings and gravy · slow cooker turkey wings · crockpot smothered turkey wings

  The only one here that browns before the pot: a wing is an awkward shape to turn in a pan, and a sheet tray does four.

• Brunswick Stew, Slow CookerSlow Cookeryellow onion, unsalted butter, chicken stock, crushed tomatoesbrunswick · bbq stew · barbeque stew · pit stew · camp stew · slow cooker brunswick stew · crockpot brunswick stew
• New England Boiled Dinner, Slow CookerSlow Cookercorned beef brisket, bay leaves, black peppercorns, yellow onionboiled dinner · corned beef and cabbage · Yankee boiled dinner · corned beef dinner · slow cooker boiled dinner · crockpot corned beef and cabbage

  The one here that is not leave-it-and-go — you are home for the last two hours, adding the vegetables in order.

Beans and pulses

• Boston Baked Beans, Slow CookerSlow Cookerdried navy beans, molasses, dark brown sugar, dry mustardbaked beans · Boston beans · molasses baked beans · slow cooker baked beans · crockpot boston baked beans

  The one bean dish here where slow beats pressure outright — a crock is the closest vessel to a bean pot there is.

Whole birds and big cuts

• Soy Sauce Chicken, Slow CookerSlow Cookerlight soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, rock sugarsee yao gai · si yau gai · 豉油雞 · soya chicken · soy sauce chicken · lou sui gai · slow cooker soy sauce chicken · crockpot poached chicken

  The shortest cook here, four hours, and the only one where longer is actively worse.