How to choose the right foil for a multicooker
It is better to use thin but durable food foil. If you take it too hard, the coating of the multicooker may be scratched. One of the best is high-quality aluminum cling film. The aluminum included in the composition does not oxidize and does not react with meat and other ingredients. At the same time, such foil can be crumpled and straightened several times - it will remain intact. However, after cooking in the refrigerator, it is not recommended to store food in foil, since aluminum begins to negatively affect fatty foods and spoil pork. Therefore, foil should only be used for cooking and temporary heat preservation.
Rules for baking in a multicooker in foil
The smooth side of the foil should remain on the outside, but the shiny side should be on the inside, touching the food. Then the food will turn out more tasty, and the foil will retain heat longer and retain more nutrients in the meat.
It is advisable to grease the bottom of the multicooker with vegetable oil. Firstly, the foil will stop sticking to the bottom and walls. Secondly, oil lubrication is a good prevention of electrification between the foil and the multicooker bowl.
Before placing the material on the bottom of the multicooker, the appliance needs to be slightly warmed up. The bowl of the kitchen appliance should not be hot; a little heat will suffice. This ensures that the foil will lie more tightly to the bowl.
Recipe for cooking chicken in a bag for baking in the oven
Compound:
- 1 chicken;
- 1 lemon;
- 1 tsp. salt;
- 1 tsp. curry;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 100 g butter.
Preparation:
- First you need to prepare all the ingredients.
- Cut the lemon into half rings.
- Chop the garlic.
- Prepare the sauce: to do this, you need to melt the butter, add garlic, curry, salt and mix everything well.
- Now you need to stuff the chicken with lemon slices and tie its drumsticks with thread. Then you should rub it with sauce and put it in a baking bag.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place the chicken in it for about an hour and a half.
- Cut the bag 15 minutes before it is ready.
- After the allotted time has passed, our dish is ready!
How to cook pork in foil in a slow cooker
It’s easy to cook meat in a slow cooker in foil; it’s better to cook it in pieces and then cut it. And if you chop it in advance, the pork will not be cooked or will be overcooked, and the cooking process itself becomes more complicated. You can use any seasonings and spices to your own taste and discretion. But if you don’t know which ones are best to use, then follow the instructions from this recipe. The "Ingredients" block contains universal pork spices that most people will like. Let's find out how to cook pork in a slow cooker in foil.
Ingredients for the dish “Meat in Foil in a Multicooker”
- 1000 g pork loin;
- a couple of garlic cloves;
- peppercorns;
- olive oil;
- dried rosemary;
- dried thyme;
- dried
th basil; - salt.
Description of cooking pork in foil in a slow cooker
- Rinse the pork under running water and be sure to dry it.
- Mix all seasonings (except salt and oil) and grind with a mortar (you can use a blender).
- Add salt and a couple of tablespoons of oil to the seasonings and mix well.
- Make small cuts in the meat and brush the piece with the prepared marinade.
- Wrap the pork in foil and place it in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
- Activate the “Baking” mode in the multicooker and place foil with meat on the bottom.
- After 20 minutes, switch the device to the “Extinguishing” mode and cook until the beep sounds.
- Meat in foil in a slow cooker is ready!
Recipe 2. Baked beef in a slow cooker
Ingredients
- one and a half kilogram piece of beef;
- 5 g salt;
- ground Italian herbs;
- 50 ml olive oil;
- freshly ground black pepper.
Cooking method
1. Remove the meat from the refrigerator a couple of hours before cooking. Rinse it under the tap and dry it.
2. Pour oil into a small bowl, add herbs and spices to it. Mix. Rub the resulting spicy mixture onto the meat on all sides. Leave it for ten minutes.
3. Grease the bowl with oil and place the marinated meat in it. We activate the “baking” function for an hour and 45 minutes. Close the lid tightly and set the valve to “closed” mode. When half the time has passed, let off the steam, open the lid and turn over the piece of meat.
4. Place the finished meat on a cutting board and leave it to rest for a quarter of an hour. Cut the beef into slices and serve.
How to make spicy tomato sauce
Instead of the marinade from the previous recipe, you can make a spicy but tasty tomato sauce. They will also need to coat a piece of pork, wrap it in foil and put it in the refrigerator. In general, the sequence of actions is the same, but the taste of the dish changes noticeably. To prepare a spicy tomato sauce for pork, you will need 4 tomatoes, ½ onion, a few cloves of garlic, salt, olive oil and ground pepper.
Step-by-step preparation
- Gently pour boiling water over the tomatoes and equally carefully remove the skin from the tomatoes.
- Cut this vegetable into large pieces and fry in a slow cooker, first grease the bottom with oil.
- Chop the remaining vegetables and add to the tomatoes, fry the ingredients for at least 12 minutes.
- Remove the ingredients from the multicooker and place in a deep plate.
- Add butter and remaining ingredients, mix with a mixer.
- Use the prepared sauce further for its intended purpose.
Options for cooking meat in foil in a slow cooker
In addition to the classic version of pork in a slow cooker in foil, I propose to briefly consider two more interesting recipes: with honey, with mushrooms and prunes. Both options will delight your family members with an unusual but pleasant taste and aftertaste. And even naughty children will gobble up pork with honey on both cheeks. Let's find out how to cook pork in foil in a slow cooker with two more options at home.
Pork recipe with honey
The pork should be rubbed with honey and no other seasonings should be added except salt and pepper. You can also rub the meat with mustard for taste, but many people, especially children, do not like this ingredient. After the shredded piece of pork is placed in foil, I recommend lightly pouring soy sauce over the meat. This will only make the meat in foil tastier, and the honey will acquire new shades of taste.
Baked pork with mushrooms and prunes
Mushrooms can be chopped into smaller pieces if desired. In any case, champignons (yes, it’s better to take this type) must be fried in oil in a slow cooker. It is not recommended to rub pork with spices, as mushrooms and prunes will give a pleasant flavor to the meat. It will be enough to rub the piece with salt and pepper, you can use paprika. Pork is placed on foil, mushrooms on top, and chopped prunes on top. The whole thing is wrapped up and cooked in a slow cooker in the “Baking” mode for 10-20 minutes, and then in the “Stewing” mode for at least one hour. Only after this can you take out the meat with mushrooms and prunes and serve.
Video of cooking meat in foil in a slow cooker
Cooking method
- So, all the products necessary for baking are prepared, which means it’s time to start.
- First of all, I rinse the chicken, let the water drain and cut it into portions.
- Before starting to bake, I rub the meat with spices (finely grated garlic and chicken seasoning), pour in soy sauce, mix well and leave to marinate for half an hour.
- While the chicken is marinating, I will prepare the vegetables.
After cleaning them first, I cut them into slices of suitable size. The baking process will last about half an hour, so I start from this when cutting vegetables, so that they all cook during this time, but, at the same time, retain their shape. I cut the potatoes into slices, carrots into slices about 1cm thick, pumpkin into 3x3cm cubes, and divide the onions and champignons into quarters (next time I’ll leave the mushrooms whole). - I sorted out the vegetables, and the chicken was already marinated. In a large bowl, I mix the chopped vegetables and chicken so that they all become friends with each other, so to speak, and each piece gets a spicy marinade.
- Now I transfer all this into a baking sleeve, trying to distribute it evenly over the entire area of the sleeve, and tie it on both sides. I place the sleeve in the multicooker bowl, close the lid and leave it to bake for 30-35 minutes, setting the “baking” mode to 150 degrees.
- After 20 minutes, I open the lid of the multicooker and carefully, using tongs so as not to get burned, turn the sleeve with the contents over to the other side.
I make frequent punctures on top, close the lid and cook the dish until cooked within the remaining 15 minutes. Perhaps your multicooker is not as powerful as mine (Philips HD 3077/40), and there will be no need to turn the sleeve over, but it’s worth keeping this nuance in mind. - As soon as the multicooker signals that it is ready, I remove the sleeve from the bowl and transfer its contents to a large dish.
That’s it, aromatic and very appetizing chicken baked with vegetables in a slow cooker can be served. With such a dish, any lunch or dinner will be not only tasty, but also festive. And considering that chicken in a slow cooker in a sleeve can be cooked in just half an hour, there is no price for such a dish at all when there is very little time left.
The abundance of chicken recipes offered is pleasingly diverse. A multicooker makes all the hassles of cooking easier. Let's look at a wonderfully simple option using a baking sleeve.
To summarize
Pork in foil in a slow cooker is prepared according to different recipes. This meat can be rubbed with almost anything: various spices, honey, soy sauce, mustard, garlic, baked with onions and other vegetables, and so on. In general, there are a huge number of variations of this recipe. Share in the comments what spices you use for pork in foil, and just write your opinion regarding this article. Don't forget to share recipes with friends and family. Bon appetit, goodbye!
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We prepare products
Purchase chicken or chicken parts. If you are using a whole carcass, make sure that it fits completely into the bowl. Thaw the frozen product. Wash the chicken thoroughly and dry it. Now rub the product with salt and spices. Add chopped garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, honey and mustard. A drop of strong alcohol won't hurt either. Leave the chicken to marinate for now.
The chicken can be cooked at the same time as the side dish. To do this, peel and chop several potato tubers. You can add, for example, a little cauliflower. In general, use any vegetables.
Chicken in a sleeve in a slow cooker
Turn on the gadget in the “Baking” or “Multi-cook” mode (180 degrees). While the slow cooker is heating up, place the chicken and vegetables in the sleeve. Pour in the rest of the marinade. Be sure to tie both ends of the baking sleeve. Now send all this miracle into the bowl. Close the lid and cook the dish for 40 minutes. Then you can turn it over to the other side and wait another third of an hour.
It is advisable to cook broilers in this way, since the meat of domestic chickens is tougher and the cooking time must be doubled.
Chicken in a sleeve in a slow cooker is easy to prepare, but it turns out very appetizing and juicy, especially if 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time you pierce the bag in several places to get a golden brown crust.