Slow Cooking in 2017
When you think of a slow cooker ("Crock-Pot" for the brand minded), your mind probably conjures an image of a grandmotherly woman preparing a 2 lb. pork roast, perhaps with some potatoes and carrots thrown in. While this rather plain recipe and its kin did a great job of feeding families of six during the baby boom, it's not as well suited for the modern palate. Luckily, the current generation of young adults has re-discovered this method of cooking, and even brought it new life. The big realization here is the fact that a huge variety of recipes can easily be adapted to the low heat, long duration cooking style of the slow cooker. In many cases, this method is even an advantage. This becomes apparent in most meat-based dishes, as low-and-slow cooking serves to make even toughest cuts of beef, pork, or chicken into soft morsels that fall apart at the lightest touch of the fork. This is an advantage inherent to the slow cooker - such a transfor...