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Item | Type | Provided by? |
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Large saucepan with a lid | utensil | |
Slow cooker | appliance | |
Frying pan | utensil | |
Measuring spoons and jug | utensil | |
Knife and chopping board | utensil | |
Vegetable peeler | utensil | |
Wooden spoon or alternative | utensil |
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The prep for this recipe will probably take between 10-15 minutes. If you’re cooking in a slow cooker, the cooking time will be between 4 to 8 hours. On the hob, it will be more like an hour.
The ingredients are listed below. You will also want a large saucepan with a lid or slow cooker, a frying pan, some measuring spoons and jug, a knife for chopping, a chopping board and a wooden spoon or some other utensil for stirring.
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Stroke survivor: We had a few questions from stroke suvivors during our planning stages about how to hold ingredients still while chopping. Can you recommend anything that might help?
Reply to comment…gadgets, buying prechopped (frozen to save money), etc.
You can chop these as rough or as fine as you like. It is up to you.
Stroke survivor: We had a number of comments from stroke survivors during the planning of this project asking about fatigue. They said that they can’t stand in the kitchen for long periods of time, what would you suggest?
Reply…taking a break in most recipes is fine, you just want to make sure you plan it so you aren’t taking a break when you’re in the middle of frying something, for example.
If you are going to take a break after chopping these, I would recommend putting the celery and onions into one bowl or container. And then the carrots in another. It will make things easier when you come to cook these.
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You can crumble some stock cubes, using low salt varieties, or use something like low sodium soy sauce to add that richness. I’ve heard of people using coffee granules or small amounts of cocoa powder. It can be fun to experiment. But I’ll go with some low salt stock cubes and also add some ground black pepper.
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Stroke survivor comment about using stock alternatives
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We’re going to now put the beef or mushrooms into our frying pan, browning it in batches. Once each batch is done, we add it straight to our slow cooker or pan.
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