I think you're right about the wonderful taste of meats cooked in gravy and I agree 100%!!! I have tried cooking gravy with the meat in a crockpot using the cream of mushroom soup before the results have not been very delightful. Maybe you're onto something with the tapioca there, if you have a successful outcome please do share it with us!
Good Luck on this one and let us know!
Also I might suggest...if at all possible try the 4-5 hour cooking time on your first attempt at this, then advance to the longer cooking time as you prefect it. My meat was dried out and tasteless even with all the added garlic and seasonings and the flavor of the cream of mushroom did not even soak into the meat at all, actually wound up not eating much at all and wound up throwing the meat (boneless pork ribs) out:(.
The Ironic Chef wrote:
Good Luck on this one and let us know!Also I might suggest...if at all possible try the 4-5 hour cooking time on your first attempt at this, then advance to the longer cooking time as you prefect it. My meat was dried out and tasteless even with all the added garlic and seasonings and the flavor of the cream of mushroom did not even soak into the meat at all, actually wound up not eating much at all and wound up throwing the meat (boneless pork ribs) out:(.
The Ironic Chef wrote:Chatty, I usually make my gravy after doing a pot roast in the crock pot on top the stove in a sauce pan with the liquid from the crock pot. My crock pot doesn't bring the temperature up high enough to make a gravy thick enoigh to my liking.
I thought it would be interesting to attempt a gravy in the crock pot because I do like meat cooked in a gravy. Like Salisbury steaks, Swedish meat balls,Stews ect. I'm also a big fan for hot open faced sandwiches using left over roast or poultry. Slow cooking left overs in a gravy sounds very appealing to me. Crock pot casseroles slow cooked using a gravy for a sauce instead of using cream of mushroom or chicken soup just makes it more home made.
Honestly, lol. I like to try new things and using the Tapioca has sparked my interest and it's something I want to try.
I thought it would be interesting to attempt a gravy in the crock pot because I do like meat cooked in a gravy. Like Salisbury steaks, Swedish meat balls,Stews ect. I'm also a big fan for hot open faced sandwiches using left over roast or poultry. Slow cooking left overs in a gravy sounds very appealing to me. Crock pot casseroles slow cooked using a gravy for a sauce instead of using cream of mushroom or chicken soup just makes it more home made.
Honestly, lol. I like to try new things and using the Tapioca has sparked my interest and it's something I want to try.