Crock Pot Help Needed

[tanyiadeskins]

Ok, well, so ... last night I made a yummy dinner... BUT I forgot to turn it off when I was done and the leftover sauce turned black and kinda baked into the enamel. NO BUENO! Does anyone have any idea for how I can get rid of it. It soaked with super stuff all day today and its not budging. And if I scrape it at all its going to ruin the enamel and then it will be useless.

[catgoddess]

Bring vinegar to a boil in the pot, then let it cool. If that doesn't work, try it again and add baking soda to the mix. I hope you can save it!

[YepBrook]

Do you have any Bar Keepers Friend? It is the best ever on porcelain stains! Non abrasive, works fast. They sell it in powder or liquid. I would buy the powder and make a paste, then smear it all over the crusted on stuff and let it sit a minute or two before scrubbing.

[tanyiadeskins]

I have vinegar and baking soda so I guess I will try that first, ty so much Jenn.

If that doesnt work I will buy some Bar Keepers Friend. I had never heard of that, Brook, ty!

[misfitinmn]

So...inquiring minds and all, since other people have already answered your question maybe I might need to know what the yummy food was!

[tanyiadeskins]

lol its one of the easiest go to recipes I have from Pinterest. It is so yummy ...looks simple but I promise its good

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/120752833728517028/

[carrie1977]

Yummy! Do you put it over rice or on sandwich bread?

[YepBrook]

Oh! I have made that one before, it is soooo good. I also make something similar:

Orange Chicken
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs ( I've also used 3 skinless boneless breasts)
3 T flour
2/3 c. Orange marmalade
2/3 c. BBQ sauce
2T soy sauce
1 T grated ginger ( or 1/2 tsp. dried)

Toss chicken with flour in crock pot, mix remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over chicken, stir. Cover lid and cook on low 6 hours.

[carrie1977]

Mmmmmm...love orange chicken!

[misfitinmn]

Oh yum!!! I LOVE really simple crock pot recipes. The simpler the better! The problem is, I never remember to do it in the morning. I'm gonna have to try these ones though - they sound tasty!

[tanyiadeskins]

Brook ... thats too much work, I literally just dump three things in and ta da lol.

and yea we serve it over rice.

[YepBrook]

Originally Posted by tanyiadeskins

Brook ... thats too much work, I literally just dump three things in and ta da lol.

and yea we serve it over rice.

LOL. I still consider it easy since I tend to always have those things on hand. If I had to grate the ginger, it wouldn't qualify as 'easy'. But, I buy the little jar of fresh ground ginger and keep it in my fridge. I also don't really measure, tbh. I just sort of eyeball it. It tastes similar to the pineapple/BBQ chicken, but more asian-ish.

[Libby Pritchett]

Hey Tanyia, I"ve had that recipe pinned forever, and I'm dying to try it (after Jeff's contest, of course). But I haven't been able to find Hawaiian style BBQ sauce. Does that make a difference? Have you done it with just regular sauce?

[fifilur]

Oh, I love super simple crock pot recipes. Thanks!

[tanyiadeskins]

any sauce will work, it just wont taste the same. The only place you can find that sauce btw is Target, if that helps

[Robin Carlton]

Libby, Archer Farms is the Target Brand, have you looked there for it?

[Libby Pritchett]

Nope! I never even think about Target for grocery stuffs! I'll look next time I"m there! Thanks guys!

[knlchevys]

I need new crock pot ideas! So anyone have the bottle on hand? If you do does it say gluten free?

[NellahBean]

You ladies are making me hungry!

[tanyiadeskins]

oh darn, sorry mine is gone

I did find it in a lot of supposed gluten free recipes though when I googled it... so maybe check it out for sure?
http://lizzandlittlebit.com/2011/09/...aiian-chicken/

[knlchevys]

I'm thinking I would try Brooks recipe but the coating the chicken in flour thing. However, just this weekend banana flour has become popular here so maybe I will go buy that. I don't think my family would notice. It sounds so good! Thanks for sharing though!

[Beebo]

Did you get your crockpot clean?

[YepBrook]

Originally Posted by knlchevys

I'm thinking I would try Brooks recipe but the coating the chicken in flour thing. However, just this weekend banana flour has become popular here so maybe I will go buy that. I don't think my family would notice. It sounds so good! Thanks for sharing though!

I use coconut flour sometimes, you just use much less... like 1 or 2 tsp. It works well. It just makes the sauce kind of 'stick' to the chicken better.

[knlchevys]

Brook how "cocunutty" is the flour? I hate cocunut and the taste. Funny cus I love dirty diet cokes!

[YepBrook]

The ginger, soy & BBQ sauce is enough to overpower any hint of coconut flavor... and, I honestly notice more coconut flavor when I use coconut oil than the flour. Of course, it depends on the recipe & how much you use, but with this one I don't notice it.

[tanyiadeskins]

Originally Posted by Beebo

Did you get your crockpot clean?

I did not lol but my amazing dh did! He used some extreme strength Ooops on it. I was so relieved.