A friend gave us 6 kgs of gravy beef to cook a vindaloo for a work do, which I finished cooking just now.The taste is very good but the meat is still chewy.I marinated the meat with lemon juice and spices at first, thinking that might tenderise it,them cooked for 1 an 1/2 hour. Can I now put it in a slow cooker for another 4 hrs and hope it will soften?Any advice much appreciated as the curry will be served tomorrow evening.
twindizzy,
Aug 20, 3:25pm
keep cooking low and slow - will be fine.
nz_stacie,
Aug 20, 7:08pm
Use milk
schnauzer11,
Aug 20, 8:07pm
A pressure-cooker would save a huge amount of time.
smallwoods,
Aug 20, 8:10pm
Low and slow now, but should have marinated over night to cook that quick. Pressure cooker is my best friend now for a quick cook.
lythande1,
Aug 21, 5:41am
Not long enough, cook slowly for longer.
kaddiew,
Aug 21, 6:07am
Agree, low and very slow. Gravy beef will fall apart when cooked long enough.
lilyfield,
Aug 21, 7:28am
Milk? How so?
schnauzer11,
Aug 21, 7:33am
As it will with 45 minutes in a pressure-cooker.
kaddiew,
Aug 21, 8:11am
One of those certainly would be handy,.
moparpete,
Aug 21, 10:18am
Ok ,its been on low setting in slow cooker for six hrs allready, still bit tough so will leave another 5 hrs. Hope this really works. Next time going to use a pressure cooker, had one with 4 litre capacity so thought couldn't fit the 6 kgs of meat in it.Normally when I cook it with pork, I don't have this chewy problem.
moparpete,
Jan 5, 2:50am
Thanks to all your answers. Vindaloo was successful, the meat softened nicely.Happy with the end result.
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