Slow cooker

Baked macaroni and beef ragu with Mornay sauce

Slow cooker beef ragu, pasta and Mornay sauce are assembled in an oven-safe dish and baked until bubbly. It’s the ultimate mac and cheese. Meaty. Cheesy. Lovely.

Cook time: 6 30

Servings: 6 people

Beef shank and bone marrow stew

Browned beef shank is tenderized in the slow cooker then transferred on the stovetop where the meat joins vegetables and tomato sauce to make this warming cold weather stew.

Cook time: 6 30

Servings: 4 people

Caramelized onion and cream cheese dip

Imagine French onion soup as a dip. Thick, creamy and absolutely tasty. It takes about 12 hours to make it in the slow cooker, but there’s very little work involved. It’s patience that’s required and it will be amply rewarded.

Cook time: 10 30

Servings: 2 cups

Chashu (Japanese braised pork belly for ramen)

To cook melt-in-the-mouth chashu, roll and tie a slab of pork belly, sear in hot oil then slow cook in a mixture of soy sauce, sake and mirin. Cool and chill overnight to make slicing easier.

Cook time: 5 15

Servings: 6 people

Korean oxtail soup (sokkoritang)

Yes, it’s spicy. But don’t let the fiery color of this rich and indulgent soup scare you. The level of heat can be easily adjusted to make the soup friendlier to your palate.

Cook time: 9

Servings: 3 people