Bravetti C207 - Manual (Page 5)

Curried Apricot Chicken
1 3 ½ - 4 lb. whole chicken
4 Tbsp. apricot all-fruit or preserves
2 tsp. curry powder
½ tsp. ground coriander
½ tsp. ground ginger
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup chicken broth
1 medium onion; quartered
2 medium cloves garlic
3-4 cups cooked long grain rice
18” length of heavy duty aluminum foil
Lay the sheet of aluminum foil on the counter and fold the sides length-wise
into the middle so that you end up with a strip 3 layers thick. Place into the
crock of your Bravetti Slow Cooker width-wise. It should cross the middle
and extend up the sides. This will serve as a harness for the chicken so that
you can easily remove it from the crock, once cooked.
In a small glass bowl combine the apricot all-fruit, curry powder, coriander,
ginger and salt to make a thin paste; set aside.
Wash chicken thoroughly and pat dry. Place the onion wedges and the
whole garlic cloves into the cavity of the chicken. Set chicken into the crock
atop the aluminum foil harness.
Mix 1 tablespoon of the apricot/curry paste into the chicken broth and pour all
around the chicken in the crock. Using a basting brush, thoroughly coat
chicken with the apricot/curry paste making sure you cover all exposed areas
of the chicken.
Cover and cook on High 6-7 hours or on Low 9-10 hours. Remove chicken,
using foil harness, and place on platter. Discard foil.
Serve with rice as is OR:
Serving Suggestion: Remove onions and garlic from the cavity; place into a
medium sauce pan. Cut the chicken into serving pieces and place a top
cooked, long-grain rice on serving platter.
Using pot-holders, carefully pour liquid from crock into a gravy separator and
discard oil. Place juices into the sauce pan with the onions and garlic; bring
to gentle boil. Mix 1 Tablespoon cornstarch with ½ cup cold water or chicken
broth and pour into the boiling liquid. Bring back to a boil for 1 minute,
stirring constantly. Reduce heat and cook until a thick gravy forms. Pour
gravy over the chicken pieces and rice. Serve and enjoy!
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Read all the sections of this booklet and follow all the instructions carefully.
Before Using Your Slow Cooker
CAUTION: Be careful when adding additional liquids to ceramic pot -
Never add cold liquids as this might cause the ceramic pot to
crack. Always warm the liquids before adding.
Setting the Temperature
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Prior To First Use, Clean The Unit Thoroughly
• Before using for the first time, wash the cover and the ceramic pot in hot,
soapy water.
• Rinse and dry thoroughly.
• Do not immerse metal housing in water.
• Plug cord into a 120 volt AC outlet.
• Do not fill the Slow Cooker to the brim with food (follow recipe guidelines).
Always cook with the cover on and the ceramic pot in position. Remember that
frequent lifting of the cover delays the cooking time.
• When cooking a meat and vegetable combination, place the meat in the
bottom of the ceramic pot.
• Unplug the slow cooker when cooking is complete. Before cleaning, allow
to cool completely.
The ceramic pot cannot withstand the shock of sudden temperature
changes.
• Do not use frozen meat or poultry in a slow cooker. Thaw any meat or
poultry before slow cooking..
The slow cooker has been developed with a wrap-around side element concealed in
the unit. This element provides the low, even temperature that makes lengthy
cooking times possible. As a result of the wrap-around element, food will not stick to
the base of the ceramic pot despite the long cooking time and the need to stir food is
almost unnecessary. As food cooks just below boiling point, very little steam is given
off and there is next to no evaporation, all of which provides flavorful, tender and
moist results, even with budget cuts of meat.
LOW: The low heat setting gently simmers food for an extended period of time
without overcooking or burning. No stirring is required when using this setting. ideal
for vegetable dishes and re-heating.
HI: The high heat setting is used when baking or cooking dried beans and will cook
food in half the time required for the low setting. as food will boil when cooked on the
high setting, it may be necessary to add extra liquid, depending on the recipe and the
amount of time in which it will cook. Occasional stirring of stews and casseroles will
improve the flavor distribution, food should be monitored when using the high setting,
just like cooking in a pot with the lid on.
KEEP WARM: The keep warm setting is for holding the
prepared recipe at a perfect serving temperature. This
setting should only be used after a recipe has been
thoroughly cooked. If food has been refrigerated, it
must be heated on low or high and then switched
to keep warm.
Off
Low Hi
Keep
Warm