Recent content by gf2010

thanks for your replies. I adapted (more or less...) the following recipe which I found online: Peruvian Recipes « Fighting Windmills I didn't have aji panca or amarillo, so I used a strong red chilly pepper and a normal red pepper. I also used a large white onion, and beef stock (cube! shame on...

thanks for your replies. perhaps it depends on the dish - I'll try a scientific approach, cooking with and without frying the onion... thanks again!

Hi everyone, this is my first post and also my first foray into slow cooking. I tried a Peruvian recipe last night (seco de carne - beef and xilantro stew) which I adapted for the crockpot and it was great. However, the recipe called for frying a chopped onion until transparent before...