Clay Cookery? has anyone tried it?

[RCT]

we got a Clay Cooker one year as a gift...I used it once or twice...just wondering if anyone out there has or does use it? looking for simple recieps to exchange...and share...thanks...:)

[Karen]

I'm not much help, but I want to second your request! I have had a meal prepared in a clay cooker and it was excellent.

So...anyone with recipes, please share!

[KarlaB]

?( What is a clay cooker? ?(

[Diane]

This dish goes wonderfully with steamed or fried rice... Belgian endives or braised leeks, carrots with a generous sprinkling of parsley or your favorite Spanish-style salad.

8 Pork Chops, well-trimmed
2 Tablespoons Oil
2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Liquid Honey
2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
2 Apples, pared, cored, and sliced
Cinnamon

Soak clay baker for 10 minutes. In a jar, put oil, soy sauce, honey, and garlic. Close tightly and shake vigorously. Pour on bottom of clay baker. Place chops in baker. Season. Cover and bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove clay baker (be real careful of the steam) and quickly arrange apple slices, sprinkled with cinnamon, over meat. Close again and cook another 15 minutes (or 30 minutes if you are using cooking apples).

Serve with St. Clement Abbotts Vineyard Chardonnay! Yummmm!!

Diane... :wave:

[Diane]

Originally posted by KarlaB
?( What is a clay cooker? ?(

I found recipes for making bread in a clay pot... here it is if you're interested. I hope it works. :) http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/BREAD/Baking_Bread_in_a_Clay_Cooker_-_pareve.html

Found this information on the net for you...

HOW IT WORKS:

Clay is a porous material. When the pot is saturated
with water and put into the oven, there is a slow
evaporation of steam from within the pores of the clay
itself. During the cooking process, the food forms
its own juices. These juices cannot escape until the
pot is completely dry.

Fortunately, when the pot becomes dry, the food is
cooked!

Because wet clay does not become as hot as metal, it
is necessary to cook at a higher temperature than is
usual, (450F rather than the customary 350F).
However, in spite of this high temperature, the danger
of burning is minimal and can only take place if the
food is cooked for too long a period of time.

As a general rule, if you add 100 degrees F. and 30
minutes to the cooking time of any recipe, it can be
adapted for use in a clay pot. For instance, if you
normally cook a 3 pound chicken at 350F for 1 hour,
you will need to cook it in a clay pot at 450F for 1
1/2 hours.

The manufacturers of clay pots recommend that they
always be placed in a cold oven. However, in an
emergency, I have occasionally put the pot into a
pre-heated 350F oven and it did not crack nor did the
food come to any harm. It is also possible to reheat
food in a clay pot.

Soak the lid in cold water for 10 minutes, cover the
pot and pop it back into a 350F oven for 30 minutes.

Diane... :wave:

[KarlaB]

Thanks for the info, Diane! It sounds neat!! :)

[RCT]

wow, thanks Diane....

here is the site that goes with the one I recieved...ok, so I had to look in the garage for the box/instructions...:lol:


thanks again...:)

http://www.thewhitewhale.com/cook2.htm