Slow braised beef cheeks

Wonderful, wonderful slow cookers we love the whole bung-it-in approach, and it means you can get on with other bits while those ingredients transform into a slow braised beef cheeks dinner. How about an all-in-one fragrant lamb curry?

Or a posh ossobuco with gremolata? Check out our expert guide for how to use a slow cooker. Put the ingredients into a slow cooker and leave for four hours, then glaze for a sticky-sweet finish. Put the ingredients into a slow cooker and leave for eight hours to let the spices infuse. Put all the ingredients into a slow cooker and leave for four hours to let the spices infuse. Pop beef shin, red wine and veggies into a slow cooker and leave for four hours.

Worcestershire sauce along with plenty of herbs and spices. Put the lamb and veggies in a slow cooker and leave for four hours. Kleftiko is a Greek dish of lamb and potatoes slow cooked with white wine, lemon and oregano. Serve with bread for mopping up juices, and a green salad dressed with red wine vinegar and olive oil. Groundnut stew is a typically West African dish. Serve this slow-cooked chicken, with its mellow peanut butter and fiery ensemble of spices, alongside extra sliced red chilli for oomph. Slow cooking chickpeas with a heady selection of spices really ramps up the flavour in this frugal dish.