Intended Result A delicious slowly-cooked stew. By using a hay box, it is rather like using a slow cooker. Ingredients Use whatever recipe you usually use, this may be for a spaghetti bolognese, a chicken stew, an Irish stew, or any other similar meal that may be cooked slowly for a long time. Tools A hay box A dixie for the stew A stove to get the stew ready for the hay box, and at the end to ensure it is thoroughly hot. Method Make up the stew as usual, and heat well over a cooker. Place in the dixie containing the stew in the hay box with the cushion on top and leave either all day or overnight. Remove from the hay box and ensure the stew is thoroughly heated before serving. |