4 crock pods Recipes

vegetable oil, stewing beef, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes, onions, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, minced gingerroot, red chili peppers or 1 -2 green chili pepper, ground cumin, ground coriander, turmeric, salt, cracked black peppercorns, green cardamom pods or 4 white cardamom pods, beef stock or 1/2 cup water, bay leaf, ground almonds, plain yogurt (optional), hot cooked rice

boneless skinless chicken breasts or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces, carrots, coarsely shredded, dry sherry (optional), soy sauce, rice vinegar, fresh ginger, peeled and grated, ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes , to taste (optional), chicken broth, water, dried vermicelli or 2 oz other medium noodles, frozen pea pods (if using frozen thaw them first) or 1 (6 oz) package fresh pea pods, cut diagonally (if using frozen thaw them first), soy sauce, to serve

chicken broth, edamame, in the pod (1 cup shelled ), olive oil, unsalted butter, onion, chopped, arborio rice , vialone nano or 1 cup carnaroli rice, parmesan cheese, freshly grated, salt and pepper