Autumn Recipes to Fall in love with

Create comforting meals to warm up the darker evenings with some of our must have Kitchen appliances from Expert. We have a brilliant range of soup makers & slow cookers to help you easily create your favourite Autumn recipes.

Morphy Richards 1.6 Litres Soup Maker €89.95

The fuss-free way to make delicious soup, just the way you like it. In as little as 21 minutes, you can be sitting down with a bowl of fresh, homemade and nutritious soup.

Curried Pumpkin Soup with Hummus

Ingredients:

• 600g pumpkin, chopped
• 200g potato, chopped
• 1 leek, white part only, washed and sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3 cups (750ml) hot vegetable stock
• 2 teaspoons mild curry powder
• Pistachio dukkha, hummus, sliced red chilli and coriander, to serve

Method:

• Place the pumpkin, potato, leek, garlic, hot stock, and curry powder into the Soup Maker Jug.
• Place the Lid on the Jug and select the Smooth setting. Press start.
• When the soup is ready, season with salt.
• Place the Lid on and press and hold the Smoothie/Blend Button for 15 seconds before serving.
• Pour into serving bowls.
• Top with hummus, chilli, and coriander to serve.

Simple Vegetable Soup 

Ingredients:

• For a quick smooth soup fill the Soup Maker past the MIN mark with a selection of diced vegetables (using ready prepared chopped vegetables is ideal.) 
• Add the vegetable or chicken stock cubes and fill to the MAX mark with water. 
• Select the smooth setting. Once the soup is ready, season to taste and serve.

Cooking time: 21 minutes

Setting: Smooth Serves: 4

The Russell Hobbs Chalk Board Slow Cooker €39.95

Great for people who want to enjoy nourishing meals but simply don’t have the time or energy to prepare ingredients at the end of a busy day. The clever chalk board feature allows you to leave messages for your family, tell them what’s cooking or keep a note of your ingredients or timings if you’re following a recipe.

Vegetarian Curry

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp cooking oil 
• ½ onion, chopped 
• ½ clove garlic, crushed 
• ¼ tsp chilli • ¼ tsp turmeric 
• ¼ tsp coriander 
• ¼ tsp cumin 
• 50g lentils
• 300ml white stock 
• ½ tsp lemon juice 
• 1 small carrot, diced 
• ½ apple, peeled, cored and chopped 
• 15g sultanas 
• salt and pepper to taste 

Method 

• Heat the oil in a pan. Lightly sauté the onion and garlic. 
• Add the turmeric, chilli, coriander, cumin and lentils. Cook gently for a minute. 
• Stir in the stock, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes. 
• Transfer to the cookpot and stir in the carrots, apple and sultanas.
• Cook for 6-10 hours on Low or 3 - 4 hours on High

Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 3 Carrots, peeled and diced
• 3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 1/2kg of beef, cubed
• 500ml beef stock 
• 1 can (400g) of chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
• 260g frozen peas 
• 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

• In a large frying pan, brown the beef over a high heat for a couple of minutes 
• Preheat the slow cooker 20minutes on High.
• Layer carrots, potatoes and onions in the bottom of the slow cooker's ceramic bowl. Then top with beef, bay leaf, and black peppercorns. 
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the stock, tomatoes and thyme. Pout over the meat and vegetables. 
• Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook 3-4 hours on HIGH or 7-8 hours on LOW.
• Stir in the peas 15 to 20 minutes before serving and cook on HIGH. 
• Taste and adjust seasoning, stir in the parsley and remove bay before serving.

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