Chakalaka from a Smart Cooker
Easy recipe, saving 30 min. of gas/electricity
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Slow cook your food and save lots of electricity
Done in | 30 min |
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Skill level | easy |
A smart cooker uses heat retention to insulate a pot that has been brought to the boil on a stove. Heat retention is when heat obtained from an energy source is locked in. This reduces cooking time using the stove by over 70%. The method has many health benefits due to the slow cooking, and saves energy so it’s good for the environment and your budget. It needs some experimenting but is super easy and does not cost anything!
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Smart Living Education CentreCardbox box Big enough to fit your pot
Old Paper and/or eggboxes
Pillow case
Cooking pot with tight fitting lid from stainless steel, cast iron or clay. Aluminium or glass cookware cools down too quickly.
Bring a pot with food to the boil on your stove or on a fire. It is important that the pot is full and has a tight fitting lid on it.
Meat: 20 minutes
Chicken on the bone: 15 minutes
Vegetables: 5 minutes
Rice (white or brown): 2 minutes on stove
Beans or samp: 20 minutes
The pot stays hot for up to 12 hours in the box and cooks your food without any electricity at all.
Meat: 3 hours in smart cooker box
Chicken on the bone: 2-3 hours in smart cooker box
Vegetables: 1 hour in smart cooker box
Rice (white or brown): 1 hour in smart cooker box
Beans or samp 20 minutes: 3-4 hours in smart cooker box
Do not open the pot during the time because then it stops cooking. You do not need to stir - it cannot burn. There is no problem if your food stays wrapped up like this all day. For example, you can prepare everything in the morning, wrap the hot pot and when you come back in the afternoon the food is ready.
Besides cooking your food in it, there are many other ways to use a smart cooker:
Find more information in the Smart Cooking and Home Safety Guide of the City of Cape Town
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