'This is 2020 in a dish': Mum shows off her 'epic fail' after forgetting to add meat and slow cooking bay leaves on their own for EIGHT HOURS
- An Australian mother has shared a hilarious photo of her dinnertime 'fail' online
- She wanted to cook corned beef for supper and decided on slow cooking it
- But she forgot to add the beef and instead only put two bay leaves in for 8 hours
- The result was 'slow cooked bay leaf infused water' which no one enjoyed
An Australian woman has committed the ultimate 'epic fail' for dinner after forgetting to add meat into her slow cooker and heating nothing but a few bay leaves for eight hours.
The lady shared her hilarious story on a dedicated Facebook page for those who love to slow cook meals, and it's being described as '2020 in a dish'.
'Kids will love dinner... it's eight-hour slow cooked bay leaf infused water. I completely forgot to put in the corned beef,' she said.
'I couldn't believe my epic fail when I opened the lid and didn't see the corned beef.'
An Australian woman has committed the ultimate 'mum fail' for dinner after forgetting to add meat into her slow cooker and heating nothing but a few bay leaves for eight hours
This year, which has seen Australians battle bushfires, floods and an ongoing global pandemic, is being described as the most disappointing and disheartening year of our generation - much like the beefless dish this mother served.
'This is legit the best thing ever. Thank you so so much for the laugh,' one woman responded.
'Looks delicious. Time for a wine I think,' said another.
A third added: 'This is a bit like my husband making apple crumble without the crumble'.
Others were quick to share their own cooking sins, which mainly consisted of forgetting to turn on the oven or stove in the first place.
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The woman had wanted her meal to be a scrumptious and tender corned beef (stock image)
How to make a delicious slow cooker carbonara
Fettuccine carbonara in a slow cooker
INGREDIENTS
1kg of chicken thigh, diced
300 grams of bacon, diced
400 grams of mushroom, sliced
One onion, diced
Three teaspoons of garlic, minced
Two cans of condensed Cream of Chicken soup
Two x 600mL of thickened cream
One chicken stock cube
One packet of 500 grams of fettuccine
METHOD
1. Add chicken, onion, bacon, garlic, mushrooms and stock cube into the slow cooker.
2. Pour over the soup mix.
3. Add cream and stir together.
4. Cook on low for four hours.
5. Put pasta in the slow cooker.
6. Gently combine all of the ingredients.
7. Cook on high for a further 1.5 hours in the six litre slow cooker.
'Years ago I was cooking a roast in the oven... the works for my parents and mother-in-law. I had just about cooked it and the oven door shattered into the food. Sandwiches for lunch that day,' said one amateur chef.
'I remember a time many years ago we had people visiting and I didn't know them very well but I decided to make lasagna and salad as we had five children and four adults,' another said.
'Quick and easy - sure was, when I went to serve up I had forgotten to put the lasagna sheets in.'
'Reminds me of the time I made Italian bread in my bread maker. I spent 30 minutes chopping up herbs and garlic, added the ingredients and then waited. The bread would have been delicious if I'd added the water - I had hot, seasoned flour,' said a third.
