cgyguy Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I love to cook, especially outdoors. Food just seems to taste Sooooo good when you are outside. My question is: what are some of the best outdoor recipes (tried and true) that everyone likes to cook or eat while camping? I am sure some would say hot dogs and hamburgers (keep it easy) which is ok, but what about all of the backyard chefs out there? Do you like to grill, slow cook, deep fry, pan fry, your favourite meals? What do you cook that everyone loves while camping? Me? I use a Cobb a lot of the time as it is easy to place a few coals in the bottom, get it stoked up, and then do a mustard honey chicken. Reciped is easy: Either chicken pieces or thighs (skin on) Place in a sealed ziploc bag and add: 1 cup Frenchs mustard 1/2 cup honey seasonings (i like poultry seasong, montreal steak spice, etc) Mush up the chicken in the bag and coat thoroughly Let marinade for any from 30 mins - overnight (longer the better) grill on both sides until skin is nice and crisp on all sides wrap in foil and continue to cook until cooked thoroughly (no pink) remove from grill and let stand for 5 minutes covered in foil serve and enjoy! Cheers! Quote
LynnF Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Granny Smith Apples. Core them but leave the bottom of the apple in tact. In the middle stuff brown sugar, raisins and butter. Wrap in 3 layers of foil. Throw in the embers of a campfire for 15 minutes to half hour depending on how hot the fire is. It's like a portable apple pie. Or maybe it just tastes that way after a few adult bevvies. Quote
ÜberFly Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 You talking backpacking/canoe tripping/rafting or car camping?! For backpacking we dry all our own so pretty much anything you have at home you can have in the backcountry (but top picks would be chicken mushroom curry and Moroccan Stew [Vegan] on couscous), dried strawberries). Canoe tripping/rafting and car camping - I'm a Dutch Oven cook, so I've done everything from roast turkey [yes full turkey] to baking cakes and backing homemade buns & bread, etc. Probably the two dishes that go over the best are Chicken Cordon Bleu and Chicken Enchiladas (though you can't buy Enchilada sauce in grocery stores here for some reason?)! Unfortunatley, I don't normally give my recipies away P Quote
deeppowder Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Dutch oven pizza is by far my favorite! Can't go wrong. A little self promotion below. Enjoy! http://pioneermountainpantry.com/ Jeff Quote
ÜberFly Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Jeff! You're alive!! Is "pioneermountainpantry" you?! Cool! P Dutch oven pizza is by far my favorite! Can't go wrong. A little self promotion below. Enjoy! http://pioneermountainpantry.com/ Jeff Quote
DonAndersen Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 cgyguy, My wife really likes using the Cobb as well. I like what she makes. And that is the reason I've been married nearly 45 years. Don Quote
Ricinus Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Where do you find a Cobb grill? It really looks good for two people. Disregard, I found them. Mike Quote
fishinglibin Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Heavy spiced back ribs in foil on a raised grill turning frequently Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 I just bought a big trailer so i'm looking forward to trying some of these recipes. Oh and crashing the cutty hut. Quote
jasonvilly Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Never heard of dutch oven for cooking, I do know the old lady gets mad at the other type. Might have to look into one for the upcoming camping season. Looks like even an aluminium be would be too heavy for backpacking, but other types it would be okay. Looked up some recipes, how do you tell how hot it is inside the dutch oven? The models I looked at didnt have a temperature gauge. Quote
fishinglibin Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Very similar to LynnF's apple pie, we would do the same with wild saskatoons, and add a bit of graham wafer crumbs. Bevvies or not, it was great after a day on the water. New idea for a restaurant chain, Camping Meals Quote
ÜberFly Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Jason, I have 3 "D O's" and I will lend you one after I teach you how! As a thank you for helping me with my router & iPhone issues!! Cheers, P P.S> As far as temperature goes, there is a specific technique... Never heard of dutch oven for cooking, I do know the old lady gets mad at the other type. Might have to look into one for the upcoming camping season. Looks like even an aluminium be would be too heavy for backpacking, but other types it would be okay. Looked up some recipes, how do you tell how hot it is inside the dutch oven? The models I looked at didnt have a temperature gauge. Quote
bigalcal Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 SJW=NATO No Action Talk Only Big Al Mayor of the Cutty Hut Quote
LynnF Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 SJW=NATO No Action Talk Only Big Al Mayor of the Cutty Hut True dat. Quote
bigbowtrout Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 You're doing it wrong. Bannock donuts!! So f'in delicious. Hell ya!!!!!!!! Chuck a little jam on top and your living life large. Gives you enough energy to shoot bears with hand guns. Quote
fishinglibin Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 Bah Ha Ha Ha, Good One, and looks way too good. Quote
agbff Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 Pop top Chef Boyardee and some Pilsner.... breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Quote
Hawgstoppah Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 Nothing better than some fresh Bull Trout. Especially when I am able to grab them from a bear's jaws as I zip by in my jetboat. Quote
bigbowtrout Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 BBT, Occupy Cutty Hut !!!? LMAO!! WPS!! Soooooie!!! Get ready for occupy cutty hut lol PGK : cake icing ftw Quote
deeppowder Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Hi Pete, Yep, still alive and kicking though a knee injury playing hockey has slowed down the powder turns........... My wife's business. I hope someday to be promoted to "Head Delivery Man". Making weekly deliveries to the Big Hole and maybe the Bow! As far as you guys asking about dutch ovens and temperature, this is how we go about it. Three up, three down for 350 degrees. Take the diameter of the pan to start. Let's say it is a ten inch pan. Three up, so thirteen on top, three down, so seven on the bottom for 350 degrees. Every time you want twenty five more degrees of heat, add one on the top and bottom. So you want 400 degrees with a ten inch pan, fifteen on top and nine on the bottom. Clear as mud? Like everything new, practice makes perfect. One thing we have learned, colder ambient temperature means more heat over a longer period of time, warmer out means less time at same pan temperature. I know several people who backpack with their aluminum dutch oven. The ovens are expensive though. Jeff Quote
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