Best camp meal? [Archive] - Expedition Portal

DesertRose

10-19-2005, 01:54 AM

When we're too busy to get out for expeditions, we like to play the "so what was your favorite camp meal" game.

Jonathan just sent me the description of the Expedition Exchange's "Iron Chef" competition, and so that got me to thinking....about what our all-time favorite camp meal was.

For us, even taking into account the fancy meals we got from a camp chef in Tanzania and some seriously over-planned meals like Thanksgiving in Seriland on the Sonoran coast of the Sea of Cortez - it always comes back to this meal:

It was 1989. We stopped at the Puerto Penasco fisherman's market on the way to camp, which was about 15 miles west of the last habitation, on a nice deserted stretch of Sea of Cortez beach. We bought still-twitching-fresh cabrilla (sea bass - I think it was $4 for a couple pounds), limes, lots of Tecate. In camp, 20 minutes brought up a hot bed of coals, we put down the grill grate we had hastily picked up off our Weber at home, and slapped on that inch-thick cabrilla steak. You can hear the sizzle. Off it comes, onto the plates, drenched in lime.....and consumed with icy cold beers in hand as the sun dropped over the sea. I have no idea if we had any side dishes or what - we just have never had such fantastic fish, or few meals to top it.

:campfire: What is YOUR all-time favorite camp meal? :chowtime:

Life_in_4Lo

10-19-2005, 02:43 AM

bh4rnnr

10-19-2005, 03:32 AM

Well right now its: Grilled Salmon with spanish rice and broccoli. Topped with a fine ale. Seeing how the last two times i've had it camping was in the fall during or "Outlaws Run" to the desert, the brew has been Breckenridges "Fall Brew". Good stuff.

MaddBaggins

10-19-2005, 03:52 AM

When I'm backpacking, my fave meal is Mountain House rice and chicken. Very filling :lurk:
Car camping with the family, I would have to say grilled brats, ore grilled salmon.
Or in the spring while backpacking or car camping there is always fresh caught trout-grilled with butter and lemon pepper and fresh new ferns-slightly boiled with a little butter and salt. MMMMMM
Have you ever tried new ferns, while they are stilled curled up that is? Very tasty. After they open they get bitter.
:campfire:

Scott Brady

10-19-2005, 03:55 AM

Ooooh, my favorite subject... :chowtime:

I would have to say it was the dinner Brian (Goodtimes), Brittan and I did on 3 feet of snow on the top of Mingus mountain. Ribeye steaks, cornbread, salad and a few other things. It was just such a fun day (90' winch pulls, deep snow, mud, ice, beautiful views, etc.) and then a great meal.

After that, we climbed in the Jumping Jack Trailer (parked and 2' of snow and ice) and slept like babies.

goodtimes

10-19-2005, 04:03 AM

My favorite is the one that Scott cooks (in fact, the rib-eyes previously mentioned were up there). Speaking of that trip....was that last trail we did (where we had to break virgin snow), was that just cool or what!

Back to food....I'm pretty handy with a wrench, but for the safety and welfare of all parties within 100 feet, it is best to keep me out of the kitchen.

GeoRoss

10-19-2005, 04:20 AM

You guys aren't going to be too impressed, but when I'm working I am pretty happy with a can of soup or chili out of the can; quicker clean up :jump: and a couple of beers or a good scotch.

I have to get more creative when with the family. Hotdogs cooked over a fire are always a big hit with my two daughters. I hate clean-up with the fancier meals though I sure do like eating them ;).

Ross

datrupr

10-19-2005, 04:26 AM

I am kinda in the same boat as Ross, I always like to make it easy for the clean up factor, but I do love the steak for dinner with baked potatoes cooked on the hot coals served with fresh asparagus tips.......And of course plenty of beer to wash it down. :chowtime:

And for breakfast nothing beats a couple of eggs with bacon and hash browns. And of course I gotta have some coffee.

Lunch is usually just a sandwich of some sort. Served with a good side of chips....... And a beer.

Scott Brady

10-19-2005, 04:37 AM

And of course I gotta have some coffee.

How did I forget that! Some of us are pretty serious about our coffee. My mess kit includes TWO french presses :jumping: :coffee:

datrupr

10-19-2005, 04:57 AM

My mess kit includes TWO french presses :jumping: :coffee:

WOW!!!! Now that is fancy campin'! French presses? When out camping I will settle for instant. Of course that will not fly at home, but for roughing it it works. I know, this is sounding bad for for a former fine dining restaurant manager. If any of my chefs see this I am toast. No pun intended:o

Scenic WonderRunner

10-19-2005, 05:20 AM

How about.....how creative can you get when you are almost out of food!

On the last night of camping one trip......I had some steak left but nothing really to go with it!

But THEN! ........."Steak Spaghetti"......was Born! Yummers! :chowtime:

I thought I would ad some views of my best breakfast spot ever! (I hope that's OK) ....these 3 pics give about a 180* view. I felt like I could hear sounds of nature for miles!

Way back in on the Broken Arrow Trail, Sedona, Arizona.....at 7am on a beautiful April 2005 morning!

DesertRose

10-19-2005, 01:23 PM

I hate clean-up with the fancier meals

Ross

That, my dear Ross, is what dogs are for! :p

Ursidae69

10-19-2005, 01:41 PM

On my last camp trip, ten days in southern NM a few weesk ago, pretty much every breakfast and every dinner was some sort of game meat (usually elk) with fried potatoes in a burro. Of course, each meal had lots of roasted green chili from Hatch NM in it! When your not sure you can feel your mouth after you eat, then you've put enough chili in. :exclaim: This all must get washed down with several Tecates with lime of course. :victory:

awalter

10-19-2005, 03:35 PM

One must start the day with fresh brewed coffee & Bailey's & cap the day with Hornitas, inbetween a nice marinated, grilled pork tenderloin. :coffee:

Scenic WonderRunner

10-20-2005, 03:16 AM

Anybody HUNGRY>?!!

This was a really good topic..............

so trying to revive it before it gets lost!

..............bump! :chowtime:

gjackson

10-20-2005, 03:44 AM

Great topic, but how to pick out a favorite meal?! I have had so many great meals camping. The South Africans have a tradition they call the potjie which is a dutch oven. We took one through Africa and had some incredible meals from it. Baked bread, scones, pork and dumplings, steak and beer and ox-tail mmmmmmm good stuff!! Then there's borewors (sausage) and sudza (pap (corn meal)).

Oh, and my wife is a camping dessert expert, so there's pancakes with apricots, cheesecake with cherries, rice pudding. . .

So much great food, and all the better when you are in the middle of no where far from home after a long day of travelling and new experiences. I think that is what makes camp food so great.

For breakfast rusks and coffee. (My french press is stainless, so I only took one!!)

cheers

Graham
www.africaoverland.org

Life_in_4Lo

10-20-2005, 05:50 AM

Graham, you need a to have a proper Braai for a camp meal! Some hot coals and flame licking the bottom of your steaks! :campfire: :chowtime: :beer:

The BN Guy

10-20-2005, 01:09 PM

breakfast - warmed tortillas with scrambled eggs (maybe throw in some Baco's for texture and taste)

lunch - sandwiches or a burrito placed on the engine during the morning trailride

dinner - hamburgers (or steaks), fried potatoes, and my favorite - Ranch style beans! Gotta have the gas to keep ya warm! All cooked over a campfire of course! :campfire:

gjackson

10-20-2005, 03:31 PM

Graham, you need a to have a proper Braai for a camp meal! Some hot coals and flame licking the bottom of your steaks!

. . .with some Castle or Windhoek!! That's the stuff. But I gotta say, potjies are more comfort food. Good for cooler weather and also when you have time to cook them! Also excellent for the chicken and goat you get in West Africa that has been chased by every person within a 100 mile raduis and is tough as boots.

Braais are so much better when you can get quality meat!! :exclaim:

cheers

Graham
www.africaoverland.org

mountainpete

10-20-2005, 03:56 PM

I've been thinking about this for a while... because I have too many favorite camp foods!

First, nothing beats a Rib Eye steak rubbed with Montreal Steak Spice, some beans and a beer. My wife doesn't usually like the smell of the tent later that night, but man is it good.

I also love some really simple things. Quesadillas are high on my list. We pre-make them with black beans, re-fried beans, chicken breast, cheese, cilantro, salsa and sometimes a splash of tequilla. Just heat it up in a frying pan and you are good to go. Quick, easy and very little clean up.

I also love Couscous and I got to admit Kraft Dinner or Ichiban soup can be mighty nice after a long day. :chowtime:

Top it all off with a messy, but good, desert. Cut a banana in half and put a Caramilk bar in the middle. Rap in tin-foil and heat until melted. Eat with a spoon in front of a fire.

Pete

Nullifier

10-21-2005, 12:58 AM

Have to say my best was on a 6 day river trip in wisconson in 2k2. A guy who used to work for Bell Canoes brought these kelby steak kabobs along. Man they were awesome.

On most of our trips thought we have salmon filets topped with durkie/soy sauce over rice. mmm.... good maybe with some califlower or broccoli.

Last year we led a 4 day trip on a river here is Florida. All the kayakers were stunned at how "loaded" we were but hey on the last night when everyone fired up the MRE's or dehydrated what ever, The wife and I were having surf and turf. it was an envious crowd to say the least. I think that is why I love canoe caming so much. You can pack the ammenities that a kayak just doesn't allow. thick comfy sleeping pads and a large cooler with dry ice. LOL

desertgirl66

10-21-2005, 01:18 AM

Ahhhh---the best camp meals! Gotta' try Desertdude's fresh Spanish Seafood Paella with Sangria, sunset in the Aqua Fria National Monument :bowdown:

Breakfast---watching the sun rise over the San Francisco Peaks, camping in the cinder cones; chorizo (soy version for us vegie eaters!) with eggs and tortillas cooked like a souffle, hot green tea!! And of course a few ginger cookies to wash it all down.

Get ready for Baja!!

gjackson

10-22-2005, 01:11 AM

I also love Couscous . . .

Connie has an AWESOME spiced couscous recipie. Takes about 10 min to make. Mmmmmm.

Graham
www.africaoverland.org

flyingwil

10-22-2005, 06:33 AM

IF only I can figure out how to do this at a campsite with out a generator I would be set! :chowtime:
http://www.longlostcousins.com/Portals/0/424/IMG_0346.JPG

This is my Pop's BBQ set up we use for all our family gatherings. Yum Yum!

The BN Guy

10-22-2005, 05:35 PM

IF only I can figure out how to do this at a campsite with out a generator I would be set! :chowtime:

Simple...children! ;)

Seriously, why not hook up a car battery to an electric motor or something like that?

Boy that looks good! Never had a pig on a spit before.

flyingwil

10-22-2005, 09:09 PM

The Piggy takes upwards of 5 hours and the battery would drain entirely too quick, however it is a great idea to use Children! I think a chicken spit would work with out drianing the Battery too bad, I'll have to give it a try. Kind of funny i overlooked the most simple of solutions!

Life_in_4Lo

10-23-2005, 03:26 AM

Ahhhh---the best camp meals! Gotta' try Desertdude's fresh Spanish Seafood Paella

Hey! I had that in DV, Pasquale was kind enough to make it and we were kind enough to enjoy it! hehe

pangaea

10-23-2005, 02:16 PM

Although I enjoy cooking in the camp, I have to recommend camping with Graham and his wife. Connie's meals easily take up 8 of my top ten camp meals. A few of my faves have to be curried lamb kabobs, Chicken Tikka Masala (a recipe that she and I have been throwing back and forth over the past couple of years trying to perfect it), and that desert that she makes (Graham, help me out here) Cherries with graham cracker crusts with some kind of cream filling....mmmm... :chowtime:

Scott Brady

10-23-2005, 02:39 PM

All these favorites are excellent! :eatchicke

I am really looking forward to the Baja trip, and rotating the meal. Should make for some great stories for this thread. :coffee:

Desertdude

10-23-2005, 03:53 PM

Considering I have been on a perpetual camping trip for the past 20 years I have been able to do more with less - without sacrificing great food :chowtime:

Well... James you are in luck - for Surf n Turf 05 (Thursday) we are preparing a seafood pasta dish with hand picked fresh garden tomatoes woven into a home made puttanesca sauce - over imported Penne Rigate pasta - Served with Cab Franc by Martin Ranch Winery (http://martinranchwinery.com/)

(Friday) Grilled over Mesquite firewood pit - salmon steaks - spaghetti squash ( specially seasoned) - Quinoa pilaf - fresh garden tomatoe/basil/mozzerella salad - served with homemade wine sangria

(Sat) we are making one of Desertgirl's famous dishes - Prawns marinaded in lime and tequila - served in a hand made Ancho Chile (http://tasteoftx.com/recipes/chiles/ancho.html) sauce. This will be a "make your own Taco buffet" with all the special hand made fix-ins and tortillas - along with fresh made guacamole - margaritas on the rocks with fresh lime juice and Patrón Añejo (http://www.patronspirits.com/en/content/spirits/patron_anejo/)

:sunny: your only as good as your last camp meal :sunny:

Life_in_4Lo

10-23-2005, 05:38 PM

I'm just bringing a plate and fork to SnT. With you and the norcal crew, I think I'll be enjoying life :chowtime: :luxhello:

Considering I have been on a perpetual camping trip for the past 20 years I have been able to do more with less - without sacrificing great food :chowtime:

Well... James you are in luck - for Surf n Turf 05 (Thursday) we are preparing a seafood pasta dish with hand picked fresh garden tomatoes woven into a home made puttanesca sauce - over imported Penne Rigate pasta - Served with Cab Franc by Martin Ranch Winery (http://martinranchwinery.com/)

(Friday) Grilled over Mesquite firewood pit - salmon steaks - spaghetti squash ( specially seasoned) - Quinoa pilaf - fresh garden tomatoe/basil/mozzerella salad - served with homemade wine sangria

(Sat) we are making one of Desertgirl's famous dishes - Prawns marinaded in lime and tequila - served in a hand made Ancho Chile (http://tasteoftx.com/recipes/chiles/ancho.html) sauce. This will be a "make your own Taco buffet" with all the special hand made fix-ins and tortillas - along with fresh made guacamole - margaritas on the rocks with fresh lime juice and Patrón Añejo (http://www.patronspirits.com/en/content/spirits/patron_anejo/)

:sunny: your only as good as your last camp meal :sunny:

60seriesguy

10-23-2005, 07:50 PM

I like to bring frozen home-made chili (my own recipe for Sonora Chile Negro"), Portuguese caldo verde (hearty soup with spinach, chicken, potato, linguiso sausage and porto wine) and green chile chicken stew for dinner when I camp. Serve it with some thick crusty bread on the first night, then white rice or couscous on the following nights.

If I'm bringing a grille grate I'll pre-marinade trip-tip steaks (I make my own cumin and ancho chile-based dry rub), serve them with coal-roasted sweet potatoes and maybe some picked veggies.

I like oatmeal for breakfast when I camp, but nothing wakes you up on a cold morning like some Texas-style pinto beans in a bowl, with fresh tortillas and bacon.

Lunch on expeditions is usually on the go and we prefer baby carrots and celery sticks, cheese, cut up dry sausages and pretzels/crackers. Minimal preparation and can be eaten while driving.

Desertdude

10-24-2005, 01:10 AM

We have some fine chefs in this bunch :bowdown:

BajaTaco

11-04-2005, 06:33 PM

Oh man, this thread is incredible. I am getting sooooo hungry.

One of my favorite camp meals of all time has to be one that we had in Baja... (who would have thunkit). Maybe it was so good because there is a fun story to it. We were camped out at this place (http://www.bajataco.com/Baja/secretparadise01.jpg) and had been exploring another nearby beach when a couple pangeros (or "pescaderos" - mexican fishermen) came into shore on their panga. They were looking for some help, as they were almost out of fuel and the hull of the panga (her name was "Laurita" ) was cracked. They didn't think they would be able to make it home. I siphoned about 10 gallons of gas from the Toyota and gave him some D-cell batteries for his flashlight. As I was out of money at the time, I gave him the 30 pesos I had to buy some more fuel if they could find any along the way. We fed them some sandwiches and drinks, and I fetched a repair patch kit from my supplies. This guy was so grateful and INSISTED that he repay us. He opened up his stash box and produced a portion of tuna and eight lobsters. The tuna was enormous and probably weighed about 50 lbs. There was no way we could even fit it into a cooler. So we gave it to a friend, Jose, who we had met and was living there at the time. He had a propane fridge and he said it would feed him for weeks. We also gave him a jumbo lobster and we kept two biggies and 5 little ones. We had a big pot to make the lobster in and enjoyed a langosta feast on the beach with a gorgeous sunset and almost full moon. We had the rest the next night in the middle of the desert on the way to a remote oasis. (see pic)

http://www.bajataco.com/Baja/bigbug.jpg

DesertRose

11-04-2005, 06:50 PM

WOW - I am now very very hungry, and of course, craving lobster - thanks a lot Chris!!

YOUR story reminds me of perhaps our second-greatest camp meal . . . we were camped off the coast of Vancouver Island, along Johnstone Strait, having kayaked out there to see the orcas (this was years ago, before it became too filled up with people). It was my birthday, so we paddled out to a fishing boat (it was salmon season) to buy some. The fishermen were Tlingits, and they told us they wouldn't have anything til one or two in the morning, and their coolers were as-yet empty. We paddled back hungry and disappointed. Next morning, we woke up to find 2 enormous fresh-caught salmon lying on the rock by our camp kitchen - with a shiny new penny on each fish. No boat in sight - they were long gone, so we never could find them. We found out later it's a Tlingit custom to give copper as good-luck - especially on special occasions like birthdays. That fantastic gesture will always live with me as a measure of the best of what it means to travel and connect with other people.

Not to mention being exceedingly delicious and feeding our group of four for 4 days straight - burp. :eatchicke

The BN Guy

11-04-2005, 06:54 PM

What do you guys think about making up a lil Cooking Expeditions West Style cookbook/document that we can put somewhere on the site and download and share?

Just a thought. :eatchicke

DesertRose

11-04-2005, 07:17 PM

What do you guys think about making up a lil Cooking Expeditions West Style cookbook/document that we can put somewhere on the site and download and share?

Just a thought. :eatchicke

Now you're talking my language!

I'd love to do that.

There are lots of ways we can do it . . . people can submit recipes and we can compile into a downloadable PDF . . .

It could also be an electronic database, but that would probably be too much work . . . I'm liking the PDF idea best. It's easy to create them with a table of contents with hyperlinks and photos.

What are your thoughts for format/usability?

Pictures would be very great, too.

I would think we'd want to try to get the best of everything, from the very simple to the very fancy - and everything in between. An additional thought...we could ask for donations to help run the forum?

Roseann

The BN Guy

11-05-2005, 12:30 PM

I agree a PDF format would probably be most usable by most everyone.

And who wants to handle this monumental task?

:hehe: Just found some old recipes...Wendy's Chili, Wendy's Frosty, Benihana's Fried Rice, Red Lobster biscuits , and Red Lobster Cheese Biscuits. Thought I lost them!

DesertRose

11-05-2005, 04:09 PM

I'd love to do that.

I'm already volunteering!

Let me think of some framework for submissions we can throw out there and perhaps recruit some "judges".... OR

Jonathan and I were thinking of hosting an ExPo weekend down here at our place; we could have a cook-off and feature the winners, entries, and selected other ones?

Anyone have any other suggestions?

BajaTaco

11-07-2005, 01:14 AM

WOW - I am now very very hungry, and of course, craving lobster - thanks a lot Chris!!

You're welcome!! :beer:

YOUR story reminds me of perhaps our second-greatest camp meal . . . we were camped off the coast of Vancouver Island...

... That fantastic gesture will always live with me as a measure of the best of what it means to travel and connect with other people.

Hey, excellent story!! I dig it :ylsmoke:

An ExPo cook-off at your place? I would like to volunteer to be a judge. :D If I have to prepare a dish, it will be seasoned crickets in a big wok.

GeoRoss

11-07-2005, 03:17 AM

I offer to add some of my recipes for the chapter on easy clean-up/quick meals. Here is the first:
1. find can opener, screw driver or sharp rock.
2. find the least revolting canned good from food storage container in the back of the truck.
3. open up the can and dig in
4. lick spoon clean
5. crush can and place in trash bag
6. enjoy your beer while everyone else is still cooking/eating/cleaning up
:jump:

Although my submission is a joke (but my reality w/out the family), I think this is a great idea.

Ross

I'm already volunteering!

Let me think of some framework for submissions we can throw out there and perhaps recruit some "judges".... OR

Jonathan and I were thinking of hosting an ExPo weekend down here at our place; we could have a cook-off and feature the winners, entries, and selected other ones?

Anyone have any other suggestions?

pangaea

11-07-2005, 01:22 PM

In all seriousness, have any of you ever tried intake manifold cooking? Maybe its something unique to the Land Rover crowd, but it's a great lazy way to have a hot meal at the end of the day.

Basically, you take your food, wrap it in tin foil. Or if you have a tin can, pull the label off and fit it into a nice nook inside the engine compartment. For V8s, the area between the intake manifold and the PS bank of cylinders works well. Anyway, put the food in there around lunch time, and stop to turn it maybe once or twice during the day, at the campsite, you have nice piping hot meal ready to go, with minimal effort.

:chowtime:

goodtimes

11-07-2005, 01:34 PM

Manifold cooking is definately not unique to 'rovers. In fact, on most of my day trips, I'll wrap "something" up in tin foil and lay it across the injector rail on my jeep before I leave. Nothing like hot sloppy joe's on the trail...or hot chicken burrito's, or hot....anything.

Scott Brady

11-07-2005, 01:39 PM

DesertRose

11-07-2005, 02:02 PM

Yeah, I have cooked many-a-burrito on my manifolds. In fact, the Trooper did not have a good way to put the food on the manifold, so I made a "burrito bucket" over the exhaust manifold.

Those who know me have seen me do that quite often :chowtime:

I can see it now - we should have a cooked-on-vehicle category for our cook-off... and a chapter on it in the cookbook! would love to see a burrito bucket.

Scott - any thoughts on a forum section on Expedition Provisioning and Cooking?

On a cooking forum i occasionally look at, there is a Camping Food section with subsections on Dutch Oven, Campfire, etc.

Anyway, just some ideas, as it looks like food and cooking is an important part of expeditions for some people, and sharing ideas and knowledge in a more organized way would be great. (Also love GeoRoss's methods - lot to be said for that!)

Glad to have you back from SEMA Scott and good luck at the gathering; wish we could be there....we're in San Diego for the African Conservation Fund meetings.....

Roseann

greybrick

05-31-2008, 03:17 AM

This is a real old thread but I'll bring it back to the top anyway.

My all time favorite camping meal is a buckwheat pancake breakfast slathered all over with butter and about a cup of real maple syrup poured over top with some thick fried bacon on the side ...something about the sugar rush in the morning I guess. :)

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Lynn

05-31-2008, 03:52 AM

One of my favorites qualifies under the simple prep, simple cleanup category.

A million years ago in my Boy Scout days for backpacking trips I used to take a piece of heavy-duty foil and put a couple slices of onion on it, followed by a ½ pound hamburger patty, covered with mushroom soup.

Wrap it all up and through it in the pack (in a ziplock, of course).

Then when we get to our campsite the first thing I would do is build a campfire. As soon as the coals were ready I’d throw the package on, and by the time camp was set up it was ready. Just grab a fork and eat it from the foil.

The onions on the bottom not only provide lots of flavor but they help keep the burger from burning.

Oh, and in the high mountains of Colorado I never worried about the burger going bad during a day of hiking. In the lower climes it might be an issue...

calamaridog

06-07-2008, 02:20 PM

We made "trail burgers" often. You would add the ingredients in whatever manner you wanted then throw in the coals wrapped in heavy duty foil.

chopped carrot, onion, celery, potatoes
salt and pepper, garlic powder
worcestershire sauce
ground beef

Kids enjoy making it themselves plus they can add more or less of the veggies they like.

the dude

06-07-2008, 03:19 PM

kellymoe

06-10-2008, 04:41 AM

I have to say that I am not fond of cooking while camping. I cook at home and I cook for twelve at work. When camping I like simplicity and easy clean up. I like spending my time exploring and using up every bit of daylight. My standby meals for camping usually consist of chorizo and eggs for breakfast, lunch is usually on the go either hiking or driving and is something that I can unwrap and eat or carry with me hiking like Mini Bonn Belles with salami. For dinner I love a steak on the grill that has been marinating for days. If I cant have a steak I like a cilantro and pine nut sausage grilled over a open fire.

kellymoe

06-10-2008, 04:44 AM

We had a variation on the tinfoil dinner as well. It was done with smokies over the ground beef.

sliced onions
butter
sliced potatoes
sliced smokies (we preferred this as they did not need to be fully cooked, We now use our favorite sausage.)

Roll it all up in tinfoil, throw it on the fire and enjoy. It was always a trick to get the potatoes just crispy without burning them and not opening the tinfoil to check...

Years ago I spent 9 days on the Snake River rafting through Hells Canyon. Potatoes and onions with fresh trout were our staple meal. Thanks for reminding me, brings back good memories.

Mike_rupp

06-11-2008, 11:10 PM

Chorizo & eggs is definitely one of my all time favorites.

For dinner, my favorite has to be Kalbi. Its hard to beat for the combo of taste & how quick it is to prepare.

Greggk

04-25-2011, 11:32 AM

bump ttt for a worthwhile thread

for me its usually brats on a campfire but when we go camping in a few weeks we are doing boneless skinless chicken breast seasoned with salt, pepper, a little touch of garlic, and some onion flakes wrapped in bacon cooked over some hot coals from a campfire.

as a side dish for it we are doing corn on the cob in foil packets with butter, salt and pepper, and parmasean cheese then cook them in the coals

anyone else got something they want to try or have recently tried that is absolutely tasty?

Fireman78

05-01-2011, 04:35 AM

Chorizo & eggs is definitely one of my all time favorites.

For dinner, my favorite has to be Kalbi. Its hard to beat for the combo of taste & how quick it is to prepare.

Awesome.... Reminds me of a few weeks ago at the breakfast camp table. My 11 year old daughter and I were eating chorizo, potato egg and red chile for breakfast, and I tried to gross her out by telling her what chorizo was made of (lungs, lymph nodes, rectum, ect). She looks at me, shrugs her shoulders, and says, while taking another bite.. "good thing I like lymph nodes".

Mike_rupp

05-01-2011, 07:53 PM

The nasty bits!

I try to avoid thinking of what is in sausage.

Mamontof

05-01-2011, 09:50 PM

Marineited beef cubes in red wine with spices and garlics over a fire with mash potato or beans / white corn with plenty bater over a fire a good side too.

MMMMM the best off coos Wild goose in clay

Dig a hole , burn a wood inn

Whole goose even with feather cover by clay / before clean a stomach , fill up open belly with bell paper what fill with mix of rice , potato , tomatoes and feel free use your creativity:chef: Put over a whole bottle of white wine and cover a clay
,
Put a clay boll over a burn wood and put even more wood over , take your time have several beers for next 2- 3 hours

And when beer make you feel hungry push a ash on side , dig a clay boll , brake (all feather stick to a side ) stick your hands and grab meat with soft bones and joy a meat with plenty whiskey !!:wings:

Bon appetit , by the way fresh goose liver when cut in half make a sandwich feel with slice of tomato some soft fresh cheese and joy a bloody bite :chef:

rdraider

05-01-2011, 11:40 PM

Thanks for reviving a great thread!

timaus13

05-23-2011, 08:55 AM

Ok Fantastic thread WOW I am hungry :chef:

Ok Here goes.

500 Grams mince meat.
1 cup of rice.
can of tomatoe soup.
Salt
Pepper.
Chillie Sauce
onion finely chopped
1 egg
1 cup water.

Mix the Mince meat and rice with some salt and pepper & chillie sauce add 1 egg & chopped onion.
Roll into balls.
Place the balls of rice and meat into Dutch Oven and pour can of tomatoe soup over the lot along with 1 cup of water.

Bring to the boil and simmer.
Love this meal.

You can also modify the recipe with curry or any other flavouring like Garlic or hearbs n spices.

cheers:coffeedrink:

derval

06-01-2011, 12:17 PM

Boy, that would have to be a recent Norcal Land Cruiser trip:

Chips n' salsa, Shredded beef carnitas w/ guacomole & salsa on warmed tortilla bread. Grilled vegetables, bbq chicken sandwiches, marinated short ribs. A couple great cabernets...
and dutch oven, made from scratch peach cobbler w/ ice cream

then there was the second night.... :chowtime: :beer: :beer:

You are just perfect in this... what a wonderful list of items you included in the meal. Just on reading this, I am feeling to have them. I will definitely plan someday to go out and have this mouth-taking meal.

Greggk

06-01-2011, 12:44 PM

lets keep this thread going. i love reading about recipes, then trying them!

Conrad_Turbo

06-03-2011, 05:41 PM

We use the cast iron for virtually everything, my favorite is breakfast. Starting a fire first thing in the morning, letting it die down and then throwing two 12" cast iron pans over the coals. Preheat and then toss hashbrowns in one pan and eggs/bacon a few minutes later in the other. Cleanup is with a light scrub with a stainless SOS pad and some water to rinse. My wife and I love having eggs/bacon/hashbrowns first thing in the morning and either a coffee or a cold beer. :sombrero:

goldenbeagle

06-03-2011, 06:21 PM

Camp food...mmmm :chef:

I would have to say that the best camp meal ever was hands down the meal I had at the base of Mt. Elbert in CO. It was my birthday night and my cousin was 5 days away from getting married. To summit Mt. Elbert was our last item on the bachelor list. The night before we started our summit, we campfire grilled fresh Salmon, Elk Steaks, and green beans, boiled some rice, and cracked some Yingling brews I had brought from back east. Nothing burned...everything came out perfect.

However, the most amazing part….was the evening snack. We saved some of the salmon steak, some fresh onions, and some white rice. We combined the group in a bowl and mashed it up into a paste adding in a little whiskey…we smeared that paste onto crackers and toasted the most amazing meteor shower I had ever seen. <---thats right, i said whiskey mashed salmon paste...try it. Epic!!!

Epic trip…Epic Birthday…Epic everything. Man I am frickin hungry now…:coffee:

BlueGerbil

06-04-2011, 07:06 AM

Carnivores Camping Meal:

Starter: Salsiccia, an italian sausage with fennel in it or Merguez, a french sausage with red hot pepper paste in it. Some stuffed olives and baguette with that.

Main course: A not too small horse steak, accompanied by some couscous with dates in it. Ice cold Heineken goes well with that!

After that: A small piece of grilled lamb with some lemon and rosemary. An gold-coloured, italian Grappa would now be a good idea or a Schnaps / Spirit made out of hazelnuts by a guy near the place I live.

Now lean bag in your camping chair and watch the stars above the alps...

Greggk

06-04-2011, 07:38 AM

Holger

06-04-2011, 08:18 AM

6245262451

Our meal last week kayaking on Sandon River.
Roast mad in a cobb oven, together with roasted potatoes, corn, zuchini, carrot and other goodies. Not a bad meal for a Kayaking trip..

targa88

06-05-2011, 02:09 AM

6245262451

Our meal last week kayaking on Sandon River.
Roast mad in a cobb oven, together with roasted potatoes, corn, zuchini, carrot and other goodies. Not a bad meal for a Kayaking trip..

Got to love cooking with a Cobb!

grimbo

06-07-2011, 12:15 PM

Spit roast, beef & lamb, with camp oven roast veggies with real gravy with a group of friends and all the kids sitting by Lake Eildon which is now 80% full after 14 years of being nearly empty, on a balmy Autumn night as the sun set.

Or a can of Stagg chili cooked in a blizard while camping on the top of a mountain. It was quick, it was tasty and most importantly was hot.