Campfire foods

[kittywitty]

Our family has several camping trips planned this year. I would like to keep us eating fairly healthy and using a bit primitive materials-we can't afford a propane stove, etc. All the campfire recipes I seem to find call for tons of prepared frozen foods spiffed up. Does anyone have any recipes for good whole foods (not pre-prepared) for the campfire? I may be able to get a propane skillet, plus a dutch oven, cast iron pan, and grilling at one of the camp sites. I've been trying to find reenactment recipes people use, but so far only found for hard tack. TIA!

[sellendie]

Will you have a cooler to keep foods cold?

[kittywitty]

Yes.

[wednesday2004]

This site has a few www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-Cooking.html

While your there, the rest of the site is pretty fun and they have a ghost stories section.


Sorry, trying to fix the link.....

[chaoticzenmom]

Some ideas:
Lentil loaf
Quiche (great cold)
fruits and vegetables
hard-boiled eggs
roll-ups (tortillas with cheese and lunchmeat)
homemade vegetable soups. Maybe you could can some and take them (that's my plan)
make up a bag of pancake mix?
pasta salad
yogurts
homemade rolls, breads and muffins

[oiseau]

This is our favorite camping food and we just use a cast iron skillet and a fire to make it:
We slice up some kielbasa and cook it. When it's done, split it between plates for everyone eating. Crack a few eggs into the skillet and scramble them. When they're cooked, divide them between the plates. Finally (and this is the not really whole foods part), pour a large can of baked beans into the pan. When they're heated up, split them between the plates (or just pour them over the eggs/kielbasa if you're like my fiance). I suppose you could make the beans yourself at home before leaving and just reheat them to avoid the canned beans.

[gardenmommy]

When we camp, I pack a cast iron skillet or dutch oven (or both), a cast iron griddle, and there is usually a grill provided. With those items, I've been able to to the following very easily:

Scrambled eggs
Fried eggs
Pancakes (I make a dry mix, so all I have to do is add the eggs, oil, and milk)
Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Grilled chicken
Hobo packets (meat and veggies wrapped in foil)
Sandwiches (pb&j, lunch meat, egg salad)
French toast
Chili
Beef stew
Soups

We usually camp with hook-ups (even though we tent it), so I pack my crock pot for days when we are planning to be busy all day. I've done:

Chili
Soup
Beef stew
Roast beef and veggies

I've never had a fridge, but have had a cooler for our cold stuff. As long as I keep the ice refreshed and the cooler in the shade, I've kept milk, eggs, condiments, maple syrup, and meats cold for up to a week.

[mommy212]

You can put whole, unhusked corn into the coals at the edge of the fire, as long as you watch it closely. Veggies like zucchini, corn kernels, green beans, sugar snap peas, and a lot of others cook up great wrapped in some foil with some spices and put over the fire. We usually just put them on a grill over it. You can also make potatoes like this if you cut them up small- don't recommend this for a high altitude, though, they take ages to cook. whole sausages are great. Fajitas with bell pepper, steak and onions or chicken are awesome grilled. You can also make your own flatbread or tortillas by bring the dough with you and cooking it either in a skillet with some oil (tortilla) or right on the grill (flatbread). Very tasty. My friend makes a great stew in a dutch over with all the usual in it- potatoes, beef, carrots, whatever, plsu a big bottle of red wine, if you use, or stock if not.

[Arduinna]

We basically do the same grilled foods we do at home when camping.

[kittywitty]

Thank you! Now I'm starving reading all of this! I love food cooked on a fire!

[lil_earthmomma]

Mmmmmm camping food!!!

Our menus look something like this:

Dinner foods:
Steak one night with tinfoil potatoes (a potato slices the long way and a scoop of carmalized onions and a tbsp of butter, salt and pepper sandwiched between, all wrapped tightly in tinfoil. You can tuck them right into the ashes, or cook them on the grill. Just poke with a fork to test doneness!) and tinfoil veggies (usually asparagus, onion, garlic, mushrooms and whatever else I have, with little bits of butter, a squeeze of lemon and salt and pepper).

Pork (Either pork chops on the bone, or we did a pork tenderloin last summer that turned out AWESOME!) tinfoil cheesy potatoes, broccoli salad

Hotdogs/sausages (we are so lucky to have an awesome deli where they make great healthy sausages with no crap!) over the fire (It just wouldn't be camping without! ) with veggies and dip usually.

Chili in the dutch oven.

Fish and broccoli slaw (if we catch it. If not I always have a back up meal! )

Grilled chicken thighs with spicy sweet potato chunks and cucumber salad.

Breakfast:

Bacon, eggs and the leftover potatoes get cut up and made into the most heavenly hashbrowns.
Campfire frittata with leftover veggies from dinner.
Skillet scramble topped with salsa

Lunch:

I always make a big potato salad that comes out every lunch.
Fresh fruit
fresh veggies and dip
variety of meats and cheese
nuts

Treats:

Marshmallows of course!
Fire roasted apples with cinnamon and a drizzle of maple syrup are SO yummy
I usually bake some muffins and bars and such for easy grab treats/hiking fuel. Healthy but only mama knows it!

[chaoticzenmom]

lil Earthmomma...I always wanna come and hang out in your kitchen with you when you post about food.
You should blog if you don't.

[mamadelbosque]

When we go camping we tend to keep meals pretty simple - pancakes, eggs, bacon sausage, oatmeal for breakfast, pb & j, lunchmeat, grilled cheese, etc for lunch; steaks, burgers, hotdogs, mac'n cheese for dinner...

[Caneel]

Can you take mountain pie makers? I think they are also called pie irons. Basically two halfs of a small iron skillet that fit together with long handles to put into/over the fire.

We use ours a lot to cook in the fireplace. I do sandwiches with whatever filling I have on hand but my favorite is ham, green pepper, onion and swiss cheese. I also do pizzas. And it is possible to cook burgers inside one if you don't have a grill.

We have several and everyone assembles their own "pies".

A quick search uncovered this site for recipes -

http://www.greatcamps.com/pie-iron-d...-contest-8.htm

[lil_earthmomma]

Originally Posted by chaoticzenmom

lil Earthmomma...I always wanna come and hang out in your kitchen with you when you post about food.
You should blog if you don't.

Aw!

I love to feed people, and did attempt a blog, but have very little time, and less patience with photographing my food!


I'll just have to be content with sharing my recipes here!