Camping Out Ideas - Cooking - recipe ideas for camping?

Cooking - recipe ideas for camping?

going camping in a couple weeks and i have no camp-stove & do not want to invest in one just yet since this will most likely be the last camping trip of the season... so i will be cooking everything over the fire... what tips, suggestions, recipes could you help me out with? any & all advice appreciated... thanks!

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well, heavy duty tin foil is great for campfire cooking. and if you have a good pot (say cast iron) it can go in/ on the fire to boil water, etc. if you have a spit (or can make one) you can cook a whole chicken over the flames. wrap corn on the cob and regular or sweet potatoes in foil and cook in the flames, or very close to the flames. will take a long time tho. best of luck!!
**************CAMPFIRE CHICKEN DUTCH OVEN INGREDIENTS: •1 whole chicken, cut up •1 cup flour •salt and pepper, to taste •1 teaspoon rosemary •1 teaspoon thyme •1 teaspoon poultry seasoning •1/4 cup oil •1 can condensed soup, celery or mushroom PREPARATION: Cut up chicken into breasts, legs, thighs, wings and the back. Use the gizzards also. Mix flour with the spices, salt and pepper. Heat oil in Dutch oven. Coat chicken with flour mixture and fry in oil until slightly browned. Drain the leftover oil from the Dutch oven. Arrange all the chicken in the Dutch oven with largest pieces near the bottom and side. Cover with the can of condensed soup of your choice. Cover with lid and simmer over low heat for about one hour. If using hot coals, ensure that there are enough to keep the Dutch oven hot. When done remove chicken from the Dutch oven and use some of the leftover juices for a gravy. Servings: 4-6 **********HOBO DINNERS FOR CAMP For Each Dinner: A few carrots, sliced lengthwise A potato, sliced thick 1/2 onion, sliced thick Other veggies as desired Salt and pepper to taste Each person, young and old, fixes their own hobo dinner. In a large (15 inch square) piece of aluminum foil, place the hamburger patty and veggies. Season with salt and pepper and top with a part of butter. Seal the tin foil. Place about 5 inches from the coals and cook 40 minutes, turning once. *******OUTDOOR CHEESE POTATOES 3 or 4 lg. potatoes, pared 1 sm. onion, chopped 1/2 lb. (2 c.) white American cheese, cubed 1/2 c. butter Slice potatoes onto a big piece of heavy duty foil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add onion and cheese cubes. Slice butter over all. Mix on the foil; bring edges up; leave a little space for expansion steam; seal well with double fold. Place package on grill. Cook over coals about 1 hour or until done, turning several times.
can of beans?
one of my favorites is steak (or venison, chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers) and potatoes. All the meats, save the hamburger can be skewered on hot dog roasters and fixed (the steak, venison and chicken are espcially good if the seasoned earlier in the day). Then for the potatoes just cut a few slices into them for the butter, and then wrap well in aluminum foil and stick in the fire for about 5-10 min (depending on the size of potato and the temp of the fire). Happy camping
Tin Foil Dinners (various combinations of meats and vegetables, wrapped in double layer of aluminum foil, cooked on the coals, turned frequently) Shishkabobs. Use long sticks and cook them like you would hot dots. Hot dogs or sausages. Find an old oven rack and put it over the fire to flame broil anything you would cook on your grill at home. If you have a dutch oven, cast iron griddle or cast iron frying pan your choices go up dramatically. Bert
baked apples in the coals in tinfoil! (with cinnamon) potatoes baked in the coals whil you hike and unwrapped for supper. Cook some extra for hike energy! Bfast. Old skillet with a dozen eggs and a pound of ham lunchmeat. Believe it or not, it is good!! Pancakes are difficult to cook on the coals but if you have a griddle you can do it. Lots of syrup. Dinty Moore makes a horrible stew that is pretty good with fire ash in it!! Depends on your kids wether or not they will like it. PBJ works and if you don't want to haul bread, etc. try the uncrustable by Smuckers. Have fun. Don't have your kids expecting lobster bisque. I hope that you don't have picky kids!!
If cooking over a fire on a grate you can easily do any kind of meat. Potatoes - slice up and put in tin foil packages with butter, seasonings. Breakfast - take a large pot with you boil some water. Also take some zip-loc baggies. Cut up what you want in an omelet. Crack the eggs into the baggies and drop in the other ingredients - Cheese, tomatoes etc., drop baggie into the boiling water and boil for several minutes. Everyone has their own omelet.
Hobo dinners! These are my fave when camping...so simple! You need.... Ground beef made into patties. (for how many people you are feeding) potatoes (peeled, if you want and cut into bite sized pieces) carrots, diced up onion, sliced salt, pepper and garlic powder butter ( :) ) Put all these ingredients into single serving pouches of foil (double wrapped) and set them in the coals. Takes about 20-30 minutes depending on your fire.
pick up a small gas bbq $15-$20, grill away also if you are careful you can put pots,pans, or a coffee pot on it.very versatile and once home use it there, outside of course
S'mores!!!! u cnt go wrong with that! =)
I found a bunch of recipes from KOA. Just for kicks, we tried some at home, to decide if they would work..... and boy howdy do they ever! Coffee Can Chicken What you need: Heavy duty aluminum foil Aluminum coffee can, with holes punched in the bottom about 1 inch apart (outside edge, not the very bottom) 18 charcoal briquettes 1 whole chicken bout 3 to 3-1/2 lbs. butter salt pepper Place the 18 briquettes (no more, no less) in the bottom of the can, and light. (You may want to put the can in the fire ring) Rub the chicken with butter, making sure to stick some under the skin. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Wrap the chicken with heavy duty foil, twice. First in the side to side direction, and then top to bottom, making sure the fold is at the end that will stick out of the can. Once coals are white, place chicken on top of the coals. It's okay for the bird to stick out of the can. It *will* cook. Leave it alone for 3 hours. When you pull the bird out of the can, and put it on a platter or cutting board, it will literally fall apart. Serve it with what ever side dish you want. It's absolutely WONDERFUL. A great side for this, is baby red potatoes You'll need about 20 baby red potatoes, 1 packet of Good Seasons Italian dressing mix and olive oil. Cut the potatoes into bite sized pieces, place in a large bowl and toss with olive oil and Good Seasons packet, until lightly coated. Wrap in foil, put near coals, and cook until potatoes are fork tender. For breakfast, you can do a scrambled egg in a bag. You put your egg(s) in a zip top bag, mash the egg up and add milk. Then add your cheese, ham, bacon, sausage, veggies.... what ever you desire. Drop the entire bag into a pot of boiling water. Check the eggs every once in a while, and shake the bag, to cook everything evenly. Once the eggs are done to your liking, open the bag, and pour the eggs onto your plate. Yum. Gee... some fresh coffee and toast, and I'll be joining you! lol Have fun.
When I go camping,I precook a lot of my food.I fry down sausage patties,bacon,boil potatoes(whole),take cooked pintos(in gallon bag),Chop up onions(bag them)and plenty of tortillas.We cook like steak,potatoes,salad,corn on cob,on the first nite.Then for breakfast we have coffee,crumble up bacon,sausage,eggs, and throw in onions and make burritos.Lunch is chili beans and crackers,or sandwiches.Bring a bag of salad and Italian fat free for salad and a quick marinate.Bagels and cream cheese are good for the last morning.Stews can be packaged and put together easy.Have fun,were going to the lake this Saturday,my stuff is in freezer ready to go....