I am interested in expanding my campfire cooked items beyond hotdogs, corn on the cob and s'mores. I bought a couple pie irons, but I'm looking for other ideas. I am thinking of buying a tripod to hold a cast iron kettle over the fire. Anybody have good recipes? Also, anyone have good ideas just in general?
Tin foil stew is one of our favorites fixed over the campfire. Just for grins we still enjoy cooking a complete breakfast over the campfire once in a while. Brings back great memories of our tenting days.
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In the scouts, Hobo foil Packs are fun for the kids and easy clean-up.
Dutch oven cooking is also fun. Dessert was the favorite as it was fruit
(apple, peach, or berry) cobler.
I enjoy using BSA Recipies because they are easy enough for kids to prepare.
As the weather permits we cook almost everything over the open fire. I love the smoked flavor. Our meats include pork roast, chicken breast, cornish game hens, and short ribs. Also we started putting a huge aluminum pan over the top to speed up the cooking times and enhance the flavor. The pan acts like a smoker. I normally take extra food to cook to have at home during the week. Our main ingrediants include salt, pepper and garlic powder. Some of our group marinate their meat but whatever floats their boat.
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Get yourself a good cast iron dutch oven. You can do so much with it, including baking! There are several great sites on the internet to help you learn how to make it work. It's easy, it's fun, and the food tastes great.
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You mentioned getting a tripod and cast iron kettle. We did this and next weekend plan on cooking a pot of pinto bean chili over the campfire. Besides getting a great meal (with plenty of leftovers) and having the delicous smell all day, we find that people walking by will stop and talk and want to know what we're cooking. A great way to make new friends.
If you want the recipe you can google 'pinto bean chili' and you'll find plenty of them. Just pick one that fits your taste.
I have cooked chicken and fish in foil packets over the fire, roasted veggies, grilled shrimp. I use a grill rack placed right over the fire pit usually provided by the campground. You can use a dutch oven over the fire to cook just about any kind of soup or stew. McCormicks has a white chicken chili seasoning packet that is great-just add water, chicken and a can of white beans. We love using our pie irons for pie, but you can also make toasted sandwiches in them using lunchmeat and cheese or any other filling you can think of. Besides bread, try using refridgerated creasant rolls in the pie irons.
Here's a new twist on S'mores that I got off their web site.
Easy Grilled S'Mores
For this sweet treat, simply stack a graham cracker, piece of chocolate and a marshmallow on a sheet of Reynolds Wrap® Release® Non-Stick Foil . Bring up the foil sides, and fold the top and ends to seal into a packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside. Then, grill for 4 to 5 minutes at medium heat (350 to 400 degrees) in a covered grill, and voila! A dessert your whole family will love.
They have a ton of foil packet recipes, check it out.
Just about any meat that you can pan fry taste great cooked on the grill. It just adds so much more flavor. We've been grilling corn on the cob this year and it really adds a whole new flavor.
Shuck corn and wash off, rub some olive oil over the corn. Grill for about 8 minutes or until golden brown. Turn often. I plate the cornn and then cover with foil to keep warm. Then I grill our steaks or burgers.
Grilled shrimp on skewers is wonderful too. Just baste with a little garlic butter and grill for a few minutes on each side.
There is endless possibilities to campfire cooking! Good luck!
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We cook all of our meals outside now. Just tastes better.
We use Lodge cast iron cookware. That stuff will outlast any of us. Walmart carries some but Bass Pro has a bigger selection. Not cheap, but you'll never need to replace it.
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