Campfire recipes

[azstinger]

We have a lot of cooking recipes but couldn't find one dedicated to camping food (or just perhaps my search-fu is weak tonight). This thread is very much for recreational backpacking and car camping, not so much bugout cooking. But feel free as long as it can be easily cooked while outdoors feel free to post!!!

So I guess I'll start


Hobo Dinner

Tin Foil
Vegggies (I like potatoes, baby corn, and baby carrots)
Meat (I like skirt steak cut into small strips)
Oil or water just not both
Campfire
Device so as not to have hands become part of fire


Put all ingredients into tin foil, wrap tin foil tightly, poke a few holes, put on coals, let cook 7-10 min, flip, open and eat.

[NuggetHoarder]

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[72hours]

Core an apple, fill with brown sugar, cinnamin, nutmeg, I like a bit of cheese in there as well, or marshmallows, chocolate, anything gooey and melty.... Wrap in tin foil. You can do this before you leave on your trip too. Then all you have to do is pop it in some hot coals...... cooking times vary depending on the size of the apple and the type, but about 10 mins tends to do it for me. . .

[ninja-elbow]

In a billy can (small lidded pot):

bottom layer of cabbage and onions
middle layer of pork country style ribs
top layer of cabbage and onions

Maybe throw in celery and carrots for a proper mirpoix. No liquid required but a good lawnmower beer or white wine works well, throw in a dash of that. Salt and pepper and maybe garlic powder. Put lid on top. Set next to fire or on top of coals for a few hours. Mmmmmm.

[azstinger]

These are great ideas, keep them coming!

[ninja-elbow]

That pork and cabbage recipe I did at a car camping campout last year with some gamer friends of mine that aren't really into the outdoors. They do one big camping trip a year. They pack a ton of shit that takes hours to set up. I showed up later friday night with my truck, my pack, and a cooler. All these guys are also software engineers and marketing/ad people too so make way more money than me ... I'm the poor boy of the group. Their wives were all, "Oh, Gabe, if you need anything let us know."

I giggled, "Thanks... but I'm perfetly fine. ". 20 minutes later my Quarter Dome was up, Exped mat inflated, hammock hung by the tent, SnugPak bag unrolled and fluffed up, and the JetBoil was boiling water for my evening tea with honey. I asked them fine ladies if they'd like any of the wine I brought in the Platypus wine bag. Some of the husbands were re inflating the airmatresses or tightening sagging tents hours after they set them up. I started their camp fire for them as the flame log they brought failed. I used my Wetterlings axe. I taught the children how to use an axe safely.

The next day went without a hitch. I did the above for dinner, having packed my cooler with frozen pork and the veggies. All them engineers and ad-guys had drama making burgers and hot dogs.

Anyways...


Meat on stick over fire!
This is simply as stated above. Cut your meat thin so it cooks quicker though. Get a stick and skewer your meat. Hold it over a fire, best about 12 inches from flame. It's done when it is charred up a bit.

I've roasted thicker cuts on hot rocks next to a fire. I wiped any ash or dirt off the rock and still skewered it with a short stick to make moving it around easier.

[BigBossMan]

Are we talking campfire cooking for hikes or campfire cooking at campgrounds. Plenty of dutch oven recipes out there.

[DUNCAN]

Core an apple, fill with brown sugar, cinnamin, nutmeg, I like a bit of cheese in there as well, or marshmallows, chocolate, anything gooey and melty.... Wrap in tin foil. You can do this before you leave on your trip too. Then all you have to do is pop it in some hot coals...... cooking times vary depending on the size of the apple and the type, but about 10 mins tends to do it for me. . .

mmmmmmmm.... these are delicious. I throw these on my smoker at home sometimes. A fun size Snickers is pretty good in an apple too!

[ninja-elbow]

Are we talking campfire cooking for hikes or campfire cooking at campgrounds. Plenty of dutch oven recipes out there.

I'm kind of assuming either/or.

Here's a hiking one:
Cup-o-Soup, cream of tomato
pepperoni sticks

Make up the soup via boiling water. Cut up your pepperoni stick(s) into little bits and add to soup. Let sit for a bit. Enjoy.

[run faster]

Meat on a stick is my favorite. simple and tastes fan freaking tastic.

I have a hard time with tinfoil dinners, ours always burns. Theyre double wrapped and on coals but still burn. so I usually just do stuff on a stick


But I will say this, my wife did some omelet mix in a sandwich baggy (we each had one) and we boiled them. turned out awesome, so not all packaged camp food turns out black lol

[BullOnParade]

Meat on a stick is my favorite. simple and tastes fan freaking tastic.

I have a hard time with tinfoil dinners, ours always burns. Theyre double wrapped and on coals but still burn. so I usually just do stuff on a stick


But I will say this, my wife did some omelet mix in a sandwich baggy (we each had one) and we boiled them. turned out awesome, so not all packaged camp food turns out black lol

I saw the baggy thing in a YouTube video recently, and was what I was going to contribute to the thread. The guy in the video had a full omelet in a bag, cheese, meat, veggies, and a few eggs. He put on a kettle for tea, and threw the bag in once the water was boiling, looked delicious.

[run faster]

yeah it works awesome


just as long as you dont drop the slippery bag into the coals


which is what i did lol, but what i salvaged was tasty and didnt taste at all like plastic which was one of my concerns

[EODLRD]

have potatoes baked in foil in fire the night before.

Next morning cut em up in cast iron, toss in Burger, let all the bugs and pine sap and all other junk land in it (seriously). Heat tortillas over fire. Put mixture in tortilla, top with Gregg's Ranch dressing and salsa.

My personal favorite.

[SCBrian]

Made up some 'just add boiling water' packets for a recent camp out, my sons favorite was probably the easiest, Instant mashed potatoes (Roast garlic..mmmm), tiny bit of instant gravy mix, and 1/4 packet of cheese sauce powder from a cheapo box of mac & cheese all mixed up in a zip lock. Set water to boil, dumped dry ingrediants in to his bowl, shredded some beef jerky and mixed in with the rest. Added the boiling water and waited ~5 min to hydrate and cool down...

[aus.templar]

I get some meat right, then I put it on a stick or something. Then I put that something or stick, so it holds the meat over the fire for a bit... then I eat the meat. Works okay, sometimes not so good

[TacAir]

Meat on a stick is my favorite. simple and tastes fan freaking tastic.

I have a hard time with tinfoil dinners, ours always burns. Theyre double wrapped and on coals but still burn. so I usually just do stuff on a stick


But I will say this, my wife did some omelet mix in a sandwich baggy (we each had one) and we boiled them. turned out awesome, so not all packaged camp food turns out black lol

"not all packaged camp food turns out black lol"
When it's smoking, its cooking - when it's black it's done?


Corned beef hash, start in cast iron fry pan, once it get a bit of fat runing, drop your eggs in.


Dry hash brown mix (Hungry Jack) - add hot water per directions
start fry pan up with chunk of bacon. once well greased, add hash browns, then 2 or 3 minutes in, add eggs. Yum - our favorite for dinner. minimal fuel used.

You can boil potates and make your own hash browns.

Have fun.

[turnergeorge7]

I would love to have some pork during camp fire. I love pork in any form. We usually end up having canned beans, I hate having those. The best dish I ever had was scallops.

[sworbeyegib]

I'm a huge fan of ramen packets when just going on an overnight hike, or just backpacking in. Dry on the hike in, and cooked up with whatever I may bring along for the journey. Kind of a mulligans stew with noodles and builiion.

[Mags]

Slice a banana lengthwise (not all the way to the top or bottom,) and open the slit peel like a pita sort of. Slather on a knife full of peanut butter (the glue that holds the other items on,) lengthwise inside the peel on the banana. Pour a small handful of both mini-marshmallows and chocolate chips in the peel so they stick to the peanut butter. Wrap with foil and roast for a few minutes on the coals. It's eaten right out of the foil and peel like a boat. No fuss, no muss. Mmm mmm good!

[Shortline]

Before heading out:

Squeeze juice of 4-6 limes into a small saucepan. Add a cup or so of brown sugar, and a vanila bean or three. Simmer slowly, disolving the sugar, reducing mixture by about half. Let cool, and pour into a small plastic water bottle.

Core and quarter a fresh pineapple, stick in a baggie or two. (sure, you COULD use canned....but why would you??)

After dinner around the coals:

Stick pineapple on a stick, or throw on grill over hot coals. As it cooks, drizzle lime/sugar mixture libberally over it. It willl glaze, and sort of crust up. Unfreakingbelieavable. best camp desert ever. EVER.

[spinner]

Ninja- LOVE the hanging cookpans. Genius.

ETA: We are big fans of the hobo packs. I make up several before we leave, sometimes with brats and potatoes, sometimes with sandwhiches of bbq pork or beef on garlic bread (the pre-buttered loaves from the stores). Set these at the cool edge of the fire and flip often. Mmmmmmm.

We typically do s'mores, but the apple tricks in the posts above sound excellent.

[MaconCJ7]

Taters:

Cube up some taters into small respectable chunks. Dice up some onion, peppers, fresh garlic. mix together in tin foil bowl, add salt, pepper, and butter. Plenty of butter. Make tinfoil lid for bowl and fold up together for nice, tight seal. Place above coals (not directly on). Potatoes take a while to cook up right, so it'll be a while for these to be done.


Fish:

This is how I prepare my trout. Clean fish. This means innards and gills, leave the head on. Mix up salt, pepper, and garlic with some flour. Not a whole lot of flour is needed for one or two fish. Squirt some lemon juice inside the fish, add flour mix. Wrap up the fish in some tinfoil and a little bit of butter. Place on coals. About 5-7 minutes each side will do. Eat fish. There's a little bit of meat on the cheeks. It's the best meat on a trout. Save it for last.


Edited for placement clarification.

[KingD]

Being the designated camp chef I have learned and figured out quite a few good easy(plus hard to mess up!) recipes.

Beer Pork (Tender)Loin:
This works with either the loin or tenderloin,
Ingredients/tools:
Pork loin
Beer
Thick aluminum foil
Onion and bell pepper(optional)

Make a strong half boat with the foil, put loin in with veggies (I like onion and green bell pepper) and pour in beer, I try to fill up to at least 1 inch, approx half beer. Wrap well with foil, making sure to have a strong bottom so there is no spilling. Place over coals (not directly on top, I use a campfire grate) till done (internal temp 150-160). If you pull early or feel like it cut into chucks and finish over fire after about 1 hour in the foil.

Beer Brat:
Make a foil boat, place on grate over fire, fill with beer. Place brats in beer and flip when needed. Optional: Finish brats over fire to get a bit of char.

I also love cooking in a Dutch Oven, great for car camping or feeding groups. When camping I try to make cooking as easy and as tasty as possible!

[HackHack]

Core an apple, fill with brown sugar, cinnamin, nutmeg, I like a bit of cheese in there as well, or marshmallows, chocolate, anything gooey and melty.... Wrap in tin foil. You can do this before you leave on your trip too. Then all you have to do is pop it in some hot coals...... cooking times vary depending on the size of the apple and the type, but about 10 mins tends to do it for me. . .

mmmmmmmm.... these are delicious. I throw these on my smoker at home sometimes. A fun size Snickers is pretty good in an apple too!

Both Sound Great! Looking forward to making them!