Breakfast

Brown Bag It

Ingredients Needed:

• Bacon – 3 strips or more
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup thawed hash brown potatoes
• Seasoning – salt, pepper, hot sauce – optional

Method:

• Put the strips of bacon into the bottom of the brown paper bag, and add the eggs.
• Add in the hash brown potatoes.
• Add whatever seasoning you desire
• Fold the top of the paper bag and roll down until it is about 3 inches above the level of the potatoes.
• Poke a stick through the folded portion of the bag.
• Cook for around 10 minutes keeping the bag around 5 inches above the coals.
• When cooked, tear off the top of the bag and enjoy!

Plastic Bag Omelet

Ingredients Needed:

• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons of cheese grated
• 1 tablespoon of onion either raw or cooked
• 1 tablespoon of green or red pepper chopped
• ¼ cup of cooked meat of your choice

Method:

• First heat a large pot of water.
• Into a quart size Zip Lock heavy-duty plastic bag add the eggs and squeeze to mix up the eggs.
• Add in the rest of the ingredients.
• Zip the top of the bag to seal, and try to remove as much air as possible.
• Squish the contents of the bag around to mix them together.
• Place the bag into the hot water with the zip end upwards.
• Cook for around 10 minutes.

Dinner Time

Fish Of The Day

Ingredients Needed:

• Fish that has been filleted
• ¼ cup of sliced onions
• 1 tablespoon of melted butter
• Juice of a lemon
• Salt and Pepper
• Optional – parsley, paprika

Method:

• Combine the melted butter, a little bit of lemon juice and whatever seasonings you desire.
• Lay the sliced onions on a sheet of tin foil.
• Place the fish on top of the onions.
• Drizzle the butter mixture over the top and sprinkle with paprika.
• Fold the foil into a flat packet and place on top of the hot coals.
• Also put hot coals on top of the packet to enable faster cooking.
• Cook for around 15 minutes.
• Be careful when you open the foil – the steam will be hot!

Dutch Oven Chili

Ingredients Needed:

• 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 1 pound of beans soaked in water – cannelloni beans are best
• 3 pounds of pork cut into small chunks (1-2 inches)
• 1 pound of hot sausage or chorizo, with casing removed
• 1 onion, chopped finely
• 3 tablespoons of chili powder
• 1 jalapeno chili finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 cup minced cilantro
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 can tomatoes, crushed
• Salt and pepper

Method:

• Rinse the soaked beans and drain well.
• Heat the oil in the Dutch oven over the coals.
• Once the oil is smoking, brown the pork in batches.
• Remove the pork, and add the sausage to the pot.
• Stir-fry the sausage meat until it is well broken up and cooked.
• Return pork to the pot and add in the onion, chili, chili powder, cumin, oregano and half of the cilantro.
• Cook for around 4 minutes until onions have started softening.
• Add the beans, tomatoes and enough water until it is about 2 inches higher than the top of the meat.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook for about 3-6 hours, depending on how hot the coals are.
• Check regularly and top up with extra water if necessary.
• Once cooked, stir in the remaining cilantro and serve.

Potato and Cheese Bake

Ingredients Needed:

• Potatoes
• Cheese
• Bacon
• Onion
• Salt and Pepper
• NB: amounts aren’t important, just use what you have

Method:

• Slice the onions and the potatoes.
• Cut the bacon into small pieces and fry in the hot Dutch oven.
• Remove the bacon.
• Layer the ingredients starting with the potatoes, then the onions, the bacon and the cheese.
• Continue layering until all ingredients are used.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook for about 45 minutes until the potatoes are nice and soft.

Desserts

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients Needed:

• 2 boxes yellow cake mix
• 1 can of pineapple
• ½ cup of pecans or other nuts
• ½ cup of brown sugar
• Margarine

Method:

• Line the Dutch oven with foil.
• Place on the coals and melt the margarine.
• Once melted, add in the brown sugar and stir.
• Add the pineapple and pecans.
• Pour the prepared cake batter over the top.
• Bake for around 25 minutes, checking after 15 minutes.
• Test first to see if it is done by inserting a small skewer or a knife.
• Remove the cake from the pan using the foil and turn upside down onto a plate straightaway.
• Remove the foil and serve.

Apple Crisp

Ingredients Needed:

• 4-6 apples peeled and sliced
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup butter
• ½ cup quick oats
• 1 ¼ cup flour
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Method:

• Place the apples into the Dutch oven until the reach half way up the sides.
• Mix together the flour, sugar, oats and cinnamon.
• Cut the butter into the dry ingredients.
• Spread the mixture over the top of the apples.
• Cover the Dutch oven and cook for about 45 minutes.

Campfire Bread

Basic Damper

Ingredients Needed:

• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• ½ cup of milk (extra ½ cup if needed)
• Salt

Method:

• Rub the butter into the flour until it is like crumbs.
• Add the sugar and a pinch of salt to the mixture.
• Slowly add the milk a little at a time until it forms dough.
• Divide the dough into two lots, and roll each into a snake shape.
• Using a clean, dry green stick, wind each snake around it and hold over the campfire to cook.