Campfire Recipes

When cooking over a campfire always allow the flames to die down and cook using the heat from the embers. Cooking over a flame will only blacken your food.

There are two methods, one using a greenwood stick and cooking OVER the embers and the other wrapping the food in foil and cooking IN the embers.

When cooking over the embers use a fresh stick with the wood still green and damp. Food that can be cooked this way includes fish, sausages, toast and kebabs. For dessert, dough (flour & water mixed) twisted around the stick to make a ‘dough twist’ is toasted and eaten with jam, honey etc. Marshmallows can be toasted this way.

When cooking in foil there are countless favourites and everyone has their own. Here are a few basic ideas.

Chops and steaks are wrapped in foil together with tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and herbs and seasoning. Bury in embers for 30 minutes.

Potatoes wash and scrub and wrap in foil and bury in embers for 30 to 60 minutes depending on size. Eat with butter and cheese.

Parsnips are scrubbed or peeled and cut into sticks. Dot with butter and wrap in foil. Bury in embers for 30-40 minutes.

Apples are washed and have their cores cut out. Fill with dried fruit and sugar. Wrap in foil and bury in embers from 25 (sweet apples) to 45 (cooking apples) minutes.

BON APPETITE!

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