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ajfclark

4-Feb-2009
8:01:45 PM

Today I was thinking about cooking while camping and remembered Eduardo's recipe for Pizza de Barbizon cooked on a Trangia. It got me wondering if anyone else had any really good recipes that they like to cook when they're camping?


muki

4-Feb-2009
8:22:23 PM

Carbonara is a fav after a hard day out at the crag.


wallwombat

4-Feb-2009
8:40:02 PM

I'm a fan of pasta with tomato, basil, tuna and Kalamata olives. With lots of Parmesan cheese.

Burritos are good too.


Capt_mulch

4-Feb-2009
9:19:57 PM

Ingredients: One packet of instant Cabonara (or similar - Woolies home brand ones are fine), powdered milk, sachet of Safcol tuna in sweet chili sauce, cracked pepper, dried basil.

Pasta into a small pot with water and powdered milk. Simmer until pasta is soft, then add tuna, pepper, basil - plenty of pepper really makes it kick. Let it sit for a while off the heat with the lid on.

Recommended vine: Vin de Goon (a nice Cabernet Merlot maybe).


wallwombat

4-Feb-2009
9:35:28 PM

I'm surprised you didn't say sausages, Mulchy. They are the only things I've ever seen you eat.

As for your recipe, you lost me with the sweet chili sauce . Bwoaaaarh!


D.Lodge

4-Feb-2009
10:31:24 PM

Found a good snack walking in tassie 1/3 Diced dried apple pieces 1/3 sultanas and 1/3 m&ms. I know it sounds weird but it tastes great and keeps you going.


cruze

5-Feb-2009
8:48:58 AM

Depends on whether car camping or remote camping (in which case it depends on whether you have heaps of water or have to pack it in).

Tomato paste sachet and dried spices (piri piri is personal fave) make anything taste good. For carbs, couscous is awesome - no water wastage (like for rice and pasta) and very filling. Hunt out 3 minute pasta as well. Some of them taste good. Fresh carrots last well and add texture. Otherwise dried fruit and vegetables are worth the effort of making yourself and can also be taken to across to Tassie unlike fresh fruit and veggies. Dried strawberries in custard is awesome for dessert.


evanbb

5-Feb-2009
9:08:30 AM

In Tassie we carried (hiking) chorizo and some other cured meats, and made stacks of good pasta. Dehydrated food is for the weak. Life's too short to eat rubbish while you're camping.

Smoked meats are useful too. Had my best camping meal ever at Freycinet, with smoked chicken breast, capsicum, dry parmesan, pasta, olives and fresh tomato.

Fishing is a good way to end up with a cracking meal too. Some might scoff, but ate Slimey mackerel up at Hawks Nest last time, and they were magnificent! Good oily fish, floured and fried. And all you need to catch them is a hand reeel and bread.

hero

5-Feb-2009
9:22:02 AM

Slimey's mackerel. Ooh er.


ajfclark

5-Feb-2009
9:27:09 AM

On 4/02/2009 wallwombat wrote:
>I'm a fan of pasta with tomato, basil, tuna and Kalamata olives. With lots of Parmesan cheese.

I do something similar with dill instead of basil and a little bit of basamic with the oil from the tuna...


evanbb

5-Feb-2009
9:35:47 AM

What about in the other direction? Dirty camping meals you've seen? I'll start.

I watched a couple on a trip to Armidale (Hi Ben!) eat Continental pasta and sauce for dinner every night, and to jazz it up, cut cheap slami into cubes. Didn't realise until the third night that there was some horrible rind on the salami.

But the worst by far, was in a hostel in Melbourne. This asian girl jumped into the lift, and had her dinner with her. Bec and I didn't say anything but both noticed. Got back to our room and both said at the same time "Holy carp, did you see what she was eating? Plain rice noodles with tinned hotdogs". No sauce, salt or even pepper. Nothing. Just rice noodles and hotdogs.


ajfclark

5-Feb-2009
9:45:20 AM

On 5/02/2009 evanbb wrote:
>But the worst by far, was in a hostel in Melbourne. This asian girl jumped into the lift, and had her dinner with her. Bec and I didn't say anything but both noticed. Got back to our room and both said at the same time "Holy carp, did you see what she was eating? Plain rice noodles with tinned hotdogs". No sauce, salt or even pepper. Nothing. Just rice noodles and hotdogs.

Reminds me of a guy I knew in Canberra; when money was short white rice with sweet chilli sauce was the go.

deadpoint

5-Feb-2009
9:50:08 AM

>
>Reminds me of a guy I knew in Canberra; when money was short white rice
>with sweet chilli sauce was the go.

Sounds positively scrumptious, I think I have some now!!!!

Sweet potato, olive oil and chilli sauce yum.....

Olbert

5-Feb-2009
10:18:58 AM

Back on topic, I really liked some Burritoes...or was it Enchilada's that me and Daave had when last at Araps.

Ingredients: Mince if you can afford/aquire it, asortment of vegies/lentils, salami(the god of all camping food), shredded lettuce, diced tomato, taco sauce/powder/mix, flat bread of some kind, dodgy oily cheese block that has a slightly tangy smell.

It should be fairly self explanatory. Cook meat/vegie/lentil mix, put in taco sauce/powder/mix. Spoon onto bread, top with lettuce, tomato and a few chunks of that cheese you thought was a good idea when you were at the supermarket 5 days ago. Wrap it all up and enjoy!

tastybigmac

5-Feb-2009
12:17:30 PM

you can make tortillas while camping. just use your water bottle for a rolling pin.


Sabu

5-Feb-2009
12:37:59 PM

Toasted cheese sandwiches work quite well. A good way of using up a lot of that left over slightly oily cheese too.
Also those precooked lasagne's you can buy from safeway don't like being heated up in the trangia, it just all turns to mush when you try to stop the burn at the bottom while the middle is dead cold.
Ed's pizzas were nice but it took all night to make enough for two!


IdratherbeclimbingM9

5-Feb-2009
12:53:32 PM

On 5/02/2009 Sabu wrote:
>Ed's pizzas were nice but it took all night to make enough for two!

... but did you enjoy the wine and conversation at the time?

H x 3


Paulie

5-Feb-2009
2:04:42 PM

On 4/02/2009 ajfclark wrote:
>Today I was thinking about cooking while camping and remembered Eduardo's
>recipe for Pizza de Barbizon cooked on a Trangia. It got me wondering
>if anyone else had any really good recipes that they like to cook when
>they're camping?

It's not exactly cooked but, a 6 pack of Black Wattle Ale + a Mtn Bread Wrap spread with avocado and containing sliced swiss cheese, sliced roma tomatoes, kalamata olives stuffed with anchovies, hot salami sliced thick, canned asparagus spears, mayonaise, cracked black pepper and sea salt. Awesome :)


Eduardo Slabofvic

5-Feb-2009
2:36:06 PM

For backcountry ski trips, Madam Mao and I swear by cous cous with a pre-made sauce that we have
dehydrated at home. When dehydrated, the sauce becomes like fruit leather or a powder (depending on
what you make). We usually do a tomato based one and a potato based one. We also take little sachets
of miso soup.

So we arrive back at camp and put on water for a hot miso soup (salt and warmth) then put the
dehydrated stuff in the excess water to re-hydrate, whilst prepare the cous cous, which takes hardly any
time, re-heat the sauce a bit whilst serving up the cous cous, and very soon you are hoeing into a big
stodgy carbfest. Fuel efficient and lots of calories. We also swear by chilli salami, cheese and butter
bread rolls for lunch

But for the ultimate culinary climbing experience go to the Dolomites and stay in Refugio high up. You
can enjoy cold beer and a menu of things to eat, with multiple courses, whilst sitting on a balcony scoping
out tomorrows route.

egosan

31-Aug-2009
10:18:51 AM

My sister's much requested Profound Pre-Prepared Porridge for Pulling. (Note: Neither
my sister nor I are big on measuring. We both come from the "handful of this and pinch
of that" culinary school. Further, she has problems with gluten and I with lactose. Feel
free to substitute grains and teat juice.)

Arborio Rice or Millet: Several handfuls
Toasted Buckwheat: A handful or two
Salt: A pinch
Cardamom Bombs....errr Pods: A baby rattle's worth
Cinnamon Sticks: A couple or three
Honey or Agave Nector: To taste
Water: Enough to cook the rice to a porridge consistency

Cook it up all messy and sticky.
Freeze individual portions.
Toss in a pot at the campsite with a generous portion of Rice, Soy or Teat Milk of your
choice.

Garnish with a banana and or some cashews for the extra protein.

Pull hard all day long.

Cheers and Thanks to my sister and inspiration Sonrisa,
Sol

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