I tend to take a one-pan dish for the first night, eg chilli, pasta sauce, then tend to eat lots of cold food or BBQ. Must get more creative! Will take on board all tips for breakfast.
NB - is it bad etiquette to BBQ your bangers of a morning?
My theory is that you can cook a lot of different things in 1 or 2 pans and hey, why not eat some local foods while you're there? Thats why when we camp by the sea, we're down to the nearest local fishmonger to get some top quality stuff to cook.
to answer your question, I've never BBQ'd in the am (not charcoal anyway). I've cheated and used a gas bbq once and that was top for the sausages and the mushrooms!!!
I know I said that each to their own, but please everyone, lets not eat tinned meat of any description? Doesn't it worry you when you get a horrible grisly bit that you have to spit out and can't identify? not to mention the fat and salt content and that the meat might have come from somewhere dodgy in the first place?
we eat exactly the same as at home except for oven stuff ,BUT the first night is always tinned potatoes ,peas and those chilled smoked sausages! its a tradition.
breakfast is always a variety pack the next morning
something we never eat at home its a tradition!
the rest of the time its ordinary fare.
we have one of those usefull 3 section pots so you dont get half hot meals if its over two ingrediants (using both rings on the cooker)
My theory is that you can cook a lot of different things in 1 or 2 pans and hey, why not eat some local foods while you're there? Thats why when we camp by the sea, we're down to the nearest local fishmonger to get some top quality stuff to cook.
to answer your question, I've never BBQ'd in the am (not charcoal anyway). I've cheated and used a gas bbq once and that was top for the sausages and the mushrooms!!!
I know I said that each to their own, but please everyone, lets not eat tinned meat of any description? Doesn't it worry you when you get a horrible grisly bit that you have to spit out and can't identify? not to mention the fat and salt content and that the meat might have come from somewhere dodgy in the first place?
okay off me "tinned meat" soapbox now....promise
Frizbomb - loving your thoughts on local food. If next time you are camping a short brunette and Yorkshire boy in the neighbouring field start sniffing the air in the style of the Bisto Kids you will know who we are!!
PS - with you on the evils on tinned meat too - apart from tuna!
Hubby never cooks at home only the occasional curry. But while away we have 1 of the single stoves and a campingaz party grill. He does fry ups with all types of eggs for brekky. In the evening we have chicken curry spagbols porkchops potatoes and veg sunday dinners. pasta dishes with tuna and this summer in Newquay we steamed fresh fish in tinfoil on the grill yummy.
I know this is an old thread but just wanted to add my tuppence worth. I'm an ex chef and take a real passion in cooking and doing it while on camp would be no different.
I agree you cant beat a BBQ but they are not always feasable.
On a camping stove theres so much you could do and i have to say theres no excuse not to eat fresh because your on camp. Infact theres MORE of an excuse to eat fresh. The little villages your likely to be stopping near will be fantastic for local produce. farmers markets and farm shops will be all over enabling you to get some top quality ingrdients. All you need to bring from home is some dried herbs if your staying for a long period (or fresh for a weekender) salt and pepper and soem basic preperation tools.
I have never camped but frequently cook on picnics in the summer months using nothing but a camping type cooker. Heres a few dishes that you could easily cook.
Butter Bean and Chorizo Soup Tomato and Herb Bruchetta Citrus Monkfish Pesto Potatoes Pretty much any type of curry Scallops with cauliflower mash Lamb neck with anchovie dressing.
Theres just a few that i've cooked very easily and quickly with one or 2 pans. It really is a joy to eat whatevers on offer locally.
here are my all top 5 campside teas (you can tell I'm from the midlands..I mean dinners!)
moules marinere (we're massive mussel fans) with lots of crusty bread. So quick, so easy if you're camping by the sea! You'll cook this in 10 mins flat, promise.
Thai green curry in the wok with noodles or rice
Nothin' beats a good coupla steaks griddled with some bbq potatoes (par boiled, then threaded onto skewers and then bbq'd till tanned and a bit crispy whilst brushing with garlic herb butter - yum) add a bag of salad and a good bottle of red wine!
Crab and prawn spaghetti - tub of white crab meat, tub of prawns or crayfish, some fresh tomatoes and garlic to make the sauce....slurp. Another seaside camping fave. (or you can buy the crab and crayfish from the supermarket on the way like I do and cook on the first night!)
gnocchi with blue cheese (like gorgonzola or blue brie), bacon, mushrooms and broccoli. cooked in one frypan and one saucepan. Just add a scrunch of black pepper and some hungry campers....
PS - finally, the home made cake I always bring with us always tastes sooo much better when scoffed with an afternoon cuppa.
okay, I'm starving now. off to make some toast!
Enjoy!
Nice one Frizbomb...
I will be taking this list with me at the weekend!....
Better get my Lobsters ready too
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How do you prepare your lobster on a campsite? do you take regular kitchen utensils? Its a good aceivement to get a lobster thermidow on the go using camping gear! Or do you BBQ it?
How do you prepare your lobster on a campsite? do you take regular kitchen utensils? Its a good aceivement to get a lobster thermidow on the go using camping gear! Or do you BBQ it?
Lee
Aaah, I wondered if anyone would pick up on that..
But actually I have cooked lobster while camping, and Crayfish and giant gambas.
We only tend to camp on sites that allow campfires (in the UK) so my lobster was cooked in the fire although any decent bbq or camp cooker that can hold a large pan should do the trick. I used a large cast iron casserole filled with boiling water suspended over the fire to cook the lobster/gambas/crayfish (15 - 20 mins for Lobsters up to 1 1/2lb and add about 5 mins per pound excess...(my rough calculations)...then follow the recipe above.
I don't have a grill...so I cheated and used a chefs blowtorch to 'grill' the top.
And no, we don't always eat like that, but it was for my birthday a couple of years ago so I decided to have a go at something less mundane...it's really not that difficult
Enjoy!
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? not to mention the fat and salt content and that the meat might have come from somewhere dodgy in the first place?
off to make some toast!
