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Kebabs for the Campfire

Ingredients

 

Beef or pork cut into 1” cubes.

Small whole onions.

Red or green peppers.

Whole cherry tomatoes.

Whole mushrooms.

 

 

 

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Corned Beef Hash Recipe

thumbnailWe all like a bit of comfort food when we are out and about, be it bannock, stew, fish, Pot Noodle……………
I like a bit of Corned Beef hash, so here is how I make it. it’s a nice simple recipe and it’s really easy to make. tastes fantastic too!

 

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Swedish Blueberry Soup (Blåbärssoppa)

blueberry soupThick fruit soups such as blåbärssoppa and rose-hips soup, are typical Swedish cuisine and can be served hot or cold, depending on the season. The Swedes use this delicious concoction for hydration and energy during Vasaloppet (the world’s biggest, longest and oldest ski marathon). What’s it taste like? Some say it is like a liquefied blueberry pie with a touch of cinnamon. I have to agree.

 

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Beanhole beans

Beanhole thumbnailIs this an American thing, or do folks elsewhere do it too?

 

 

It’s called bean hole cooking, because baked beans are what most people do in them. But it’s useful for a lot more than that…..

 

 

The basic idea is to dig a hole at least 2 feet deep (3 is better, 2 1/2 feet is a good compromise if you’re lazy), and half again as wide as your Dutch oven, and burn down firewood in it until you have eight or ten inches of coals.

 

 

When the wood is pretty much burned down, you prep your Dutch oven with layers of pre-soaked northern white beans, sliced onions, and salt pork (or bacon), then pour a mixture of hot water, molasses, maple syrup or brown sugar, salt, black pepper and dry mustard to cover the beans well. That’s a typical baked bean recipe, anyway; there are probably as many recipes out there as there are people digging bean holes.

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A Simple Beef Jerky Recipe

thumbnail2Ingredients

 

1 pound beef steak*
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce

 

*When purchasing the steak ask your butcher if he will slice it relatively thick on a bacon slicer for you. This gives nice thin slices of steak with a uniform thickness which helps in the drying process.

 

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Bannock or Pancakes – A Bushcraft Recipe

bannock-on-a-stickBannock is an age old staple of the outdoorsman’s diet. You can prepare the mix before you leave on your journey, it is relatively light and easy to carry as you don’t add water until you are ready to cook it. And, there is the added bonus that if you fancy something a bit different you can always add an egg and a little more water to make a pancake batter.

 

Bannock lends itself as a good base mixture in which to add all manner of ingredients. You can make savoury bannock by adding such things as onions, sun dried tomatoes, ramsons, cheese, bacon etc. You can also make fruit or fruit and nut bannock by adding sultanas, apple, peach, cherry, blackberry, raspberry, walnuts, hazel nuts etc. some of these additional ingredients you can carry with you, others you can forage.

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Nettle Soup – A Bushcraft Recipe

stinging-nettleHere is my recipe for nettle soup,ive seen a few recipes but this is my take on it.

Ingredients

Large bowl of nettles.

2 medium fine sliced onions.

2 chopped garlic cloves.

2 medium cubed potatoes.

1 pint of vegetable stock.

300g of double cream or creme fraiche.

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Cheesy Bannock – A Bushcraft Recipe

bannock-bushcraft-styleHere’s a recipe for a basic, easy to make bannock.

 

2 parts Wholemeal flour
1 part skimmed milk powder.
Mixed seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, pine nuts etc)
rolled oats
sprouted seeds & beans
Grated Mature Cheddar
Mustard powder
Baking powder
pinch of salt & black pepper

 

Hearty, sustaining & full of protein.

 

If you fancied it you could add some diced bacon as well.

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