Camping cookery
Discussion
Looking for more ideas of stuff to cook when camping. I usually have a single burner and carry a small frying pan as well as a usual cookset. Usually camp when touring by motorbike so a bit limited on what I can carry, but got a couple of short trips planned this year by car so will have a cool box as well, and probably a second burner.
Standard stuff for me tends to be:
Egg and bacon sarnie
Fried chorizo and egg sarnie
Peppers/mushrooms/etc and cous-cous or rice with chorizo
Pasta and pesto or premade sauce
Standard stuff for me tends to be:
Egg and bacon sarnie
Fried chorizo and egg sarnie
Peppers/mushrooms/etc and cous-cous or rice with chorizo
Pasta and pesto or premade sauce
Nearly always barbecue when we are camping. Meat, bread, and salad (if you're of that persuasion), toasted marshmallows after. If allowed you can chuck some wood on the barbecue after and that's your heating sorted for the evening, we sometime use the fire logs that you can by in most supermarkets as you can get away with these on most camp sites even if they say no fires (boring). What more do you need!
If you're on the motorbike then the nearest petrol station will undoubtedly have some disposable barbecues. Great for such an occasion.
If you're on the motorbike then the nearest petrol station will undoubtedly have some disposable barbecues. Great for such an occasion.
Pasta boiled in 1 pot, then some meat/veg in the other pan with some herbs/garlic/chilli etc. toss the pasta in the meat pan at the end to warm through.
An arrabbiata sauce can be quickly made up with tinned toms, garlic and chilli either before you go away or while camping. If you decide to make it before, freeze it and then you can also use it to keep your cool bag chilled. Throw some chorizo, bacon or chicken in the frying pan and there's one tasty and quick simple meal.
Jars of pesto or bolognese sauce, cartons of passata with herbs etc can also be used either on their own or with various meats, or tinned tuna, and it's simple 1-pot cooking when the pasta's cooked.
An arrabbiata sauce can be quickly made up with tinned toms, garlic and chilli either before you go away or while camping. If you decide to make it before, freeze it and then you can also use it to keep your cool bag chilled. Throw some chorizo, bacon or chicken in the frying pan and there's one tasty and quick simple meal.
Jars of pesto or bolognese sauce, cartons of passata with herbs etc can also be used either on their own or with various meats, or tinned tuna, and it's simple 1-pot cooking when the pasta's cooked.
Looks interesting that contraption above, I have got a Weber Go Anywhere myself but not yet taken it camping but this chap has chopped his grill rack in half and that means you can then store the chimney starter, coals and all your bits neatly inside. Genius..
https://youtu.be/v6mLF_yxdSY
You can cook all sorts on it both direct or indirect heat. Kebab I did the other week.
https://youtu.be/v6mLF_yxdSY
You can cook all sorts on it both direct or indirect heat. Kebab I did the other week.
shirt said:
As I also love Cassoulet (tinned is good camping grub when in France) that looks great, and pretty easy to do on a camp site.Part of me doesn't like the idea of cooking stuff for 20 mins though, much more likely to burn when using thin camping pots rather than big heavy ones at home, and if I'm in the car I won't have the backup fuel supply for my petrol stove that the bit of pipe I keep under the bike seat gives me
Half tempted by a travel BBQ, the Go Anywhere seems too expensive for how much use it would get, there are some basic ones for £20 but in that case a disposable probably makes as much sense.
A couple of one-pots that I like to do are Grant's tinned haggis, much better tasting than you might think, and lob in a tin of garden or marrowfat peas.
Thin sliced belly pork, fried until getting crispy then add soy sauce and a tin of baked beans.
Both are quick to cook, minimal washing up and you don't need anything else to make a filling meal.
Thin sliced belly pork, fried until getting crispy then add soy sauce and a tin of baked beans.
Both are quick to cook, minimal washing up and you don't need anything else to make a filling meal.
I camp for various motorsport events and have a 1 ring camping gas stove. Usually take a tatty saucepan and small frying pan with me..and back up gas canister 
Cereal and 1/2 pint UHT milk carton for breakfast, morning tea and coffees.
I use the ambient temperature 'look what we found' pouches which do chicken curry, chilli con carne and meatballs. Team them with the veetee microwave rice that can also be fried...and some naan bread.
Tinned clam chowder with extra tin of clams added.
Jar of hot dogs and pack of eggs.
The tinned meat range in Supermarkets can be quite good - Tesco's chicken in white wine sauce I thought was good (anything tastes good if you're really hungry!). All day breakfast is OK with real fried eggs.
The tuna salad lunch packs are good.
Bananas are good too
Cereal and 1/2 pint UHT milk carton for breakfast, morning tea and coffees.
I use the ambient temperature 'look what we found' pouches which do chicken curry, chilli con carne and meatballs. Team them with the veetee microwave rice that can also be fried...and some naan bread.
Tinned clam chowder with extra tin of clams added.
Jar of hot dogs and pack of eggs.
The tinned meat range in Supermarkets can be quite good - Tesco's chicken in white wine sauce I thought was good (anything tastes good if you're really hungry!). All day breakfast is OK with real fried eggs.
The tuna salad lunch packs are good.
Bananas are good too
Not recipes more some ingredient ideas for you (mainly from home bargains).
Straight to wok noodles (not freeze dried)
Straight to pan rice (not sure what this is called but its not freeze dried)
Stuffed pasta (ive got this in lidl I think, its not freeze dried & doesn't need refrigerating)
I cant remember what they are called but the also usually have various packets of curried chickpeas/potatoes (aloo gobi?/ tahka dahl?)
Straight to wok noodles (not freeze dried)
Straight to pan rice (not sure what this is called but its not freeze dried)
Stuffed pasta (ive got this in lidl I think, its not freeze dried & doesn't need refrigerating)
I cant remember what they are called but the also usually have various packets of curried chickpeas/potatoes (aloo gobi?/ tahka dahl?)
RizzoTheRat said:
Half tempted by a travel BBQ, the Go Anywhere seems too expensive for how much use it would get, there are some basic ones for £20 but in that case a disposable probably makes as much sense.
you don't need a travel bbq. just a grille and a fold up spade. dig a pit with shoulders to rest your grille on, create fire break, nip to petrol station to buy coals et voila. a mate does this all the time on the beach to great effect.Loads of ideas here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing//topic.asp?h=0&...
Campsite cooking is one of my favourite times to cook!
Last time I went camping the campsite had a campfire tripod so I hung a leg of lamb from it over the fire and got it all smokey. Fire wasn't really hot enough to cook it through so after about an hour and a half I took the lamb off the string and placed it on the tripod grill closer to the fire. It was delicious.
I also take a Dutch oven (if going by car) with which you are limited only by your imagination.
Have also cooked a big slab of pork belly over a fire - that was also awesome.
Other ideas for simple things to cook - you can get packet risotto mixes to which you just have to add water and they are surprisingly easy and satisfying.
Can't beat a big pot of chilli or a curry bubbling away over a big fire though.
Last time I went camping the campsite had a campfire tripod so I hung a leg of lamb from it over the fire and got it all smokey. Fire wasn't really hot enough to cook it through so after about an hour and a half I took the lamb off the string and placed it on the tripod grill closer to the fire. It was delicious.
I also take a Dutch oven (if going by car) with which you are limited only by your imagination.
Have also cooked a big slab of pork belly over a fire - that was also awesome.
Other ideas for simple things to cook - you can get packet risotto mixes to which you just have to add water and they are surprisingly easy and satisfying.
Can't beat a big pot of chilli or a curry bubbling away over a big fire though.
Key to good camping, planning, all ready to go for the next weekend, load car, visit super market, only for what you need for the weekend.
Select a campsite close to a good boozer, set up tent, cook a good curry, nan on the BBQ, 2nd ring for a staple, with a few beers, then followed by the pub of your choice.
Saturday Morning, full English, followed by a decent hike, ride, or your choice of activity. Dinner, Pasta, Greek salad and BBQ chicken wings or BBQ pork ribs, after visit to said close nearby pub. Sunday pack up have a nice drive, stop of for a nice lunch, just a light one. Get home and clean the equipment ready for next weekend, oh, and did I say Planning, you are welcome.
Select a campsite close to a good boozer, set up tent, cook a good curry, nan on the BBQ, 2nd ring for a staple, with a few beers, then followed by the pub of your choice.
Saturday Morning, full English, followed by a decent hike, ride, or your choice of activity. Dinner, Pasta, Greek salad and BBQ chicken wings or BBQ pork ribs, after visit to said close nearby pub. Sunday pack up have a nice drive, stop of for a nice lunch, just a light one. Get home and clean the equipment ready for next weekend, oh, and did I say Planning, you are welcome.
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