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Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby FemoralArchery » 01 10, 2014 •  [Post 1]

How many of you do it?

What are some recipes that you would care to share?
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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby pointysticks » 01 10, 2014 •  [Post 2]

funny you should mention it.

just got off the phone with my brother..he wants one. his bud's mom amazed the deer camp crowds with her dutch oven cooking.

he said there was bread, peach cobbler, shepard's pie..etc.

i own him a Christmas gift..so i hope to hand one off to him in a few week..in Arizona.
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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby easeup » 01 10, 2014 •  [Post 3]

been doing it a long time....whatever you want, we do it.
biscuits, cobblers, cake, pizza, stew, enchiladas, pot pie, ....it just keeps going
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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby Indian Summer » 01 11, 2014 •  [Post 4]

Slow cooked country style ribs are awesome.

A Dutch oven classic is pineapple upside down cake. Yum!
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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby cnelk » 01 11, 2014 •  [Post 5]

My Dutch Oven doesnt cool down in the summer time as I use it all the time. :)

The easiest, most yummiest is peach dessert

1 - can peaches [drained]
1 - box yellow cake mix
1 - can Sprite

Rub the inside of the Dutch oven with cooking oil.

Place 8 pieces of charcoal under the oven and 20 pieces on top.

When the oven is hot, pour peaches and Sprite into the oven.

Add the dry cake mix on top of the peaches and pop.

Put the lid back on the oven and bake for 40 minutes.

Check cake with a clean straw or knife. Do this by sticking the straw into the cake mix. If the straw comes out clean, the cake is done. If not, add charcoal to the oven and bake 10 more minutes. Check again.

OMG!
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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby cnelk » 01 11, 2014 •  [Post 6]

And the Dutch Oven travels with me on camping trips.
You dont have to use charcoal with it all the time.
It is a nice cooking pot to have near the campfire

Here are some pics of moose stew and dumplings at camp


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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby ElkNut1 » 01 11, 2014 •  [Post 7]

Yep, dutch ovens are awesome at camp! Brad, you always have great photos to share, nothing like a visual aid! Thanks.

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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby FemoralArchery » 01 12, 2014 •  [Post 8]

cnelk wrote:My Dutch Oven doesnt cool down in the summer time as I use it all the time. :)

The easiest, most yummiest is peach dessert

1 - can peaches [drained]
1 - box yellow cake mix
1 - can Sprite

Rub the inside of the Dutch oven with cooking oil.

Place 8 pieces of charcoal under the oven and 20 pieces on top.

When the oven is hot, pour peaches and Sprite into the oven.

Add the dry cake mix on top of the peaches and pop.

Put the lid back on the oven and bake for 40 minutes.

Check cake with a clean straw or knife. Do this by sticking the straw into the cake mix. If the straw comes out clean, the cake is done. If not, add charcoal to the oven and bake 10 more minutes. Check again.

OMG!


I got one for my birthday this year. I've only had it for a couple of months. I have made a desert like the one you mentioned here except I used cherry pie filling instead of peaches. It was pretty good, turned out better the second time around. I also made a few apple crisps, they also get progressively better as I go.

I have decided that this year in elk camp I want to be a better cook. I normally don't cook in camp. I usually pull my weight by doing other chores so I can stay away from the kitchen. :D
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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby Lefty » 01 12, 2014 •  [Post 9]

My dad raised us in cast iron pans, but I hate dealing with dutch ovens
However I will partake if someone else does the cooking. :shock:

Working with Boy scouts I got tired of asking someone to help with dishes. I discovered we can make a lot of food without a dutch oven or cast iron pan.


I will make a buried stew. Do this in sand or rocky creek sand bars the coals need the air
Someone else dig a hole ( a scout) Use a deep oven
Per person
1 med cubed potato
1 carrot
1/4 onion
1 tbspn Mc Cormick chicken gravy mix
1 tspn. flour
1 strong dash of Johny's Garlic seasoning
1 cup of water
1 tspn brown sugar
1/3-3/4 lb cubed red meat ( mostly elk, goose or white-tail on our scout outings)
about 1 cube of butter or cup of milk for every 4 servings or some of both OK the original recipe calls for cream ;)

Some coals from the fire at the bottom of the pit some more on top spilling to the sides more coals on the lid bury, with a couple- 3 inches of dirt.
Go for a 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 hour hike ( or hunt) hopefully it has cooled to under 250 degrees
Salt or hot pepper to your preference
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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby JGH » 01 13, 2014 •  [Post 10]

Working with Boy Scouts in Nebraska, we used ONLY Dutch Ovens for cooking all year long. Made some terrific meals. Since getting away from Scouts, we don't do nearly enough dutch oven work anymore.

My favorite is breakfast ... sausage, eggs, some peppers and onions ... mixed and put into tortillas.

Ooo ... wait ... how about sausage biscuits and gravy?

Or ... my wife makes a great chili with dumplings.

Now I'm hungry!
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Re: Cooking in a dutch oven.

Postby Lefty » 01 13, 2014 •  [Post 11]

JGH wrote:Working with Boy Scouts in Nebraska, we used ONLY Dutch Ovens for cooking all year long. Made some terrific meals. Since getting away from Scouts, we don't do nearly enough dutch oven work anymore.!

we make the same breakfast,.. only on a grill
I gotta tell this scouting story.
One year for some reason people keep putting dutch ovens and cast iron pans in the small troop trailer. On one outing I took out 6 dutch ovens and put them in the big trailer.

There were three Dutch ovens in the small trailer. and 6 more in the big trailer. They must have been breeding in an unlocked trailer :lol:
The troop never owned a Dutch Oven. Cooks always bring their own :) My assistant use to be a hardcore back packer and was into the ultralight gear. He was asking me about Dutch ovens. I gave him my opinion , I just dont like dealing with them.
Our troop and another troop were camping at the same location. We were outside by our trucks and trailers and Dave just grabs the two cast iron pans and 3 Dutch ovens and placed them neatly in the other troops well organized trailer. :oops:
who knows maybe that how we got our 9 Dutch ovens
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