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Outdoor Cooking
Recipes from Outdoor Campus classes

More Wild Game Recipes from our classes!

Pheasant in Mustard Sauce Recipe from the South Dakota Game Warden’s Cookbook

1 pheasant, cut in pieces ( split breast in half)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 T. cooking oil
1 T. butter
1/4 c. chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 c. chicken broth
2 T. lemon juice
3 T. Dijon Mustard
3/4 tsp. dried marjoram
Hot cooked rice

Sprinkle pheasant with salt and pepper. In a skillet over medium heat, brown pheasant in oil and butter on both sides, about 6 to 8 minutes. Combine onion, garlic, broth, lemon juice, mustard and marjoram; add to skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until pheasant juices run clear. Serve over rice. Cover with sauce

Oven-Barbecued Rabbit

Recipe from The Complete Hunter-Dressing and Cooking Wild Game 1987  pg. 92

Barbecue Sauce:
2 medium onions finely chopped
2 green peppers, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup water
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, cut up
2 T. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper

2 wild rabbits 

Heat oven to 300º. In medium saucepan , combine all barbecue sauce ingredients.  Cook over medium high heat until bubbly, stirring occasionally.  Reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes. Arrange rabbit pieces in single layer in 13X9-inch baking pan. Pour sauce evenly over rabbit pieces. Bake until tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hour, turning rabbit pieces occasionally. (4-6 servings)

 

Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Tenderloin

Recipe from The Complete Hunter—Venison Cookery 1997 pg. 53 

1/2 c. hot water
1 oz. dry-pack sun-dried tomatoes, coarsely snipped
1/4 c. snipped fresh basil
1-lb. venison tenderloin
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper

In small mixing bowl, combine water and tomatoes. Soak for 30 minutes to soften tomatoes. Drain. Add basil to tomatoes. Mix well.

Prepare grill for medium direct heat. Spray cooking grid wind non-stick vegetable cooking spray. Make a horizontal cut through the center of tenderloin to within 1/2 inch of opposite side; do not cut through.  Open tenderloin like a book. Spoon and pack tomato mixture down one side of tenderloin. Fold other side of tenderloin over to enclose stuffing.  Tie tenderloin with kitchen string at 1 1/2-inch intervals. Sprinkle tenderloin evenly with pepper.

Grill tenderloin, covered, for 16 to 20 minutes, or until desired doneness, turning tenderloin tow or three times. Let tenderloin stand, tented with foil for 5 minutes before slicing.
4 servings

 

French Dip with Elk Roast Recipe from The Complete Hunter—Venison Cookery (with modifications) 1997 pg. 93

3-lb. elk top or bottom round    roast
4 cloves garlic, cut into slivers
4 cups beef or elk stock
4 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1/2 tsp. pepper
10-12 hoagie buns, split

Pierce roast several times with tip of sharp knife. Insert garlic slivers into holes made by knife. Place roast in 6-qt. Dutch oven. Add stock, bouillon and pepper.

Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Cover. Simmer for 1to 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is tender, turning meat occasionally. Remove roast from pan, Let stand for 10 minutes. Cut meat into very thin slices. 

Strain liquid in pan through fine-mesh sieve. Return liquid to pan. Add sliced meat to liquid. (Recipe can be prepared to this point, then refrigerated and reheat when ready to use.) Heat meat mixture over medium-low for 10-12 minutes, or until hot. Using slotted spoon, spoon meat evenly into hoagie buns. Serve with small dish of cooking liquid for dipping.

 

Ranch Burgers

Recipe from The Complete Hunter—Venison Cookery   1997 pg. 88 

1/3 c. sour cream
1 T. plus 1 tsp. Ranch dressing mix, divided
1 lb. lean ground venison, crumbled
1/4 c. sliced green onions
2 T. cold water
1/8 tsp. pepper
4 hamburger buns, split

In small mixing bowl, combine sour cream and 1 tsp. dressing mix. Cover with plastic wrap. Chill.

In medium mixing bowl, combine venison, green onions, water, pepper and remaining 1 T. dressing mix.  Mix well. Shape mixture into four 1/2 inch thick patties.

Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Spray skillet with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. 

Add patties.  Cook for 6 to 8 minutes, or until meat is desired doneness, turning patties over once. Place patties in buns and top evenly with sour cream mixture.

 

Tasty Jerky Recipe Recipe from Andy Gabbert, SD GFP Resource Biologist

1 lb venison, elk, or goose
1 c. soy sauce or teriyaki sauce
1 c. Worcestershire sauce
1 T. Liquid smoke       
Season salt, pepper, salt,
pepper flakes to taste

Slice meat into thin 1/4 inch slices.  Mix all ingredients and sliced meat in glass container or zip-lock bag.  Marinate in refrigerator for 24 hours.  Drain liquid from meat and pat dry with paper towel. Sprinkle marinated meat with your choice of salt, pepper, hot pepper flakes, or season salt to your taste. 

Put meat in dehydrator for 2-8 hours depending on your preference for jerky tenderness. 

Jerky can also be put into the oven on a rack at 140-160 degrees for 4-12 hours.

 

Venison Salami Recipe from http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/print?id=22470

We made our salami using ground elk meat.

5 lbs. ground deer meat
5 T. Morton Tender Quick Salt
2 1/2 tsp. coarse black pepper
2 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
2 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds

Mix well. Cover with plastic wrap pushed down on meat mixture.

Refrigerate 4 days mixing well at least once a day

On 4th day form mixture in to long rolls, place on baking sheet.

Cook at 225 for 4 hours

Wrap in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.

 

Zesty Chislic Recipe from Sandy Richter, TOC Secretary 

1 c. Zesty Italian Dressing
1 c. Dorothy Lynch Dressing
1 lb deer, antelope, or elk roast (or pieces)

Wooden Skewers (soaked in water for 20 minutes Cut deer roast into bite size pieces.  Marinate meat in the Dorothy Lynch and Zesty Italian dressing for 30 minutes to overnight.  Drain dressing off meat. Place meat evenly on wooden skewers.  Grill chislic at a high temperature until cooked to desired temperature. The chislic can also be broiled in the oven or placed in a deep fat fryer. (do not skewer meat if you are preparing it in the fryer)

Slow cooked Wild Turkey Breast, Recipe from Derek Klawitter, TOC Community and Group Program Coordinator

Wild Turkey Breast, skinned and boned 
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 cup chicken broth
Salt and pepper to taste

Season the turkey breast with salt and pepper.  Place turkey in a crock pot.  Mix soups and broth together and add to crock pot.  Slow cook turkey for 4-6 hours until turkey is tender and pulls apart easily.   When turkey is done, remove from crock pot and slice for sandwiches.  Return meat to the crock pot and heat through in gravy sauce.  Add more broth if thinner gravy is desired.

Tastes great as a sandwich with mash potatoes! 

Phesant Bisque, Recipe from Kathy Anderson, TOC volunteer

1 c. chopped celery
1 lg. onion, chopped
2 c. cooked pheasant (approx. breasts from 2 birds)
1 stick butter
1 c. flour
2 quarts chicken broth
2 c. cooked wild rice (can be found in a can in the rice aisle)
1 can chopped mushrooms
1 c. whipping cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Place chicken broth in a pan and heat.  Saute onions and celery in butter.  Add flour and stir.  Add to the broth.  Add pheasant, rice and mushrooms.  Heat.  Add cream ½ hour before serving.  Can also be made in a crock pot before adding the cream.

 Fish Recipes
from our Fish Cooking and Tasting class!
 

Aluminum Foil Trout Fillet
1 teaspoon garlic (chopped)
Butter
Parsley (chopped)
Salt (to taste)
Black Pepper (to taste)
1 Lemon
Aluminum Foil

Serves - 1
Spread out a 12 inch by 12 inch sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil.

Onto the foil, place a trout fillet. Sprinkle on top 1 teaspoon chopped garlic, a few pea sized pieces butter, chopped parsley, salt, and black pepper. Cut up a large lemon into wedges and squeeze the juice from one wedge onto the fish.

Fold the foil into an envelope– like packet. Be sure all the edges are sealed to keep in the steam as it cooks. Place the packet on the grill or onto a bed of hot coals. Cook about 8 minutes, turning every three minutes.

Serve with the remaining lemon wedges.


Baked Walleye Pike
With fresh-caught fish, the simplest preparation is the best. Heartland favorite
Serves 4

1 cup milk
1 ½ to 2 pounds walleye pike fillets, whitefish or pickerel fillets work too
½ cup breadcrumbs
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Lemon wedges, for garnish

Pour the milk over the fish fillets in a bowl, let the fillets soak for 30 minutes. Preheat the over to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a baking dish.

Combine the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, and parsley on a plate. Drain the milk for the fish and dredge each fillet in the seasoned breadcrumbs. Place the fillets in the baking dish and drizzle with the melted butter. Bake the fillets, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Garnish with lemon wedges, and serve.

Cajun Style Blackened Catfish Fillets
In a bowl combine:
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon black
pepper
salt to taste
red pepper to taste

Serves -4
Lay out 4 fillets onto a plate and sprinkle both sides with the dry mixture. Then melt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and pour onto another plate.

Heat a heavy cast iron skillet. Dip the seasoned fillets into the butter (both sides) and place into the hot skillet. The skillet needs to be quite hot. Sear the fillets until they blacken, about 4 minutes per side. Quite a lot of smoke will be generated so have your fan on high, kitchen windows open or cook outdoors.

Serve with lemon wedges, red rice and black beans.

Grilled Catfish with Green Onion Horseradish Sauce
Whether you catch your own or buy milder-tasting farm-raised catfish, grilling them brings out their flavor.
Serves 6
½ cup chopped green onions, white part and some green part
½ cup sour cream
½ cup prepared horseradish
6 6- to 8-ounce catfish fillets
2 tablespoons Fireworks Rub

Fireworks Rub:
4 tablespoon chili powder
4 tablespoon ground cumin
4 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon red pepper flake
2 tablespoon fresh-ground black pepper

Stir together the green onions, sour cream, and horseradish in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until the catfish are grilled. Preheat a charcoal or gas grill to medium-high heat.

Sprinkle the fillets on both sides with the rub. Place the fillets in a fish basket, preferably, or on a will-oiled grill grate. Grill the fillets for about 3 minutes per sides, or until they flake easily with a fork. Transfer the fillets to individual plates, top with a dollop of the sauce, and serve.

 

Grilled Walleye Pike with Tomato- Basil Sauce
Celebrate the bounty of the lake and the garden.
Serves 4

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped fine
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
White pepper, preferably fresh ground to-taste
Fresh lemon juice to taste
Four 8-ounce walleye pike fillets or whitefish or pickerel fillets
1 tablespoon canola oil or safflower oil
Preheat a charcoal or gas grill to medium heat

Make the sauce: Whisk together the butter and tomato in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter is melted. Whisk in ¼ cup water then taste. Season to taste with the basil, white pepper, and lemon juice. Reduce the heat to low and keep the sauce warm as the fish is grilled.

Brush the fish fillets on both sides with the oil. Place the fillets in a fish basket, preferably, or on a well oiled grill grate. Grill for 3 minutes on each side, or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork. Transfer the fillets to individual plates, top with the sauce, and serve.

 

Plated Perch
This recipe uses a rustic and primitive cooking method that is fun try in a cabin as well as at home.
Serves 2
Twp 8-ounce fresh lake perch fillets (any thin whitefish, such as sole)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ teaspoon salt, preferably sea salt
½ teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons dry white wine
Juice of ½ lemon
Lemon wedges and watercress sprigs, for garnish

Select 4 large heatproof dinner plates. Trim the fish fillets to make sure they fit within the circumference of the dinner plates. Select 2 saucepans that are smaller in circumference than the dinner plates. Fill the saucepans nearly full with water, bring to a boil over high heat, than reduce the heat to a simmer.

Generously butter the center of each dinner plate. Arrange the fish fillets on 2 to the plates. Sprinkle the fillets with the salt and white pepper, and then drizzle them with the wine and lemon juice. Invert 1 of the remaining plates over 1 of the plates with the fish so that the fish is sandwiched between 2 plates. Repeat the process with the remaining plates

Place each "sandwich" directly on top of a pan of simmering water and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Using oven mitts to protect your hands, remove the "sandwich" from the pan and the top plate from the bottom plate. The fish is done when it is opaque and flakes with a fork. Garnish with lemon wedges and watercress, and serve.
 

Salmon Steak
2– 2 1/2 pounds salmon fillet
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoon butter (melted)
2 teaspoons marjoram leaves
2 teaspoons onion salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
Snipped parsley (optional)
1/2 teaspoon dill
1/2 teaspoon tarragon
Serves - 3 to 4

Béarnaise Sauce
1/2 cup butter
2 egg yolk
3 tablespoon tarragon or vinegar cider
1 teaspoon dried tarragon.

To prepare
1. Blend first 8 items together. Brush both sides of salmon with mixture and place in a greased pan.
2. Bake in an oven at 350 degrees about half of an hour, or until done. Do not turn. After baking sprinkle with paprika.

Béarnaise Sauce
1. Melt butter (heat about 1 minute), add the vinegar and tarragon.
2. Beat in egg yolks with a fork. Heat stirring until creamy and thickened.
3. Serve with salmon.

Trout Almandine American Style
Serves 4
In a self sealing bag combine:
¼ cup sliced almonds
1/8 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cummin
¼ cup flower
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Using a rolling pin, crush the ingredients and spread onto a plate.

In a bowl combine:
¼ cup water
¼ cup white wine
1/8 cup fish sauce (can be found in the Asian food section of your market)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ cup minced parsley
1 lemon thinly sliced

Set this mixture aside.

In a hot cast iron skillet, melt 1-tablespoon butter. Dip 4 trout fillets in buttermilk, then dredge in the almond/spice mixture. Add to the hot pan. Sauté the fish for 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove the fish from the pan and transfer to a warm platter.

To the hot pan add 1-tablespoon butter and lower heat. Add ¼ cup sliced almonds, sauté the nuts until just barley golden brown. Stir in the wet mixture, bring just to a boil and use this to spoon over the warm fillets.

Garnish with sprigs of fresh parsley.

 

Sunflower- Crusted Trout

Create a fish-dish that is crunchy and crisp on the outside, tender and flavorful on the inside.
Serves 4 to 8
8 fresh trout fillets
¼ cup salted sunflower seeds
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
½ cup sunflower oil or canola oil

Rinse the fish fillets and pat them dry. In the bowl of a food processor, chop the sunflower seeds to a fine meal. Scrape the sunflower seed meal onto a plate and combine with the cornmeal, flour, and pepper. Dredge both sides of each fillet with the flour mixture.

Heat the oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fillets and pan-fry them, turning them once, for about 3 minutes on each side, until they are browned and crisp but not overcooked. Serve hot.

How to Grill the Perfect Fish Filets

Fillets are the hardest part of the fish to grill, the problem is that fish fillets tend to stick to the grate and crumble when turned. The secret is to use a fish or vegetable grate with lots of small holes that fits on top of the grill. The grate holds the fillet flat so that pieces won’t fall between the bars when you turn them.

Skinless Fillet Method
Preheat the grill to high.When ready to cook, place the grate on the grill and preheat for 5 minutes. Brush the fish fillets with oil or melted butter and season with salt and pepper. Generously oil the fish grate of the grill grate. Arrange the fillets on the grate and cook until browned on the bottom and starting to turn opaque on the top, 3 to 6 minutes.

If the fillets are fragile avoid turning them. Instead cook with the grill covered. For other more sturdy fillets, brush with oil or melted butter and cook until browned on the second side, 3 to 6 more minutes. When done, the fish should break into firm flakes when pressed with a finger.

Skin-on method
This works well for fillets of oily fish, like bluefish and salmon.
Preheat the grill to medium-high
When ready to cook the fish, brush the skin of the fish with oil or melted butter. Place the fillets, skin side down on the grate and cover the grill. Cook the fish until the skin is darkly browned and crackling crisp and the meat flakes easily when pressed with a finger, 6 to 12 minutes.
If the skin starts to burn before the fish is cooked put the fillet into a piece of aluminum foil. The topside will cook by the trapped-in heat.

How to Grill the Perfect Fish Steak

Steaks cut from firm, meaty fish like salmon, swordfish and tuna are delicious when grilled. Cover the grill when cooking thick fish steaks to help speed up the cooking process.

Start with the freshest possible fish. If you like your fish rare in the center, cut the steak 1 to 2 inches thick. If you like it cooked through, cut the steaks ½ inch thick. When grilling salmon steaks, leave the bones in, they help hold the fish together.

Preheat the grill to high

When ready to cook, brush the fish steaks on both sides with oil or melted butter and season. If the steaks have been marinated in a mixture of oil, butter or coconut milk it is not necessary to oil again. However oil the grate and place the fish on right after that has been done.

Arrange the fish steaks on the hot grate, all facing the same direction. Cover the grill and cook the steaks on one side for about 2 minutes, if desired use a long spatula to rotate the 90 degrees to create a crosshatch of grill marks.

Carefully turn the steaks over, using the spatula and cook the other side rotating 90 degrees after 2 minutes and cover the grill again. Tuna tastes best served rare or pink in the center, salmon should be cooked through.

To test the steaks for doneness, gently pierce the steak in the center with a knife; if should look cooked through. Or, press the fish with your finger, when properly cooked the area around where you pressed should break into firm flakes. If there is a center bone, the fish should pull away easily.

How to Skin and Bone Fish Filets

Fish fillets can be grilled with or without the skin. Some skin can be very tasty when grilled, but if a recipe calls for the skin to be removed here is how to do it.

Lay the fillet, skin side down, on a cutting board on the edge closest to you. The narrow end (tail) to the left (or right if you are left-handed). Holding the tail with your left (or right) hand, use a long slender knife and make a cut through the tail meat but not through the skin. The cut should be made about ½ inch in from the end so you have a small piece to hold on to. Gradually bring the knife blade parallel to the cutting board and cut toward the head of the fillet, using a sawing motion pinching the skin between the knife and the board. The fillet will come away cleanly from the skin. Then remember to check the fillet for any remaining bones by running your fingers over the top of the fillet. Pull out any bones you may find.

 

Dutch Oven Recipes
Recipes from Susie Tschetter's Becoming an Outdoors Family Workshop!

Triple Corn Recipe
1 egg
1- 8 ounce sour cream
1/2 cup melted margarine
1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring
1 can whole corn, undrained
1 can creamed corn
1 small package Jiffy cornbread mix

Mix all ingredients together and place in Dutch oven. Bake for 1 hour at 400 degrees.

Pork and Potatoes

3 pounds fresh pork, cut into bite sized pieces.
1 large onion, chopped into one inch squares
8 large potatoes, cut into chunks

Place pork, onions and potatoes into Dutch oven. Sprinkle one package (2.5 ounces) Crockery Gourmet Seasoning Mix For Pork over all ingredients and stir until well mixed. Bake at 350 degrees until pork is done and potatoes are tender.

Meal in a Mug

2 pounds lean ground beef
2 cups water
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
21 ounce can pork and beans (do not drain)
1 can tomato soup
1 envelope sloppy joe mix
shredded co-jack cheese
corn chips

In Dutch oven, brown beef and onion. Add water, beans, soup and sloppy joe mix. Bring to a boil and add macaroni. Reduce heat, cover and simmer. Before serving, garnish with shredded cheese and crushed corn chips.



Dutch Oven Cooking by Trina Burns, Outdoor Campus Volunteer

When cooking in a Dutch oven, there are a few things you must remember. First, it takes at least 30 minutes for the charcoal to get hot enough to use. The benefit of charcoal is that it burns a long time and needs little refueling. Each briquette burns at 25-35 degrees, which makes it fairly easy to judge how many briquettes to light. In windy or very cold weather, you will want to add an additional 2-8 briquettes. After filling the Dutch oven and covering it with coals you do not want to "peek," as this lets the heat out and causes food to take longer to cook. If possible, pre-heat the Dutch oven by placing a few coals under it before adding food. One quarter of the coals should be underneath with the remaining on top of the oven. Dutch ovens cook from the top down. Cast iron ovens are the easiest to find, but I would recommend an aluminum Dutch oven. Aluminum is much lighter to carry and, most importantly, won't rust! After cooking in the Dutch oven, you NEVER clean it with soap or scouring pads. If food is baked on, simply heat water in the oven and if scraping is necessary, use a wad of aluminum foal. After washing the oven, you should ALWAYS season it for the next use by wiping a small amount of cooking oil around the bottom sides and in the top. This keeps rust from forming in the cast iron ovens.

Almost anything you bake at home can be baked at the campground. With experience you will be baking meats, cakes and even breads and biscuits. The Dutch oven can become the most versatile cooking implement you will have. It can be used for beanhole and hayhole cooking, with charcoal and even on a fire or gas stove. Some people don't put their Dutch oven away when they get home, but use it in their home ovens. The pioneers left behind many possessions when finding their way out here, but the Dutch ovens were ALWAYS kept!

#8 oven is 10" Bake 8" pan recipes in oven
#10 oven is 12" Bake regular size recipes in oven
#12 oven is 14"           Bake large mixes or double recipes or you may use an 8" pan inside for single recipes
#12 is the most common size of Dutch oven
#14 oven is 16" Bake triple recipes in oven.


The size of the oven can help to determine the number of hot coals needed.

  • On a calm, warm day, use the same number of coals on top as the number on the oven and half as many underneath
  • If it is cold or windy, put a few more on top
  • Dutch oven with legs can be stacked on conserve briquettes
  • If Dutch oven doesn't have legs, use 1 1/2" balls of tightly crumpled foil
  • If Dutch oven has domed lid, put a crumpled foil collar around the edge to hold coals, or invert lid
  • Generally you will bake biscuits, corn bread, cake mixes, etc. according to package directions

These recipes have been adjusted for a #12-14" Oven

HERB CHEESE BREAD   (serves 10-15)

4 1/2 c. Bisquick
2 tsp. garlic salt
2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/3 c. milk or water
2 tsp. oregano
1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

Mix all dry ingredients in a 1-gallon zipper bag. Light 15-20 briquettes to red hot. Preheat Dutch oven with coals on top and 5 coals underneath. Lightly oil inside of Dutch oven. Add cheese and milk to dry ingredients; zip bag and knead just until mixed. Spread evenly in Dutch oven and cover. Add 8-12 briquettes to top and leave 5 coals underneath. Bake for 30 minutes, turning top a quarter turn every 15 minutes. After baking, brush melted margarine over top of bread, sprinkle with a little garlic salt if desired. Server 15-20 children or 10-15 adults. You may also roll out dough and cut into biscuits and bake for 20-30 minutes.

 

PORK CHOPS OLD HOME STYLE (Serves 4-6)

6 pork chops, 3/4" thick
3 Tbs. Margarine
1/4 c. water
1-10 1/2 can mushroom soup
salt/pepper
4 c. seasoned croutons
3 med. potatoes - quartered, peeled or unpeeled
1/2 c. water
1 Tbs. oil

Light 25 briquettes to redhot. Preheat Dutch oven. Place 10 coals underneath Dutch oven to sear chops. Place chops in hot Dutch oven with 1 Tbs. oil, sprinkling with salt and pepper. Melt margarine in Dutch oven lid. Place croutons in 1 gal. zipper bag and add melted margarine and 1/4 c. water, mix well. Shape croutons into small balls and lay on top of chops. Place potato quarters around chops. Pour can of soup over top, add 1/2 c. water. Cover and place 5 coals below and 12-15 on top and bake for 50-60 minutes. Turn Dutch oven lid 1/4 turn every 15 minutes.

 

STEAK STACKS (Serves 4-6)

1 - 1 1/2 lb. round steak
2-3 medium potatoes, shredded
2 green peppers, sliced
2 Tbs. bacon grease
4-5 medium carrots, shredded
1/2 c. water
8 strips bacon, crisp and crumbled
4 onions, sliced

Light 25 briquettes to redhot. Cut round steak into individual sized servings. Place in a heavy-duty plastic bag with a few tsp. flour and pound until thin. Cook bacon in Dutch oven over 10-12 coals, leaving bacon grease on bottom. Brown steak, in Dutch oven with bacon grease, on one side until brown. Turn over and quickly brown other side. While meat is cooking, place equal amounts of vegetables on top of each steak piece, peppers and onions on top. Add salt and pepper if desired. Pour in water, cover and simmer. Leave 5 coals below and place 12-15 coals on top of oven. Steam until vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes. When done, remove steak together with vegetables as a single stack.
 


Wild Game Recipes
Tips and Tricks by Allene Flora, Outdoor Campus Volunteer

MARINATION OF WILD GAME

Acid is the tenderizing agent in the tenderizing process. Wine, lemon or lime juice and tomato juice are great products to use. Another great tenderizer is a can of Coke !!

Oil is the product that makes the marination stick to the meat so include salad oil in your marinating recipe.

Marinating wild game enhances the flavor but also tenderizes the meat. You may use the prepackaged tenderizers but be careful that they don’t contain MSG agents that can cause some people irritation of the stomach. The marinating process should be done for a minimum of 12 to 24 hours to truly enhance the flavor and give the maximum level of tenderness desired.

Tenderizing can begin with the freezing process when you can rub the meat with a tenderizer of your choice. Freezing accelerates the tenderizing process!!!


MARINATION IDEAS

Soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce are great added to a red or cooking wine. Remember that these will greatly affect the flavor of the game so be careful to test the taste of the marinade before adding too much of any ingredient. If the flavor is too strong you may add milk or half/half to make a milder flavor. However, do not add the milk if you are using the marinade on meat to be grilled as it may "bleed out" during the grilling process and leave an undesirable flavor.

Meat should not be left in the refrigerator in a thawed state for more than 4/5 days but may be in the marinating sauce while in the refrigerator for that period. The tenderizing process is only enhanced with the time allowed to marinate.

The shoulders and hind-quarters of large game will require the longer marinating process and would benefit from the tenderizer being added before freezing.

LARDING

Larding is a process used to tenderize the larger roasts of big game especially in older animals or from the neck/shoulder region as well as the rump.

Larding involves pushing a piece of bacon or salt pork into sections of the meat at about 2-3 inch intervals using a "larder" tool or a thin, sharp knife with a long blade. This process will disperse the fat needed to tenderize the meat while cooking. Garlic salt can also be used with the bacon to speed up the tenderizing process.

Buffalo meat is extremely lean and should be larded. Bear cuts should be larded to enhance the tenderizing of the toughness especially in the muscular regions. Elk and moose have shoulder/neck and rump regions that would benefit from larding as well.

GRAVIES

Remove the meat from the pan used to roast or cook the meat. Mix one-fourth cup of flour or cornstarch with one cup of COLD water. Stir well until all lumps disappear. Add additional water to the pan drippings a cup at a time until at the level of the gravy desired (3 cups is usually enough for a family of 5/6). Turn the burner on under the pan at a medium-low setting while adding the thickening mixture. Stir constantly until the mix has reached the desire of thickness. If gravy is too thick add small amounts of water and stir until acceptable. If gravy is too runny add small amounts of the thickening until as thick as desired.

Potato juice is an excellent additive for making gravy as the water is loaded with starch from the potatoes.

FREEZING

Freezing meat properly is important to preserve the meat for future enjoyment. First clean the meat well with cold water. Game birds (especially fowl) should be soaked in COLD water mixed with salt to thoroughly clean and SET before freezing. Cut away any bloody meat where a bullet or shot has shattered the meat and torn it to a bloody state. Freeze meat in meal size portions for ease in preparation.

Heavy-duty freezer paper and plastic wrap are the best products to use when wrapping for freezing. After soaking/cleaning the meat pat it dry and tenderize. Wrap the meat in plastic wrap trying to not allow any air to become trapped. Place the plastic wrapped meat on a sheet of freezer paper and proceed to wrap again while trying to not allow any air to be trapped and secure with masking tape until satisfied airtight.

It is recommended that all meat be in the freezer only 6 to 9 months to enjoy the maximum flavor of the meat. However, if the meat was frozen properly it can be eaten safely for many more months but may have a less desirable tenderness and flavor. Cut off any freezer burn on the meat as it will not look or taste appealing.

Other methods for meat preservation include canning (which provides the ultimate in tenderness) and vacuum sealing. Vacuum sealing is a more desirable and simple form of preparing game meat for freezing or preserving dried meat but may not be economically feasible unless your hunt and preserve a large amount of game each year.

MISCELLANEOUS

Sheep are a member of the cattle family and should be prepared like beef.

Venison means "a deer like animal" and would be considered deer, elk and moose for the purpose of recipes.

Bear eat a lot of sweets like berries, honey and sweet grass. The bear meat will usually be sweet and very rich.

Antelope is not related to the deer and feeds on sage. When preparing antelope you will not need to add herbs but cooking wine and onions will enhance the flavor of this lean meat.

ALWAYS CUT OFF THE OUTER FAT OF THE GAME MEAT AS IT WILL SMELL AND TASTE STRONG POTENTIALLY RUINING YOUR MEAT. IT SHOULD BE CUT OFF COMPLETELY BEFORE FREEZING AND NOT AT THE TIME OF COOKING.

Cuts of meat from older animals/birds are better served in barbecues, stews or as canned meat.

Do not leave the hide on the meat of large game animals while hanging to age as may taint the flavor of the meat.

If starting to cook meat (especially fowl) and you notice an excessive amount of foaming or a bad odor throw the meat out as may have spoiled in the field or been sickly.

NEW! RECIPES FROM ALLENE

Pheasant Fajitas
Cut 4 pheasant breasts into ¾" wide strips
Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil
When oil is hot, add the chicken and one slivered onion
Stir until the meat is no longer pink and onions are transparent
Add thinly sliced peppers (approx. a cup of each: yellow, red and green)
Stir mixture over medium heat until thoroughly heated
Sprinkle package of fajita seasoning over mixture and stir gently until coated
Turn heat to high and stir in ¼ cup hot water to create a glaze
Stir gently until water evaporates
Place fajita mix on soft tortilla shells and garnish as desired

Venison Meatballs
Mix together:
2 lbs. Venison and 1 lb. Ground pork
one chopped onion
one cup crumbled saltine crackers
one cup ketchup
2 T worchestershire sauce
2 tsp all-spice
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cloves

Place in sprayed glass dish or blue roaster
Bake at 425 degrees for 1 hour
Reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake 30 more minutes

 

Venison Bean Bake
Brown 1 ½ lb. Ground venison and one chopped onion
Add one quart pureed canned tomatoes
Add two cans dark red kidney beans
Add one can buttered beans
Add one can Bush’s baked beans
Add ½ cup brown sugar
Add 2 cups sliced venison ring sausage

Bake in a roaster or dutch oven at 375 degrees for one hour
May substitute browned bacon for sausage

 

Savory Lemon Herb Goose
Mix ingredients in a bowl:
One package Lipton Lemon Herb Mix
Two stalks celery chunked
One onion diced
One lb. Baby carrots
5 red potatoes (w/skins) quartered
¼ cup olive oil

Place chunked goose breast pieces in roasting bag
Pour mixture over goose and close up bag
Turn bag to coat evenly and place bag in a pan or dish
Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hr (check after 45 minutes)

 

ELK/DEER/MOOSE STROGANOFF

Cut roast or steaks into small chunks.
Marinate overnight in:
½ c. cooking oil
1 can beef broth
½ tsp. salt or Mrs. Dash
½ tsp. pepper
Slice and cook in butter:
1 large onion
2 cups mushrooms
1 clove garlic or 1 tsp. garlic powder

Roll meat in flour, add to the cooked ingredients and cook until brown. Add 2 cans of beef broth, cover and simmer for 1 hr. Remove from the heat, add 1 cup sour cream, stir and simmer while stirring. Serve over needles or add frozen egg noodles that have been rinsed in hot water and place in a crock’d pot to simmer together.

 

WHITE PHEASANT CHILI

Over low heat melt 2 Tbsp. butter, add 1 cup sliced green onions, stir2-3 mins. Add 3 Tsp. flour while stirring. Add 2 cans chicken broth while stirring constantly. Add:

3 ½ c. cut-up pheasant
1 can drained northern beans
1 can (11oz) drained corn w/red-green peppers
¾ c. half-half
1 can (4oz) chopped green chilies
1 ¾ tsp. ground cumin
2 Tbsp. lime or lemon juice
Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

May put in crock’d pot. Serve with tortilla chips and cheese.

 

SPANISH RICE

Fry one pound of venison bacon and crumble.
Saute in the bacon fat -½ c. chopped green onions and 1 large diced green pepper.

Prepare rice (6 cups when prepared)

Place all of the above ingredients in a large skillet with 2 cans Mexican stewed tomatoes. Simmer 25 minutes and serve with cheese.

DUMPLINGS

Mix:
1 ½ c. flour
1 Tbsp. Chopped parsley
2 Tsp. baking powder
½ Tsp. salt
2/3 c. buttermilk ( may use vinegar to sour milk)
1 beaten egg
2 Tbsp. Melted butter
Drop by spoonfuls into boiling soup or stew.

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Marinade meat in:
1 Tbsp. Dry sherry
2 Tsp. soy sauce
½ tsp. salt

Mix:
¼ c. chicken broth
¼ c. cider vinegar
¼ c. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. Catsup
1 can drained pineapple chunks

Take the mix and pour over the marinating meat in a skillet. Stir until thick and translucent. May add green peppers and thin sliced carrots before serving.

May serve over a bed of rice or noodles.

 

THUMBUPWHT.GIF (3394 bytes)BURGUNDY GOOSE (DUCK) WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Marinate skinned/boned goose breasts:
½ c. cooking oil
¼ c. soy sauce
½ tsp. pepper
1 c. burgundy wine or red cooking wine

Brown the marinated meat in the marinating mixture about 10 minutes on each side (or if sliced into small pieces only a few minutes).

Serve with the Raspberry Sauce:

Bring to a boil:
1 c. raspberry jelly or jam
½ c. water
3 Tsp. brown mustard
2 Tsp. soy sauce
1 Tsp. Worcestershire sauce
(if desired: salt, pepper, caraway seeds)

Serve over the goose.

MORE WILD GAME RECIPES

Sourdough and wild game
Sourdough pancakes and breads are always an excellent accompaniment to wild game. Heres a recipe for "Sourdough Starter" from Alaska Sourdough by Ruth Allman
Sourdough Starter
Dump into the sourdough pot
2 cups thick potato water
2 tbsp sugar
2 cups flour (more or less)
1/2 tsp. yeast (optional - use only to speed the action)

Boil potatoes with jackets on until they fall into small pieces. Lift skins out; mash potatoes making a puree. Cool. Add more water to make sufficient liquid if necessary. Richer the potato water, richer the starter. Put all ingredients in the starter pot. Beat until smooth creamy batter. Cover. Set aside in warm place to start fementation.

A few hints and facts about sourdough.
You cannot spoil sourdough. It is a wild yeast - a ferment. If it separates, water forming on top, just stir well and add fuel (flour) to a smooth batter again. Dip the sourdough into a bowl to make your batter. Do not mix in the sourdough pot, as there must be a starter to build new sourdough supply. Leave about one cup of sourdough for a starter. If it is all used - just add flour and water and scrape down the sides of the sourdough pot. There will be enough enzymes to start the sourdough to bubble again. Sugar is used as a booster to make the enzymes work faster. It is not used to sweeten the sourdough. Lightly cover the sourdough pot. Never seal with a tight lid as sourdough needs to breathe. Sourdough may be kept in the refrigerator when not in constant use. But remember to take it out at least a day before using to get the sourdough enzymes working again. Add flour and water. Keep warm. Never use a metal pot or spoon with sourdough. Sourdough works best when between 65 and 77 degrees. Age improves and mellows the taste appeal of sourdough. Today you can hear an Alaskan say with pride their soudough is forty years old or perhaps they can trace their starter to the days when Fairbanks was a mining camp.

BAKED FISH (IT DOESN'T TASTE LIKE FISH DISH) by Vicki Rath

2 lbs. of lean fish
1 c. sour cream
1 c. mayonnaise
1 package Hidden Valley original ranch dressing mix (dry)
1 large can of French friend onions, crushed

Mix sour cream, mayo and Hidden Valley mix together. Roll dried fish fillets in mixture, then roll in crushed French fried onions. Bake 20-25 minutes in 350 degree oven. Cover pan with aluminum foil or baking lid to trap juices. Test for doneness by inserting a fork at the thickest part. In whole fish, test at the backbone between the head and the dorsal fin. Twist the tines. The fish is done when it flakes easily.

 

SMOTHERED VENISON by Don Nankivel

3 lbs. venison, round or rump
salt/pepper
flour
1 tsp. celery seed
2 tbsp. prepared mustard or horseradish
1 cut strained tomatoes

Season the venison with salt and pepper and roll in flour; place in melted fat in a Dutch oven or heavy-covered pan and brown on all sides. add celery seed, prepared mustard or horseradish, and strained tomatoes; cover and simmer 3 hours or until tender.

Snow Goose Recipes from Snow Goose Cooking Class

 

Beer-Braised Goose
Darrel Johnson, TOC Volunteer
Ingredients:
½ goose, skinned, filleted
4 medium potatoes, scrubbed
4 carrots, cut 1 inch thick
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 can beer
¼ cup barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon garlic salt
Makes 1 serving

  1. Cut the goose into 2 or 3 inch cubes.
  2. Scrub and half the potatoes.
  3. Cut carrots into 1 inch long pieces.
  4. In a crockery cooker place potatoes, carrots, and onion; place the meat on top.
  5. Combine beer, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, and garlic salt.
  6. Pour over the meat.
  7. Cover and cook on medium heat setting 6-8 hours
  8. Serve in soup bowls.

   

Corned Goose
George Vandel, GFP Assistant Division Director

Ingredients:
One large goose breast and legs (skinned)
4 cups water
1 cup Tender Quick Pickling Salt
1 tablespoon pickling spice mix
1 medium onion (optional)

Place goose meat in a nonmetallic container. Chop onion, sprinkle over meat. Sprinkle the spices over the meat. Mix water and pickling salt, and pour over the meat. Be sure the meat is submerged, and let the goose soak for 48 hours while refrigerated. The meat should now be drained and rinsed several times. Soak in fresh water for about 4 hours before cooking. Cook in a crock pot with about 1 cup of onion soup on low for 6-8 hours.

Goose and Gravy
Todd St. Sauver, GFP Resource Biologist
Ingredients:
1 can cream of mushroom soup
½ package onion soup mix
1 can of beer
½ cup flour
Salt and pepper to taste

Put the flour, salt, and pepper in a plastic bag. Add the goose and shake until coated. Fry in oil over high heat until well browned. In a Dutch oven, mix the soups and beer and add the browned goose. Cover and bake at 250 degrees for at least 4 hours or until tender. Try not to look too often or it will dry out. The soups and beer make a great gravy to serve with the bird.
 

Jeffie’s Bannok
Jeff Webber; Cook, Webbers Lodges, Canada

Ingredients:
5 cups Flour
3 tbsp. Baking Powder
2 tbsp. Sugar
2 tsp. Salt
¼ cup Milk
Water
*all measurements are approximate

  1. Mix dry ingredients.
  2. Add milk and around 2 cups of water, and mix just enough to blend together.
  3. Add more flour to make a soft sticky dough.
  4. Flour the work surface, roll out and cut.
  5. Fry till golden in plenty of oil.
  6.  

Snow Goose
Bob Curtis

Ingredients:
Breasts and legs of 2-3 snow geese
Pepper
Salt
4 beef bouillon cubes
1 ½ cups water
14 oz. Can sauerkraut (optional)

In a crock pot put the breasts or breasts and legs of two or three snow geese. Pepper and lightly salt. Then dissolve 4 beef bouillon cubes in 1 ½ cups of water and add to the meat. Set the crock pot on high and cook for 6-8 hours. This will really get the meat tender. Actually, the goose is excellent to eat right now but for people who like sauerkraut add a 14 oz. Can and cook for an additional hour on low.

  

Snow Goose Tidbits
Tom Petry, GFP Conservation Officer
Blueberries & Polar Bears Publishing

Ingredients:
Several Goose Breasts
Butter
Seasoned pepper
White vermouth

  1. Lay the goose breast flat on a cutting board and, with a sharp knife, slice along the top to make very thin slices.
  2. Melt 2 tbsp. Butter in a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat until it is sizzling.
  3. Lay the goose slices in the frying pan and sprinkle liberally with seasoned pepper. They should brown quite quickly. If they do not, turn up the heat a bit. When they are nicely browned on one side turn them over, sprinkle again with seasoned pepper. Brown for about a minute.
  4. Splash in about ¼ cup of white vermouth. Let the breasts simmer in the vermouth for about a minute.
  5. Remove from the pan and serve immediately, with toothpicks.
  6. Repeat the process until you have enough appetizers.

  

Wild Duck & Goose
Virgil Anderson

Ingredients:
Onion (cut in slices)
Celery (preferably stalks with leaves)
Celery Salt
Pepper
Ground Sage
Poultry Seasoning
Garlic Powder

*Quantities of the above ingredients you use will depend on your individual taste preferences, but don’t be afraid to use a liberal amount.

  1. Cover an area on the foil as large as the bird with onion slices. Put a few stalks of celery on top of the onions. (You may want to cut the celery to avoid the possibility of a stalk piercing the foil when you fold it up.) Sprinkle liberally with the seasonings.
  2. Place the bird, breast down on top of this bed of ingredients.
  3. Then sprinkle the top (back) of the bird with seasonings, just as you sprinkled the vegetables on the foil. Then cover the bird with onion slices and celery. (This is easier if you cut the onion slices in half to get a U shape that fits easier over the back of the bird and stays in place – use the inside of the slice on the foil, the outside part of the slice on the back to make life easier.) Inside smaller celery stalks with leaves stay in place better here, as well. Excess vegetables can be placed into the body cavity.
  4. Now, fold the foil from the sides over the top of the bird and seal the edges. This will make a foil tube with the bird inside. Then fold up and seal the front of the foil, and place the bird on a rack in a covered pan. When the bird is placed in the pan, pour about 1 cup of water into the pouch, and seal the remaining end. Then, pour a cup or two of water into the pan and cover the pan with the lid or with foil, if you do not have a lid. As an option, it is possible to use a plastic baking bag if you don’t have a suitable pan, but be sure to put the foil pouch in the baking bag.
  5. Bake at 310 to 325 degrees for about 4 hours for a duck, 5-6 hours for a goose. During the process, DON’T PEEK! This is the most critical part of the process. If the water around the bird evaporates, the water in the meat does too, and it is replaced by fat. By cooking with water in a slow oven, the bird almost stews in its own juice, and doesn’t dry out. When you open the pouch you should be rewarded with a bird that has collapsed into itself, and is tender and juicy. My preference is to discard the skin and the bones, saving only the meat. Enjoy!

   

Cleaning your goose by the wet picking method

Virgil Andersen

Ducks are so easy! Just grab a handful of feathers and pull, and out they come, leaving the skin behind. On the other hand, geese – especially light geese – are frustrating birds to pick, with feathers firmly attached to a fragile skin that tears easily. To loosen the feathers, the skin must be warmed up. My mother said that my grandmother used to warm a goose in the oven until the feathers pulled out easily. They also saved the feathers and down for making pillows. So far, my wife has nixed this method, so I use a less messy process of scalding the goose in hot, soapy water to loosen the feathers. The result of wet picking is a clean bird and no feathers to chase around the house. Removing the wings at the first joint before starting makes the process simpler.

Let’s get started: Fill a large metal dishpan with water to a depth of about 4 to 6 inches. Heat to near boiling, and then add a fair amount of dish soap (Dawn, Ivory, etc. breaks down the oil in the feathers and allows the hot water to get to the skin). Place the pan on a drainboard or in the sink. Hold the goose by the head and feet. Dip it in the hot water breast side down, then tun it over so the back gets wet. Use a spatula or slotted soon to ruffle the feathers, working the water under the feathers and down to the skin, especially under the wings. Be sure to get the neck and tail feathers well soaked. When the areas you want to pick have been saturated, hold the bird up out of the water by its head, and use the spatula to strip excess water from the feathers. Lay the bird on a flat surface and pull some feathers to see if they come out easily. If not, repeat the process until they do.

Be careful not to overdo the scalding, or the skin will actually begin to cook, and become soft and fragile. It is much better to scald it a second time than to overdo it at the start. As you pick the bird, you can ladle hot water over stubborn spots that did not loosen up. Try to take a few feathers at a time, and support the surrounding skin so the skin doesn’t tear.

To finish the job: Open the neck and back of the body cavity, draw the bird, and remove any lung or other tissue in the body cavity. I remove the oil gland or cut off the entire tail, as well as the feet. Soak the goose overnight in salt water in the refrigerator, then rinse and cook or freeze it the next day. Any small amount of down that was missed when the bird was picked will be easy to remove after the bird is cold.

With some practice, you will be able to perform like a pro. Your extra effort to pick the bird will be rewarded. The skin will keep the meat moist and flavorful when the goose has been roasted or smoked.

 


Kids Can Cook Outdoors

Breakfast!

Bacon and Eggs in a Paper Bag (Serves 16)

1 lb. bacon
16 lunch size paper bags
32 large whole eggs
16 long handled cooking forks

Cut each slice of bacon in half. Open lunch bag and line bottom with 2 half-slices of bacon. Wash hands after handling raw bacon. Close the bag by folding the top down 1 1/2 inches. Make a second fold about the same size. Pierce the bag (through the fold) in the center with the cooking fork or a stick. Hold the bag (by the cooking fork or stick) over a bed of hot coals. The bag should be about 1 inch above the coals. Cook for 3-5 minutes until bag starts to get soaked with bacon grease. Remove bag from heat, let cool for 1 minute. Break open 2 eggs and drop them into the bag on top of the bacon. Stir eggs, refold bag and pierce in center with cooking fork. Hold the bag about 1 inch above coals for about 15 minutes or until eggs are firm and bacon is cooked. Eat bacon and eggs right from the bag.

 

Omelet in a plastic Bag (serves 12)

12 whole eggs
6 oz. shredded cheese
1 medium green pepper
12 Ziploc plastic bags
6 oz. fully cooked ham
1 medium onion
salt and pepper to taste
12 cooking forks

In large kettle (use several kettles for a large group), bring water to a boil over hot coals or campstove. Water needs to be 4-5 inches deep during cooking. Chop ham, onion, and green pepper into small (diced) pieces. Break one egg into each Ziploc bag. Add 1 Tbs. each of cheese, ham, onion, and green pepper (leave out anything you don't like). Zip bag shut. Shake bag for 1 minute or until ingredients are well mixed. Make a handle for each bag by spearing bag, just above the Ziploc, in the center, with a cooking fork or stick. Place the filled plastic bag in the kettle of boiling water. As egg cooks it will begin to thicken. Every couple of minutes, remove the bag from the boiling water and shake. Return bag to boiling water and continue to cook until the egg is firm. Do not let bag touch side of hot kettle - the kettle will melt a hole in the bag. Season the omelet with salt and pepper. Eat your omelet right out of the bag.

 

Morning Buns (serves 8)

***This recipe uses 2 cupcake tins and 2 reflector ovens***

2 cans 10 refrigerator biscuits
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/3 cup granulated or brown sugar
1/4 cup margarine
1 tsp. cinnamon

Prepare and heat oven for moderate heat, about 15-20 hot coals (350-375 degrees). In small cook pot, melt margarine over warm coals of cook stove. Open biscuit cans and separate biscuits. Combine cinnamon and sugar in small bowl. Dip each biscuit into the melted margarine and then into the cinnamon sugar. Place biscuit in each cupcake cup and sprinkle with nuts. Place pans in ovens and bake about 10-15 minutes, until buns are golden brown.

 

Lunch!

Walking Tacos (Serves 6)

1 lb. 90% lean hamburger (no fat to get rid of!)
6 bags 1 3/4 oz. Doritos or Fritos
4 oz. shredded cheese OR 1 bottle squeeze cheese
1 pkg. taco seasoning

Cook hamburger until brown. Add taco seasoning mix and follow directions on package. When hamburger is cooked, cut the corner from the Doritos bag and slice the edge from top to bottom. Smoosh up the chips and add about 1/8 to 1/4 cup of taco meat. Add shredded cheese. Eat up!

 

Salad in the Sun (serves 8)

1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks
1 11 oz. can mandarin oranges
1 1lb. 14 oz. can fruit cocktail
1 3.4 oz. box instant dry pudding: vanilla or lemon

Open cans of pineapple, fruit cocktail, and mandarin oranges. Drain all the liquid off the fruit. (Save it in a Ziploc bag to use as a drink mix with 7-up!) Place fruit in a large bowl and stir to mix. Add dry pudding mix to the fruit and stir until well blended. Keep salad cool until ready to serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

 

Sweet Treats!

Doughboys (Serves 10)

10 green sticks or skewers, 12 inches long
1 can 10 refrigerator biscuits
1 1/2 cup fillings: canned pie or pudding filling,
whipped topping, jam, ice cream, etc. (optional)

Dust each biscuit lightly with flour and flatten with hands. Wrap dough around stick or skewer so it looks like a hot-dog. Be sure to close the dough over the end of the stick if you are going to use a filling in your doughboy. Heat over hot coals until golden brown, turning often. Remove doughboy from stick and fill if desired.

 

Baggie Ice Cream (serves 2)

4 quart-size Ziploc bags
1 cup rock salt
8 cups light cream - half and half
3/4 cup canned pie filling, any fruit flavor
4 gallon-size Ziploc bags
12 trays ice: 16 cubes/tray
2 Tbs. granulated sugar

In a one-quart freezer bag – put one cup of ½ and ½, 3 Tblsp pie-filling or flavored syrup and 2 Tblsp sugar. Seal the bag (check to be sure completely sealed). Place the quart bag inside a one-gallon freezer bag and add 50-60 small ice cubes. Add ¼ cup rock salt and seal the gallon bag. Flip and shake the bag for 5 to 15 minutes until the ice cream thickens. Remove the quart bag containing the ice cream and divide the ice cream into two styrofoam cups. Enjoy!!

 

 

Mud in the Hole (Serves 8)

4 cups canned chocolate pudding
8 ice-cream cones

Open can with can opener. Fill ice cream cone with pudding (about 1/2 cup per cone). Serve immediately!

 

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An Outdoor Campus Favorite...

Sunshine in a Cloud!
(serves 6-8)

8 oz. tub of Cool Whip
1 sleeve cinnamon graham crackers
1 lb. can peach halves
6-8 sandwich size Ziploc bags

Put 1/2 cup of Cool Whip into a sandwich size Ziploc bag. Add 1 peach half and one graham cracker. Zip the bag closed and squeeze everything together. Open a corner of the bag and slurp the "sunshine in a cloud" right from the bag!