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Tent-side treats: five creative campfire recipes
Just because you’re about to embark on a camping trip doesn’t mean that you’re confined to cooking the traditional tin of beans on your portable cooking stove. Why not try something a little more creative? Read on for five simple ideas of ways to spice up your camping mealtimes.
Pita Pizza
Perfect for families, pita pizzas are simple to make but still offer variety depending on individual tastes. All you’ll need is some pita bread, tomato purée, some grated cheese of your choice and a selection of toppings such as peppers, onions or pepperoni. Spread the purée on the pita and sprinkle cheese and toppings as you see fit. Pack them in aluminium foil and bake them in the campfire coals for three to five minutes.
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Italian Meatball Stew
Slice a small head of cabbage and an onion and add them to a foil pack along with meatballs rolled from 450g of Italian sausage. Pour on two cans of tomato sauce and season to taste. Fold the foil over the top of the mixture and place it on the coals for around 20 minutes. Perfect with a bottle of wine fresh from your cool box!.
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Fireside biscuits
Beat together 85g of butter and 55g of soft brown sugar before adding 300g of flour and two eggs. Mix the lot together to form your dough. Find a suitable stick – around 1cm thick and up to 1m long is perfect – and wrap foil around the end. Push a small ball of dough onto the foil end of the stick and hold it over the fire until your biscuit turns golden brown. For an extra treat fill the hole left by the stick with butter and jam.
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Quick and easy breakfast
Fill six holes of a muffin tin with an egg in each, before adding grated cheese and chopped ham. In the other six holes, place diced potato and season with salt and pepper. Bake the lot on a flat rock over the fire and you’ll have a tasty breakfast treat in no time at all.
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Fried trout with lemon mustard butter
Mix together a third of a cup of milk and half a teaspoon of salt before dipping four medium-sized trout into the mixture and rolling them in flour. Heat three tablespoons of oil and around 40g of butter in a large skillet and fry the trout until crispy. Remove from the pan and keep warm. Stir two-and-a-half teaspoons of French mustard together with 30g of butter and one teaspoon of parsley flakes together in the pan before adding two tablespoons of lemon juice and bringing to the boil. Pour the lemon mustard butter over your trout and you’re all set.
