Source: Sharafmaksumov, AdobeStockGoing camping and wondering what else you can cook besides shashlik or baked potatoes? We've put together a great selection of cool recipes for you! And most importantly, they are all simple, easy to understand, and use readily available ingredients. Choose to your taste!
1. Campfire Goulash
Source: cookpad.comIf desired, you can also add flour and water dumplings to it.
You will need: 1.5 kg beef, 300 g lard or bacon, 500 g smoked meats, 7-8 potatoes, 6 tomatoes, 3 bell peppers, 3 carrots, 3 onions, 2-3 heads of garlic, 2 bunches of herbs, salt, paprika, spices.
Preparation: Cut the meat and vegetables into arbitrary pieces. Slice the lard thinly and render it over low heat, add onion and paprika, and fry for a few more minutes. Add the meat, and after a few more minutes, the smoked meats. Pour in enough water to cover the meat by 1 cm.
Bring the goulash to a boil, reduce heat to minimum, and simmer for 1.5 hours with the lid on, adding water as needed. Add carrots and potatoes, and after 15 minutes, add bell peppers and tomatoes. After another 10 minutes, add garlic, salt, spices, and herbs. Heat briefly and remove the goulash from the fire.
2. Camp Lagman with Dried Ingredients
Source: postila.ruIf you're taking compact freeze-dried products on your hike, this recipe is for you!
You will need: 1 handful dried meat, 1 handful dried minced meat, 1 handful each of dried potatoes, carrots, onions, tomatoes, eggplants, and bell peppers, 200 g noodles, 10 g dried garlic, salt, spices.
Preparation: Soak dried meat and carrots in hot water for 10 minutes. Heat oil in a cauldron and add dried meat and minced meat. Season and immediately add carrots along with the water they were soaked in.
Stir thoroughly and gradually add all vegetables except tomatoes, continuing to stir. Simmer the mixture for 10 minutes and add tomatoes with noodles. Cover the lagman with a lid and cook for another 15 minutes over low heat.
3. Buckwheat with Sausage
Source: dzen.ruA quick and easy camp porridge – what more could you need?
You will need: 2 cups buckwheat, 600 g sausage, 2 carrots, 2 onions, salt, spices.
Preparation: Chop and fry the sausage with vegetables until golden brown, then set aside. Pour rinsed buckwheat into a cauldron and add water in a 1:3 ratio. Bring the porridge to a boil, salt, season, and add the previously prepared fried mixture. Cook until the porridge is done, stirring occasionally.
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4. Oatmeal Soup with Mushrooms
Source: povar.ruYou can also add celery, bell pepper, or other vegetables.
You will need: 1 cup rolled oats, 500 g fresh mushrooms, 50 g dried mushrooms, 4 potatoes, 2 onions, 2 carrots, salt, spices.
Preparation: Pour boiling water over dried mushrooms and let sit for half an hour. If fresh mushrooms are wild, parboil them for 20 minutes. Chop all ingredients. Fry onions with carrots in a cauldron until soft, add all mushrooms and fry for another 5 minutes, stirring.
Pour mushroom broth over the mixture and add more water – as much as you like. Bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes, add potatoes, season, and cook the soup for another 15-20 minutes. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, add the rolled oats. Let the dish steep under the lid.
5. Camp Compote
Source: dzen.ruA simple and quick compote made from apples and rose hips.
You will need: 1.5 kg apples, 750 g rose hips, sugar.
Preparation: Wash apples, rose hips, and any other fruits, leaves, or berries you are using. Boil water, add all ingredients, and cook for 15 minutes. At the end of cooking, add sugar to taste.
6. Kharcho with Rice over a Campfire
Source: pinterest.comBeef or lamb are best suited for this dish.
You will need: 1 kg meat, 500 g tomatoes, 500 g onions, 150 g rice, 100 g tomato paste, 100 g walnuts, 2 heads of garlic, 1 bunch parsley, 1 bunch cilantro, salt, paprika, khmeli-suneli, ground red pepper, spices.
Preparation: Cut the meat into large pieces, cover with water, and simmer for 1 hour over low heat in a covered cauldron. Then add the rinsed rice. At the same time, slice the onion into feathers and fry until soft with a small amount of broth and tomato paste.
Separately peel and chop the tomatoes. Mix them with chopped herbs, garlic, nuts, and all spices. If necessary, add a little more water to the cauldron. Add the fried onion mixture, bring to a boil, and then add the tomato-nut mixture. Bring to a boil again, remove the cauldron from the heat, and let the kharcho steep for 15 minutes with the lid on.
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7. Camp Fish Soup (Ukha)
Source: rutube.ruIt tastes especially good when made with freshly caught fish.
You will need: 3-4 river fish, 8 potatoes, 4 carrots, 4 onions, herbs, salt, spices.
Preparation: Gut, wash, and prepare the fish. Fill a cauldron with water and add the tails, spines, heads, 2 onions, 2 carrots, and spices for broth. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes, skimming off the foam. Then remove the vegetables and fish scraps from the broth.
Cut the remaining vegetables into arbitrary pieces, add them to the cauldron, salt, and cook for 10-15 minutes. Add the fish pieces and cook the ukha for another 15 minutes over low heat without a lid. At the very end, sprinkle the ukha with herbs and let it steep.
8. Navy-Style Pasta over a Campfire
Source: life.ruThe best recipe for a camp meal when you need to feed many people.
You will need: 1 kg pasta, 500 g canned stewed meat, 2-3 onions, 2 carrots, vegetable oil, salt, spices.
Preparation: Boil the pasta and lightly dress it with vegetable oil. Chop and fry the onion with carrots in a cauldron, season, and add the canned stewed meat. Cook everything together for 2-3 minutes, stirring, add the pasta, stir again, and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Remove the dish from the heat.
9. Camp Shurpa
Source: mirtesen.ruDepending on the amount of water, it can be a soup or a stew.
You will need: 1.5 kg beef or lamb, 1.5 kg tomatoes, 1 kg onions, 500 g potatoes, 500 g carrots, 2 bell peppers, 1 head of garlic, 1 bunch parsley, salt, paprika, cumin, spices.
Preparation: Cut the meat and vegetables into medium pieces, chop the garlic with herbs. Fry the meat in a cauldron until browned, add onions, fry until translucent, then add carrots. After another 1 minute, add tomatoes and peppers. After 2-3 minutes, season the shurpa to taste, add all remaining ingredients, and cover with water. Cook the shurpa for another 1 hour over low heat with the lid on.
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10. Omelet from Egg Powder
Source: domcook.ruA camping omelet you'll want to make again and again.
You will need: 3 tbsp egg powder, 20 g powdered milk, 2 tsp ghee, salt.
Preparation: Dissolve powdered milk in approximately 2/3 cup of water. Whisk egg powder, salt, and the milk mixture. Fry the omelet in ghee over high heat, then let it cook for 3-5 minutes with the lid on.
11. Camp Pilaf
Source: mirtesen.ruHere's how to make a hearty and delicious pilaf with canned stewed meat while camping!
You will need: 1 kg canned stewed meat, 3 cups rice, 3 carrots, 3 onions, garlic, salt, pilaf spices.
Preparation: Wash the rice and chop the vegetables. Fry the onion in a cauldron until translucent, add the fat from the canned stewed meat, and then the carrots. Cook, stirring, until the liquid has partially evaporated.
Add the canned stewed meat and spices to taste, boil for a few minutes, and then layer the rice on top. Insert the garlic, add boiling water to cover the rice by at least one finger's width, cover the cauldron with a lid, and cook the pilaf for 40 minutes.
12. Flatbreads
Source: sonhaber.com.trThese flatbreads are grilled directly on the coals.
You will need: 300 g flour, 5 g dry yeast, 15 g sugar, 2 g salt, 150 ml water.
Preparation: Knead a thick, uniform dough from all ingredients and leave it in a warm place for about 1 hour. Then divide the dough into several parts, roll out flatbreads, sprinkle them with flour, place on a grill, and leave for another 15 minutes. Cook the flatbreads over medium coals until browned on both sides – 7-10 minutes in total.
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13. Oatmeal with Condensed Milk and Dried Fruits
Source: postila.ruSweet breakfast lovers will really enjoy this recipe.
You will need: 3 cups rolled oats, 1 can condensed milk, raisins, dried apricots, prunes.
Preparation: Boil 2 liters of water, add condensed milk, and bring to a boil again. Add rolled oats, stir, and cook the porridge for approximately 15-20 minutes, stirring. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, add washed and chopped dried fruits.
14. Buckwheat with Powdered Milk
Source: dzen.ruQuick to prepare and incredibly delicious!
You will need: 2.5 cups buckwheat, 8 tbsp powdered milk, 4 tbsp sugar, salt.
Preparation: Cover buckwheat with 3 liters of water, bring to a boil, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring. Dissolve powdered milk in a small amount of water, pour into the buckwheat, add sugar and salt, and bring to a boil again. Cook the porridge for another 10 minutes.
15. Millet Porridge with Canned Stewed Meat
Source: receptisalatov.comWill add excellent variety to your diet if you're tired of the usual buckwheat.
You will need: 1 kg millet, 500 g canned stewed meat, 200 g lard, 400 g carrots, 400 g onions, garlic, salt, spices.
Preparation: Finely chop the lard and render it in a cauldron. Add chopped onion, fry, and then repeat with carrots. Pour in 4-4.5 liters of water, bring to a boil, and add rinsed millet.
Stir thoroughly, add canned stewed meat with spices to the cauldron, and stir again. Cook everything together for 20 minutes with the lid on. Closer to the end of cooking, add garlic and let the porridge steep for a bit.