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ONE POT CHICKEN AND VEGIES

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You will need :

4 chicken thigh fillets, trimmed and cut in half

1 onion, chopped in chunks

½ carrot, sliced thinly

1 zucchini, sliced thickly

1 small or ½ large potato, chopped in chunks

1 cup mushrooms, chopped

1 pkt chicken noodle soup

1 cup water

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon cornflour blended with water to a thin paste            

Method :

Combine all ingredients, except cornflour, in a camp oven on rack over coals and bring to boil, move to cooler coals or hang on tripod and simmer, stirring occasionally, till cooked.  Add cornflour and bring back to boil, simmer till sauce has thickened.  Serve.

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CHEESY SAUSAGES THAT KIDS LOVE

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You will need :

500g beef mince

1 onion, grated

1 carrot, grated

1 cup cheese, grated

2 tablespoons tomato sauce

2 tablespoons plain flour

salt to taste

2 tablespoons rice bran oil

1 beaten egg, dried breadcrumbs and plain flour in 3 bowls

long wooden skewers                  

Method :

Combine mince, onion, carrot, cheese, sauce, flour and seasoning then form into small sausages.  Roll each first in plain flour, then egg and finally crumbs.  Cook in oil in a frying pan on rack over coals.  Place on paper towel and insert a skewer through each to provide cool handles at each end.   

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TUNA CASSEROLE

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You will need :

          1 x 420g can cream of asparagus soup

          3 x 95g cans lemon pepper tuna

          2 cups cooked rice

          1 x 375g can light and creamy evaporated milk

          1 onion, chopped

          salt

          1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

          60g butter, melted

Method :

 Mix all ingredients, except breadcrumbs and butter, in camp oven.  Combine breadcrumbs and butter and sprinkle on top of mix.  Place lid on camp oven and place in coals. Shovel some coals onto lid.  Cook for 20-30 minutes or until top is golden and casserole is bubbling around sides.

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CURRIED BEEF & PUMPKIN

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You will need :

500g rump, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons rice bran oil

1 or 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste

1 cup coconut cream

½ cup beef stock

2 teaspoons brown sugar

400g butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into small cubes

Steamed rice to serve

Method :

 Add half the oil to the beef and mix well.  Heat a pan on the rack over coals, ensuring it is hot.  Stir fry the beef in batches and set aside.  Reheat pan between each batch.
Add remaining oil and the curry paste, stir fry for 30 seconds.  Add the cream, stock, sugar and pumpkin.  Stir to combine.  Move to lesser heat and simmer for 8 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.
Return the beef to the pan and simmer for 1-2 minutes.  Do not let the mixture boil. 

 Accompany with rice or a potato in foil cooked on the coals.

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TUNA PUTTANESCA

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You will need :

 250g (½ pkt) spaghetti

425g can tuna in olive oil

1 large brown onion, halved and sliced thinly

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 teaspoon minced chilli

400g can diced tomatoes

½ cup kalamata olives

Method :

 Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water.  Drain and set aside. 

Drain tuna, reserving 2 tablespoons oil.  Flake tuna into a bowl. Heat reserved oil in a large frying pan on cooking rack over coals.  Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or till translucent.  Add garlic and chilli.  Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.  Add tomatoes.  Bring to boil, then move to less heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until sauce has thickened.  Season with pepper.  Stir in tuna and olives.  Add to pasta and toss carefully.  Serve.

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THAI FISH CAKES

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(makes about 3 dozen)

 You will need :

 500g fish fillets, boned and skinned, chopped into small bits

1 egg, beaten

¼ cup cornflour

1 tablespoon each of fish sauce and red curry paste

2 tablespoons coriander, leaves and stems, chopped

1 small red chilli, finely chopped

8 green beans, thinly sliced

3 shallots, thinly sliced

salt and pepper

Oil for shallow fryin 

Method :

Blend all but the oil in a bowl.  Form small balls, about a tablespoon, then flatten slightly.  Heat oil in a large pan on rack over coals and cook at least 12 minutes each side, maybe 15, depending on heat in coals.  Drain on paper towel.  Serve with sauce of choice.

Potato and Pumpkin in foil to accompany.

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GOULASH WITH NOODLES

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You will need :

500g gravy beef, cut into chunks

1 brown onion, cut into chunks

½ red capsicum cut into chunks

2 tablespoons sweet paprika

2 tablespoons tomato paste

¾ cup water

2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 tomatoes cut into chunks

1 teaspoon dried chilli

1 cup grated cheese

Rice or egg fettuccine     

Method :

 Season meat, then place all ingredients, except noodles and cheese, in the camp oven and bring to the boil on rack over coals.
Move to a tripod over lesser heat and simmer for two hours.
Stir in cheese and serve with noodles of choice.

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BEEF AND MUSHIES ON THE FIRE (for 4)

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You will need :

          500g rump, cut into cubes

          1 teaspoon each minced garlic, ginger and chilli

          ½ cup parsley, chopped (can use dried)

          200g button mushrooms, halved

          1 tomato, finely chopped

          salt and pepper

Method :

 Mix all ingredients together and spoon onto 4 doubled pieces of heavy foil.  Close and seal.   Place over coals and cook for about 1 hour, turning often. 

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ZUCCHINI ON THE FIRE

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You will need :

          2 small zucchini cut into thick slices

          1 small onion, diced

          ½ teaspoon sugar

          1 stock cube, beef or chicken, crushed

          1 tablespoon butter

          salt and pepper

Method :

Spread butter over the middle of a sheet of foil big enough to wrap the zucchini.  Place zucchini over butter.  Sprinkle with remaining ingredients.  Wrap and seal well.  Cook in coals for about 15-20 minutes.  Turn occasionally.

PS Be generous with the foil.

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CHICKEN ON THE FIRE

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You will need :

         4 chicken Maryland

          2 tablespoons olive oil

          1 onion, chopped

          ½ green capsicum, seeded, chopped

          2 tomatoes, chopped

          1 teaspoon garlic, minced

          2 teaspoons dried coriander

          salt and pepper

 Method :

 Moisten 4 doubled, square sheets of heavy foil with the oil, then place 1 piece of chicken on each.  Season.  Combine all other ingredients in a bowl and mix well.  Divide between chicken pieces.  Fold and seal foil.  Cook in coals for about an hour, turning occasionally. 

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