Please note in the pictures the coal beds are on grass. This is a new area we are putting in our backyard and will be removing the lawn anyway. You'll want to make sure your coal beds are near or in the fire pit as to not cause a fire hazzard (or ruin the lawn of the that you're camping at). If you put your ovens in the pit with the fire, you'll need to be sure the flames are not too close to the oven as it will cook unevenly and most likely burn on one side. If the area does not allow separation, you can rotate the oven every 5 to 10 minutes to distribute heat evenly.
DUTCH OVEN CHICKEN AND VEGGIES
DUTCH OVEN CHICKEN AND VEGGIES
1 CUT UP WHOLE CHICKEN OR PACKAGE OF CHICKEN BREASTS
4-6 CUPS CUBED POTATOES OF YOUR CHOICE (RED ARE MY FAVORITE)
1 LB PACKAGE OF BABY CARROTS
1-2 ONIONS QUARTERED
SPICES OF YOUR CHOICE
1 STICK OF BUTTER, OR MARGERINE, OR 1 CUP VEGTABLE OR OLIVE OIL
1 CAN CREAMED SOUP (OPTIONAL)
PULL ENOUGH COALS FROM A FIRE TO MAKE A MOUND ABOUT 2 INCHES HIGH AND TWO INCHES BIGGER AROUND THAN THE BASE OF THE DUTCH OVEN YOU ARE USING. PREHEAT YOUR DUTCH OVEN FOR 3 TO 5 MINUTES AND THEN CAREFULLY PULL IT FROM THE COALS. ADD OIL OR BUTTER, CHICKEN, ONIONS, AND TOP WITH SPICES. PUT LID ON AND RETURN TO COALS TO BROWN MEAT FOR 15-20 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM COALS AND POUR IN VEGGIES. TOP WITH MORE SEASONING, RESTOCK YOUR COAL BED WITH FRESH HOT COALS AND RETURN OVEN TO MOUND. LET COOK FOR AT LEAST 20-30 MINUTES BEFORE OPENING BECAUSE THE MORE OFTEN YOU REMOVE THE LID AND LET THE HEAT AND MOISTURE OUT, THE LONGER IT WILL TAKE AND THE DRYER YOUR FOOD WILL BE. REMOVE LID TO CHECK FOR MOISTURE CONTENT, THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1 TO 1 ½ INCHES OF LIQUID IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OVEN, IF NOT, ADD A CUP OR EVEN TWO OF WATER. IF YOU LIKE MORE GRAVY, YOU CAN ALSO STIR IN A CAN OF CREAM OF CHICKEN OR CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP AT THIS POINT.
AGAIN, RESTOCK YOUR COALS, AND RETURN OVEN TO MOUND. AS SOON AS THE VEGGIES ARE STEAMED THROUGH, DINNER SHOULD BE DONE. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND ENJOY.
FOR A HEALTHIER CHOICE, USE WATER IN PLACE OF OIL OR BUTTER.
OTHER VEGGIES SUCH AS CAULIFLOWER, BROCOLLI, EVEN ZUCINNI OR CORN CAN BE ADDED.
DUTCH OVEN PEPPER STEAK
1-2 LBS OF STEAK OF CHOICE SLICED IN ¼ INCH STRIPS
2- 12 OZ CANS (or one quart jar)OF STEWED TOMATOES / CHOPPED
1 CLOVE OF GARLIC FINELY CHOPPED
1 HEAD CAULIFLOUR
1 HEAD BROCOLLI
2 SLICED GREEN PEPPERS
1 ANAHEIM PEPPER OR JALAPENO/OPTIONAL
2 ONIONS
1 ANAHEIM PEPPER OR JALAPENO/OPTIONAL
2 ONIONS
1/4 TSP CRUSHED RED PEPPER
IN HEATED DUTCH OVEN, ADD MEAT, SPICES AND ONIONS AND BROWN FOR 10 MINUTES. POUR IN TOMATOES, CAULIFLOUR, BROCOLLI, AND GARLIC. TOP WITH MORE SPICES AND ADD REDPEPPER. SIMMER OVER COALS FOR ½ HOUR TO 45 MINUTES OR UNTIL VEGGIES ARE STEAMED THROUGH, AND SERVE.
IN HEATED DUTCH OVEN, ADD MEAT, SPICES AND ONIONS AND BROWN FOR 10 MINUTES. POUR IN TOMATOES, CAULIFLOUR, BROCOLLI, AND GARLIC. TOP WITH MORE SPICES AND ADD REDPEPPER. SIMMER OVER COALS FOR ½ HOUR TO 45 MINUTES OR UNTIL VEGGIES ARE STEAMED THROUGH, AND SERVE.
EASIEST DUTCH OVEN COBBLER
2-3 CANS OF FRUIT PIE FILLING OF YOUR CHOICE
1 WHITE OR SPICE CAKE MIX
1 CAN LEMON LIME SODA
IN A 12 OR 14 INCH DUTCH, DUMP IN FRUIT, SPRINKLE CAKE MIX EVENLY OVER THE FRUIT, THEN POUR SODA EVENLY OVER THE CAKE MIX. PUT OVEN ON BED OF COALS, COVER TOP OF DUTCH OVEN WITH COALS AS WELL. USUALLY COOKS IN ½ AN HOUR. REMOVE LID AND TEST CAKE MIX AS YOU WOULD A REGULAR CAKE TO SEE IF IT’S DONE.
SERVE WITH OR WITHOUT ICE CREAM AND TOPPING OF YOUR CHOICE
NOTE: IF CAKE MIX IS NOT COOKING THROUGH, ADD MORE HEAT TO THE TOP OF THE OVEN, RATHER THAN THE BOTTOM.
