Dry Ice Spiced Beverage
Yield: 3 Gallons
Inactive Time: 30 Minutes
Active time (prep and cook): 5 Minutes
Dry Ice Spiced Soda
2 gallons very cold Water
1 gallon room temperature Water
3 cups Sugar
4 oz Licorice Extract
4 oz Maple Extract
8 oz Vanilla Extract
Directions
Spiced Dry Ice Soda
1. Combine two gallons of the water along with the sugar and extracts into a five gallon water cooler.
2. Carefully add a five pound chunk of dry ice. It will fog and bubble like crazy. Let stand for 30 minutes.
3. You will want to periodically chop the dry ice with a hammer and an ice pick, as well as add the extra gallon of water to periodically melt the iceberg that will form.
Additional Information
Taste the syrup before you add the dry ice. Make the drink according to your own personal taste. If you just want to use root beer extract do that.
Use caution and gloves!
Call your local grocer to see if they have dry ice. Where I am at Target did not carry it, Smith's (Kroger) was near out, but my local Harmon's had plenty.
Italian Style Hobo Dinners
Yield: 1
Active time (prep and cook): 1 hour and 15 Minutes
Italian Hobo Dinners
3 baby Yukon Gold Potatoes, sliced very thin
1/4 sliced red onion
Garlic Salt
Black Pepper
1/4 lb Ground Sweet Italian Sausage, formed into a patty
2 thick slices Mozzarella Cheese
1/4 cup Herby Marinara Sauce (recipe below)
1/2 cup sautéed Mushrooms (recipe below)
Herby Marinara Sauce
1/4 cup Avocado Oil
1 heaping tbsp minced Garlic
2 28 ounce cans whole tomatoes
1 small bunch Italian Parsley, roughly chopped
6 Green Onions, roughly chopped
2 tbsp Dried Basil
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper
2 tbsp Sugar
Sautéed Mushrooms
1 tbsp Avocado Oil
8 oz White Mushrooms, sliced
Juice from 1 Lemon
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 cup of Herby Marinara Sauce and more as needed
Directions
Italian Hobo Dinners
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Set out a large piece of tinfoil, about two feet long, folded in half so that it's double and a foot in length.
2. Build the hobo dinner. Start by building a bed of the potatoes and top with the onions. Sprinkle the potatoes with garlic salt and black pepper to taste. Then place sausage patty on top of that. After that pour the marinara sauce on top. Top with the two chunks of mozzarella.
3. Cover and wrap with tin foil, tearing off another piece of tin foil if needed so that the food is completely covered.
4. Cook for one hour or until the potatoes are nice and soft.
5. Top with some sautéed mushrooms and serve right in the tin foil.
Herby Marinara Sauce
Heat the oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven until hot. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, parsley, green onions and basil. Crush slightly with a potato masher and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Transfer the contents to a blender. Blend until smooth.
Return to the pan. Add the sugar and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Sautéed Mushrooms
In a large cast iron skillet heat up the oil on medium high heat.
Add the mushrooms and the lemon juice. Sauté for about 5 minutes or until nice and soft.
Lower the heat to medium low. Add the marinara sauce 1./4 of a cup at a time until the mushrooms are coated and it's slightly saucy.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Additional Information
You can easily do this recipe on the campfire with minimal materials. Just tin foil a good sharp knife, serving spoon and a strong cast iron skillet.
This is a base, but there are many ways to do this from the traditional hamburger patty with Worchester sauce, to a chicken breast and make a fancy chicken cordon bleu out in the mountains. The ideas are endless here.
Cook longer rather than shorter as the potatoes can take a while to cook.
The mandolin is a great tool to use for the potatoes. In any case do your best to keep them the same consistent size.
Ramen Noodle Salad
Yield: 4
Inactive time: 1 hour
Active time (prep and cook): 10 Minutes
Ramen Noodle Salad
1 Romaine Hearts shredded
1 3 oz package of Chicken Flavored Ramen Noodles, broken into small pieces (seasoning packet reserved)
6 Green Onions, sliced
1 cup Sunflower Seeds, shelled
10 Radishes, thinly sliced
Salt
1/2 cup Avocado Oil
1/3 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
3 tbsp Rice Vinegar
1/4 crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Directions
Ramen Noodle Salad
1. In a large bowl combine the romaine lettuce, broken ramen noodles, green onions and sunflower seeds. Liberally salt and toss together. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, vinegars, red pepper flakes, and the ramen seasoning.
3. Drizzle the salad with the newly made dressing.
4. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving, allowing flavors to meld together and for the noodles to soften. Serve.
Additional Information
This salad is best eaten the day off, but it's not bad for a day and possibly two afterwards. The noodles will be softer and a lot of people like that. After that throw it away.
Yes olive oil can be used. I've just been using avocado oil lately.
You can change this up by simply using your favorite type of Ramen.
Country Fried Apple Dumplings
Yield: 4
Active time (prep and cook): 20 Minutes
Country Fried Apple Dumplings
6 Apples, cored and sliced
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ground cloves
1/4 cup Jack Daniels
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
2 cups Kodiak Flapjack & Waffle Mix, Strawberry Chocolate Chip flavored
Directions
Country Fried Apple Dumplings
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2, Heat the oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the apples and sauté until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the spices, Jack Daniels and brown sugar. Stir to combine. Continue cooking until the sauce thickens and the apples are tender, 5-10 minutes.
4. Mix together the Flapjack mix with a bit of water in a bowl until it is slightly thicker than pancake batter. It should be able to be able to be poured easily, but not look watery. Spoon the Flapjack mix one big serving spoon at a time into the apple mixture, creating dumplings over the apples.
5. Transfer skillet to the oven and cook for 10 minutes so that the Flapjack mix sets.
6. Serve with whipped cream.
Additional Information
Use whatever oil you have on hand. Butter works too.
Use your favorite bourbon. I like Jack Daniels.
Use your favorite pancake mix. This one worked great for me.
Whipped cream, ice-cream, or yogurt all go great with his recipe.
Tropical Banana Boats
Yield: 1
Active time (prep and cook): 15 Minutes
Tropical Banana Boat
1 Banana
Juice from 1 Lime
1 tbsp Mango, diced
2-4 Strawberries, sliced
1 tbsp Honey
2 tbsp Dark Chocolate Chips
1 tbsp Candied Coconut
Directions
Tropical Banana Boat
1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Take a banana with it's peel still on and cut it down the middle. Don't cut it all the way through, just until the tip of your knife touches the peel on the other side. Pull the peel and the banana apart to prepare for stuffing.
3. Squeeze the juice of one lime on the inside of the banana boat. Stuff with the mango, and strawberries. Drizzle with honey. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
4. Wrap the banana in foil except for the stem of the banana so that you can grab and eat it. Place in oven until chocolate has melted and fruit has been warmed through, about 10 minutes.
5. Unwrap and top with the coconut. Enjoy!
Additional Information
This recipe can easily be cooked on a campfire.
Lots of different topping choices here. Classic would be like a s'more so marshmallow, graham crackers, milk chocolate. Peanut butter always goes well with bananas. Lots of good options.
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