What's your favorite meal to make while camping?

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Hi Food52ers! I'm rounding up community favorite things to cook over a campfire or to make for a weekend of camping. We'll be publishing this in early July to inspire others as they plan their summer camping trips. If you also have a favorite camping spot or campground, please share it too. Thank you in advance!

My favorite camping foods are kit-kat s'mores (just sub kit-kats for hersheys) and steaming seasoned baby potatoes with oil and garlic in a tightly wrapped foil packet. But I have to be honest: I haven't camp-camped in forever because I go every year to the AMC center in Harriman State Park (NY) where in addition to renting a platform campsite, my friend group also rents a nearby cabin with a kitchen so we can cook and refrigerate our food. (We're cheating, I know.) It's an incredible spot just north of NYC.

Miss_Karen · Answer

The trick to Hobo Stew is to slice the veggies thinly. Then, make sure the meat is on top of the veggies when you cook it. This way the fat from the meat drips onto the veggies (think sauté) The moisture from the veggies helps steam the meat.

R · Answer

Lots of inspiration in this thread! As a kid, baking potatoes and yams in the campfire was a favorite

Miss_Karen · Answer

While I was Grub Master for the Boy Scouts, I showed them how to make Beef &amp;amp; Carrots from Once Upon a Chef (Jenn Segal). It's so freaking good.. I keep this recipe in my tent bag. It works well with a Dutch oven, camp stoves etc. The Scouts loved it. - I do too.🙂

jenny · Answer

We usually eat lots of meat during camping

Nicole D. · Answer

I'm jealous, that sounds heavenly!

Nicole D. · Answer

Such a great call to pack a frozen gumbo or chili! Thank you Halfpint!

Nicole D. · Answer

Wow, I'm totally intrigued by the hobo burger! And these books are great for more inspiration. Thank you, Nancy!

Nancy · Answer

Three ideas or links.One of the first things I learned to make (and love) as a child - either from summer camp or Girl Scouts. HAMBURGER PATTY SANDWICHED BETWEEN POTATO AND CARROT SLICES, wrapped in foil and cooked on campfire coals. Easy, tasty and fun! Also a good thing to have your kids (about 7 years and up) make when you're out camping - as long as they are old enough to safely handle a knife.Many recipes on the internet call it Hobo Dinner or Hobo Hamburger. Recent versions include directions for cooking over a grill or in the oven, so if you're renting a cabin or beach house, ok there too.https://www.spendwithpennies.com/hobo-dinner-packs-hamburger-potato/An old/classic cookbook. SIMPLE FOODS FOR THE PACK by Vikki KInmount Kath and Diana Cooke. Some recent reviews say some recipes are bland - I didn't find them so, and you can always up the seasoning. Many good and great recipes, https://www.google.com...A more recent and well-reviewed camping cookbook, COOK IT WILD by Chris Nuttall-Smith, a food writer and media presenter.https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709663/cook-it-wild-by-chris-nuttall-smith/

HalfPint · Answer

Last time I went camping (we car-camped), it was a basic campground with toilets and showers. No kitchen though. So I packed a small portable gas stove (the ones that use butane canisters) and my cast iron dutch oven, a moka pot, and a skillet. For food, I brought: a bag of ice, 2 quarts of frozen homemade gumbo, eggs, ground coffee, powder creamer, roasted vegetables, 2 sourdough loaves (frozen), bag of potatoes, bag of salad greens, 2 large containers of water, frozen butter, shredded cheese, instant ramen, and canned peaches + Bisquick for peach cobbler. Also basic seasonings, salt, pepper, sugar. Except for the water and potatoes, all food went into a large cooler. The gumbo was our favorite :)

Sophia C. · Answer

I grew up camping at Assateague Island and we would always go out in the bay to get some fresh clams and mussels. At the end of the day, we'd do a huge seafood boil over the fire with what we brought back. The freshest seafood I've ever had.

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