dutch oven cooking

[styckbow]

looking to swap some recipes for my dutch ovens I have afew good ones including chili, baked beans ribs, corn bread and even a couple of cool deserts all are original or adapted from my mother and grandmothers recipes. If anyone is interested I will post a list of what I have and if you happen to be going to NALS or the HCJ this year feel to stop by and have a taste of whats cooking

[The BushMaster]

Any recipe can be cooked in a dutch oven.  It's all about the distribution/placement and number of coals (when using briquets). IMHO there is not a more versatile cooking utensil.  I use em year round, and guys in deer camp love it when I show up.  They usually give me a lot of duff at first, but usually shut up pretty quickly around dinner time!

[styckbow]

I recieved a e-mail asking to post some recipes so here goes. Please keep in mind I am not a professional and most of my recipes are adapted from Moms and Grandmas every day recipes.  Pineapple upside down cake. You will need 1 can of pineapple slices 1/2 jar of marricheno cherries, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 c brown sugar and 1 package of lemon cake mix. melt the butter in the bottom of your pot mixin brown sugar and place pineapple rings inpot then put cherries in the center of the rings (pot should not be heated yet) now mix the cake batter according to the box and pour into pot cook with 10 bricks on bottom and 14 on top(12 inch oven) cook for 30-40 min when done dump cake onto plate and you are done goes well with a caramel sauce.  Here is a cool casserole that every one will like.  brown any kind of meat (I like chicken but any thing will work) about a lb or 2 add cubed up vegtables (potatoes,celery, onions ,carrots,peppers,(I like red) mix all together then in a seperate bowl mix 1 can cream of mushroom soup and 1can of chedder cheese soup, when mixed pour over top of meat &vegies and bake for about 2 hrs 12 bricks on top and 12 on bottom. Well those are a couple of my favorites and if anyone would like some more just leave a message Delin

[Doc Nock]

Neat stuff. I got into the Ultimate Dutch Oven (UDO) that is coined to be the "outdoor micro wave" due to the shape similar to a Angel Food Cake Pan.

I bought all CeeDubs books but it turned out none of the cooking books recommended with the articles (in TBM some time back) used the 30,000 btu Camp Chef gas burner stoves that were said to highlight the use of the UDO.

One has to stay with it cause a pot full of meat, taters, carrots and stuff will be done in about 20-30 min! and that ain't "slow cookin".

I'm wanting to learn more about this using charcoal. Sounds like a neat thing.

I've read you need a trashcan lid or some reflective metal to put down under the oven so's the ground doesn't absorb the charcoal heat...

You guys agree? Please PM me with suggestions.

Thanks.

[Bobby Urban]

Trash can lid might help but I have never used one.  Just good ole mother earth as a heat reflector.  I like to pull coals from the fire pit and skip the briquettes if at all possible.  I make pizza in mine quite a bit and love to do cinnimon rolls for a breakfast treat.

Bob Urban

[Dingus]

Bob: Would you share your pizza recipe please?  How the about the cinnimon rolls too?  Thanks.

[Bobby Urban]

Pizza:  This is a canoeing/camping thing so it is minimalist but you can tweak to your taste.

Crust in a bag that you just add water to
Any toppings you like but I make an enchilada pizza mostly.  Peppers: red,geen,orange and jalapeno. Canned chicken breast. Shredded cheese and enchilada sauce.

Mix water and crust and set aside
Cut up vegies
grease oven and preheat
put crust in bottom of greased oven and cook alone until it begins to brown.
Add vegies, chicken chunks THEN cheese topped with ench sauce then put back on the heat.
Cook till done with coals on top and bottom.
I put the cheese on after the vegies to hold them in.
Enjoy.

Cinnomon Roles:  Quck and easy
Pillsberry in a tube
Grease pan, add roles, bake with coals on top and bottom. add frosting and enjoy

Bob Urban

[Traditional-Archer]

This is our favorite in the bsa camp. Troop 281 Ironville, PA.    
Dump Cobbler
1 pkg yellow or white cake mix
2 cans pie filling or 1 lg can fruit cocktail
Cinnamon
Butter
This is our favorite in the bsa camp. Troop 281 Ironville, PA.  

Pour cans of filling or fruit cocktail in bottom of dutch oven.
Sprinkle cake mix over top of fruit, DO NOT STIR! Sprinkle with cinnamon and cut pads of butter and let fall on surface. DO NOT STIR, it will burn. Cover and bake until bubbly and top is lightly browned, about 30-45 min. Any combination of fruits can be used. I recommend 1 can apple filling and 1 can of fruit cocktail.