Best Restaurants In Boone Iowa – Campfire Recipes I
In talking with Pete Alan, a great chef who is very familiar with the best restaurants in Boone, Iowa…I asked him to give me some ideas of simple recipes for when I go camping. Here is what he gave me:
GRILLED CHEESE—Sandwiches can be made without a pan–use a buddy burner if you have one or wrap the prepared sandwich in foil and place just above the coals (cooks real fast). To make it a more complete meal add tomatoes, onions and cold cuts or any combination of your choice before cooking.
KEBOBS—Of all sorts are easy to make and require no pans. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water to slow down the burning and make sure you can cook without holding by hand over the fire; if using metal ones make sure each person has a good glove to hold it with or there is a proper handle on it.
Make kebobs with weiners, smokies, sausage or meatballs. Pre cook chicken, turkey, ham or any other meat cubes. Use a variety of veggies such as peppers, canned taters, tomatoes, mushrooms, etc. As it is cooking, brush with BBQ sauce or teriyaki sauce if so desired.
RICE—cooked in a sleeping bag. Take instant rice in 2 heavy duty zip lock bags. Add slightly less than normal amount of boiling water, (it must be at full boil), add some raisins, nuts or some cinnamon and sugar, or whatever other flavoring you desire. Zip it up tight and place in a sleeping bag. The rice will cook in about 20 minutes. Once the rice is done, you can add cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, and nuts to make it a dessert or snack; or you can use it as a side dish by adding butter, soy sauce or canned gravy.
BREAD—Add grated cheddar or parmesan cheese to butter, spread on bread slices (french or Italian loaves sliced thick work best) wrap in foil and put on coals or on a grate above the coals.
HOT DOGS—are always popular but if you are tired of the usual roasts, try wrapping them in biscuit wraps and cooking them on a stick or wrap very loosely in foil and place on grate above fire for 15 to 30 minutes (time will depend on the heat of the fire and the weather.)
To make these more fun add cheese, onions, mustard, ketchup, pickles, bacon bits, etc. before wrapping. If using a stick, only add a bit or the wrap will rip.
SOUPS—To tomato soup add croutons, bacon bits, cheese cubes, sliced sausage; to vegetable soups add precooked ground beef, weinies, cheese cubes; to noddle soups add croutons, parmesan cheese, cubes of precooked beef or chicken. Serve with crackers or cheese bread.
So there you have it. A couple of camping recipes from Pete Alan, a chef for one of the best restaurants in Boone, Iowa. If you would like to see reviews of the best restaurants in Boone, Iowa, visit my website by clicking the link in my bio at the bottom of this page.
About the Author
My name is Coach Rick Hamilton and my family and I love to eat out a lot and so I have a pretty good idea of what restaurants in Boone, Iowa are of high quality and which ones are not.
If you want to see which ones I give my highest recommendations to, click here