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12/28/2012 10:44AM
So I am normally a freeze dried meal kinda guy for the majority of my trip. When the fishing is good I will add that to the menu. However, I read all these posts of elaborate meals eaten on the first night of the trip; steaks and pizza and all sorts of culinary fare. I usually push hard and go far on my first day in and would like to reward myself with a decent to exceptional meal.
What are your favorites that you bring in on your trip and how do you transport/cook them? I would love to hear your stories, recipes and ideas! Thanks!
What are your favorites that you bring in on your trip and how do you transport/cook them? I would love to hear your stories, recipes and ideas! Thanks!
12/28/2012 12:02PM
Fresh meat of some sort....usually ribeyes. Supplemented with some variety of REAL potatoes (the wife insists on this) :) usually sliced up & cooked with onions then topped with cheese. Often a muffin cake for desert.
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12/28/2012 02:53PM
We have traditionally had steak and oranges for our first night meal. Big navel oranges, and nice boneless steaks. We buy the steaks either pre-frozen (you can get them at Zup's in Ely) or if we have the resources available we will wrap them and freeze them the night before, so that they are thawing during our first day. Frozen in plastic wrap, wrapped in paper, and packed in a Zip-Lock freezer bag in the food pack, or now we have a bear barrel. (We do not take a cooler of any kind.)
12/29/2012 12:39PM
It's usually rib eyes for us the first night out. I marinate them at home and then vacuum seal them and wrap them in newspaper and throw them in the freezer.
I do like to take a piece of aluminum foil and spray it with pam at home then fold it up. Find it easier to cook on the fire grate this way.
KevinL
12/29/2012 01:19PM
On the trips we take a "first night" meal that is unique from rest, steaks, hard rolls, and roasted corn on the cob. I use my collapsible bucket to soak corn all day except portages. No utensils or plates or much of anything required with steak in the hard roll. I have been considering brats from Zups as a slightly simpler alternative and because I've heard they are so good, but then I'd need fresh chopped onion.
12/29/2012 11:31PM
I have always do something with fresh meat and veggies on the first night. I have done Indian marinated chicken and pork kabobs with naan and a yogurt dipping sauce. I pre-marinated, vacuum sealed, and froze the meat chunks. The yogurt sauce was premixed in a small container, and the naan was vacuum sealed. It all worked well cooked over the fire but a bit messy loading up the skewers.
On a solo trip I did carmelized onions and mushrooms with baconage (sausage with bacon in it). I precooked the onions and mushrooms, then vacuum sealed and froze them. The sausage was frozen and vacuum sealed as well. Everything cooked up in a fry bake oven over the fire and then topped with some cheese.
On a solo trip I did carmelized onions and mushrooms with baconage (sausage with bacon in it). I precooked the onions and mushrooms, then vacuum sealed and froze them. The sausage was frozen and vacuum sealed as well. Everything cooked up in a fry bake oven over the fire and then topped with some cheese.
12/30/2012 04:55PM
We've been doing a pork loin. Wrap it in foil and turn every 8 minutes.
We've done real potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc., but now we find a nice prepared potato mix at the grocery stores. There are many options that are really good.
We've done real potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc., but now we find a nice prepared potato mix at the grocery stores. There are many options that are really good.
01/01/2013 10:48AM
I like taking the Jack Daniel's pulled pork pouches. Freeze them and wrap them in news paper. We make the sweet potato cornbread from Cache Lake and put the pulled pork on top. With some grated cheddar cheese.
I have also made fajitas. Make the seasoned chicken and veggie mix at home. Vacuum seal it and freeze it. In camp we build a fire, and warm up the tortilla's on foil over the fire. Add the chicken mix and cheese. I bring a little tub of salsa as that's all we like with our fajitas. Oh and I bring a small bag of tortilla chips, extra salsa, and some tequila.
I have also made fajitas. Make the seasoned chicken and veggie mix at home. Vacuum seal it and freeze it. In camp we build a fire, and warm up the tortilla's on foil over the fire. Add the chicken mix and cheese. I bring a little tub of salsa as that's all we like with our fajitas. Oh and I bring a small bag of tortilla chips, extra salsa, and some tequila.
01/02/2013 10:38AM
quote TuscaroraBorealis: "Fresh meat of some sort....usually ribeyes. Supplemented with some variety of REAL potatoes (the wife insists on this) :) usually sliced up & cooked with onions then topped with cheese. Often a muffin cake for desert.
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That steak looks pretty damn good!
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01/05/2013 11:24AM
For me, its always steaks, either venison or ribeye, with mashed potatoes and grilled onions. I marinate and freeze the steaks in advance and wrap them in newspaper and vacuum seal in a plastic bag. I also bring wine in a bag for the first nights dinner. All the first night stuff is usually in a separate box that we carry outside the packs and then burn after eating. Never had a problem with animals at portages.
I usually bring my own grill topper. In the bwca, I put it on the grates. In quetico, I use rocks to make it my cooking surface over the fire.
I usually bring my own grill topper. In the bwca, I put it on the grates. In quetico, I use rocks to make it my cooking surface over the fire.
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01/12/2013 02:54AM
Usually the first night is always rib eyes with sautéed mushrooms, onions and peppers and mashed or baked potatoes. Bring the steaks frozen from home.
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01/23/2013 07:25PM
On our last trip, we also did the steak and potatoes/onions routine, which was great.
Later in the trip, we did pizza. Bought a 3-pack of premade crusts (think Boboli) that included a small packet of sauce; brought along a small package of pepperoni (which doesn't need to be refrigerated); and a block of cheese, which we left in its wrapping and buried at the bottom of the food bag, so it was out of the sun.
When the time came, we simply put the sauce and pepperoni on the crusts, sliced the cheese thin and placed it on top, cooked it over the coals on the fire grate. It was very good, a nice break from fish every meal.
Later in the trip, we did pizza. Bought a 3-pack of premade crusts (think Boboli) that included a small packet of sauce; brought along a small package of pepperoni (which doesn't need to be refrigerated); and a block of cheese, which we left in its wrapping and buried at the bottom of the food bag, so it was out of the sun.
When the time came, we simply put the sauce and pepperoni on the crusts, sliced the cheese thin and placed it on top, cooked it over the coals on the fire grate. It was very good, a nice break from fish every meal.
01/24/2013 08:43AM
We have done fajitas instead of the usual steak. Precook chicken/beef as you want at home, slice, freeze. Make up spice kit, put in baggie. Bring in fresh onions, peppers, slice up, saute, add meat and spices, done. Tortillas and whatever toppings you want, cheese, Taco Bell salsa packs, good eats. Simpler than the steak thing if you have a hard 1st day traveling. Steaks hard to beat thou.
01/26/2013 01:56PM
I wonder what an old Voyageur -- whose diet was pemmican, peas, beans, biscuits and salt pork -- would think of this thread? Naan, yogurt, fajitas, corn-on-the-cob? How far we have come. Or have we? --Goose
Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."
02/04/2013 08:16PM
As good as those steaks may be on the first night my absolute favorite is putting Hebrew National hot dogs and chili in a foodsaver pouch, boil and eat with chopped onions and shredded cheddar on a fluffy soft hotdog bun - Heaven!
03/03/2013 09:35AM
August 20 2008, Daria's Birthday and mine too. Her fiance cooked up Paella with saffron rice, veggies, shrimp, mussels, chorizo sausage and lagostinas. Delish.
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Omg...my hero, my mouth is watering...I hope they got married!!
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Omg...my hero, my mouth is watering...I hope they got married!!
03/03/2013 03:30PM
quote Swampblaze10: "August 20 2008, Daria's Birthday and mine too. Her fiance cooked up Paella with saffron rice, veggies, shrimp, mussels, chorizo sausage and lagostinas. Delish.
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Omg...my hero, my mouth is watering...I hope they got married!! "
He sounds like a keeper!
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