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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 10 August 2009 22:03 |
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Meal in a Foil
Preparing a Foil Dinner
Ingredients needed for ONE dinner.
| 1/4 lb of hamburger meat |
| 1/2 onion |
| 1 potato |
| 1 carrot |
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Optional Ingredients
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| Broccoli |
| Bell Pepper |
| Garlic cloves |
| Fresh mushrooms |
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The optional items are highly recommended.
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| 2 large slices of butter |
| Salt, pepper and Mrs Dash. |
| 2 sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil, 1 1/2 ft long. |
| Non stick spray |
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Step 1
Form hamburger in a patty.
Cut the potatoes and carrots into slices no more than 1/2 inch thick.
Cut the onion in slices so that you have rings.
Place aluminum foil on flat surface.
Spray 1 foot circular area in center of foil lightly with non stick spray.
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Step 2
Place one slice of butter in the center of the foil. Lay a couple of slices of onion full rings on the butter. |
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Step 3
Position the hamburger patty on top of slice of onion and butter.
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Step 4
Sprinkle sliced potato, carrot and whatever else, on top of the hamburger.
**you can place the whole cloves of garlic lose or press them into the patty.
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Step 5
Place 2nd slice of butter on top of the vegetables and sprinkle generously with seasonings.
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For the following steps, keep in mind that you want your foil dinner to be as compact, flat and air tight as possible.
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Step 6
Grab the opposite edges of the foil sheet and pull upward until the edges meet.
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Step 7
Roll these two edges together tightly.
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Step 8
Now flatten the dinner firmly. Being careful not to tear the foil.
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Step 9
Roll the ends of the foil dinner tightly toward the center.
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Step 10
Flip the dinner over, and place in the center of the second sheet of foil. Repeat the folding and rolling process.
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It should look like this when you are done! Packed and airtight!
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One suggestion is to have these made either at home by the boys or the week before the campout. Freeze them and pack them in a cooler for transport to the site. They will thaw some and be ready to cook for the first evening meal.
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Building a fire for a foil dinner.
For a charcoal fire: Use 3 large bags of charcoal for every 20 foil dinners.
Regular fire: Build with hard wood, and wait for lots of coals.
Indoors campers: Set oven on 400.
Spread coals out evenly in a rectangle shape and place foil dinners 2 inches apart. Cook for 10 minutes on each side, depending of the temperature of the fire. Be careful when flipping dinners, not to poke a hole in the foil.
Another method is to place the packets on the coals and leave them for approx. 30 min. and do not flip them.
Carefully remove foil dinners from fire and allow to cool.
Open dinner and chow down with ketchup, mustard or other condiments. |
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Hints & Tips:
Other meat may be substituted for hamburger like, steak, chicken or fish.
Add other vegetables as you like.
Take fingernail polish and place the boys initials on the packet (This will help with identifing the packets when removed from the coals)
A 3rd sheet of foil may be added for better results in cooking. It helps keep it sealed.
Tongs, and a heavy glove are highly recommended to remove the packets.
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Images taken from Ranger DJ's website.
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