I think I've mastered at least 3 Dutch Oven Meals. Traditional lasagna, pizza lasagna, and Cornish Game hens. I really like the idea of cooking in a Dutch, especially in camp, but I don't have any fish recipes. Does anyone out there ever cook in a Dutch with fish? I could probably do a fish stew pretty easily.
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Dutch Oven Cooking
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Dutch Oven Cooking
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RE:Dutch Oven Cooking
Here is a nice cobbler recipe for the Dutch Oven.Also if you get the TV channel Versus check NAPAS North To Alaska.They have a segment with cooking alot of it has to with fish and Dutch Oven cooking.Here is a a recipe for you to try Ive tried it and it is pretty simple.A great way to make a perfect desert to go with any BBQ is to use a cast-iron Dutch Oven. I learned years ago in Boy Scouts and recently revived my love of cooking with cast-iron.
Here is a good one that is quick and VERY easy
3 cans pie filling of your choice (mix and match if you like - 2 apple and 1 peach is a good combo - cherry is a great one!!!!!!!!!!)
½ cup of instant tapioca
1 yellow or white cake mix
1-1¼ cups of brown sugar
1 stick butter
1 10" or 12" cast-iron dutch oven
cinnamon (if you want)
Line Dutch oven with heavy duty foil. GREAT trick when cooking "sugary" stuff in a Dutch Oven. Even when seasoned properly sugary stuff is a pain to clean from cast-iron!!!!!! Dump in the pie filling. Mix tapioca pudding in with filling. Level filling as well as you can. Pour dry cake mix over top (no need to mix in with filling - just dump and level). Spread brown sugar over top of cake mix to cover. Cut butter into slices and just place them randomly on top of the sugar.
General rule of thumb - (3 up/3 down rule): To acheive approximate temperature of 325 degrees in a dutch oven you should put diameter plus 3 briquettes on top of the dutch oven and diameter minus 3 on bottom. Example: 12 inch diameter dutch oven gets 15 briquettes on top and 9 on bottom. Like all BBQ and Grilling rules - obviously not an exact science but pretty close. Do this and cook for about 30 to 45 minutes. Try to resist peeking as you lose all that heat each time!!!!!!! When done the top will be browned and the filling will be bubbling up thru the cake mix.
A simple accompanying item are grilled bananas. Get firm yellow bananas. DO NOT PEEL THE BANANAS. Cut off stem. Slice banana long ways and then each of those halves in half again (yeilding quartered bananas). Brush each quarter (the side without the peel )with oil of your choice (I use extra virgin olive oil) and dip in mixture of brown and white (regular granulated) sugar. Grill dipped side down for 2 to 3 minutes and then flip to peel side down for 2 to 3 minutes more. They will get a little mushy (DON'T OVER COOK OR THEY ARE VERY MUSHY) when done. (My nephew gets a BIG kick out of helping with the brushing and dipping part!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Sorry for the length of the post but this is sure worth it.:chef: :chef: :chef:
Here is a good one that is quick and VERY easy
3 cans pie filling of your choice (mix and match if you like - 2 apple and 1 peach is a good combo - cherry is a great one!!!!!!!!!!)
½ cup of instant tapioca
1 yellow or white cake mix
1-1¼ cups of brown sugar
1 stick butter
1 10" or 12" cast-iron dutch oven
cinnamon (if you want)
Line Dutch oven with heavy duty foil. GREAT trick when cooking "sugary" stuff in a Dutch Oven. Even when seasoned properly sugary stuff is a pain to clean from cast-iron!!!!!! Dump in the pie filling. Mix tapioca pudding in with filling. Level filling as well as you can. Pour dry cake mix over top (no need to mix in with filling - just dump and level). Spread brown sugar over top of cake mix to cover. Cut butter into slices and just place them randomly on top of the sugar.
General rule of thumb - (3 up/3 down rule): To acheive approximate temperature of 325 degrees in a dutch oven you should put diameter plus 3 briquettes on top of the dutch oven and diameter minus 3 on bottom. Example: 12 inch diameter dutch oven gets 15 briquettes on top and 9 on bottom. Like all BBQ and Grilling rules - obviously not an exact science but pretty close. Do this and cook for about 30 to 45 minutes. Try to resist peeking as you lose all that heat each time!!!!!!! When done the top will be browned and the filling will be bubbling up thru the cake mix.
A simple accompanying item are grilled bananas. Get firm yellow bananas. DO NOT PEEL THE BANANAS. Cut off stem. Slice banana long ways and then each of those halves in half again (yeilding quartered bananas). Brush each quarter (the side without the peel )with oil of your choice (I use extra virgin olive oil) and dip in mixture of brown and white (regular granulated) sugar. Grill dipped side down for 2 to 3 minutes and then flip to peel side down for 2 to 3 minutes more. They will get a little mushy (DON'T OVER COOK OR THEY ARE VERY MUSHY) when done. (My nephew gets a BIG kick out of helping with the brushing and dipping part!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Sorry for the length of the post but this is sure worth it.:chef: :chef: :chef:
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RE:Dutch Oven Cooking
shawn,
That sounds awesome. I'm fasting right now for a blood test later this morning and I'm allowed nothing but water. Your recipe is killing me.
That sounds awesome. I'm fasting right now for a blood test later this morning and I'm allowed nothing but water. Your recipe is killing me.
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RE:Dutch Oven Cooking
Dang Shawn that does sound very delicious.I doubt if its allowed on my Weight Watchers diet.I've not used a Dutch Oven but I see I'm gonna have to go get one and try it out.
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RE:Dutch Oven Cooking
racfish,.
This is the Dutch I use. I really like using it. It will hold a ton (well maybe a little less) of lasagna. I think you can find them at Sportsman's Warehouse for considerably less than the MSRP.
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Good Luck & Have Fun,
Lotech Joe
This is the Dutch I use. I really like using it. It will hold a ton (well maybe a little less) of lasagna. I think you can find them at Sportsman's Warehouse for considerably less than the MSRP.
https://secure.lodgemfg.com/storefront/ ... oduct=3969
Good Luck & Have Fun,
Lotech Joe
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RE:Dutch Oven Cooking
the wife has made mouth-watering cornbread, pork and or beef roasts with all the trimm'ns that just melt in your mouth, great hearty homemade chili, peppered ckicken thigh/legs, etc, but yet we have not cooked fish in it.
not responsible for the breaking of fastings or diets with what was just stated.:chef:
not responsible for the breaking of fastings or diets with what was just stated.:chef:
RE:Dutch Oven Cooking
I love Dutch ovens!!! If you can make it at home, you can make it in the field. There are so many good cookbooks on Dutch oven cooking and most are very good. There are about a million recipes on the web, but the best ones are those related to Boy Scout outdoor cooking. That's where I learned it.