Camp Oven recipe

Romy5152 · Guru

RE: Camp Oven recipe

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Romy5152 wrote:
Thanks for all your links, tips and pics. Such a lovely golden colour on the turkey? . I had never heard of a Potjie Pot before, but I think I may have seen photos pf them before. Will check out those links.

I liked the Lamb shanks poikie pot demo, and the SA accent!

Potjie Pots are available in AU from several internet stores. and sometimes on ebay, make sure to buy South African made not Chinese if buying one.

KD

-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Tuesday 8th of January 2013 06:41:46 AM

Romy5152 · Guru

I have roasted lamb shanks in the oven - they're really delicious. Must have a look at a poikie pot next time I'm in a camping shop. I can't justify buying one wth the amount of camp oven cooking I do, which is none at the moment, but they sound interesting.

Romy5152 · Guru

Just went into your link about using coals - are they talking about heat beads there? It says, for example, moderate oven, use 11 'coals' on top and 5 (I think) underneath.

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Romy5152 wrote:
Just went into your link about using coals - are they talking about heat beads there? It says, for example, moderate oven, use 11 'coals' on top and 5 (I think) underneath.

It is American lingo, we have Heat Beads, they have charcoal briquettes referred to variously as 'charcoal' and 'coals'.

KD

Romy5152 · Guru

That explain it then.

Romy5152 · Guru

I finally got to watch the video link. Shame that he used lamb shanks.

Diced beef could be substituted though I guess. It looked easy enough, but he didn't say much about the coals. Just that he wanted less there to cook the meat. Was that for the whole cooking time?

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Cant add to more than was in the video Romy, I will add another which may help.

South Africans tend to have the main fire to the side of the pot, as the Potjie is very efficient, and just add coals as required under the pot.

See:

Potjiekos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1ajMffaYm0

LEKKER LEKKER! (Delicious)

-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Thursday 10th of January 2013 07:45:09 PM

-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Thursday 10th of January 2013 07:49:09 PM

-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Thursday 10th of January 2013 07:53:32 PM

Romy5152 · Guru

Nice! And I did enjoy 'the rest of the song!'

It looks simple enough to cook with.
Thanks.

-- Edited by Romy5152 on Thursday 10th of January 2013 09:43:32 PM

Sheba · Guru

Swiped this from another Forum. Thought it might come in handy, seeing we're into Camp Oven cooking here at the moment.

www.aussiecampovencook.com/heatbeadsbbqbriquettes.htm

Don't forget to click on the Calculate button, as well as the bottom line.

Cheers,

Sheba. [Why does it do this with the colour ? I don't know how to get it back to black on here.]

-- Edited by Sheba on Thursday 10th of January 2013 10:40:44 PM

Romy5152 · Guru

Hi Sheba - long time, no speak.

Will have a look.

How good is that!

Love it, and I didn't have to press the calculate button at all. It did it automatically, Sheba. Not sure why you're in colour though.

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

Uploaded by CAROLYNSCOCIOZ on Mar 15, 2010

Carrot Chowder cooked in a camp oven and using my Volcano 2. Adapted from the recipe in Richard Boetcker's Cookbook and Technical Manual on page 65.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXLUD4bTacg

We just love this YouTube by Carolyn and have to play it now and again.

Carolyn is a Red Hatter, her hobby is photography and camp oven cooking.

I have met and cooked with Carolyn at a COG (Camp Oven Gathering ) at Thora NSW.

-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Saturday 12th of January 2013 08:03:24 PM

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

A dutch oven makes campfire cooking easy! This video, the second of a series of 3, demonstrates some basic 1-pot meals: chicken stew, beef stew and a pot of beans.

Even Romy could do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfYQACZ8l8g

-- Edited by Kingsthorpedavid on Sunday 20th of January 2013 06:34:38 PM

Romy5152 · Guru

You reckon David? Yeah, I think I could actually. The way he tested the coals was a really good tip. I can relate to oven temperatures.

MA247 · Veteran Member

A good heatbead site I looked up tells you how many beads to use.
www.ozwit.com
Alan(ma247)

Kingsthorpedavid · Senior Member

MA247 wrote:
A good heatbead site I looked up tells you how many beads to use.
www.ozwit.com
Alan(ma247)

I visited the OzWit stand at the Jackie Howe Festival at Jondaryn Woolshed 7 September.

Bought their two books (available by mail order also) - Cooking With Camp Ovens and Fair Dinkum Dampers.

Romy5152 · Guru

Sounds interesting. Don't forget to let us know how the recipes in the new books go.