pre cooking for elk camp

[nv-hunter]

Started cooking some meals for elk camp. Have elk chilli and green salsa chicken going in the crok pots. Trying out deer asada tacos too. Ham and beans, spaghetti, and stew is on the list too. Be out for 14 days any other ideas?

 

[gypsumreaper]

My dad has found a way to cook stoffers lasagna at elk camp haha, we also usually eat tacos, steaks, hopefully heart one night,


If you get meat from the store then dont criticize me for having the courage to go out and kill my own meat

 

[Team Kabob]

Premade enchiladas frozen in foil and just reheat

White chili frozen

Steaks

Pork chops

Kabobs of the fire- becomes a vegetable kabobs if unable to harvest

Spaghetti

Tacos

I could keep going

All of these of coarse if I don't have to pack them in and can ice them down.

 

[marcusvdk]

Sloppy joe, burgers, alway got have chilli

 

[sheephunter]

Last year I got a Coleman oven that goes on top of my campstove; basically just a metal box. I made pizza at home (the take 'n bake you get at the store, but not frozen), then put 2 pieces at a time in foil and froze them. By the time you're in camp for a day or so it is unfrozen, then put it in the oven for 15-20 minutes and you've got hot pizza. The oven also worked well for making biscuits (like you get in a tube) for chicken 'n biscuits, or if you want something other than cold bread with a meal. It was a little touchy for making cinnamon rolls at breakfast time but still doable.

 

[Musket Man]

That sure looks good Nv!!! I usually dont take anything that needs to stay cold. Canned chicken sandwiches are pretty good! Campbells chunky soups too. I guess thats not really pre cooking. lol

 

[MountainHigh]

Burgers and Chili Dogs are always delicious at elk camp.

 

[woodtick]

Man my moutain houses don't sound so good anymore!! Once in a while if we have a big crew with us we do ribeyes and duch oven taters.

 

[25contender]

Man I need to go hunting with some of you guys!! Way to much weight to carry in where I end up!! Dang that looks good.

 

[arwaterfowler]

I have the wife make a few meals then I'll vacuum seal and freeze them. Put the bag in boiling water and you have a home cooked meal in 10 minutes. Since they are frozen they also double a ice to help keep non-frozen item cold. As long as the bag is completely sealed and in a large pot the water never touches the food. The large pot and a slow boil keep the bag from melting.

The wife makes chicken and dumplings, pastas, mashed potatoes, and soups.

I'll make chili, brisket, and pulled pork.


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[Colorado Cowboy]

Last year I got a Coleman oven that goes on top of my campstove; basically just a metal box. I made pizza at home (the take 'n bake you get at the store, but not frozen), then put 2 pieces at a time in foil and froze them. By the time you're in camp for a day or so it is unfrozen, then put it in the oven for 15-20 minutes and you've got hot pizza. The oven also worked well for making biscuits (like you get in a tube) for chicken 'n biscuits, or if you want something other than cold bread with a meal. It was a little touchy for making cinnamon rolls at breakfast time but still doable.

Been using this oven for 25 years and it really does a good job. You just need to watch the temp guage built into the door so you don't get it too hot.

 

[packmule]

soup/stew and freeze several batches of cornbread.

 

[buckbull]

Since mornings are always a time crunch I like to make breakfast for dinner at least one night. Fried potatoes with onions, bacon, biscuits, and eggs.

 

[Umpqua Hunter]

We actually precooked all of our meals for this years elk hunt in Colorado. It was really nice since no one really had to cook after a long day of hunting. We vacuum packed it in meal sized portions and froze it and carried it on dry ice in a small chest freezer on our ATV trailer. The freezer was then used to bring back the frozen elk meat cut and wrapped. We have a microwave in the camper so we'd just thaw out the next day's meals a day or so ahead of time. Here are some of the things we did:

BBQ Chicken Thighs

Frozen veggies

Bacon burgers: BBQ venison patties wrapped in a strip of bacon with a marinade (catsup, oil, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder). The patties are 3.5 oz and "potato" shaped. Wrap with one slice of thin bacon and pin it with a toothpick.

Quinoa

Brown Rice

Soups

Spaghetti sauce with venison burger in it (only had to cook the spaghetti noodles).

 

[Gr8bawana]

Hey guys thanks for so many good ideas. We always leave camp in the dark and usually come back after dark. Pre-cooking dinner will
save lots of time when we get back tired and hungry and won't have to cook for a couple of hours.