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nuclear_eggset Member
Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 2206 | TRs | Pics Location: Eastside |
Dehydrated homemade chili reconstitutes like the bomb. (Ok, that sentence makes more sense in my head.) My favorite backpacking food!
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sarbar Living The Dream
Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Posts: 8055 | TRs | Pics Location: Freeland, Wa |
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sarbar
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Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:57 pm
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So can I share?
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Ski ><((((°>
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 12832 | TRs | Pics Location: tacoma |
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Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:01 pm
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on your blog? certainly.
or did you mean the chili?
only made 3 portions, but the weather forecast is looking like I'm only going to get a 5-day window, so I'll have at least one left.
too bad I can't figure out some magical way to dehydrate a little cornbread (or bake it on a gravel bar.) maybe I'll just make some corn muffins and haul them along.
just hoping the beans rehydrate without any issues. those garbanzos in the "Punjab Choley" stuff were kind of weird... like woody/chalky texture. longer soak time?
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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sarbar Living The Dream
Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Posts: 8055 | TRs | Pics Location: Freeland, Wa |
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sarbar
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Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:44 pm
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Hey, make cornbread croutons! Just cut n' dehydrate cornbread - bite size. Yum on chili!
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Ski ><((((°>
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 12832 | TRs | Pics Location: tacoma |
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Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:33 pm
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Fabulous Salmon Recipe
The fish are coming in on the coast. As an alternative to broiling, frying, or grilling, you might want to try this:
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Quick and easy.
Season salmon with salt and pepper, and a little fresh dill weed.
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Wrap in parchment and seal. I didn't go to cooking school and learn the right way to do this, so I cheat and use the stapler. Works for me.
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Bake in a pre-heated oven at 400° F for 20 minutes.
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Delightful. Will be thoroughly cooked, but not dried out.
There's always room for experimentation. Rosemary or Thyme instead of Dill Weed; Juniper Berries; Lemon; White Wine. It's all good.
Works well with Swordfish and Sturgeon too!
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Ski ><((((°>
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 12832 | TRs | Pics Location: tacoma |
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:39 pm
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Kim said she wanted the plums that are growing in everyones yards except hers, because she doesn't have a yard.
So if you're one of those with a plum tree, you might want to get her fixed up.
If you still have plums left and are wondering what to do with them, try this:
Delightful Plum Pie
You'll need enough plums for a pie. About 20 of those Italian Plums is enough for a shallow 9" pie pan.
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Cut up the plums and add:
- about a third of a cup of Orange Marmalade
- about a third of a cup of Cornstarch
- about a half a cup of white Sugar
- some ground Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Ginger
- a dash of Salt
Mix all that together and pour into an unbaked pie shell.
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Cover with a top crust and sprinkle a little sugar on it.
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Bake in a preheated oven at 400° F for 40 minutes.
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Vanilla Ice Cream is just sweet enough to offset the sweet/tart/bitter thing going on with the plums and orange rind.
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Ski ><((((°>
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 12832 | TRs | Pics Location: tacoma |
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Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:01 am
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Spaghetti Sauce Redux (cooking for an army of one)
In preparing for my annual pilgrimage, I need to get my food stuff together. Since the spaghetti sauce seemed to work so well, I figured I'd do one big batch instead of several small batches. I had no issues with storing it in the freezer for extended periods.
I chose to put a different twist on it this time, using ground veal as well as the Italian sausage, and omitting the salt from the recipe altogether, as the process of dehydrating seems to concentrate and intensify the saltiness of the finished product.
spaghetti sauce ingredients
one pound mild Italian sausage
two pounds ground veal
two large sweet onions minced
one head celery minced
four heads garlic minced
two large carrots minced
one half cup dry oregano
one quarter cup sweet basil
one half teaspoon thyme
one half teaspoon rosemary
one half teaspoon dill weed
one half teaspoon marjoram
one half teaspoon fennel seed
one half teaspoon paprika
one half teaspoon black peppercorns
pinch dry red chili flakes
nine 15-oz cans diced tomatoes (only 8 are visible in the photo)
one 750ml bottle red wine
olive oil
no salt
I ground all the herbs and spices (except the fennel seed) in a mortar and pestle to bring out their full flavors.
Brown the sausage with the fennel seed until brown. I cooked it down to "hockey puck stage" to get as much fat out of it as I could. Drain on paper towels to remove excess fat:
italian sausage browned
Brown the ground veal. It doesn't seem to "brown" much:
ground veal browned
Drain veal on paper towels to remove as much fat as possible.
Heat a large pot and add a little olive oil. Saute the onions until soft, then add the garlic, celery, carrot, herbs and spices:
onion garlic celery carrot and herbs
Add the tomatoes and wine, fill the pot with water, and bring up the heat:
tomato and wine added
This may require the use of more than one pot:
everything in the pot
Simmer for four hours until thick:
simmered four hours
I chilled the entire batch overnight to allow the flavors to meld.
Then spread 1-1/2 cup portions onto parchment and load the dehydrator:
spread onto parchment
Dehydrate 14 hours at 135º F:
dehydrated at 135F fourteen hours
Each 1-1/2 cup portion yields about 3/4 cup dry product:
yield three quarters cup
Individual portions bagged and ready for the freezer:
individual portions bagged
The net yield on this batch was ± 18 cups, or 12 individual portions dry.
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(* If you can't get to Costco for baking parchment, "Big Lots" sells it cheap. *)
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Navy salad Member
Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 1865 | TRs | Pics Location: Woodinville |
You obviously eat well on the trail!
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