What are your favorite hunting camp meals?

[Flewis]

The same for all meals, large portions.

 

[coreydb]

SPAM!

 

[CoElkHunter]

Been in the South Texas hunting industry since 1990’s ( 2 large crockpots HELPS)
Breakfast I usually do a crockpot breakfast or something like a option of cold cereal, pastries , HEB fruit bars, granola bars, chocolate chip cookies ( as a pocket snack)
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How to make Crockpot Breakfast Casserole​

Ingredients
1 dozen eggs
1 cup milk
2 lbs of hash brown potatoes. (you can use frozen hash browns, just cook for 8-9 hours, instead of the 7-8)
1 lb of bacon , drained and cut into pieces. (feel free to substitute with your favorite breakfast meat..sausage, ham, etc)
1/2 cup onions – diced
3 cups cheddar cheese – shredded
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp of pepper (I am recommending an additional pinch of salt and pepper for each layer of hash browns)

Instructions​

• Beat 12 eggs until well blended.
• Next, beat in milk and garlic powder, mustard, 1 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp pepper. Set aside.
• Layer potatoes (I suggest to season each potato layer to taste.....a small pinch of salt and pepper) and sprinkle 1/3 of the onions.
• Next sprinkle 1/3 of the bacon.
• Last but not least, top with 1 cup of cheese.
• Repeat this layering 2 more times to have a total of 3 layers....ending with cheese.
• Take your egg mixture and pour over layers. For refrigerated hash browns, cook for 6-7 hours on low. For frozen hash browns, cook for 7-8 hours on low or until eggs are set. Plug in before you go to bed or as directed for when yall want it done.

Lunch is leftover country style pork ribs, served on tortillas as tacos, with shredded cheese, HEB pico de gallo , guacamole
Or a crockpot pulled pork sandwich or tacos, coleslaw

SUPPER
Steaks or ribs on a grill ( uncle Chris steak seasoning or pinch of salt and pepper
Baked Potato
Salad



I always have one crockpot on warm with a pot of pinto beans or black beans
or sausage and cabbage for a hot snack or a mid day meal

Imo 20 people is hard to fry enough CFS & fries, gravy in a timely fashion or without a lot of help

Great crockpot breakfast recipe. I copied it and might make it for dinner.

 

[pilar]

Great crockpot breakfast recipe. I copied it and might make it for dinner.

I’m usually pretty busy in the morning during hunting seasons and cattle round up , and plugging in the egg casserole at bedtime so people can make a taco
I like a layer of sausage, bacon or ham

Fried spam or spam fried rice is awesome

 

[Flewis]

Great crockpot breakfast recipe. I copied it and might make it for dinner.

Can you even cook?

 

[Flewis]

Great crockpot breakfast recipe. I copied it and might make it for dinner.

Hey call me on your trip if you come this way and come to supper at my house. I’m very close to I 70 in western Pennsylvania, exit 15.

 

[Betterinthebush]

B: 3 eggs over easy, southern style pork sausage (patty), sourdough toast (buttered heavy), yogurt and fruit

L: sloppy Joe sandwiches, pickled dill spears, and Gibbles potato chips or potato salad

S: lamb/pork chops, cucumber salad, brown rice and beans

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Oh, the options are endless. Here, in South Bengal… we typically prepare some of the game from our hunts right upon returning to camp.

I could go on & on about my favorite hunting camp dishes. But I’ll just mention my favorite one:

Charcoal spit roasted Muntjac deer with tandoori roti (a type of flatbread baked in a clay coal powered oven), a fresh arugula salad & bottled Marks & Spencer brand roasted garlic mayonnaise.

When I’m on Safari in Africa, a bowl of guinea fowl potjie is an absolute must at the hunting camp. Grilled eland fillets & impala liver are also my favorite (although admittedly the latter is a very acquired taste).

 

[wesheltonj]

Growing up:

Friday Night: Half chickens grilled over mesquite basted in butter while cooking, sliced potatoes with onions cooked in a cast iron skillet, and a can of Ranch Style Beans, and Tequila Sours.

Saturday Breakfast: Bacon and eggs (sunny side up), flour tortillas and Grapefruit juice.

Saturday Lunch: Sandwich - Ham & Swiss, Coke or Root Beer

Saturday Dinner: Rib Eye grilled over mesquite, Baked potato, and can of corn and Tequila Sours.

Sunday Morning: Bacon and eggs, flour tortillas and Grapefruit juice.

Sunday Lunch: Sandwich - Ham & Swiss, Coke or Root Beer

Sunday Dinner: Fast food and ate while driving home.

Now:

I skip breakfast, get a Subway sandwich go for lunch and some restaurant for dinner and repeat the next day.

 

[jnotzon]

I have been tasked with coming up with a menu for 20 at a hunting lodge in South Texas. What are some of your favorite meals? Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Thank you.

I’ve done a private chef gig at a ranch here in South Texas.

Every ranch runs meals differently but from my experience here’s a layout:

Early morning when hunters are going out is usually just coffee and a pastry. Real breakfast doesn’t happen till after the morning hunt. You can opt for breakfast tacos, a big batch of skillet mash (24 Diner - Austin recipe is my favorite), or just a classic American breakfast spread.

Lunch is a self serve and eat if you want … I’d usually opt for sandwich or burger bar with chips/fries - condiments/toppings.

Dinner is your time to shine and go all out! Starting with an appetizer for hunters when they return from the evening hunt and are enjoying a beer/ cocktail so they’ve got something to snack on. Dove poppers this time of year are always a hit. Also saw a recipe for dove tostadas somewhere a while ago (prepared like ceviche). Steak night is always on the final night group is there. Big ribeyes medium rare paired with mashed/ roast potatoes and a salad/ roast vegetables. Being in south Texas you’re going to need to give them some Mexican food. Fajitas with Mexican rice and borracho beans and all the accoutrements (guac/ pico/salsa/ grilled onion & jalapeños).

 

[Doug Hamilton]

I have been tasked with coming up with a menu for 20 at a hunting lodge in South Texas. What are some of your favorite meals? Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Thank you.

Coming from the Napa Valley, we had a lot of Italians around our hunting camps. Pasta was popular at lunch. Spaghetti with meat sauce, spaghetti carbonara or pesto were all good choices and the carbs work well for energy requirements on the hunt. There's no.meat in pesto, but if you have a big enough grill, it makes a good side with burgers.

 

[Flbt]

With it being dove season.
I a old type southern hunting club.
Dove breast stuffed with a 12 u or bigger shrimp wrapped with a pice of cured bacon( no refrigerator type)
Smoked with a side of loaded baked potato.

 

[odonata]

Around the hunting camp in Mississippi and the fishing camp in Louisiana, brisket (in all of its various forms) is a nice thing to have around. Sandwiches, tacos, breakfast burritos, sliced with side dishes...it's a versatile choice. If you can't find a good brisket in Texas, something has gone terribly wrong.

Breakfast burritos, either hand-held with salsa or covered in salsa verde, are a popular option. Veggies, meat, eggs, shredded cheese & warm tortillas is pretty simple.

Generally lunch is never a real meal. We just throw stuff together, grill a burger or eat leftovers.

A regular group meal for us is jambalaya, French bread & of course Tabasco.

In south Texas (depending on where you are), seafood might be an option like it is for us next door.

Another popular bulk dish is to brown a bunch of chopped bacon. Set aside. Make an Alfredo sauce with butter, cream, Parmesan & garlic. Dump a bunch of shredded rotisserie chickens from the store into the pot with some cooked penne pasta. Throw the bacon back in. It makes a pretty good chicken Alfredo.

With bulk cooking, having a lot of the stuff prepared ahead of time & stored in plastic containers is always a convenience & a time saver.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Fried bologna.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Ox Tail Stew
Roast Pig on a Spit for that large group. If you have the time and energy.
Bison, Buffalo - New Yorks - Slowly BBQ'd
Prime Rib - pick the critter.

Poached Eggs - Benedict.

 

[Uncharted_NT]

I prefer a 7 course meal - Pap and wors with 6 cans of black label

 

[fourfive8]

I’m not one of those Texas waddies who always seems happy to get a drink water out of a hoof print (Cogburn quote- True Grit) but I have gotten water out of hoof prints , specifically moose. By necessity, not choice. And eaten my share of camp meals out of cans, cold or if lucky, heated. Also … not a small number of MREs.

But no doubt, good camp food just doesn’t happen. Some folks know how to cook and some don’t. Africa camp cooks/chefs, IMO, seem to be universally outstanding.

As far as memorable domestic, generic camp meals? Two come to mind:

One was during regular camping work details where a co-worker in our group, known for culinary expertise, always prepared peach cobbler in a Dutch oven. Absolutely the best!!!

The other was my nephew whose specialty was pancakes. I remember several times, stuck inside a tent in nowhere AK on fly outs, pinned down by wind and bad weather where we would gorge on pancakes. Excellent pancakes! We always took mix, some butter and maple syrup. Back then we were also able to take a Coleman stove and “blazo” fuel which worked great and was most efficient for extended stays.

Otherwise, only recommendation I have is KISS.

 

[CBH Australia]

I was thinking you were enquiring as to what we would find in an African camp.

Overall it seems the American diet is different to ours.

I would think a cooked breakfast of bacon and Eggs would go well. You can add toast, crumpets or tin tomatoes on the side. In south Africa I asked if they had Tin Spaghetti to go on the side. They soon sourced some although it seemed like a strange request to them.

Coffee is the morning essential. Instant is fine and if you have a better brew of coffee I’m sure I will enjoy it.

Aussies like camp oven cooking up the bush or using a small hot plate over the fire. Some of these have a part grill to grill a steak.

Steak and salad is an easy one. If I go camping and catering for myself I often buy a cooked BBQ chicken and use it cold. Easy food.

Whatever meals suit the facilities and the average client.

 

[NoStepOnSnek]

Biscuits and gravy/bagels with cream cheese are the sit and eat/grab and go breakfast choices

 

[camperx]

Chili and potato soup have always been favorites here.