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Boats059
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06/18/2013 11:13PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Does anyone have any ideas for a first night dinner made up of food that needs to be cooked that night? Thanks, going in ep16 on the 24th of June. Can't wait, almost here!
 
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06/19/2013 05:43AM  
The best cut of steak you can afford. Heck, even a cheap cut will taste great up there :)
 
florida
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06/19/2013 06:53AM  
quote snakecharmer: "The best cut of steak you can afford. Heck, even a cheap cut will taste great up there :)"


+1 add a vegetable, a coal baked potato and don't forget dessert.
 
Swampturtle
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06/19/2013 04:44PM  
First night dinner thread

This is a first night dinner thread...within a thread. So many ideas.

We do seasoned steaks, frozen. Sautéed peppers & onions, frozen. Loaded mashed potatoes from Idahoan. Yummo.
 
06/19/2013 06:26PM  
when your setting up camp after a long days paddle (venison)sausage and cheese is simple and good, cut a chunk off as you walk by :) as far as a meals goes it all depends how heavy you pack. either noodles or whatever potatos you like for a side dish and if no fish ??? pork chops-steak-burgers(in a basket grill)bought in flat bread last trip worked out very good. or sandwich steaks between flat bread....
 
Boats059
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06/19/2013 07:12PM  
Thanks for the ideas all!
 
billconner
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06/20/2013 08:01AM  
I like to roast corn on the cob if not too many portages. Soak in water all day - dump and refill at portages if any. With some steak or other fresh meat and some butter - hard to beat in the wilderness.
 
06/20/2013 03:01PM  
Dang, you portage corn? That's hard core.
 
06/23/2013 06:11AM  
When we started out in 1971 Spartan1 said that the first-night dinner was always supposed to be "steak and oranges". So that was always what we did. Some years we went in to Zup's and had them individually wrap some steaks for us the day before and put them in the freezer, or would buy individually wrapped steaks somewhere and freeze them if possible. Wrap in newspaper and then put in a Zip-lock bag (we don't take a cooler) and they were fine on the first night. Some nice, big navel oranges, too. And that was usually it for the first night.

When Spartan1 was on the kidney diet we couldn't do that, as he could only have 3 ounces of meat, and no citrus fruits at all. So for 16 years we had to do something very different. After the transplant we went back to it for a couple years, but somehow it just didn't seem like as much fun as originally, and we don't always do it anymore.

 
Savage Voyageur
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06/23/2013 10:16AM  
This year we had nice steak on the grate, frozen corn in the bag with butter, instant spuds. Easy and so good.
 
mr.barley
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06/23/2013 02:03PM  
This year it was ribeye steak, babybel gouda cheese, bacon and sautéed morel mushrooms that I found on my trip last year (I dehydrated them after I found them).
 
h20
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06/23/2013 06:50PM  
quote mr.barley: "This year it was ribeye steak, babybel gouda cheese, bacon and sautéed morel mushrooms that I found on my trip last year (I dehydrated them after I found them). "
Nice saute sauce.
 
Dennisal
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06/23/2013 06:50PM  
quote mr.barley: "This year it was ribeye steak, babybel gouda cheese, bacon and sautéed morel mushrooms that I found on my trip last year (I dehydrated them after I found them). "
YUM
 
bojibob
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06/23/2013 10:23PM  






Bojiboil ~ This will be our first nights meal

1.Fill up a big pot with water and put it on to boil
2.Add a bottle of beer and a bag of “Crab Boil” spices (or a ton of Old Bay) and some crushed red pepper
3.Throw in some potatoes and let them cook a while
4.Add several ears of freshly shucked corn, cut in half, and let those cook a while
5.Throw in some big chunks of smoked sausage, halved lemons, and lastly, fresh shrimp
 
06/23/2013 10:34PM  
Jaysus, Boji. That's a meal worthy of the bayou.
 
Mustangt125
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06/24/2013 03:13PM  
quote bojibob: "





Bojiboil ~ This will be our first nights meal


1.Fill up a big pot with water and put it on to boil
2.Add a bottle of beer and a bag of “Crab Boil” spices (or a ton of Old Bay) and some crushed red pepper
3.Throw in some potatoes and let them cook a while
4.Add several ears of freshly shucked corn, cut in half, and let those cook a while
5.Throw in some big chunks of smoked sausage, halved lemons, and lastly, fresh shrimp
"


But do you then have to carry in a pot big enough for all that?
 
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