In article <3qn608$goq@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> ddt-ssi@ix.netcom.com (Donald D. Thompson) writes:
>I would like to introduce dutch oven cooking to my
troop, right now the
>scouts only think that they are good for making cobblers and
as
>punishment for the cleanup crew. What I would like is to hear
from
>folks willing to share their favorite dishes, how to make
them and any
>tricks and techniques for general use. I would also like to
find out
>about any problems that you have encountered in the scouts
use of dutch
>ovens? We have four ovens in our troop gear that are
virtually never
>used. I'm also looking at doing a couple of dutch oven dishes
at our
>troop committee meetings to boost the number of attendees.
>Thanks in advance.
>Don Thompson-ASM T975 Livermore,California
Newsgroups: rec.scouting
From: crenn@cv.hp.com (Charley_Renn)
Subject: Re: Dutch Oven - Favorite Dishes
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 18:27:37 GMT
Don,
Let's get one thing straight right from the get-go :^)-- cleaning a dutch oven is only difficult if you're doing it wrong. The boys probably consider cleaning the oven as work because they keep using soap on it or scraping the patina off with a metal scraper. Get them to wipe the oven clean, coat it with oil, and store it where it won't rust, and their experience will be vastly different and progressively better.
Now, on to recipes and things more pleasant!
There are a ton of books out there (most of them in your scout shop) on dutch oven use. But, my favorite is the Fanny Farmer Cookbook. Since a dutch oven is just another form of oven, (pot, frying pan, deep-fat fryer, etc.) any food can be fixed in it with a little forethought. With that in mind, think about what you like to eat at home. It can probably be fixed in a dutch oven. Just do it!
The real problem here is inertia. The boys will do what they have always done until a compelling-reason-to-change comes along. Try:
Be creative in challenging the boys to try something new.
And, don't forget to be creative in "carrot" selection, too. A couple of outings ago, I was the adult patrol cook. I challenged the boy patrols to a menu competition. Any patrol that beat our menu of chili beans and corned bread (in the dutch oven, of course) got to split our dessert of Double Chocolate Surprise Cake (from the dutch oven, of course). Although the patrols ate marginally better that outing, none of the patrols ate as well as the adults-- so, we shared the dessert with the entire troop. Now, the Beaver Patrol has been hounding me to challenge them again........
Some of my personal favorites are:
Well, you get the idea. Just have fun and don't limit yourself.
Charley
From: jglaze@subasic.sciatl.com (Jeff L. Glaze)
Newsgroups: rec.scouting
Subject: Re: Dutch Oven - Favorite Dishes
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 21:43:43 GMT
Don,
We too have several dutch ovens (four 12", and one 10") we use several times a year. I own my own dutch oven and have used them in doing the cooking demo for SM fundamentals... Her is a simple recipe (which you may already have) that our boys enjoy!
Hawaiian Chicken
Ingredients:
Directions:
Place four chicken breasts on the bottom of the 12" Dutch oven. Use half of the sliced pineapple to place on top of the breasts, pouring the entire juice over the chicken. The pour half of the BBQ sauce on top of this. Place another layer (the remaining four breasts) on top of the previous chicken/pineapple layer. Layer again with the remaining pineapple slices, placing a cherry in the center of each pineapple slice. Pour the remaining BBQ sauce on top. Place the lid on the oven.
Place the oven on the coals and cover the top of the oven with coals. Cooking time is 30 to 45 minutes, remove and check at about twenty minutes. When finished, make sure that the chicken is thouroughly cooked before serving.
Place the empty oven back on the coals to "clean" (burn) it out.
<My method : ) >
Jeff L. Glaze CIS:71631,564 * Chartered Organization Rep.
jglaze@subasic.sciatl.com * Pack, Troop, & Post 477
From: jglaze@subasic.sciatl.com (Jeff L. Glaze)
Newsgroups: rec.scouting
Subject: Re: Dutch Oven - Favorite Dishes
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 21:40:17 GMT
I have introduced a favorite Dutch oven breakfast (lunch or dinner) meal to our Explorer Post.
Dutch Oven Quiche
Pre-heat 12" oven with about ten charcoals underneath. Place three or four bottle caps (or other "spacers") in bottom of oven.
Using a large zip lock back, crack five eggs and place in bag, add 10-12 ounces of your favorite cheese(s). Mix thouroughly in bag. Add seasoning to your taste. (Minced onion is good) Utilizing ready made pie crust in aluminium pie tin, pour mixture from bag into pie crust about two thirds full. Bake in oven with about 10 charcoals on top of lid for 10 to 18 minutes. When quiche has risen and browned, its done. Remove, cut and serve.
Makes about two Quiches, 8 slices each!
Of course you can cook bacon or sausage or other ingredients on the lid and add to the mixture.
Jeff L. Glaze CIS:71631,564 * Chartered Organization Rep.
jglaze@subasic.sciatl.com * Pack, Troop, & Post 477
Atlanta Area Council, BSA * Kingswood United Meth. Church
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12/08/95