Easy Campfire Cooking: Wild Fish and Game Foil Packets
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These four recipes are the ultimate campfire and BBQ grill meal prep. I am a huge advocate of cooking over the campfire, in a cast iron, and on the BBQ grill because I enjoy the flavor imparted by these methods. These three methods also represent the true evolution of cooking from the very primary beginnings. Using tin foil for a quick, well-planned meal can save you time and allow you to use the methods mentioned above.
These recipes will save time while also providing a delicious meal. You can prepare these recipes with the following forethoughts. Set the scene: you are planning a day in the field or on the water…
- Put one or more of the tin foil packets, fully prepared but not cooked, in your cooler for a mid-day break or for a quick meal at the end of the adventure. All you need is a campfire.
- Prepare everything in the packets except the meat or fish. Put them in your cooler and then add whatever you shoot or catch to the packet and cook at the end of your trip.
- Make up one or more of these meals and stash them in your fridge the night before your big trip. When you return from your outing, do not worry about preparing a full meal from scratch while you are exhausted from the day. Just fire up the grill or oven and pop a packet in to cook.
I have encountered these three scenarios on multiple occasions and I now use the tin foil packet on full rotation. Prep is quick, cooking is easy, and there is little cleanup.
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