Summer Camp Hobo Stew Food

SUMMER CAMP HOBO STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Pat ground beef into hamburger patties.
• Slice potatoes about 1/4" thick.
• Chop up carrot, onion, and bell pepper.
• Line pan with aluminum foil.
• Add hamburger patties.
• Scatter potatoes, carrots, bell pepper, and onions.
• Cover pan with another piece of aluminum foil and slit the top.
• Let cook until patties and potatoes are done.
• Season to taste and Enjoy!

CAMPER'S HOBO DINNER

Steps:

• Place veggies and hamburger pattie in middle of large sheet of aluminum foil.
• Sprinkle with seasoned salt.
• Bring up the two long sides of the foil to meet above the food, fold (crimp) the foil several times until it is snug against the food.
• Fold (crimp) the short ends of the foil several times until snug against the food.
• This will seal the food in and prevent leakage.
• Place package directly on hot charcoal and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes each side (or, you can place package in a 350-degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour).
• Make as many packages as needed.

HOBO STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add in the onion, carrots, and celery. Cook until the onion is translucent.
• Add the meat and cook until no longer pink. Toss in the tomato paste and cook for roughly two minutes. The color of the paste will deepen. Put in the garlic and cook 30 seconds, until garlic is fragrant.
• Add the flour and stir to coat the meat and vegetables. Allow to cook for 2 or 3 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste.
• Stir in the tomatoes with their juices. Add both kinds of broth, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, and then carefully place your potatoes inches Stir in the rest of the vegetables (green beans, hominy, and black-eyes peas.).
• Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat and simmer hard (or low boil) until the potatoes are done (you will be able to easily slide a fork in.) It could take up to an hour depending on how small you cut the potatoes. Stir occasionally.
• When potatoes are done remove the bay leaves, stir in the oregano, and salt and pepper to taste.

BBQ HOBO STEW

Steps:

• Tear off four good sized pieces of aluminum foil to make pouches for the "stew".
• In the center of each piece of foil, place a 1/4 pound patty of hamburger. We generally try to have the patty about 3/4 inch thick.
• Sprinkle meat with seasoning salt and pepper to your tastes.
• Layer on top of the meat, potatoes, then celery and then carrot.
• Fold up foil to make a sealed packet. You want it to be "tight" as you don't want all the yummy juices to run out when you turn them on the barbecue.
• Place the four packets on a heated to about medium barbecue.
• Cook 15 minutes on the first side and then turn over and cook 10-20 minutes.
• Check by opening a packet and making sure the potatoes feel done.
• When the meat and pototoes are done, remove to a plate and let sit for five minutes meat side down to let the juices run back into the meat.
• Dump out onto a plate to serve.
• Sometimes I season the meat like meatloaf before I make the patties and sometimes I serve it with A-1 sauce and or ketchup. The vegetable and the meat compliment each other with their juices. You can add extra potatoes or make the patties bigger -- you are limited only by your imagination!

EASY CAMP STEW

Steps:

• Cook butterbeans while peeling potatoes.
• Place all ingredients in 4 quart pot.
• Cook on medium low for 30 minutes to 1 hours or until potatoes are done.
• To speed the process a little, boil the potatoes before adding to the stew.
• This will be better the next day.
• This can also be done in a slow cooker. Adjust time to 3 hours or more.