This past weekend, I went on a Girl Scout training for overnights and camping. I must say I was not expecting there to be a foot of snow to camp in, but all in all we did quite well. One of the things we got to do was to figure dinner with the ingredients given to us. We were given typical camping recipes we could have used, but I wanted to steer clear of the recipes with cornflakes and hamburger type combinations.
After looking at what we had available and being given freerein to make up our meal, Explorer Stoup was created! Named so after the camping area it was made in and "stoup", since it was thicker then a soup...
Explorer Stoup
3 lbs ground Turkey
1 lg onions chopped
1 lg red pepper chopped
5 large carrot chopped
1/2 lb green beans cut into bite sized pieces
1 TBS adobo seasoning
1/2 TBS salt
1/2 TBS pepper
1 16 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1 32 oz can red kidney beans with juice
1 cup water
3 cups instant rice.
Brown the turkey in a cast iron dutch oven over a campfire with good coals.
Add the veggies, seasonings and beans - cook for 10 min
Add the rice and cook for 5 min until done then serve.
Our instructor made her own adobo seasoning - here is her recipe: sea salt, granulated garlic, oregano, black pepper, turmeric.
I did not take photos while we were camping, and I do not recommend saving the leftovers, since they never taste the same the next day. It must be something with the way the campfire ash changes it overtime.
I will be making this again for my family, to see if it is as good as we all thought it was. There is something about camping, which makes anything you eat delicious! Must be all that fresh air!
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