To do Camping Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Hobo Packs:

I like mine a little more detailed.

Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Hobo Packs:

Ingredients:
Fresh garlic
Red and yellow onions
Carrots
Zucchini
Crookneck squash
Sweet potatoes
Pineapple (Chunks in juice)
Sliced fresh chiles
Chopped fresh cilantro
1 tsp. cumin
Shrimp
2 tbs. olive oil
Fresh limes
1 tsp. salt & pepper
Foil
Hot coals

Chop vegetables roughly in large pieces and store in sealed baggies for easier storage in a cooler. You can do this in large quantities if you are planning several meals for your camping trip.

Peel your shrimp, or carry frozen and peel at the campsite.

Tear off a square of foil approximately 12”x12” for each hobo pack.

Pick out what you want in your individual pack and toss in a bowl with the olive oil, lime juice and spices.

Layer in your ingredients – veggies on the bottom, then shrimp with a sprinkle of cilantro on top. Place one slice of lime in your pack on top of the ingredients.

Wrap it up tight and place veggie-side down, lime-side up onto your hot coals.

Cook for about 15-20 minutes, turning every 10 minutes then check. If everything’s not cooked to your taste, wrap back up and cook 5-10 minutes longer. You’ll really have to gauge this by how hot your coals are, too. If your flames are pretty intense, then most likely you’ll need to keep checking so your dinner doesn’t burn.

camping pizza bread

Pizza bread is another easy camping recipe.  Or non-recipe really.  You may already make this at home and it carries over to camping really well.  Take one loaf of bread and cut crosswise about one inch apart taking care to stop about half an inch before you reach the bottom of the bread--you want the bread to stay together.  Turn bread and do the same cutting lengthwise.  Place two sheets of aluminum foil across each other to form a "t", spray with oil and place loaf in center. Pour pizza sauce into all the crevices you've cut (I found a pre made one that comes in baggies so travels to campsite well). Stuff pepperoni or other toppings into crevices.  Top with mozzarella, roll up foil to seal and place over coals for 10-15 minutes.  

Lil Tangy Lil Spicey Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups ketchup
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 5 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
• 1/2 tablespoon ground mustard
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon cayenne peper 
• 1 teaspoon pepper flakes 
• 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer.  Cook stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes, with the cover on half the time and off half the time. 


Note: I love the idea of doing something fun like labeling the sauce for friends and gifts. Check out this blog post on The Yummy Life