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Musia
08-29-2006, 09:10 AM
Hi All

I am continually looking for recipes for Dutch ovens that don't have tomatoes in them. I have been able to make a paella in my dutch oven on hot firepit coals. Does anyone have any gourmet recipes for dutch Oven cooking on firepit coals?

Thanks

Musia ::)
gypho
08-29-2006, 09:17 AM
We have a list of recipes.... BHM Forum User's recipes... just a little above this thread...

You're welcome to pick and choose from any of them. Lots of them have Dutch Oven cooking in them. There are other threads with recipes in them, too, but you'll have to read to find them.

Good Luck!

gypho
Shamrock1121
08-29-2006, 09:24 AM
From BWH archives:

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/beattie47.html

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/blunt44.html

Other sites:

http://www.scoutingthenet.com/Cooking/

http://www.outdoorcookingmagic.com/recipes/submit.cfm

-Karen
American_Infidel
08-29-2006, 09:28 AM
www.campfirecafe.com

I miss Johnny Nix but it looks like some of the recipes are still there.
Musia
08-29-2006, 11:58 AM
Thank you so much to Shamrock1121, Gypho, and American Infidel - you are all most kind to send me the info on cast iron dutch oven recipes -

Musia ;D
leera
08-31-2006, 05:43 AM
Here's an idea for ya:

Old Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook

By Don Holm.

Lots of good recipes and ideas in there!
texasmom
09-04-2006, 06:30 AM
I've wanted to try some of these, haven't done it yet.

http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/dutch-oven-recipes.htm
Star1pup
10-11-2006, 08:14 AM
My DO has been in the closet for too many years and it's time to drag it out and season it. Can I do this over a wood fire? I have a tripod I could suspend it on. If not, how do I do it in the electric oven?
gypho
10-11-2006, 08:21 AM
Throw it IN the fire. Let it burn, inside and out. Then let it cool, rub grease/lard inside it, and burn it again, upside down, in the fire.

That's how I do mine. Of course, I use mine regularly, so I don't have to re-season them often. But when I do, that's the method.

gypho
Star1pup
10-11-2006, 01:30 PM
Once at a wild game cookout a guy cut up a bunch of cabbage with salt, pepper & butter and cooked it in a DO and it was delicious. Of course, we also had a lot of beer at the same event and I'll bet it wasn't safe to light a match in our vicinity for a week. ;D
shadowood
10-14-2006, 02:38 AM
I recently found a dutch oven after clearing some brush. It must have landed there after hurricane Charlie 2 yrs ago. :o

Needless to say it is covered in rust. I don't know if it can be saved.

If I put it in a fire pit would any of the rust burn off?

Thanks
SWF
Phssthpok
10-14-2006, 06:15 AM
I recently found a dutch oven after clearing some brush. It must have landed there after hurricane Charlie 2 yrs ago. :o

Needless to say it is covered in rust. I don't know if it can be saved.

If I put it in a fire pit would any of the rust burn off?

Thanks
SWF

If the surface isn't terribly 'pocked' with deep portions of rust, it's most likely salvageable.

A good hot fire will indeed 'burn off' rust. I say toss it in the fire, bring that baby up to a nice orange glow all over (not TOO bright...dont want to MELT the thing!), then bury it in clean dry** dirt or sand and let it cool slowly (don't want it cracking on you!).

The DO will probbably be covered with a thin layer of light grey 'mill-scale' which is easy enough to remove with some rough grit sandpaper. After that you should be left with clean, bare cast iron that should be seasoned immediately.....let it begin to flash-rust on you just from moisture in the air.

This is all assuming of course that the rust currently on the DO isn't so deep/far progressed that the integrity of the DO is compromised.


** if you want to hasten the seasoning you can dump a bunch of veggie oil in your clean sand for the cool down. The Cast iron will suck it right up!
shadowood
10-15-2006, 03:15 AM
Thanks Phssthpok

Will have to give this a try and see if it's salvageable.
lost1
10-15-2006, 02:54 PM
I have a few pieces of cast-iron, some of which was recovered from a ditch behind an abandoned farm house. years ago.
Where can I by good quality cookware not made in China?
Phssthpok
10-15-2006, 04:05 PM
I have a few pieces of cast-iron, some of which was recovered from a ditch behind an abandoned farm house. years ago.
Where can I by good quality cookware not made in China?
Lehman's (http://www.lehmans.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=697&i1Cat=670&i2 Cat=696&i3Cat=697&i4Cat=0) Hardware in Ohio.
DM
10-15-2006, 06:05 PM
Lodge cast iron is made in the USA and i like mine...

DM

http://www.lodgemfg.com/
Star1pup
10-17-2006, 08:14 AM
Lehman's (http://www.lehmans.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=697&i1Cat=670&i2 Cat=696&i3Cat=697&i4Cat=0) Hardware in Ohio.

I've been to Lehman's and it is a fun store to visit and shop.
gypho
10-17-2006, 08:34 AM
I have a few pieces of cast-iron, some of which was recovered from a ditch behind an abandoned farm house. years ago.
Where can I by good quality cookware not made in China?

Check Flea Markets.........garage sales...... some of my best cookware (yes - cast iron) came from there. Some I got as "hand-me-downs" from my grandmother.

But I regularly check the flea markets and garage sales for cast iron. You can see the stamps on the bottom of the pans --- Made In USA --- this is quality cast iron. If it needs seasoning, all the better --- I can usually "jew" prices if it's not in pristine condition. ;) (I "jew" anyway, that just gives me an excuse for it. ;D)

gypho