Elk Camp Menu Ideas

[stevehgi]

Any one have any great, simple menu ideas? Something cost effective.

Thanks in advance.

[canes_venatici]

Breakfast? Dinner? have you looked in the iFishers Recipes forum?

Or maybe http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?t=215315

Shameless plug opportunity for Hashbrowns http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?t=194084

[Lefty]

Originally Posted by stevehgi

Any one have any great, simple menu ideas? Something cost effective.

Thanks in advance.

Make breakfast burritos at home. Wrap in foil and freeze. When early morning comes, roll it around on the BBQ grill or frying pan. You can even toss them in the coals from last nights fire just to warm it up. I have also layed it under the hood of the ole' cummins, works well. Baked potatoes wrapped in foil are just as good eating whole, or fry up for breakfast with an egg or two. Quick and dirty!

[FishnMike]

Originally Posted by stevehgi

Any one have any great, simple menu ideas? Something cost effective.

Thanks in advance.

I do all the menu work and cooking for our elk hunt each year. I try to prep as much of the food at home as possible to make it quicker when we are there. Some of the things that have worked for me.

- Venison Stroganoff made before hand and frozen
- Pre made hamburger pattys from Costco. Get the good ones and they are very tasty. I repackage into vacum pack bags the number of pattys I need for each nite.
- Marinated chicken breasts. They usually come in their own vacume pack bags, 3 or 4 breats to a bag.
- Bratwurst sausage (or any kind of sausage that is pre-cooked) toss them on the bbq, add some beans and you're good to go.
- Hamburger Helper made before hand and frozen.
- Meatball soup
- Backstrap steaks or chops if you have some from last year. They are usually thin and bbq very quickly.

Hope that helps.

FishnMike

[WSU]

In addition to the above, stew in a dutch oven works great if you have a little time to cook it. You can have all the ingredients ready and just dump it in the pot and cook for a while. Very easy, but it takes an hour or two.

[Nw dukn]

Elk back straps...

[rem721]

camp chilli is the best- 1lb. burger, brown with an onion. add 1 lg can tmatoes, 2 sm can tomatoe sauce, 1 can chilli beans, chilli powder, hot sauce, whatever you want.... get it all going in a pretty good sized pot, put a lid on it and let simmer. have a beer and a snort of camp juice maybe some chips and salsa and talk about the days hunt and presto, it's done!!

Also, with steaks of any sort, cook a pacage of penne pasta. when done throw a cube of butter on top of it add a good amount of garlic powder some parsley(gotta have SOME veggies in camp!) and parmesan...

happy hunting!

[ajfishfinder]

BBQed salmon and pre-made at home crab cakes
Elk stroganof
elk/deer tacos
Halibut and left over crab cakes
Chili-mac----after a hard evening of packing out meat
Breakfast for dinner---eggs and bisquits with sausage gravy
Grouse, chuckar, pheasant---whatever you manage to get
Fresh trout if you have some time before opening day
don't forget to hit the local place for one night when your in need of gas and a shower

[monoman]

Wild Boar Tortellini

1 1/2 lb to 2 lb sausage.....This is were the wild boar comes in, I use a pack of hot cased sausage and a pack of med bulk.

1 jar of your favorite sauce......I make mine, but we bought it the first time.

1 lb fresh tortellinis....I also us the dried ones sometimes and they are very good.

Brown sausage, add sauce and heat, add torts and cook till done! You may need a little water if you use dried torts.
You can add lots of other of your favorite items to the pot, but this basic recipe will get you started. Bread and wine are usually the first two things I add to this dinner.

[Headhunter]

When are you leaving? I will have duck to trade for some elk

[Turnerjo13]

for breakfast we always make egg mcmuffins in the tent stove. The stove has a oven side and when we light the stove in the early morning they are heated by the time we get dressed.

[SOHunter]

Bratwurst Taco's

Johnsonville Brats
Onions
Shredded cabbage
Cilantro
Sour cream
Hot Sauce
flour tortillas

Simmer brats and sliced onions in a disposabel aluminum pan on the grill for 30 minutes. Place brats on grill until browned. Place in flour tortilla and load it up. Not near as heavy as in a bun and pretty tasty. This year were smoking ribs while we set up camp, spicy thai chicken, fajitas, tri-tip, venison stroganoff, and stew.

[baltz526]

Originally Posted by Turnerjo13

for breakfast we always make egg mcmuffins in the tent stove. The stove has a oven side and when we light the stove in the early morning they are heated by the time we get dressed.

bagles and banannas or dried apricots. oat meal with raisins brown sugar. french toast. canned sliced potato with scrambled egg. bacon. toast with jam. pot roast with carrots, potatoes. burritos/tacos. canned soup saltines. instant potatoes, 5 minute rice, jar gravy. mixed vegtables, corn, green beans. prime rib steaks, pork loin, halibut, duck, tuna, venison, jerkey, smoked sasage. hot sauce, soy sauce, salt pepper garlic chile powder lemon pepper. this will be in my food boxs

[stlhdr1]

2 gallons Pendleton...

1 gallon Crown Royal....

3 gallons Spicy V8, 6 cases Bud Light...

You should be set from there unless you plan on staying a second day....

Keith

[Buckhuntraj]

Originally Posted by stlhdr1

2 gallons pendleton...

1 gallon crown royal....

3 gallons spicy v8, 6 cases bud light...

You should be set from there unless you plan on staying a second day....

Keith:d

exactly!

[twobullz]

I think the one thing you did not mention, that matters is how many is this menu for? if you are going on a solo hunt, it will be different then if you are going in a group of four.

Breakfast is the same for me whether I am alone in a group.

BACON-one of the main reasons to hunt
hashbrowns
pancakes
french toast

Dinners
if I am solo,
I like to precook some chicken or pork and then saute it in a pan with some fresh vegies and teriyaki sauce
Soup
Beer Braughts- Even though my stomach can only handle those on occasion.


when in a group
Chicken and dumplins
chicken tacos
Spaghetti and Meatballs
stroganoff
taco's

Well those are a few of the items on our menu's

[Silver Eagle]

2 gallons Pendleton...

1 gallon Crown Royal....

3 gallons Spicy V8, 6 cases Bud Light...

You should be set from there unless you plan on staying a second day....

Keith


Three Exceedrin and start over you can do two days at least

[stevehgi]

There will be 3-4 in our group this year, second season rocky mt. in starkey.

Thanks for all the great ideas, I just wanted to mix it up a bit this year.

I prefer my buddy Jack, coke a cola, Bud lite and cheetos cheese puffs, in the morning it's always peppermint schapps with coffee.

then do it again...

Thanks again and good luck to everyone