How to Cook in a Paper Bag Over a Campfire
Cooking over a campfire is lots of fun. However, bringing enough pots and pans and cooking utensils to the camp site may be more trouble. This is especially true of backpacking, where weight can become a problem. Therefore, instead of cooking your food in a skillet over the fire, you can cook breakfast in a paper lunch bag. It is lightweight and easily disposable after use. The process is straightforward and also very entertaining for children on a camping trip.
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Things You'll Need
- Brown paper lunch bag Thick-cut bacon strips Frozen hash browns Eggs Stick Fork
Instructions
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Grease the paper bag by rubbing two or three bacon strips around the inside. Coat the bottom and sides about halfway up. Leave the bacon in the bottom of the bag.
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Sprinkle two handfuls of frozen hash browns on the bacon. Make sure they fall in an even layer over the bacon.
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Break two eggs over the top of the potatoes. Fold the bag over a couple of times from the top to close. Leave 3 or 4 inches between the eggs and the top of the bag.
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Push the pointed end of a stick through the broad sides of the bag just below the fold. The bag should be suspended on the end of the stick without your having to hold on to it. Make sure it will not slide off the end of the stick.
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Hold the bag a few inches above the hot coals of a campfire. Make sure it does not touch the coals and that it is not over any flames. You can prop the stick under some rocks so you do not have to hold it.
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Let the food inside cook for eight to 10 minutes, until the eggs are sunny side up. Remove the bag from the coals and slide it off the stick. Unfold the bag and peel the sides down to reveal the food.
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Enjoy your breakfast. Throw the empty bag into the fire at the end.
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Tips & Warnings
If you make this recipe without the hash browns, you only need to cook it for four or five minutes. To transport eggs safely, break two eggs into an empty water bottle and freeze the bottle. Just before you leave for your camping trip, take the water bottle out of the freezer and pack it in a cooler for transport. By the time you reach the camp site, the eggs will be thawed but not too warm.
Be careful not to throw plastic or metal flatware into the fire along with your bag. Extinguish campfires before leaving the camp area.
References
- Photo Credit camping image by Colin Buckland from Fotolia.com
