Canadian Fishing Trip Meals?

[mittni]

Hey Guys and Gals:

Here is what I am looking for. I am the cook responsible for a group of 10 guys going up to Canada for 5 days. I am looking for ideas for what to put on the menu. I hope we will catch enough fish to have fish every night. Looking for different ways and great ideas. (Like that stir-fry). Please keep in mind that we will be going past customs so I guess raw potatoes are out. I need ideas for bfast, lunch and dinner and some sweets. One more thing is that we can eat a lot and like full flavor. We will try almost anything. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks [YouNeedAuthorization]

[irvingdog]

Use disposable, aluminum foil turkey/roasting pans. Make Lasagnas, "hot dish", enchiladas, etc. Freeze, then thaw when ready to cook. Believe me, you will not want to chop (especially stir fry) and cook any more or harder than you have to on this trip. Make sure the camp oven is big enough for the pans.

Bagged coleslaw and bottled dressing lasts 2x longer than salads. And you still get fresh veggies.

Freeze everything you can! Hard liquor, salad dressings, gatorade, etc. It all works together that way in the coolers. Even if it can't freeze solid (liquor) it still helps.

Use a seperate cooler for the frozen pans of food. Pack with ice (dry ice is best) and tape the coolers shut until you need the food. Nothing thaws stuff faster than opening and closing the coolers.

Eat shore lunch in the field. It's easy to do, and most of the food is non-perishable. (fresh fish) Find the earlier thread where I talk about my shore lunch box. (I'll link it later) This is the only lunch I provide. Leave breakfasts and other lunches up to the individuals. People will be in and out at different times. I'm happy with a granola bar; others will want a production. I don't want to be responsible for that. Some get up at 5 and fish; others wake up at noon. Your mom didn't come with on this trip. Same with lunch.

You'll be the camp hero if you can come up with one huge, starchy, filling meal per day. Don't get roped into the other stuff.

[mittni]

Thanks so much for all the advice. I will be waiting for your shore lunch ideas. Thanks Again

[iland99]

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You'll be the camp hero if you can come up with one huge, starchy, filling meal per day. Don't get roped into the other stuff.

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Here's what we always cook for breakfast while camping. It's easy and pretty filling....I call it "slop".

Take a big bag of frozen southern-style hashbrowns (cubed). Add diced/cubed/chunks of meat (sausage, bacon chunks, ham, left over pork chops, left over brats, etc.). You can add onions/green peppers if you want to get fancy. Stir together over heat until almost done. Add half a dozen whipped eggs (or more). Stir together until eggs are done. Top with cheese (optional). Eat.

Nice thing with this recipe is it's pretty hard to screw up. You can adjust it easily to cook for 2 people or 20. Everyone can add their own toppings to taste. Ketchup, salsa, Tabasco, etc. I've even seen people put mustard on it.

Oh, and irvingdog's post was bursting with great tips. One tip that I will add is fill milk jugs 3/4 full of drinking water, then freeze. Use these jugs in place of ice cubes. Your food won't get soggy, and you can drink the water or use it for cooking as it melts. Kill two birds with one stone.

[irvingdog]

Shore Lunch Kit

Large Rubbermaid-type tub

Pot suitable for frying in

Canned baked beans (cook in the can)

Vigo White and wild rice

Small olive oil

Hot sauce

Oil for frying (peanut/canola)

salt-pepper shakers

plates, paper towel, cutlery

Big BoxShore Lunch

Shelf stable bacon bits

Big Zip locks

paper towel

Pot for cooking rice

2 wound brass ladles from asian market

Oil thermometer (375º or you will regret it)

Fillet knife

Heavy guage foil

Measuring cup

Green Coleman 2 burner stove

Trash bags

P38 can opener

[rushing]

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Here's what we always cook for breakfast while camping. It's easy and pretty filling....I call it "slop".

Take a big bag of frozen southern-style hashbrowns (cubed). Add diced/cubed/chunks of meat (sausage, bacon chunks, ham, left over pork chops, left over brats, etc.). You can add onions/green peppers if you want to get fancy. Stir together over heat until almost done. Add half a dozen whipped eggs (or more). Stir together until eggs are done. Top with cheese (optional). Eat.

Nice thing with this recipe is it's pretty hard to screw up. You can adjust it easily to cook for 2 people or 20. Everyone can add their own toppings to taste. Ketchup, salsa, Tabasco, etc. I've even seen people put mustard on it.

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Yep I do the same thing, some salsa or tabasco sauce and wrap it up in a tortilla.

Another simple camp fave of mine is chili dogs.

Brat buns(need the bigger buns to hold the dog n chili)

Couple cans of chili or home made.

Some diced onions

Slices of american cheese

and dogs of choice.

[BobT]

Shore lunch kit

Filet knife

Salt

pepper

butter

frypan

matches

Filet the fish you've caught. Enjoy!

Need anything more?

Bob

[irvingdog]

I guess I must be new to this. I need a bit more than just that. Lets start with a fat source that has a smoke point above 325 degrees. Butter is good for a LOT of things, but definitely not a deep fat fish-fry. If you want a solid fat source, consider Crisco.

a little planning done with another persons experience will help quite a bit. My response may have seemed a little long winded, but it comes with a lot of experience and the best of intentions.

[Heartman]

Crisco is important - real lard works even better, and you can get it REALLY hot. And canned potatoes do the trick for us - cheap and convenient, those canned potatoes go a long ways - mix with bacon, onions, whatever, and you can cook lots at a time - just keep turning them once in a while so they don't get TOO burned. It's almost like you can never have too many potatoes...

And spices - those little cans of dry spices can put a meal right over the top - lemon pepper, cajun, cayenne pepper, fajita seasoning, garlic salt, onion salt, Lowry's, blackening spice mix,whatever - they're small and you fit them in and around the big stuff in your lunch tub.

Remember, variety is the spice of life. That was supposed to be a funny play on words, eh?!?

[mittni]

Great idea's. I love them all. Does anyone have any other thoughts on Dinner (supper) if for some reason the fishing is not that great and we have to have a back up plan beside fish? Thanks again for all the idea's.

[BobT]

Why do you have to deep fry fish?

Consider giving pan frying a try with just plain water, pad of butter or margarine. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

If you have a cast-iron pan, try blackening. Heat the pan to extreme temperature (paper towel will blacken if swiped once around) and just drop the seasoned fish in without oil. It won't stick to a well seasoned pan but will sear and blacken nicely. About a minute per side should be adequate.

Bob

[Heartman]

Somebody mentioned the bratwurst plan a while back - they keep well on ice, and are easy and fast on the grill. Buns are good, but eaten just plain with ketchup , mustard, or SALSA, brats are a nice break from the fish menu. Did I mention the SALSA? Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!

[fishyguy]

Some of the meals we enjoy when not eating fish are prepared ahead of time and frozen. We will prepare some of the more simple ones fresh.

Spaghetti - make sauce ahead and freeze

Pork Chops baked in Cream of Mushroom - vacuum seal and boil in the bag to prepare.

Anything on the grill always works and is easy

Shepherd's Pie - freeze ahead

Breakfast in usually scrambled eggs and prepacked hash browns (lots of varieties available) and sausages usually made from last hunting season. Sausages are prepared and cooked before trip, vacuum sealed and boiled in the bag to heat.

[mittni]

thank you to everyone. You guys have helped me out a lot. I just want to make sure there is not any problem bring lunch meat accross the border for sandwich meat. Any more thoughts would be great also. We are going up in under three weeks.