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Favorite backpacking recipes (self.backpacking)
submitted 2 years ago by IndustrialPlaid to c/[email protected]
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What are some of your favorite foods to bring/make for backpacking?

Some of mine: As an easy-to-cook grain, I recently discovered fonio, which looks and tastes a bit like tiny couscous. I combine a serving of fonio with a packet of ghee (Kroger sells those under the Simple Truth brand) and whatever dehydrated vegetables I'm in the mood for, and I have a great just-add-hot-water recipe for the back country.

Also, I learned from backpackingchef.com that you can make palatable dehydrated ground beef by cooking it with some bread crumbs, or in my case rice panko, before dehydrating. That little change alone has substantially improved the texture of my back country chilis, as dehydrating ground beef on its own turns it into something between a pebble and a piece of old gum.

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[โ€“] Tetonicus 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If your answer isn't Skurka Beans and Rice it's probably only because you haven't had them yet. You can change it up with a green chili kit from https://dehydratedbeans.com/. Which, also has really good dehydrated beans (I believe Santa Fe Bean Co. is defunct).

[โ€“] IndustrialPlaid 3 points 2 years ago

Ooooh I've been looking for a source for dehydrated beans, thanks. Who knew that it would be...dehydrated...beans...dot com...

And rice and beans definitely are a great base for all kinds of recipes. I'd go further than the Skurka recipe and say that depending on what spices, sauce, and veggies you use, you actually have the template for a whole variety of backpacking recipes, which is always nice to keep things from getting boring.