Winning Scout Dutch Oven Casserole Recipes

JACHTSCHOTEL: CENTURIES-OLD DUTCH CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Making the stew
• Preheat your oven to 150ºC (300F)
• Remove the onion skin, and cut it into quarters. Cut each quarter into slices that are approximately 1cm (⅜") thick.
• Peel the carrots, and cut them into 1cm (⅜") slices.
• Cut the celery into 1cm (⅜") slices.
• Cut the beef into 3cm (1¼") cubes.
• Put the bay leaves, cloves, and ginger slices in a cheesecloth pouch (a bouquet garni ).
• Season the beef with salt and pepper.
• Toss the beef in the flour; make sure all the pieces of beef are covered.
• Heat the butter and olive oil up in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Brown the beef on all sides; make sure to shake off any excess flour before placing the beef in the pot. You may have to do this in two batches, to make sure you don't overcrowd the pan.
• Remove the beef from the pan, and add the vegetables. Cook them, stirring frequently, until the onions start to take on a light-brown color.
• Add the beef back in, with the vegetables, and add the stock, mustard, vinegar, and bouquet garni.
• Put the lid on your pot, then place it in the oven for 2-3 hours, until the meat is fall-apart tender. Check from time to time to make sure the pot doesn't cook dry. If the sauce is still too watery after 2 hours, continue cooking it without a lid.
• Taste the beef and the sauce, and if necessary add salt and pepper to taste.
• Making the mashed potatoes
• Note: Start this when the stew has another hour or so to go. Peel the potatoes, and cut them into cubes.
• Put them in a pot, and then cover with cold water.
• Add a generous pinch of salt to the water.
• Over medium-high heat, bring the water to a boil.
• Once the water boils, turn down the heat until it simmers. Cover the pan with a lid, and let it simmer until the potatoes are fork-tender (When you insert a fork, it comes out easily).
• Drain the water into a measuring cup or bowl.
• Add the butter, and some salt, pepper, and freshly grated nutmeg to the potatoes. Start mashing them. If the mashed potatoes seem dry, add some of the reserved cooking water. Stir it through with a wooden spoon.
• Taste, and add salt and/or pepper, if necessary.
• Assemble
• Preheat your oven to 200ºC (400F).
• Spray the inside of the baking dish with some cooking spray.
• Peel, core, and slice the apples.
• Put the stew at the bottom of the dish.
• Add a layer of apples on top of the stew.
• Cover the entire dish with mashed potatoes.
• Sprinkle breadcrumbs all over the top of the potatoes.
• Cut the butter into small squares, and place them evenly on top of the potato / breadcrumb layer.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until the top of the crust is a light golden-brown

WINNING SCOUT DUTCH OVEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown beef and celery and remove with slotted spoon.
• Saute zucchini in pan drippings until lightly browned and remove with slotted spoon.
• Layer beef mixture and zucchini in dutch oven.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Stir Worcestershire and sugar into tomato sauce and pour over casserole.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Cook over low fire for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

DUTCH OVEN MOUNTAIN MAN BREAKFAST

Steps:

• Build a campfire and allow the fire to burn until it has accumulated a bed of coals.
• Cook and stir the sausage, onion, and garlic in a 12-inch cast iron Dutch oven with lid, raised over the coals to medium-high heat, until the sausage is no longer pink and the onion is tender. Stir in the red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and hash brown potatoes until evenly mixed. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the hash browns are hot and the peppers are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Pour the beaten eggs evenly over the top of the potatoes, allowing them to sink into the potatoes. Cover the Dutch oven, and place 6 to 9 coals underneath, and 12 to 18 on top. Allow to bake until the eggs are firm, about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese, cover, and continue cooking until the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.