Cooking over Fire Archives

Turkish Lamb Kebab with Tomato Chutney & Israeli Couscous

February 25, 2019 — Posted in: American Rivers Tour, Cooking over Fire, Recipes

Lamb Kebab on the Big Wood River in Ketchum, Idaho

Recipe from Scott Mason of the Ketchum Grill, Idaho

Serves 8

Ingredients for Lamb Kebabs:

5 lbs ground lamb 1/2 bunch chopped fresh mint 3 shallots, diced 1/2 cup currants 1/2 cup pine nuts 1 tbsp chopped garlic Salt 3 tbsp cinnamon, ground 1/2 tblsp clove, ground 1/2 tbsp fenugreek

Mix all together. Shape onto skewers and grill. Serve with flat bread, bib lettuce, couscous, chutney and yogurt!

Cornbread Crusted Chicken Pot Pie

December 4, 2018 — Posted in: American Rivers Tour, Chicken, Cooking over Fire, Main Dishes, Stories, Videos

cooked over open fire by the Teton River, Driggs, Idaho

Serves 6

This is one of the most satisfying open fire meals I can think of. Chicken pot pie is a complete campfire dish with vegetables, protein, starch and dairy. All you need besides a plan and ingredients is a cast iron skillet or Dutch oven with a lid and a spoon.

On this trip we bought a wooden spoon, which split in half as I opened the skillet that has a tendency to seal lid to base while cooking. But as you will see if you watch the video, it all worked out.

Beaverkill Hatchery Rainbow Trout with Roasted Grape Relish

May 28, 2018 — Posted in: American Rivers Tour, Cooking over Fire, Fish and Shellfish, Main Dishes, Recipes, Stories

Beaverkill Trout Hatchery rainbow trout with roasted potatoes and roasted grape relish

Adapted from a recipe by Galen Sampson, Chef and G.M. at the Beaverkill Valley Inn that he demonstrated over fire at the BVI.

Galen Sampson has settled into a comfortable life with his wife on the edge of the Upper Beaverkill River in the Catskill mountains. As the Chef and General manager of the Beaverkill Valley Inn, Galen works hard to create new and interesting dishes and experiences of all kinds for his guests. Chef Sampson’s recipe is a good example of how he responds to expectations that an Inn on a famous trout stream should serve trout, without pulling fish from the Inn’s private stretch of river. This is a highly prized trout fishing paradise that requires all guests to agree to catch and release practices prior to stepping into the special mile of river.

Hatchery Steelhead with Smashed Potatoes and Wild Greens

April 19, 2018 — Posted in: American Rivers Tour, Cooking over Fire, Fish and Shellfish, Recipes, Stories, Videos

We cooked this delicious recipe over an open fire alongside the Eel River in Benbow, California

Adapted from a recipe demonstrated by Joshua Schwartz: Executive Chef at Del Dotto Vineyards

Josh Schwartz has an eye for all tasty things in the wild. When invited to spend a day fishing and cooking with our American Rivers Tour crew, he was quick to suggest we start by foraging for watercress and other wild greens that sprout around the cool, clear creeks which run into Humboldt County’s Eel River. He reminded me that any wild fish we catch should be returned to the resource. Hatchery steelhead are available in Northern California so our recipe will help tell that story.

Cooking Rainbow Trout Over Fire: Snake River Surf & Turf

December 22, 2017 — Posted in: American Rivers Tour, Cooking over Fire, Main Dishes, Recipes, Videos

Recipe from our lakeside lunch at the South Fork of the Snake River in Idaho.
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It’s not often that a trout is harvested from any river and transferred directly to the skillet on the American Rivers Tour.

Previously unknown to us, the Idaho Fish & Game Department is focused on reducing non-native rainbow trout in the Snake River. For this special occasion, we harvested a 19 inch non-native rainbow and cooked it along with 2 elk steaks for lunch. This is a simple 2 skillet meal. We prefer to use Lodge Skillets. The vegetables were purchased at a grocery store in Idaho Falls, pre-cut, and poured into the skillet from a bag. The vegetable stir fry with garlic, ginger, onions, jalapeno and soy brought the vegetables and elk steaks together nicely. Adding the rainbow was a unique and unexpected surprise.

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Red Flannel Hash with poached eggs cooked over open fire

November 29, 2017 — Posted in: American Rivers Tour, Cooking over Fire, Videos

Serves 6

Recipe from our lakeside lunch at Henry’s Fork in Idaho.

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Ingredients:

3 cups butternut squash, peeled and seeded, diced
3 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
2 cups Spanish onion, diced
2 cups, mixed yellow & red pepper
10 slices smoked bacon, chopped
1lb fresh chorizo or spicy Italian sausage
2 cups chicken stock
Salt & pepper
6 eggs

Blackened Buffalo Medallions cooked over open fire at the Lakeside Lodge in Idaho

October 2, 2017 — Posted in: American Rivers Tour, Cooking over Fire, Meat, Recipes, Videos

Adapted from chef Jacob Dibble’s recipe
Lakeside Lodge, Island Park, Idaho
Serves 4

This dish is made with the trim and or chain from bison tenderloin. The chain is a long thin strand of meat running from the head of the tenderloin down the side. It includes a fair amount of connective tissue that should be cut away. The whole loin includes 4 to 6 prime center cut filets that will weigh 6 to 8 ounces each after butchering. In addition to the prime filet cuts there will be trim to be used for side dishes, pasta, salads etc. This recipe is intended to make use of the additional trim meat and end pieces, including the chain, after butchering.

Stuffed Buffalo Tenderloin | Cooking over fire at the Lakeside Lodge in Island Park, Idaho

October 2, 2017 — Posted in: American Rivers Tour, Cooking over Fire, Meat, Recipes, Videos

Adapted from chef Jacob Dibble’s recipe
Lakeside Lodge, Island Park, Idaho

This dish can be served to 4 people as a main, single course. It can also be used with other smaller courses and be cut in half to serve 8 or more as a supporting dish.

Ingredients:

4 Bison tenderloin (filets) 6-8 oz each
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon kosher salt
½ tablespoon of cracked black pepper

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