CARSTEN BOTHE
OUTDOOR
COOKING
THE PETROMAX
COOKBOOK
HEEL
Preface 7 Satay skewers 54
Welcome 9 Duck with red cabbage 54
Content
Cooking and baking Quails with dates and shallots 56
at the campfire 10
CASSEROLE RECIPES
BREAKFAST
Onion tart 60
American breakfast 15
Quiche 60
Bacon and eggs 15
Bread pudding with
German farmer’s breakfast 17 whiskey sauce 62
Eggs Benedict 17 Tortilla lasagne 64
Cheese balls 18 Pasta bake 66
Empanadas 20 Roehrenklump
(Potato lump casserole) 68
French toast 20
Shepherd’s pie 70
STIR FRY RECIPES
SOUPS & STEWS
Pan gyro 24
Moussaka 74
Tyrolese Gröstl 25
Sauerkraut casserole 75
Schnitzel 26
Pea soup 77
Potato pancakes 26
Cheeseburger soup 78
Vegetables on the Griddle
and Fire Bowl 28 Irish stew 79
Spaghetti Carbonara 29 Fast lentil soup 79
MEAT, FISH, POULTRY SIDE DISHES
Trout 32 Dutch Oven potatoes 82
Layered meat 35 Onion jam 82
Hamburger/Cheeseburger 37 Sauerkraut 83
Bavarian meat loaf with Polenta 85
fried egg in a roll 38
Mealie-Pap (maize mash) 85
Fillet Bearnaise 41
Bayrisch Kraut
Liver Berlin style 43 (Bavarian cabbage) 87
Pork fillet flambé 43 Red cabbage 87
Roulades 44 Baked potatoes 88
Pork Roast à la Rotisserie 46 Potato gratin 90
Pork Roast with crackling 46 Sweet fried potatoes 90
Meat pie 49 Bread dumplings 93
German meat loaf 50 Gratinated cheese 94
American meat loaf 51 Chanterelles 97
Chicken curry 53 Mushroom pan 97
BREAD & PIZZA
Maize bread 100
Rye bread 100
Irish soda bread 102
Folded bread 104
Hamburger buns
from the Dutch Oven 106
Stick bread 106
Bannock 109
Basic pizza dough 111
Pizza rolls 111
CAKES, PASTRY & DESSERT
Kirschmichel
(cherry bread pudding) 114
Pancakes 116
Bacon buckwheat pancakes 117
Blueberry pancakes 118
Kaiserschmarrn 121
Rice pudding in a thermos 122
Baked apples 122
Cheesecake 124
Mug cake 126
Nut cake 127
Banana bread 128
Scones 129
Ring cake 130
Tart case 132
Cinnamon rolls 134
DRINKS
Chai 139
Grog 141
Mulled wine 141
Feuerzangenbowle
(red wine punch) 143
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Preface
Dear Reader,
From the first spark on to blazing flames down to glowing embers—cooking
outdoors in nature over the open fire exudes an unwavering fascination.
Combined with a good pinch of adventure and originality there is more to
it than mere food preparation. Thanks to the Petromax company, cooking
and baking at the campfire and the “outdoor kitchen” has experienced an
incredible boom over the past few years. However, for the outdoor kitchen
not only excellent cast-iron equipment such as Dutch Ovens, Fire Skillets,
Loaf Pans and Muffin Tins or other utensils is important, but one also needs
reliable and workable recipes.
In this book, aside from classics such as Layered Meat or Cinnamon Rolls we
also present some traditional recipes known as “poor man’s food” or from the
chuckwagon. Still, naturally, there are many news and numerous suggestions
as well as field-tested tips on handling cast iron, fireplaces and co.
On that note I wish you a good time while cooking the recipes!
Yours,
7
Good food is
the foundation
of g
enuine
happiness.
(Georges Auguste Escoffier, 1846–1935,
French Chef)
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Welcome
Dear Reader,
No matter whether you are an outdoor
cooking rookie or a professional campfire
chef, what counts is that you live for Fire
& Light, Grilling and Outdoor Cooking and
may be also for Bushcraft & Survival. If so,
we have something in common, because we
at Petromax, the German traditional brand
with the dragon, also live the passion for
cooking outdoors. We need the aromatic
smell of nature and the original campfire
experience just as much as the air we
breathe.
As premium supplier for high-quality and reliable cast and wrought-iron
cookware as well as for further useful accessories we offer you coordinated
and combinable tools for your cooking adventure. Dutch Ovens, Fire Skillets,
Loaf Pans, Muffin Tin, Ring Cake Pan, Waffle Iron, compact barbecues and large
camp kitchen: The Petromax product world has expanded the outdoor kitchen
by many options. For any taste or requirement something perfectly suitable
can be found.
With the Petromax Cookbook you hold in your hand a comprehensive collection
of traditional but also newly interpreted dishes, a compendium for cooking,
roasting, smoking and baking with and over the open fire. Cast iron can do
anything is the slogan and you will be surprised about the diverse options
with the hot iron. In addition to the recipes you can find all sorts of valuable
information about handling and caring for cast iron and co. as well as some tips
and tricks. Just as your equipment this cookbook is meant to accompany you
for many years to come and serve you loyally when cooking outdoors.
We wish you much joy when cooking and trying out new dishes, always a
crackling fire by your side and many intensive moments of adventure outdoors.
Jonas and Dr. Pia Christin Taureck
