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Legumes - beans and peas, are so underutiized by campers.
It is worth a mention. beans/peas are lightweight, energy rich, filling, culinary diverse foods that are perfect for camping and backpacking.
Most people think that beans require long soaking and cooking which is impractical for camping. However, with a pressure cooker, even the most stubborn pinto or navy bean can be cooked tender between 12 to 27 minutes, depending on which pressure cooker you use. There are some thin walled aluminum pressure cookers today that are not much heavier than a standard cook pot. GSI makes a good campers pressure cooker
SOUPS/STEWS: The traditional bean or pea soup is easier than cooking a boiled egg and by adding corn, potatoes, and onions, can be a real satisfying meal and very rewarding during cool weather.
SALAD: Black eyed peas and wheatberries can be cooked together shortly to a slightly al-dente firmness then tossed with oil, salt, and vinegarl (or powdered citric acid from the canning section of the grocery store) to make nice grain salad.
SANDWICHES: Beans can be cooked to paste, mashed, fried, flavored, and used for sandwich fillings They can be savory with salt/boullion or sweetened for a sweet paste sandwich filling.
DESSERTS: Cook soft and smooth or mash and then sweeten with sugar, honey or sorgum. You can add hand-rolled dough-ball dumplings to this sweet bean soup OR, you can make a thicker sweet bean paste, wrap it in flattened dough and bake or roast on a stick for a nice pastry. If you are familiar with traditional Asian desserts, these suggestions will be familiar to you.
It is worth a mention. beans/peas are lightweight, energy rich, filling, culinary diverse foods that are perfect for camping and backpacking.
Most people think that beans require long soaking and cooking which is impractical for camping. However, with a pressure cooker, even the most stubborn pinto or navy bean can be cooked tender between 12 to 27 minutes, depending on which pressure cooker you use. There are some thin walled aluminum pressure cookers today that are not much heavier than a standard cook pot. GSI makes a good campers pressure cooker
SOUPS/STEWS: The traditional bean or pea soup is easier than cooking a boiled egg and by adding corn, potatoes, and onions, can be a real satisfying meal and very rewarding during cool weather.
SALAD: Black eyed peas and wheatberries can be cooked together shortly to a slightly al-dente firmness then tossed with oil, salt, and vinegarl (or powdered citric acid from the canning section of the grocery store) to make nice grain salad.
SANDWICHES: Beans can be cooked to paste, mashed, fried, flavored, and used for sandwich fillings They can be savory with salt/boullion or sweetened for a sweet paste sandwich filling.
DESSERTS: Cook soft and smooth or mash and then sweeten with sugar, honey or sorgum. You can add hand-rolled dough-ball dumplings to this sweet bean soup OR, you can make a thicker sweet bean paste, wrap it in flattened dough and bake or roast on a stick for a nice pastry. If you are familiar with traditional Asian desserts, these suggestions will be familiar to you.
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