BajaNomad - Campfire BBQ favorites

Campfire BBQ favorites

Bajamatic - 5-25-2010 at 09:58 PM

My favorite part of baja prep, second only to filling the cooler, is menu prep. We cook over coals and figuring out simple, semi-clean BBQ menus is a blast. I'm curious to get some new ideas. What's your must have baja campfire meal? BESIDES lobster!

noproblemo2 - 5-25-2010 at 10:46 PM

Smores, Smores and more Smores!!!!! Well an occassional hot dog or burger too... LOL But they are always good and take up little cooler space..

Skipjack Joe - 5-26-2010 at 04:09 AM

Green Bell Peppers.

BBQ them until they're completely soft.
Peel the outer skin off.
Cut into strips.
Soak them in olive oil.
Add minced garlic.
Salt to taste.

Goes well with meat dishes. Or salmon.

Grilled peppers...mmmmm

Pompano - 5-26-2010 at 05:06 AM

We do these way too much....but oh, are they delicious! Dang..now I am getting hungry for breakfast..and the cook is still asleep..hmmm..

stimbo - 5-26-2010 at 08:12 AM

We do something similar to Igor's green pepper recipe:

Grill some Anaheim chiles
Clean out the seeds
Peel off outer skin
Stuff with jack cheese
Place back on grill wrapped in foil
Eat while hot and steamy

Serve with BBQ'd fish and fresh salsa

durrelllrobert - 5-26-2010 at 09:17 AM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Green Bell Peppers.

BBQ them until they're completely soft.
Peel the outer skin off.
Cut into strips.
Soak them in olive oil.
Add minced garlic.
Salt to taste.

Goes well with meat dishes. Or salmon.

Salmon in Baja :?:

Oh that's right, you live in Half Moon Bay (and I miss the slamon I used to catch there too) :biggrin:

dtbushpilot - 5-26-2010 at 10:06 AM

Wash tub yard bird, easy and fun camping favorite....no formal bar-b-que required.

shari - 5-27-2010 at 07:06 AM

hey I recognize those cold legs...that was some of the best dang BBQ pollo I ever had...think it had alot to do with the hosts though and that orange liquid in the glass :lol:

My favorite BBQ meat is burro!!!! dont knock it till ya try it amigos! And if ya wanna impress your mexican amigos...do foil wrapped potatoes...they dont do this in our area and always love it...I put some butter and garlic into the potato while BBQing...also a few heads of garlic in foil too...yum yum.

[Edited on 5-27-2010 by shari]

torch - 5-27-2010 at 07:23 AM

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Originally posted by shari
And if ya wanna impress your mexican amigos...do foil wrapped potatoes...they dont do this in our area and always love it...I put some butter and garlic into the potato while BBQing...also a few heads of garlic in foil too...yum yum.

Shari, this is one of my favorites. We call them Turbo Tators. Wash the potato with salt water, cut into 3rds and slather with garlic, butter, spices and hot sauce. wrap them good in foil (heavy duty) and set them on top of the coal starter (the large coffee can with a handle looking thing ) turn them once in a while being carefull not to tear the foil. When the coals are ready to BBQ the Turbo Tators are done and just have to be set on the side of the grill to keep warm. It is always requested by those who have had them.

bonanzapilot - 5-27-2010 at 10:27 AM

Here is another grilled pepper recipe...from the former outdoor Torta grill located on the main street of Mulege in the late 90s... Obtain three or four
Jalapeno peppers per person, grill along side whatever else you are doing over an open fire (Mexican charcoal is best) When done, the stems will barely stay on, but don't blacken. Place in a small bowl and squeeze Limon juice over, and equal parts of soy sauce. From the same vine, some of these peppers will put streams of tears down your face, and others can be much milder. These will look like what Pompano is preparing in the photo above. They work like hush puppies....keep the guests quiet while the main dish cooks. (did I say a cold fresh Pacifico??)

Mexitron - 5-27-2010 at 12:02 PM

We try to bring mesquite for BBQing since it adds so much flavor...one of our favorites is freshly caught halibut wrapped in bacon with stems of fresh rosemary (put inside the fishbasket on both sides of the halibut). After the first side is cooked turn the fish and spread on butter and lemon juice, letting it soak in while the other side cooks.

Timo1 - 5-27-2010 at 12:36 PM

Now this guy can bar-b-que

http://www.slashfood.com/2010/05/20/the-worlds-biggest-burge...

noproblemo2 - 5-27-2010 at 12:48 PM

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Originally posted by Timo1
Now this guy can bar-b-que

http://www.slashfood.com/2010/05/20/the-worlds-biggest-burge...

Always love a good burger and that one looked YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!

Heather - 5-27-2010 at 01:23 PM

I'm with Shari on the foil wrapped papas, but I also add carrots, zucchini, sweet potatoes, onion, and some garden-grown rosemary.

Hubby always likes his fish in foil, too. Usually adds onions, peppers, tomatoes, salt and pepper, butter, and sometimes lemon.

tiotomasbcs - 5-27-2010 at 01:45 PM

Staggs chili Laredo cooked in the can over the fire. Don't forget the hot suce! I'll do the dishes!! Everyone needs to eat some otherwise....

Paulina - 5-27-2010 at 01:55 PM

Herman in Bahia de Los Angeles used to make the best tasting onions. He would peel the outer flakes off just a bit, slather the onion in oil, core out the center of the onion and stuff it with chopped garlic. Wrap the onion in heavy duty foil and set them on the grill.

We also like a tri tip that has whole cloves of garlic stuffed into the meat prior to cooking.

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(on edit: Those would be sweet or brown onions)

[Edited on 27-5-2010 by Paulina]

oladulce - 5-27-2010 at 03:18 PM

My current favorite things are Chicken sausages from Costco:
Chicken/apple/gouda cheese and Chicken/spinach/Feta cheese in particular.
Sounds kinda gross as I'm writing this, but you won't believe how good these things are.

Eat em on a bun like hotdogs, put em in omelets (the best), use as a pizza topping, or make shishkabobs with sausages and shrimp etc. Only 150-160 calories a piece.

I'm down to only 2 sausages left in my freezer and no scheduled trips North on the horizon- these are sad times.

In the meantime, if I accidentally snag a halibut while trying to catch a corbina as usual, I'll try Mexitron's tip. Thank goodness Paulina's onion thing sounds good and I'm fond of the foil papas too.

wessongroup - 5-27-2010 at 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by Mexitron
We try to bring mesquite for BBQing since it adds so much flavor...one of our favorites is freshly caught halibut wrapped in bacon with stems of fresh rosemary (put inside the fishbasket on both sides of the halibut). After the first side is cooked turn the fish and spread on butter and lemon juice, letting it soak in while the other side cooks.

Stop it... right now!!!!

And thanks to all, got my apptite going right now !!! the BBQ.. looks good have not had it in a long while... hell, it all looks good.. glad there are others that have that pepper thing going on... it's hard to stop once you have gone that way....

[Edited on 5-27-2010 by wessongroup]

noproblemo2 - 5-27-2010 at 03:24 PM

A rack of good BBQ'd ribs wrapped in foil cooked so tender they nearly fall of the bones!!!

shari - 5-27-2010 at 03:57 PM

thanks Oladulce for the chicken sausages tip...sirena will love those...she's been making pizza every week lately and new toppings will be nice...the pesto pizza was divine!! now...who's coming down from Costco???
Good to hear from you Paulina!!! another great thing to BBQ...woooo hooo

DianaT - 5-27-2010 at 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by oladulce
My current favorite things are Chicken sausages from Costco:
Chicken/apple/gouda cheese and Chicken/spinach/Feta cheese in particular.
Sounds kinda gross as I'm writing this, but you won't believe how good these things are.

We never bought them as they sounded so gross---but then our son brought some down to Baja and they are really good! We were quite surprised.

Another onion idea on the grill --- peel the onion and score it with several cuts across the top, about half way down. Put a fair amount of soy sauce on it and a large pat of butter on the top---best with real butter. Double foil and cook on the grill. Really good.

[Edited on 5-27-2010 by DianaT]

classicbajabronco - 5-27-2010 at 08:20 PM

Shucks....DianaT

I saw your name in the recipe forum and I thought you were giving us the recipe for that Turtle soup you just mentioned in the Offroad forums....

:tumble:

SIRENA'S PIZZAS

AmoPescar - 5-27-2010 at 09:48 PM

SHARI...WITH JUAN BEING THE TALENTED

Mason that he is, maybe he could build Sirena an outdoor wood-fired Pizza Oven. There's nothing like a good wood-fired pizza!

And you could use it to bake bread and many other things too. I bet some of those Yellowtails and Calico's might taste really good baked in a wood oven.

Here's a cool web site about doing that...
http://www.traditionaloven.com

Miguelamo :yes:

AmoPescar - 5-27-2010 at 10:07 PM

ONE OF MY FAVORITE CAMPFIRE MEALS

Is to take a large Hamburger patty and put it in a double wrapped foil packet with cubed potatoes, and veggies of your choice. Choices can include carrots, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, jalapeno peppers, etc. Seasonings can be anything you like and other liquid seasonings such as Steak sauce, soy sauce, etc can be used if you like.

Place it on a hot grill to cook or place on the side of the coals. Takes about 1/2 hr. to cook.

Really delicious the way all the flavors meld together!!

MIGUELAMO :tumble:

irenemm - 5-27-2010 at 10:14 PM

Can you get the sausage in Mexico Costco?