Make it in Mestin or skillet!6 easy and stylish camping food recipes

• Meal

• 2022/8/9

Tips on how to use mestin and skillet

This time, for beginners and those who are using Mestin and Skillet for the first time, we will introduce tips and tricks on how to use each.

Mestin

Mestin is a box-shaped cooking utensil with a handle.It is also called an all-purpose cooking utensil because it can be used for all kinds of cooking, including boiling, baking, and stir-frying.
To use, simply extend the handle, turn on the heat, and put the ingredients inside to boil or stir-fry.
Mestin is made of aluminum for good heat conduction.Since it is not treated with Teflon, please be aware that it can easily burn when using it.Add oil before cooking and do not heat over high heat.It's a good idea to cover it with parchment paper or non-stick aluminum foil before cooking.

Skillet

A skillet is a cast-iron frying pan that is useful for baking and stir-frying.
To use it, just like a regular frying pan, just heat it up, add oil, and fry or grill the ingredients.The handle gets hot, so use a special cover or wrap it in a towel when lifting it.
Skillets conduct heat very well and will retain their heat for a while even after you remove them from the heat.Therefore, if you leave it unattended, the food may burn, so be careful.Also, if you add plenty of oil to the skillet and let it mix well before you start cooking, it will prevent the oil from sticking.

3 camping meals to make in Mestin

Here we will introduce three easy camping meals you can make in Mestin.From main dishes to desserts, they are all easy to make, so please give them a try.

tomato meat and potatoes

Curry is a typical camping meal.Would you like to make tomato meat and potatoes by using those ingredients?It's a little Western-style and perfect as a snack.

<Ingredients (for 2 people)>

・Beef belly…50g

・Potatoes…2 medium potatoes

・Onion…1/2 medium

・Carrot…1/4 medium carrot

★Canned tomatoes…1/2 can

★Water…100ml

★Worcestershire sauce...1 tablespoon

★Soy sauce…1 tablespoon

★Sake…1 tablespoon

★Mirin…1 tablespoon

★Sugar…1 teaspoon

・Powdered cheese…appropriate amount

・Oregano…appropriate amount

・Black pepper…appropriate amount

<How to make>

1.Add onions, carrots, and potatoes to the mestin, add the seasonings marked ★, and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.

2.Once the potatoes and carrots are soft, remove from the heat and finish by sprinkling with grated cheese, oregano, and black pepper.

<Point>

- If you have time, cover it and let it sit for a while to allow the flavors to meld, making it even more delicious.

・If you don't want to carry soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar, you can substitute 3 tablespoons of sukiyaki sauce.

-Powdered cheese, oregano, and black pepper can be stored in a sachet so they won't be bulky.

One pot Japanese style pasta

Just add the pasta and ingredients to the water and simmer, and you'll have delicious pasta in no time!There is no need to drain the water, so there is less washing to do.

<Ingredients (for 1 people)>

・Pasta…100g

・Water…300ml

・Salt…3 pinches (with 2 fingers)

・Matsutake mushroom soup base…1 bag

・Bacon…1 piece (2 pieces if half type)

・Onion…1/4 medium onion

・Mushrooms of your choice…50g

・Olive oil…1 tablespoon

・Green onion…appropriate amount

・Yuzu pepper…appropriate amount

<Preparation>

・Cut the bacon into 1cm wide pieces.

・Slice the onions thinly

- Remove any stones from the mushrooms and divide into florets or slice thinly.

<How to make>

1.Pour water into a mestin, add the pasta folded in half, and add salt.Add onions, mushrooms, and olive oil to it and heat over medium-low heat.

2.Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.When the liquid has reduced, sprinkle the matsutake mushroom soup mixture all over.Finish by topping with green onions and yuzu pepper.

<Point>

・As a guideline, the amount of liquid should be so that it collects a little (about 50ml) when you tilt the Mestin as shown in the photo.

・If the heat is too high and the liquid starts to run out before the pasta is cooked through, try adding an additional 50 to 100 ml.

Gateau chocolat

Would you like to enjoy freshly brewed coffee and gateau chocolate in the midst of nature?Since it uses pancake mix, there is no troublesome work involved.All you have to do is melt the chocolate and mix the ingredients, so it only takes less than 10 minutes to bake!It's fluffy when freshly baked, but becomes firmer as it cools.

<Material>

・Bar chocolate…2 pieces (about 100g)

・Egg…1 piece

・Fresh cream…100ml

・Salad oil…1 tablespoon

★Pancake mix…50g

★Pure cocoa…2 tablespoons

★Sugar…1 tablespoon

-Things necessary-

·Aluminum foil

・Cooking paper

・Kitchen paper

・Bamboo skewers

<Preparation>

・Place aluminum foil wrapped in well-wet kitchen paper on the main body and lid of the Mestin, and then place parchment paper on top.

・Put the pancake mix, pure cocoa, and sugar into a zippered storage bag in advance and mix everything thoroughly.

・Crush the chocolate into pieces from the top of the package.

<How to make>

1.Put the chopped chocolate in a bowl and melt it over a double boiler.Add the fresh cream to it and mix well until well combined. (We recommend using a whisk)

2.Crack the eggs into step 1 and mix well, then add the salad oil and mix further.

3. Add the flours marked ★, mix until there are no lumps, and transfer to a mestin.

Four.Heat over very low heat for about 4 minutes.Flip and cook for another 20 minutes.

Five.Test it with a bamboo skewer to make sure it's cooked all the way through, then cut it into pieces.You can also sprinkle with powdered sugar if you like.

<Point>

・The key is to keep the heat very low as shown in the photo.Since it is difficult to adjust the flame with charcoal, we recommend a gas stove.

・If it's undercooked, add 5 minutes more on each side.

・The key is to change the front and back positions from time to time to ensure even baking.

・When using a single burner, use a net to stabilize it.

・Bring a single-use size of 100ml of fresh cream so it doesn't go to waste.

3 easy camping meals to make in a skillet

Let's make piping hot camping food in a skillet!Here are three recipes that are easy to make.

Tandoori chicken

Tandoori chicken may seem like a lot of work, but if you marinate it the day before and bring the whole bag with you on the day, you can just grill it locally.

<Material>
・Chicken wings…6 pieces

・Salt and pepper…appropriate amount

★Curry powder...2 teaspoons

★Yogurt…4 tablespoons

★Miso…1 teaspoon

★Ketchup…2 tablespoons

★Garlic…3cm

★Ginger…3cm

・Oil…appropriate amount

-Things necessary-

·Aluminum foil

<How to make>

【Advance preparation】

1.Poke holes in the chicken wings with a fork and sprinkle them all over with salt and pepper.

2.Add the chicken wings and the ingredients marked with ★ to a zippered storage bag, mix well, and leave in the refrigerator overnight. (If you don't have time, 1 hour is OK)

[Finish]

3．Heat oil in a skillet, arrange the chicken wings and fry over medium heat. Once browned, cover with aluminum foil and heat over low heat for 10 minutes.

<Point>
・If you are worried about whether the rice is cooked through, remove it from the heat and cover it with aluminum foil and let it steam for about 10 minutes.

Mackerel and perilla cheese spring rolls

Since we use canned mackerel boiled in soy sauce, no seasoning is necessary.We recommend adding plenty of cheese.Since it is baked with less oil, cleanup is also easy!

<Ingredients (for 2 people)>

・Spring roll wrappers…4 pieces

・Mackerel boiled in soy sauce…1/2 can (1 can if small)

・Ginger…3cm

・Shiitake mushrooms…1 piece

・Shiso leaves…2 pieces

・Melty cheese…appropriate amount

・Flour…a little

・Water…appropriate amount

・Oil…appropriate amount

<Preparation>

・Slice the shiitake mushrooms thinly.

・Cut the perilla leaves into thin strips.

<How to make>

1.Put only the mackerel in a bowl and loosen it, then add the shiitake mushrooms, shiso leaves, and ginger and mix.

2.Place the ingredients from step 1 on the spring roll wrapper, roll it with the melted cheese, and cover with water-soluble flour.

3.Add a little more oil to a heated skillet and fry the spring rolls over medium-low heat until golden brown.The color will change in about 1 minute and 30 seconds on each side, so flip it over as needed.

<Point>

・Be careful of the heat as it will change color quickly!

-If you don't have enough oil when frying the other side, add a little more.

・Leftover spring roll wrappers can also be used as a snack by wrapping them in cheese, chocolate, banana, etc. and baking them.

skillet takoyaki

Why not leave some of the cabbage left over from the BBQ and make takoyaki in a skillet?It looks like okonomiyaki, but it's crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, making it just like takoyaki!We recommend that you measure your takoyaki powder in advance and bring it in a bag.

<Material>

・Takoyaki powder…50g

・Water…10ml

・Egg…1 piece

・Cabbage…30g (1 small leaf)

・Octopus…50g (1 leg)

・Tenkasu…2 tablespoons

・Oil…appropriate amount

・Green onion…appropriate amount

・Okonomi sauce…appropriate amount

・Mayonnaise…appropriate amount

-Things necessary-

·Aluminum foil

<Preparation>

・Chop the cabbage into small pieces

・Cut the octopus into 1cm pieces

<How to make>

1.Put takoyaki powder and eggs in a bowl, mix well, then add water little by little and mix until smooth.

2.Mix cabbage, octopus, and tenkasu together.

3.Add oil to a heated skillet, pour in the batter from step 2, cover with aluminum foil, and bake over low heat for 3 minutes.

Four.Flip it over and fry it for about 4 minutes, then add your favorite sauce, mayonnaise, and green onions and it's done!

<Point>

・Skillets have good heat conductivity and will burn quickly, so the key is to cook on low heat as much as possible!

・You can also add your favorite toppings such as cheese or red ginger.

Summary

The cooking utensils you use while camping are no different from the cooking utensils you use on a regular basis.If you pay a little attention to the heat and burn, you can make delicious camping food.

The recipe introduced this time can be made over charcoal, but we recommend making it on a gas stove.Glamping facilities have their own BBQ stoves, so it's easy to control the heat.All of them are easy to make and can be made using BBQ ingredients, so please give them a try.

WRITER/Sumiko Aida

Registered dietitian

She aims to become a registered dietitian due to her interest in eating and cooking.Currently, I am working as a writer with the desire to communicate the relationship between food and the body in a way that is easier to understand and to a wider range of people.Based on the experience cultivated as a registered dietitian, we deliver easy-to-understand and valuable information from the user's perspective.