If you’re spending the night in the middle of nowhere, you probably won’t want to carry a lot of supplies, so rustling up some freeze-dried food is really convenient. Instant dishes that you just pour water on to rehydrate used to be very popular. However, home-made versions not only taste a whole lot better, they also offer far more variety and are pretty cool. This mini-gourmet meal is definitely soul-food from a bag!
Ingredients
2 tbsp macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
3 tbsp dried apricots, quartered
5 tbsp couscous
2 tbsp freeze-dried diced chicken
1 1/2 tsp chicken stock, or 1 chicken stock cube
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp garlic granules
1 tsp onion granules
2 pinches of ground black pepper
Directions
1. Toast the nuts in a dry pan until golden brown. Place all the ingredients in a freezer bag and seal.
2. Bring 350ml (12fl oz) water to the boil in a pan then remove from the hob. Add the contents of the freezer bag, stir, and leave to stand for 6–8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Reprinted from The Campfire Cookbook. Copyright © 2018 Dorling Kindersley Verlad GhbH.
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