Chuckwagon cooking

The most important man on a trail drive was the chuckwagon cook. That’s why next to the boss he was the highest paid hand. He was usually older and most

Chuck Wagon Recipes Just one more click away to all our recipes. We could not provide a direct link but clicking above takes you right there. Hope you enjoy them and if you have a recipe to share, send us an email. Kit Haddack checking the dutch ovens at Pikes Peak or Bust Cook-Off Cast Iron Cooking

This is a recipe from sister Tammie, she always says she is challenged by cooking. She is an amazing teacher, and has so many other talents she doesn’t need to be a good cook. These are great beans! Ingredients 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled 3 pounds hamburger onion, chopped 1/2 cup celery, chopped 2 beef bouillon cubes 2/3 cups boiling water 2 cloves garlic, diced 1 1/2 cup ketchup 3 tablespoons yellow mustard 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 2 (29 ounce) cans B & M baked beans…

Using cast-iron pots over campfires beside his vintage chuck wagon, Lexie Dean bakes old-fashioned fruit pies, cornbread, and biscuits. by Bakery Boy Lexie Dean bakes like it’s the 1860s. He bakes …

FIRE BOX Chuck Wagon Cowboy Camp Cooking There are many ways to build your own cowboy camp firebox. Above, the photo shows one of the Chuck Wagon fire boxes with spit during the Troy, Texas Chuck wagon cook off. While, most chuck wagons dug a narrow trench in the ground, stabbed the spit hangers into the soil and hung the spit bar across, they cooked right over the dug out hole. Although, some might have used small cast iron camp stoves or other resources though ground cooking was the normal…

Mix horse-drawn wagons and food cooked over an open flame with a little cowboy music and some old-fashioned humor and you've got Jim and Erica Husted's recipe for an authentic

A Country Chuckwagon Dinner doesn't have to be authentic--out in the pasture cooked over an open fire. Just throw out a red checkered tablecloth, brew up some tea (or coffee), grab your cast iron skillet and guitar, and invite your friends! #countrychuckwagondinner #chuckwagondinner #cowboydinner #chuckwagonfood #countryatheartrecipes https://countryatheartrecipes.com/2017/09/country-chuckwagon-dinner/

Chef's seem to always rave about using Cast iron cookware. Often, top chefs like Emeril Lagasse or TV food show host Paula Dean pull out a fabulous cast iron pot, skillet or dutch oven and perform a unique dish. Perhaps, there is good reason why top chefs enjoy using cast iron over other cookware. Cast iron can be used on the stove, fire place, outdoors on your gas or charcoal grills and like us chuckwagon cooks, we just dig a hole in the ground and cook over an open fire. Cast iron is known…

Recently, I received an amazing cook book titled "Cow Camp Cookery", written by Dave McDowell. It is far more than just a collection of recipes. The content covers the customs, conventions and chow of the campfire crusader that will grip the interest of any reader. The pages are lined with stories, quick quotes, and pictures that kept me intrigued as I turned each page. This is the best put together cookbook that has come along in a long time that earns my highest recommendation and is a…