First DO cook

[kave]

well I took the plunge yesterday,and cooked a 3# chuck roast,added 12 carrots,8 stalks of celery, 9small potatoes,2 onions,and a bottle of riunite lambrusco,and on to the coals for about 5 hours,turned out excellent the beef was fork tender and delicious!

[Bbqgoddess]

Looks fantastic! Great job.

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[Wingman]

Yum!

[Richtee]

I gotta try the DO thing. Seen an old crusty Lodge a while back..offered the guy $20 and no deal. Will keep looking

[RowdyRay]

Nice job. Looks delicious.

[3montes]

Looks like some real comfy comfort food there! I'm with Rich I gotta try this DO thing. Been watching Craigslist but no luck yet.

[Slanted88]

Right nice & I'd like 19 biscuits er cat heads with my plate!

[eDJ]

Re:

Good going there ! And welcome to the craft.

You did good and I hope it encouraged you to keep trying new things.

I made scalloped potatoes in mine over the memorial day weekend using horseradish to lift it up to the next layer.

If you want to try mine get ya a bag of red skin potatoes #5 lb bag.

I've been known to microwave my spuds to get them half way cooked and then have them on the fire for 50 minutes. Cooking slow and steady.

4 Lbs semi cooked Red Potatoes sliced in 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices

2 medium to large onions sliced and seperated into rings

Seasoned Italian Bread Crumbs, Cracker Crumbs or whatever

3 TB butter

1 Pint Heavy Cream

4 oz Cream Cheese

1 1/2 Cups shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)

2 to 3 TB yellow prepared mustard

1/4 to 1/3 Cup grated Parmesan Cheese

1 1/2 TB garlic powder

1 TB Garlic Salt

1 or 2 TB Paprika

2 TB flour

3 TB prepared horseradish

1 TB ground black Pepper

(you can mince up a Habanero as an option too)


What to do ?

1) take some margarine and grease the inside of the DO and Lid.

2) take a sauce pan and pour in the cream, cream cheese, butter,
and Parmesan cheese and heat to melt the butter and cream cheese.
Next add the Horseradish, Paprika, Black Pepper, Garlic powder & salt,
yellow mustard, and cheddar cheese if you want to use it. This makes the sauce. When all heated and melted add the 2 TB of flour and whisk
it together till well mixed.

3) In the bottom of the DO, add the first layer of Potatoes and Onions
and spoon on some of the sauce. Continue building this up and
when the DO is full cover the top with the bread crumbs and dot this with butter or margarine.

4) L, last pour milk down along the side until it is about 1 1/2 inches below the top.

5) Place in the fire and cover the lid with coals bake until you see steam
blowing out between the lid and body of the DO. Turn the DO 1/2 turn after 15 minutes and turn the lid 1/2 turn each 15 minutes also. After 30 to 40 minutes lift it out of the fire and carefully lift off the lid to inspect the progress. You may take a fork or knife and pierce the contents to make sure the potatoes are done or are nearing being done.
Restore this to the fire for awhile but don't exceed 50 minutes.

Inspect again and if it seems done scrape the coals off the lid and allow the DO to rest for about 15 minutes.

The aroma should tell you that it's going to be good. ;)

Here are some DO recipe sites:

http://www.dutchovendude.com/dutch-oven-recipes.asp

Here is a Boy Scout DO page of recipes for you

http://www.bsatroop680.org/troop_recipes.htm

[Slanted88]

Man!...eDJ! I'm on for that recipe!

[eDJ]

Re:

Slanted, I get invited to lots of weekend parties just for that recipe.

Phone rings, "Hey eDJ, would ya bring yur Dutch Ovens and make them gooooood taters again this weekend" ? Everybody's talking about that stuff you make and they're dying for more of it !

So if I'm not making the Taters, I'm making the Mac & Cheese, or the
Bourbon-Apple Cobbler. (usually take the Ice Cream Churn when I make the Cobbler) When we do the Cobbler & Ice Cream there is no cook out cause it's just "Desert & Coffee".

But a good time is had by all, each time.

[zelix]

Looks great. I'd hit it!

[sweet_magnolia]

Great job, Kave! Looks delicious!

[erain]

Nice, looks great. I got to get me dutch oven out for more excercise, it sets around way too much. I really like the looks of eDJ's scalloped taters. maybe with some home cured/smoked ham in it... Kudos to ya all who take the time with the CI!

[dsgarner06]

Looks great from here!

[Slanted88]

Nice, looks great. I got to get me dutch oven out for more excercise, it sets around way too much. I really like the looks of eDJ's scalloped taters. maybe with some home cured/smoked ham in it... Kudos to ya all who take the time with the CI!

Now ya had to go jack ham in it!