Description
by Marla Rawlings
The Beginner’s Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking is a collection of 136 delectable, easy-to-prepare recipes that are sure to please any crowd. Author Marla Rawlings has included a broad range of culinary delights: appetizers, soups, side dishes, breads, main dishes, breakfasts, and desserts. Along with recipes, this valuable resource contains useful tips about equipment and tools that can make the cooking process easier. Learn how to control the temperature of your Dutch oven using a charcoal briquette table that compares the number of briquettes to regular oven temperatures. The book is full of great getting-started recipes—easily prepared dishes that allow first-time cooks to gain some skill and confidence before moving on to more advanced Dutch oven cooking. And it isn’t for beginners only! Any cook can enjoy preparing these delicious meals and, by following the directions in this guide, can prepare them successfully in the wild, backyard, or comfort of the kitchen! Also, this valuable book will teach the novice Dutch oven chef the basic techniques needed to enjoy the wonderful hobby of Dutch oven cooking. Learn how to break in, season, and care for your new Dutch oven so foods cooked in it will retain that unique Dutch oven flavor.
Chapters include:
Introduction
- A Little History on the Dutch Oven
- Seasoning, Re-seasoning and Cleaning Your Dutch Oven
- Safety Tips
- Cooking with Charcoal
- Suggested Tools and Supplies
- Other Suggested Outdoor Cooking Equipment
- Dutch Oven Environments: Cooking Indoors with Your Dutch Oven, Dutch Oven Cooking with Outdoor Propane Cookers, and Campfire Cooking
- Oven Sizes and Quantities
- Other Dutch Oven Tips
- Great Getting-Started Recipes (16 recipes such as: Bar-b-Que Stuffed Burgers, Black Forest Soda Cake, and Apricot Pork Tenderloin)
- Appetizers (8 recipes such as: Dutch Oven Nachos, Hot and Smokey Sausage, and Apricot Chicken Wings)
- Soups and Stews (12 recipes such as: Camping Clam Chowder, Easy Chicken Noodle Soup and Short Rib Stew)
- Side Dishes (11 recipes such as: Hot and Spicy Onion Rings, Fried Apples and Homemade Root Beer)
- Breads (8 recipes such as: Cowboy Cheese Bread, Easy Herb Biscuits and Italian Garlic Bread)
- Main Dishes (31 recipes such as Barbecue Chicken Pizza, Fast & Easy Lasagna, Lemon & Dill Cod and Turkey with Herbed Wild Rice)
- Breakfasts (9 recipes such as: Breakfast Hash, California Quiche and Sticky Buns)
- Desserts (10 recipes such as: Blueberry Tart, German Chocolate Turtle Cake and Upside-Down Tropical Delight)
- Group Cooking (13 recipes Chicken and Potatoes, Dutch Oven Fajitas and Hawaiian Pork Chops)
6” x 9” paperback
144 pages
