Rich and tender venison stew cooked in a dutch pot over a crackling open fire for a couple of hours. Perfect fire food for warming up a cold Halloween Night. Ingredients below will feed 4-5 people (photos above feature 2 pots cooking as I doubled everything up to feed 10).
Seasoning your Dutch Oven Start with a clean dry cast iron pot. Using kitchen towl or cloth wipe your Dutch Oven with a light layer of cooking oil; olive, sunflower, rape or edible linseed will suffice.Cover all surfaces both pot and lid. Place you pot into a hot oven, BBQ or hang near the fire. […]
The Cooking Fire We need a moderate sized fire with a good ember base as this will need about 3 hours cooking time to transform the base ingredients into a magical meal. Not too specific on the wood type as the cast iron of the pot will even out any heat fluctuations from the fire […]