Roast In The Coals

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Roast in the Coals;

While on our camping trip my wife tried this roast in the coals recipe that she found in an old outdoor cookbook that we acquired. It turned out to be very tasty and one of the best roasts that I've had, you folks will have to try it. The title of the book is "Cookbook for Family Camping" first printing 1969. Basically what you do is buy a roast and then after you prepare it, you roast it in the coals of a fire for 45 minutes both sides for rare, and 1 hour both sides for well done. I will post the recipe instructions with a pic out of the book below this post.

My wife took care of the roast while I took care of the fire (as well as some blackberry brandy), as it is recommended that you have a feeding fire nearby for coals, while my son help cut firewood with an inherited old Boy Scouts of America emblem stamped hatchet. It was his first time using a hatchet so I gave him a safety and chopping lesson and then supervised what he was doing. I am hoping that by the time he is around 11 or 12 he won't know if his name is Cutwood or Getwood :D as we use a wood stove to heat the house. If anyone tries this recipe please let us know how it turned out.

I have posted pictures below of the roast as well as the page from the cookbook for cooking instructions which is in a 2nd post below this one. The 1st picture is of the roast just put in the coals. The 2nd picture is after 1 hour on both sides in the coals and done roasting. The 3rd picture is knocking off the black crust of the roast. The 4th picture is showing the roast cut up and the 5th picture is the enjoyment of a great meal cooked in the fire. See post below for cooking instructions.


Jäger
 
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Roast In The Coals Cooking Instructions

Roast In The Coals Cooking Instructions; See picture below.

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Must have been good...there's nothing but carrots left on your son's plate :D
 
I think that was one of those famous "Disappearing Roasts" that vanish right before your eyes! <g>

Looks like a great way to cook a roast.
 
GreyOne said:
I think that was one of those famous "Disappearing Roasts" that vanish right before your eyes! <g>

Looks like a great way to cook a roast.
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I'll tell you what.........It sure didn't take long for that disappearing act!
 
Ripmyfly said:
I will be trying that very soon. Thank you! Wasn't dry?
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Nope, it was not dry at all, in fact it was pretty moist. If you look at pic #4 and when it's open click on the pic again and it will be even bigger, you can see how moist the sliced roast looks. In the directions it says that the mustard and salt fuse into a crust and that must hold the moisture in.



Jäger
 
Thanks for posting this Jager. My family and I will enjoy this one for sure! That looks awesome.
 
Yummy! got room at your next fire and roast?
 
Have done chops on the coals but never a whole roast - definitely one for the next trip! Won't take the family though, because my boys are beginning to eat too much:D
 
That looks delicious. My stomach's growling now.
Later,
Iz
 
That looks very good, I am going to try this one for sure!
 
heck yeah ! i'm up for that! beaver, muscrat, deer antelope elk, coon, If it eats Ive cuaght it around here...

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That's too funny about your son not knowing if his name is getwood or Cutwood. We've burned wood for years and now that the kids are all grown and gone it falls back to ma and pa. It's funny how the grandsons always have time to come to "pawpaws" when it's time to fish or hunt, but seem to be scarce when the woodroom is nearly empty. That's okay though, I was young once too.
 
whitejaw said:
That's too funny about your son not knowing if his name is getwood or Cutwood. We've burned wood for years and now that the kids are all grown and gone it falls back to ma and pa. It's funny how the grandsons always have time to come to "pawpaws" when it's time to fish or hunt, but seem to be scarce when the woodroom is nearly empty. That's okay though, I was young once too.
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Ha! That's 'cause you and yours raised them with a little common sense.:D Who'd want to go to pawpaw's to work?! You go to pawpaw's house to hunt and fish, that's what pawpaws are for.:cool:
Heh.
Later,
Iz
 
bindlestitch said:
Ha! That's 'cause you and yours raised them with a little common sense.:D Who'd want to go to pawpaw's to work?! You go to pawpaw's house to hunt and fish, that's what pawpaws are for.:cool:
Heh.
Later,
Iz
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Amen, brother.
PawPaw is supposed to be teaching outdoor skills and general good judgement. Knowing _how_ to cut wood doesn't take long to learn. Good judgment says don't waste time on that when hunting or fishing can be done . :) :)
 
Thanks for the reminder guys, but mawmaw would tell you that pawpaw doesn't waste anymore time than necessary on wood cutt'n when there's huntin and fishin to do. I've been meanin to remodel the bathroom for 5 years now. She's finally run out of patience. Looks like a new bathroom in August.
 
Clarification if you please

You mentioned keeping a feeder fire going nearby. Did you actually have to add/replace coals under the roast as it cooked, or around it, or near it, or did the coals stay hot enough for the hour, or????

Thanks for any additional info. I absolutely love untensil-less cooking and this is top-notch.
 
ForestNH/VT said:
You mentioned keeping a feeder fire going nearby. Did you actually have to add/replace coals under the roast as it cooked, or around it, or near it, or did the coals stay hot enough for the hour, or????

Thanks for any additional info. I absolutely love untensil-less cooking and this is top-notch.
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We set the roast on coals for the first hour and I added coals around the roast as they burnt down. When we turned it over for the next hour I replaced coals under it and then left if for another hour and also added coals around the roast as they died down. We roasted for an hour as we did not have a meat thermometer as suggested in the cooking instructions. I also had the roast close to the feeder fire that is shown in the pictures and I think this helped the cooking and also keeping the coals going. I hope that answers what you are looking for.


Jäger
 
whitejaw said:
That's too funny about your son not knowing if his name is getwood or Cutwood. We've burned wood for years and now that the kids are all grown and gone it falls back to ma and pa. It's funny how the grandsons always have time to come to "pawpaws" when it's time to fish or hunt, but seem to be scarce when the woodroom is nearly empty. That's okay though, I was young once too.
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I was wondering if someone would comment on that one I put in there. That is actually Tomahawks joke as he said that when he was growing up he did not know if his name was Getwood or Cutwood..........and what is really funny is if me and the Tomahawk have been drinking a bit of the old Montana fine sipping whiskey (you know the one in the big plastic bottle) and Tomahawk actually answers to Getwood :D
 
damn it!

Jäger said:
I was wondering if someone would comment on that one I put in there. That is actually Tomahawks joke as he said that when he was growing up he did not know if his name was Getwood or Cutwood..........and what is really funny is if me and the Tomahawk have been drinking a bit of the old Montana fine sipping whiskey (you know the one in the big plastic bottle) and Tomahawk actually answers to Getwood :D
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Thats right, and my brother Arthur thought his name was "damn it"!

tomahawk
 
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