One of the best things about going away in your caravan is enjoying a simpler way of life and that applies to food too.
Instead of planning complicated meals, you can whip up warming creations with just a few ingredients and pared back cooking appliances.
This is an ethos promoted by Canned Food UK, which is keen to show caravanners how easy it is to make meals based around store cupboard favourites.
Among the benefits of taking canned ingredients on your next caravan trip are:
- Time saving, as produce is pre-prepared
- Can be stored at room temperature – perfect if your caravan fridge is small
- Long shelf life, so you can stock up your cupboards well in advance
- Contents are protected in the tin
Canned Food UK offers advice on all sorts of recipes you can cook up in your caravan, including prawn tacos, herby potato cakes, salmon tagliatelle, mixed bean chilli, corned beef hash and tuna bean pasta.
It doesn’t have to stop there either, as it recommends cinnamon pineapple fritters as an easy camping dessert created from tinned goods.
If you’re keen to embrace this way of cooking, then why not start with cowboy stew? Here’s the recipe, which serves four:
Ingredients
1 tbsp of oil
1 onion, diced
2 sticks of celery, sliced
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 can potatoes – 567g drained and diced
1 can of adzuki beans – 400g drained
2 cans of chopped tomatoes – 400g
1 can of sweetcorn – 200g drained
1 beef stock cube
1 can of beef in gravy – 400g
Cracked black pepper and salt to season
Method
- Heat the oil and fry the onion for five minutes.
2. Add the celery, peppers and sauté for a further few minutes.
3. Mix in the chopped tomatoes, beef stock cube, adzuki beans, diced potatoes, sweetcorn, and simmer on a low heat for around 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Add the beef and heat through for a further few minutes.
5. Season to taste.
The final word on cowboy stew goes to Canned Food UK: “Great served with crusty bread – and a glass of red wine for the adults – this is a hearty, high protein dish perfect for filling hungry campers.”
