Nothing beats breakfast over the fire. But make it more convenient and assemble breakfast foil packs at home to take camping!
I love going out in the woods, it's just so peaceful! Having a host of kids, plus needing to drive far enough when getting deep into nature, bringing food with is a must. I've started perfecting all the ways I can cook over a fire that aren't just roasting sausages on sticks.
Breakfast is super easy to take when you are camping. This recipe couldn't be easier - you are actually doing all the cooking at home and just reheating over the coals once you are out. This makes four very hearty servings, but you can absolutely stretch it to feed more, especially when combined with Campfire Pancakes.
Feel free to enjoy this simple meal at home as well. If you're home with your oven, pop in a tray of Shredded Hash Browns instead of the diced. A Big Dutch Baby is also a good way to round out the meal. This is also a great meal to assemble and cook on your Blackstone!
Key Ingredients
Eggs - Grab your backyard eggs and you're all set!
Sausage - You can use any sort of sausage here, whether pork or wild game. I like links for easy divvying up.
Potatoes - Any type will do ya! I never peel mine, either.
How to Make Foil Packet Breakfast
***See recipe card below for precise measurements and instructions.***
Step 1: Scramble eggs with salt and pepper and set aside.
Step 2: Cook sausage and potatoes until done.
Step 3: Add cooked food to a large piece of foil.
Step 4: Wrap up tightly so there are no leaks. Store in cooler.
Step 5: Reheat over a grate on hot coals or low fire.
Step 6: Check for it to be heated through and not burned.
FAQs
Any type will do. We love growing potatoes because we have perfected how to store them all winter. Golden are particularly tasty, but red and baking potatoes are all good. I never peel my potatoes, why bother! That's how God made 'em and no one needs to do that extra step.
We have invested in several coolers that are rated to hold ice for several days. This makes me feel quite safe in traveling with food without refrigeration. It is also wise to keep your raw foods, like if you bring burgers for grilling, in a separate cooler from your ready to eat options. You should also place these foil packets in a baggie for extra protection. Another idea is you can keep your raw meat in the bottom of the cooler, but only if you use ice packs (the blue ones!) rather than just loose ice. You need to consider any ice and the resulting melted water as contaminated so you don't want it touching the cooked foods.
Photos by Dante from Shire by the Sea
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Breakfast Foil Packets
Ingredients
- 7 - 8 large eggs
- 10 - 12 breakfast sausage links
- 4 Russet potatoes
- Butter for frying
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
To Prepare:
- In frying pan at home, add butter and heat on medium-low.
- Whisk eggs in a bowl and pour into pan to scramble adding salt and pepper to taste.
- When eggs are done, add to a holding plate.
- In same frying pan (clean if necessary), fry up the sausages with a bit of water in the pan. Flip and fry on all sides until lightly browned and cooked thoroughly.
- Cut potatoes into small pieces and add to either a frying pan with butter and fry until cooked through, or bake in oven with butter and a bit of salt and pepper until done.
- With a large piece of heavy-duty foil, add all your cooked goodies in the center and fold over so that it forms a solid package with no gaps or openings. You can keep it in the fridge or cooler until it's ready to be used.
To Cook:
- Start fire or keep one going that is already started with the intention of creating coals which will be your heat source. If possible use harder woods that produce hotter coals. For reheating these foil packs you don’t need as many coals as you would if you were cooking them from scratch. Also, it’s very helpful to use a grill or grate of some kind over the coals so as not to burn your food!
- Place foil pack on grill/grate and make sure it is not too hot.
- Arrange coals with tongs if needed. Place some coals on top of the foil pack as well as smaller hot rocks if you have any.
- Heat for 10-15 minutes, checking once or twice to see if it heated up enough. Inspect the with fork or tongs for doneness.
- Take off coals and open up your foil pack. Check the bottoms especially as they can easily burn.
Notes
- Make sure not to overcook your eggs at home since you are reheating over somewhat high heat. Also ensure your potatoes are nowhere close to burning.
- I recommend heavy-duty foil as it is larger (wider roll) and of course less likely to tear since you are handling it quite a bit.
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