SouthEast Camper

I think everyone knows how to make pizza. I’m sure everyone loves to eat pizza, especially children. Why not have pizza during your next camping trip or backyard cook out. This is the simple recipe for pizza, everything is store bought. If you’re a Seasoned Dutch Oven Pro or Baker, then use your favorite pizza crust.

Crust can be store bought or homemade

1 Pizza Crust in a Tube

Toppings

1 package of Pepperoni or Cooked Sausage
1 pacakge of schredded Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese
Bellpeppers, Mushroom and Onion, etc.

Add your favorite toppings, the combinations are endless.

Sauce

1 can of Tomato Sauce
Italian Seasoning
Garlic Powder
Minced Onion Flakes

I prepared the sauce and simmered it in my 5″ Baby Dutch Oven for about 20 minutes. Put two briquettes on the bottom and three on top.

Lightly oil the lid or apply corn meal so the pizza won’t stick. Assembly pizza right on the lid and place on a lid rack. Take a 12″ Dutch Oven and flip it over setting it on the lid. Add charcoals and bake.

Use welders gloves to handle the Dutch Oven. Be careful, the Dutch Oven is Heavy and HOT!

I don’t remember how many coals I used, but it was a lot. I put an even layer down and loaded the top. Baked it for about 40 minutes.

In your kitchen oven a pizza wil cook at 425 for 15 minutes, using a Dutch Oven this way gives you about 325 to 350 degrees. It also depends on the wind and outdoor temperature.

Give it a try, it’s fun to have pizza on a camping trip.

When Good Shrimp or Prawns are in season along the Carolina Coast, this is a big favorite for us. This dish is very good next to a steak for Surf & Turf.

4 – 6 Prawns (about 1 lb)
2 Lemons
1/4 tsp Tarragon
1/4 cup Water
Vegetable Oil Spray

Serves: 2

Roll lemons on table to loosen up juice and squeeze into a zip lock bag. Add tarragon and water. Peel, butterfly and remove vein from prawns. Add prawns to marinade, seal and store in refrigerator for up to an hour. Spray or wipe oil on grill grate. Grill prawns on medium to high heat and cook till white all the way through, usually about 5 minutes. They cook very fast, so don’t go away.

It’s also good as a main course with a salad in summer.

This low and slow hickory smoked chicken is a favorite here in the south. This recipe can be done with a small pork shoulder too. Just adjust the cooking time as needed, but the concept is the same. If you love barebcue, this is for you. Become the Pit Master of your own backyard.

4 – 5 lb Chicken Broiler or Roaster
Adobo Seasoning or your Favorite Rub
Vegetable Oil
Disposable Aluminum Tray

How to Butterfly a Chicken – To Learn More!

Dry Rub for Chicken – For Recipe!

Lightly oil the chicken, this will help brown and crisp the skin. Sprinkle both side of the chicken with your favorite rub.

To Smoke the chicken inside your grill, place a water tray in the center to collect the drippings. Build an indirect fire as seen in the photos. Make a layer of fresh briquettes and dump hot coals on top of them. Place your grate in the grill and center the chicken over the drip pan. Add wood chips to the coals and close the grill. After the wood chips have stopped smoking, add a second batch of coals to the fire and continue cooking for about an hour. The total cook time will be about 2 hours at 225 degrees.

If you would like to add barbecue sauce, lightly brush barbecue sauce over the chicken during the last 30 minutes of cooking. This will give it time for the sauce to get nice and sticky.

Be careful when picking up the chicken, If its done right it will fall apart. Let it rest for about 10 minutes, then pull the meat from the bone for making the best barbecue sandwiches. In the photo you can se how the sauce got nice and sticky and the skin had pulled back off the leg. It came out juicy and tender.

The hard part about smoking a chicken is waiting. I hope you try this. Let us know how yours comes out.

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This recipe makes enough rub for a small roast adjust according by doubling or tripling mixture as needed.

1 tsp Salt
3 tsp Brown Sugar
1 tsp Black Pepper, corns
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper, powder
1 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Cumin, powder
1 tsp Garlic, powder
1 tsp Onion, powder
1 tsp Mustard, powder
1 tsp Rosemary, dried

Crush black pepper with mortar and pestle. Add oregano & thyme and crush. Add remaining ingredients and continue to work until mixture has a fine consistency. Rub evenly on meat and cover with plastic wrap. Let meat sit for a few hours, preferably overnight.

Be sure and check these other Dry Rubs:
Dry Rub Recipe for Beef
Dry Rub Recipe for Chicken