Cooking Outdoors means cooking everything outdoors, the whole meal using your grill, Dutch ovens and Cast iron as an example. I often use my Dutch ovens and Cast iron pans on the grill to make things more versatile and quite often more tasty.

When I was putting together this dinner I decided to have Wild rice and Grilled vegetables with my Pork Chops; well then I decided to make a sauce for the Pork Chops also. This meant a pot and a pan had to go on the grill along with my Pork Chops and Cauliflower.

Having a Weber Performer grill made this quite easy and you all know I have just a few pieces of Cast iron laying around .

My whole dinner consisted of Grilled Pork Chops, Grilled Cauliflower, Wild rice and Apricot Pear sauce all on the grill! I made a video and took some pictures to show everyone how I did it.

The Apricot Pear sauce was a “from the top of my head” recipe, just threw together some ingredients and I must confess, it turned out quite good.

Ingredients

Diced Dried Apricots -- 6 qty

Diced fresh Pear -- 1/2 pear

Diced Red Bell Pepper -- whole

Cinnamon -- 2 tbs

Honey -- 2 tbs

Butter -- 1/2 stick

Cast Iron skillet

It was just a matter of throwing it in a skillet and cooking till its a sauce.

Give this all a try and let me know how it went!

“Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”

Related Reading:

The Scout's Outdoor Cookbook (Falcon Guide)

Camp Cooking

Mastering the Grill: The Owner's Manual for Outdoor Cooking

Campfire Cuisine: Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors

The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining: Spirited Recipes and Expert Tips for Barbecuing, Charcoal and Gas Grilling, Rotisserie Roasting, Smoking, Deep-Frying, and Making Merry

Cooking On A Stick: Campfire Recipes for Kids (Acitvities for Kids)

Beach House Cooking: Good Food for the Great Outdoors (Williams-Sonoma Outdoors)