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Add some heat to your camping recipes — whether it’s hot, medium or mild — and fog up the windows of your RV on a winter's night!


CHILLI HOT CHOCOLATE (MEDIUM)

TOTAL TIME: 20 minutes

SERVES: 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups milk
  • 120g chocolate — 80% cocoa solids
  • Chilli powder to taste

METHOD

Gently heat milk over a saucepan until medium-hot, but not boiling.

Break up chocolate into small pieces and add to the milk, whisking until melted through.

Add chilli to the mix, testing for ideal heat, and serve.


SPICY BUFFALO WINGS (HOT)

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr

SERVES: 4

INGREDIENTS

  • ¾ cup flour
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 20 chicken wings
  • Oil for frying
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup hot sauce
  • Cracked pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder.

METHOD

Mix together flour, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt in a bowl.

Put chicken wings in the bowl and toss in flour mix until evenly coated. Cover bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a campfire oven over a hot fire. Fry chicken wings in batches for 10–15 minutes until brown.

While wings are frying, mix together butter, hot sauce, pepper, and garlic powder over medium heat in a saucepan.

Stir until well blended and the butter has melted, and then set aside.

Place wings on a serving bowl, add sauce, and toss evenly to serve.


TEX-MEX BEANS (MILD)

TOTAL TIME: 15 minutes

SERVES: 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cans baked beans
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp mild curry powder
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD

Fry onions in oil on a skillet or campfire oven until soft and translucent.

Add the rest of the ingredients until heated through.

Serve with eggs and sourdough bread.

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