OT Campfire Cook... (PICs)

Haven't cooked anything interesting on my egg lately, but I had a great time kayak camping this weekend and figured I'd share the cook (as a similar experience I posted last year was appreciated.)

Our campsite- wine cooling for dinner as the water temp is slightly cooler than the air.


Anyway, kayaked out to an island with my 7 year old for the night.  Last minute idea so I just grabbed some odds and ends because I know if the fishing isn't good, I always enjoy the cooking. 
The fishing sucked...  

I decided on a simple steak cook this time and saw a couple nice Filet Mignons so grabbed them.   I hit them with S&P at home, a little fresh garlic, and wrapped them each with a sprig of rosemary.   Took the sprig out before cooking...

Yes!  I was tempted to do a cowboy cook with one of them and throw it right on top of the log.  Didn't have the nerve to risk one though if I mucked it up or threw it on top of a stinky pine log or something.  (did have one end up on the fire that smoked a bit).


I took these guys off when they were well cooked on the outside and seemed rare on the inside (by feel).  Put some butter on them after the last flip, took 'em off, and I tented them with some foil....

...while I sauteed a chili pepper and some onion, reduced some of that red wine and then added a splash of cream before serving.  The sauce was awesome!  Only flavor was from the pan and whatever came off the steaks.  Actually, I think I threw some seasoned salt in there...maybe a splash of hot sauce.  Yeah, that sounds more like me.  Anyway, it was killer. 


That nice sauce was served over the steak, along side some corn/taters/beans that were cooked in their cans while I was prepping the steak! 



Phone pic may not show it, but I was aiming for MR and it came off more rare.  Great for most of you, a little tender for me, but oh man was it good (and the leftovers, we'll get to those)



Woke up and made some coffee and got started on breakfast.  (coffee made fireside after a night out is a fantastic thing)

I started off by heating up that leftover steak as my son had mostly hot dogs the night before.
Cooked that up with a red jalapeno and the rest of the onion, and a couple soy sauce packets thrown in for good measure.   I ate half of it right out of the pan.  That steak was so tender and flavorful the next morning.  I think I liked it better than the night before...


Steak and Eggs!   Oh man I want another plate of that right now....


We piddled around a little bit and made a mid-morning snack of chocolate chip cookies which turned out surprisingly well.  Just put some foil under the cookies and over the pan.  Cooked them slow and careful. Here is my son checking on them...


THEN...
...It was time for SECOND BREAKFAST!

Now, we didn't need second breakfast as we'd had plenty to eat.  But, as you may know there are few foods finer than bacon cooked over a campfire.   ...And I had some thick cut boar's head in the cooler that we didn't make earlier.  So on it went -



That is pretty much all you need when camping riverside by the way.  Just bring a few pounds of bacon and maybe a loaf of bread.  Cook the bacon, fry your fish in the grease, eat it all between bread.   Its not good for you, but it's oh so good!

But today we had pancakes instead to close out 2nd breakfast.



And that concludes a few fun cooks on the river.
Hope you enjoyed it.
Now I'm hungry...