Camp Oven Bake

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Ingredients

  • 2 12 kg leg of lamb (or piece of beef,pork or roo)
  • 3 large potatoes, peeled and sliced thickly
  • 2 medium onions, peeled and sliced thickly
  • 1 liter beef stock
  • 2 teaspoons mixed herbs or 2 teaspoons basil, oregano
  • olive oil (as required)
  • 4 tablespoons gravox (powder product used to produce gravy)

Instructions

  1. Place sliced potato in bottom of camp oven.
  2. Coat meat with moderate amount of olive oil, then cover with mixed herbs.
  3. Place in camp oven, making sure meat is not touching sides or lid.
  4. Place sliced onions around the meat.
  5. Pour in beef stock.
  6. Check meat is not going to touch the lid, if it is cover just the top with 1 layer of foil.
  7. Make base of hot coal for the camp oven, place camp oven on coals, cover lid with one shovelful of hot coals.
  8. Allow to cook for 1 hour, then check liquid content, top up with beef stock if necessary.
  9. Re-do the coals both top and bottom.
  10. Continue cooking for 2-3hours, checking every 1hour and re-doing coals to keep an even heat.
  11. When cooked, remove meat from camp oven and set aside.
  12. Scoop out potatoes in the bottom, set aside.
  13. Spoon out liquid into microwave oven jug, make up with tap water to approximately 1 1/2 litres.
  14. Add Gravox powder while whisking briskly.
  15. Microwave on high for 2 1/2 minutes.
  16. Whisk again.
  17. Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
  18. Whisk again and continue until gravy is cooked and thickened.
  19. Serve meat sliced with potatoes from camp oven as an accompaniment,with gravy.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

493 kcal 25% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 7.7g 15% DV
Total Fat 39.8g 51% DV
Carbs 27.3g 10% DV
Fiber 2.1g 8% DV
Sugar 1.9g 4% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 307.5mg 13% DV
Potassium 498.5mg 11% DV
Cholesterol 19.8mg 7% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 4.3mcg
Vitamin C 7mg 8% DV
Calcium 17.5mg 1% DV
Iron 1.3mg 7% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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