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Canoeing Shore Dinner: J.D. Fratzke’s Camp-Stove Meal

Cook this hearty, locally inspired meal over a camp stove after a long day of paddling through backcountry lakes.

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Added November 6, 2026
Source: heavytable.com
Canoeing Shore Dinner: J.D. Fratzke’s Camp-Stove Meal
Prep: 30 min
Cook: 60 min
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • •1 bottle Prairie Vodka
  • •1 stick Grass Run Farms beef stick
  • •1 stalk Celery
  • •1 sprig Fresh thyme
  • •to taste Braunschweiger
  • •to taste Salami
  • •to serve with Crackers
  • •2 lbs Walleye fillets
  • •to taste Venison
  • •6 Quail
  • •1 cup Beans
  • •1 cup Wild rice
  • •1 bar Chocolate
  • •1 batch Chris’s brownies
  • •1 cup Griottes cherries
  • •to dust Powdered sugar
  • •1 cup Spruce tips
  • •2 bags Tazo 'Calm' tea

Equipment

  • • Campfire
  • • Pans
  • • Knives
  • • Bowls
  • • Measuring cups
  • • Baking pan

Instructions

  1. 1Prepare the Bloody Mary by mixing Prairie Vodka, beef stick, celery, and thyme in a cup.
  2. 2For the buffalo quail, marinate and cook the quail in Buffalo sauce over the campfire.
  3. 3Cook bacon in a pan, add onions and garlic, followed by crayfish tails and water. After boiling, add fresh greens and wilt.
  4. 4Prepare venison tenderloins with wine glaze and serve with rubaboo polenta.
  5. 5Brew spruce-tip tea in a saucepan with water and steep.
  6. 6For dessert, melt butter, whisk eggs, mix dry ingredients, and bake brownies.

Camp tips

  • • Use fresh ingredients from local sources when possible.
  • • Adjust seasoning according to taste for each dish.
  • • Cooking over a campfire adds unique flavors to the meal.
  • • Foraged ingredients like greens can enhance nutrition and flavor.

Food safety & trail facts

Calories:
1200

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