Camp Stove
Dinner
Gluten-Free
Dairy-Free
Nut-Free
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.
Community rating
Added November 6, 2026

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