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Potato Stew

Potato Stew: a sourced dutch oven recipe with measured ingredients and cooking instructions. Pack a cooler for perishables.

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Added October 9, 2026
Potato Stew

Photo: Aarno at English Wikibooks · CC BY-SA 3.0. Source-recipe food photograph; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.

Serves: 4
Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

  • •10 boiled or raw potatoes
  • •30 ml wheat flour
  • •4 dl milk , preferably with high fat content (about 3%)
  • •20 ml butter (optional)
  • •Salt
  • •White pepper
  • •Dill

Instructions

  1. 1Peel and dice the cold, already boiled, potatoes; make the cubes about 1–2 cm across.
  2. 2Mix the flour with the milk in a saucepan . Be sure to make a smooth mix without lumps; it may help to add just a little bit of milk at the time until a smooth thick substance forms, then add the rest of the milk.
  3. 3Add the butter, and bring the sauce to a boil .
  4. 4Add the potatoes and boil gently for 5 minutes.
  5. 5Add salt, pepper, and dill to taste.
  6. 6Peel and dice the potatoes; make the cubes about 1 cm across.
  7. 7Put the diced potatoes in a saucepan, and add milk until it almost covers the potatoes.
  8. 8Simmer until the potatoes are soft (about 10 minutes) stirring occasionally.
  9. 9If the stew is too thin, add some roux to the potatoes and boil for a few more minutes.
  10. 10Add salt, pepper, and dill to taste.

Camp tips

  • • The dill can be substituted by parsley or chive .
  • • Add 1–2 tablespoons (15 ml ) of Dijon mustard to touch up the flavor.
  • • For a low-fat alternative, omit the butter. Omitting the butter works perfectly fine but the stew will lose some of its smoothness and luster.
  • • Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

Food safety & trail facts

Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

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