Dutch Oven
Dinner
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

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
- 1Peel and dice the cold, already boiled, potatoes; make the cubes about 1–2 cm across.
- 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.
- 3Add the butter, and bring the sauce to a boil .
- 4Add the potatoes and boil gently for 5 minutes.
- 5Add salt, pepper, and dill to taste.
- 6Peel and dice the potatoes; make the cubes about 1 cm across.
- 7Put the diced potatoes in a saucepan, and add milk until it almost covers the potatoes.
- 8Simmer until the potatoes are soft (about 10 minutes) stirring occasionally.
- 9If the stew is too thin, add some roux to the potatoes and boil for a few more minutes.
- 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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