How many of you know a Boy Scout? How many of you have heard of the “Hobo Dinner”? Now you ask, ” how are these two related”? The Boy Scouts introduced us to the wonderful world of tin foil dinners.
Toss it in – put your ingredients into a tin foil square and fold it up
Toss it on – throw the foil pack on the grill or on the fire
Toss it down – in less than 30 minutes it is ready to eat
Here is a recipe that everyone in the family will love:
The Classic “Hobo Dinner”
Hamburger, Potatoes, carrots and Sliced Onions. Salt & Pepper, and Butter
Start with a layer of onions, then the hamburger patty (sprinkled with Montreal Steak seasoning) followed by the sliced potatoes, and then the sliced carrots. Add the Worcestershire sauce, and top with salt & pepper, (seasoned to taste), and butter.
Ingredients: – per meal
- 1/3 to 1/2 lb hamburger
- use lean hamburger, at least 85/15, 93/7 is better
- patty or lump works best – but it can also be crumbled
- 2 – 3 thick onion slices – per taste
- 1 cup potato slices – approx. 1/4″ thick, about 1 med. potato
- 1 whole carrot – sliced approx. 1/4″ thick
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce – more or less to taste
- Salt & pepper – generous, but to taste
- 1 tbsp. butter or margarine
Note: Other vegetables can be added, (or substituted), ie. corn, peas, sweet peppers, or green beans. Fresh is best, but frozen works fine. Tip: 1 tsp. of Monterrey Steak seasoning really boosts the meat flavor and I have used mushroom soup instead of Worcestershire sauce.