Just add water.....

[Toddy]

The recent ramble that turned time into scones rather brought this idea to mind.

Out and about and the ease of making something tasty.
A wee poly bag of prepared 'stuff', add water, cook simply and enjoy

So I thought about recipes that we might suggest and share that just need water added.

Scones are simple, don't 'need' an egg, especially if you use some dried milk in your dry mix, and they're very tasty, but so are naan breads, and sosmix makes really good burgers or sausages that don't need refrigerated before cooking

Any other ideas ? recipes ?

M

 

[Watch-keeper]

The recent ramble that turned time into scones rather brought this idea to mind.

Out and about and the ease of making something tasty.
A wee poly bag of prepared 'stuff', add water, cook simply and enjoy

So I thought about recipes that we might suggest and share that just need water added.

Scones are simple, don't 'need' an egg, especially if you use some dried milk in your dry mix, and they're very tasty, but so are naan breads, and sosmix makes really good burgers or sausages that don't need refrigerated before cooking

Any other ideas ? recipes ?

M

When Im out and about with my brother in law he does these excellent sous vide steaks. He pre cooks them at home in his sous vide cooker thing and then brings them along in the sealed bags. You can eat them straight from the bag cold or after a reheat but he always gives them a quick run on the fire to give them a nice seared surface. It does take some preparation but the results are worth it. He has also done it with rabbit too which was just as nice.

 

[Watch-keeper]

When Im out and about with my brother in law he does these excellent sous vide steaks. He pre cooks them at home in his sous vide cooker thing and then brings them along in the sealed bags. You can eat them straight from the bag cold or after a reheat but he always gives them a quick run on the fire to give them a nice seared surface. It does take some preparation but the results are worth it. He has also done it with rabbit too which was just as nice.

I forgot to mention sometimes if its a short trip we do breakfast cereal portions for the kids in a Ziplock bag with powdered milk just add water and mix.
We also do things like chilli/bolognaise in a Ziplock bag that can be dumped in a pot and cooked.

 

[Glow_worm]

Full on pancake batter in a container and try and keep it cool. Not quite what you were after, but mmm pancakes!

 

[Pattree]

Does porridge count? I don’t have it with milk even at home. Sometimes a little sugar, sometimes honey.

Rice?
Maybe with a stock cube mixed in. If it’s only a one nighter then chopped dried veg or otherwise one of the blue dragon sauces mixed with the rice in a plastic tub.
Normal cooking - Add double the volume of water (plus a tad more from experience), five minute boil and then remove from fire and leave for ten. I sometimes carry a pot of preprepped three bean stew to go with the rice.

Vacuum packed kipper. Stick the bag in the same pot as the rice.

Supermarket sealed rice meals. Long shelf life. Add about 100ml of water and heat till it’s evaporated/absorbed - but we are getting dangerously close to pot noodle now!



Never used a zip lock for food. I might try that.


I always have oats and rice with me. Dried it fresh veg tends to be for something longer than a wayside stop.

Fried onions will manage 24 hours and add to most meals. Beyond that I’d carry an onion.

 

[Toddy]

I had somewhat in mind a dark set up and needing good satisfying food without fuss.....and an easy tasty breakfast in the morning.

The Sosmix I mentioned earlier does both very well, and it can be given more with the addition of finely chopped dried mushroom and red peppers too.
Lasts for months without problems. Doesn't even need fat or oil to fry it, there's vegesuet in the mix and if you start the cooking off slow a little will seep to the surface and make things easy

Flat bread mixes are the same kind of thing. Just add some water to the bag, rumble it around and let it sit for a few minutes. Spoon some out into the pan, or onto hot stone, and pat it out thinnish. Easy, tasty bread, and again, it's easily added to. You can spice it up and it'll still last dry in it's bag without fuss.

Tattie scones likewise. Just seasoned smash and flour.

Just add water

 

[FerlasDave]

Roti/chapatti are an excellent choice. Super easy and takes only minuets to cook. Just make sure you use genuine chapatti flour as some have said that normal whole meal flour can be used but it’s not finely ground enough, resulting in a sub-par roti and many Indian ancestors turning in their graves!

Simple recipe just flour, oil, salt and lukewarm warm water. Folks can argue the toss about specific quantities but a drop of oil and a pinch of salt is all you need and add the flour and water by guesstimating. Roll them out super thin and cook in a hot dry pan. They should still be floppy but cooked through and you can use them as a replacement for cutlery too.

 

[Broch]

I used to carry a dry mix of rolled oats and flour (we had a thread on oats a while back didn't we?). It makes a filling snack.

Equal quantities of rolled oats and flour of your choice (I use plain flour and carry some baking powder if I want it to be lighter). Before adding water, mix in either savoury or sweet ingredients. Just add enough water to make a dough. Dollop a spoonful onto the cooking surface and press flat. Cook on a skillet or thick frying pan turning just once. They can be made before the trip but are much nicer cooked fresh.

Savoury - salt and any combination of pepper, spices, herbs, chopped cheese etc.
Sweet - (a little salt), sugar, dried fruit, nuts etc.

 

[gg012]

Full on pancake batter in a container and try and keep it cool. Not quite what you were after, but mmm pancakes!

Pancake batter with dried milk and egg powder might fit the idea of this? Never tried it but it works on paper

 

[Woody girl]

The recent ramble that turned time into scones rather brought this idea to mind.

Out and about and the ease of making something tasty.
A wee poly bag of prepared 'stuff', add water, cook simply and enjoy

So I thought about recipes that we might suggest and share that just need water added.

Scones are simple, don't 'need' an egg, especially if you use some dried milk in your dry mix, and they're very tasty, but so are naan breads, and sosmix makes really good burgers or sausages that don't need refrigerated before cooking

Any other ideas ? recipes ?

M

Sosmix! havnt seen it for years.i used that all the time once, and the burger mix to make my own veggie burgers. Still have my little burger press. Used to make up many burgers from the packet and freeze those I didn't need right away . I still have a quantity of waxed discs that I put between each burger.
Will have to try and track some down.

Realeat burger mix.....was racking my braincell for the brand. Very tasty.
One thing I'd do, was to break up the burgers, fry some onions,add the burgers, mix with cooked rice, and I think soy sauce, I can still taste it.
If you are a meataholic, you could do the same with real burgers.
Sorry, not a just add water recipe, but the word sosmix triggered the memory.

 

[Toddy]

@Woody girl

You can imagine just how chuffed I was to find it was still available I'd used the original stuff when my kids were little until it disappeared off the shelves.
It's not just useful, it's tasty and it's good food. It's a pantry staple that keeps well, makes up easily, and cooks so very well
I buy the kg bag, store it in a jar with a good seal.

Link....

Original Sosmix Vegan Sausage Mix - 1kg Bag

This is the original Protoveg Sosmix vegetarian sausage mix! Use it to make delicious vegan sausages, sausage rolls, kievs and many other tasty meals. Loved by Adrian Chiles. Buy online, click and collect or visit our vegan superstore near Newcastle.

alternativestores.com

 

[ONE]

Tinned chicken dehydrates fairly well. Which probably says something nasty about the stuff. But you can make a passable curry with it. Wouldn't swear to the shelf life.

Does porridge count? I don’t have it with milk even at home. Sometimes a little sugar, sometimes honey.

Porridge makes a really good alternative to dhal (Indian lentils). Couple of tablespoonsful, chilli flakes and a handful of 'crispy fried onions' the ones that you get in a plastic tub, scrunched up along with your preferred spice mix and you've a reasonable spicy lunch mix.

 

[nigelp]

@Woody girl

You can imagine just how chuffed I was to find it was still available I'd used the original stuff when my kids were little until it disappeared off the shelves.
It's not just useful, it's tasty and it's good food. It's a pantry staple that keeps well, makes up easily, and cooks so very well
I buy the kg bag, store it in a jar with a good seal.

Link....

Original Sosmix Vegan Sausage Mix - 1kg Bag

This is the original Protoveg Sosmix vegetarian sausage mix! Use it to make delicious vegan sausages, sausage rolls, kievs and many other tasty meals. Loved by Adrian Chiles. Buy online, click and collect or visit our vegan superstore near Newcastle.

alternativestores.com

Like the sound of that.

 

[HillBill]

So, up in Bonnie Scotland...... Is it pronounced with a cone, or a kon? Genuine question.

 

[Toddy]

Re the Sosmix stuff.
I do the weight to water ratio and it means I can mix up just one burger for lunch, or a bigger batch for sausage rolls, or to mix with veggies to make a pithiver or wellington type main course.
It does well with added onions or grated cheese, peppers, etc., but just on it's own it's really good fried up.

So, up in Bonnie Scotland...... Is it pronounced with a cone, or a kon? Genuine question.

Is what pronounced ?.....just read the thread again, do you mean scone ?

The town is pronounce Skoon, but the baked item is a scone.....as in scoff.

 

[HillBill]

Re the Sosmix stuff.
I do the weight to water ratio and it means I can mix up just one burger for lunch, or a bigger batch for sausage rolls, or to mix with veggies to make a pithiver or wellington type main course.
It does well with added onions or grated cheese, peppers, etc., but just on it's own it's really good fried up.


Is what pronounced ?.....just read the thread again, do you mean scone ?

The town is pronounce Skoon, but the baked item is a scone.....as in scoff.

I was referring to the baked goods.

Here, Rachael's family are the posh ones from doon sarf. They pronounce it with the cone after the S. Us yorkshire folk, pronounce in with kon after the S. Yet her family say the Queen pronounced it with the Kon, therefore Kon is the posh version. Where as i maintain, (based an an old book i read, and just how its said here) That the Viking dudes brought them to Britain in the 900's. They were what we call today, a ships biscuit.

The Scots try to claim that they invented it, but not for a few hundred years after the Norse rocked up and started chopping monks an priests up and taking their stuff. ( winning)

I consider myself common, Rachael's family consider me posh. (i'm really not)

 

[Toddy]

Vikings didn't bring wheat flour here, we already had it, and butter and eggs and honey and fruit too.

Scones are just rich bannocks really. I usually bake mine on the girdle (bakestone) I rarely bother putting the oven on just to make scones.

I have no idea how HM the Q pronounced her scones, but honestly...who speaks with that accent these days ?
Apparently it derived from her habit of sooking a sweetie so that her mouth didn't dry up when she was making a speech

I have three normal modes of speech; everyday Scots, which can be rather broad; Polite Scots, and Received Pronunciation, which is kept only for those benighted folks who can't speak anything else.
Most of the UK is polyglottal one way or t'other We're rich in local accents

 

[bearbait]

I make my own Trail Mix (10 fruits and 6 types of nut). A handful of this with a handful or two of rolled Oats, then soaked in a little water for half an hour or so makes a very tasty and healthy breakfast / snack as all the ingredients have softened a little from the water. If you have the "technology" with you, a nice blob of Greek Yoghurt on top rounds it off nicely.

You could pre-bag this and just add water when ready for a snack.

In my case, rather than just Oats I use a mix of rolled Oats, Wheat, Barley, Rye and Spelt flakes.

 

[Tengu]

The Queen with her cream teas put the jam on first.

Like us good folk from the Delectable Duchy.

The villains across the Tamar put the cream on first but we know they are perverse.

 

[Woody girl]

The Queen with her cream teas put the jam on first.

Like us good folk from the Delectable Duchy.

The villains across the Tamar put the cream on first but we know they are perverse.

Here! who are you calling perverse! It's logical. Cream is butter before it's made into butter. Who ever puts jam on bread then spreads butter on top.?
Cream first, then the jam. Honestly! Only heathens do otherwise.