Meat in the embers

[Quixoticgeek]

After my success last week cooking a chicken breast fillet (with peppers and garden herbs) in the embers of a fire (wrapped in foil). I am wondering about cooking other meats in the embers of the fire. I am cooking for one, so after methods that work with single serving portions.

Any recommendations?

Julia

 

[Mesquite]

Take a trout and wrap it in wet newspaper and put it in the embers

 

[atlatlman]

You could try wrapping the meat in cabbage leaves or cook on a hot rock.

 

[Bluffer]

Quality venison sausages or burgers, surrounded with potatoes, double wrapped in foil and leave in the embers for 3-4 hours.

 

[atlatlman]

Sausages cooked in a banana skin.

 

[mountainm]

Eggs in orange peel.... Almost meat.

 

[brancho]

Try cooking the meat straight on the embers of your fire. Here are some shots of a boned Chicken thigh I did.

Putting it on the heat by alf.branch, on Flickr


Now were cooking by alf.branch, on Flickr

Now were cooking 2 by alf.branch, on Flickr

A shot of it being turned note the dark patch where the meat had been starving the embers of air.

first turn over by alf.branch, on Flickr

 

[atlatlman]

Nice one. I didn't think about the chicken starving the embers of oxygen. I expected a bit more burning than that. I reckon you could spatchcock a small bird and cook it this way. It would be even better if you brined it in a water,salt and sugar solution the night before, to stop it drying out too much. What woods did you use mate?