Recipes
Where to camp, when to go and what you'll find — camping destination guides from across Australia.
Fried Squid with Garlic + White Pepper — Thai Style
Thai-style stir-fried squid with crispy garlic + white pepper. Two-stage technique: garlic crispy first, squid screaming-hot for 2 minutes. 5 min cook + 15 min prep.
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Crispy Fried Bream — Pub-Style Beer Batter
Crispy beer-battered fried bream — pub-style fish + chips from your own catch. The bicarb-soda batter trick gives extra-light crispness. 15 minutes start to finish.
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Chinese Fish Fillets with Homemade Sweet Chilli Sauce
Crispy deep-fried garfish in Szechuan-five-spice cornflour, served with brilliant homemade sweet chilli sauce that beats the bottled version. 15 min cook + sauce keeps a week.
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Char-Grilled Blackfish with Chive Oil + Polenta
Char-grilled blackfish (luderick) on creamy soft polenta with vibrant chive oil + peppery rocket. Restaurant-style fish course from a campsite. The "show off your skills" plate.
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Bream with Cucumber + Mushroom — Summer Fish Recipe
Whole bream baked with layered cucumber + mushroom + white wine + butter glaze. 30 min cook. Light, fresh, elegant — perfect summer fish dinner.
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Bread Pudding — The Faux Christmas Pudding
Bread pudding — the dessert that turns stale bread into a brandy-soaked, fruit-laden treat. 30-40 min camp oven bake. Perfect "faux boiled Christmas pudding" for festive camping.
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Boiled Mud Crab — The Maximum-Meat Method
Boiled mud crab done right — the secret is tying the crab BEFORE cooking to prevent thrown claws (= half-empty shells). 15-20 min cook. The simplest way to enjoy one of Australia's premier seafoods.
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Camp Oven Beef Stroganoff — Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Camp oven beef stroganoff — tender beef strips in a rich, creamy mushroom + mustard sauce. Served over rice or pasta. 75 minutes one-pot cook. The Russian classic, camp-style.
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Classic Camp Oven Beef Stew
The classic camp oven beef stew — diced braising steak slow-cooked with onion, garlic, carrots, celery + red wine. 90 minutes hands-off. The hearty meal that brings everyone to the campfire.
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Barossa Beef — Wine-Braised Camp Oven Roast
A wine-braised camp oven roast — chuck or topside slow-cooked in red wine + tomato + vegetables for 90 minutes. Tender, deep, restaurant-quality from a campsite. Alcohol cooks off (kid-friendly).
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Char-Grilled Vegetable Skewers — Easy Camp Side
Colourful vegetable skewers with garlic, char-grilled in 15 minutes. Pretty, cheap, vegetarian-friendly, kid-pleasing. Perfect side to any BBQ + great vegetarian main with halloumi.
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Soy-Glazed Beef Eye Fillet — Camp Oven Celebration Dinner
Whole 1.2kg beef eye fillet, marinated overnight in soy + garlic, browned + slow-roasted in a camp oven. Restaurant-grade celebration dinner from a campsite, served with Béarnaise.
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Camp Oven Roast Chicken with Veggies — Sunday Lunch
Camp oven whole roast chicken with herb-rubbed skin, pumpkin + potato roasted alongside, finished with a proper pan gravy. The Aussie family Sunday roast — done from a campsite.
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