7 recipe ideas for long-weekend camping trips

By Jess Spiro, 25 January 2021

Looking to up your cooking game during your next camping trip? It’s easier than you think. Here are our picks for the best camping recipes.

1. Lamb shank potjie with dombolo

A potjie is a no-brainer when camping, as you can put it on to cook and forget about it while you enjoy sundowners. This recipe takes it to a new level with the addition of dombolo, which you can easily mix together while the stew cooks.

Lesego-lamb-shank-domboloGet the recipe for lamb shank potjie with dombolo here.

2. Steak with chargrilled spring onion butter

You could either cook this directly on the coals, as instructed, or as you normally would on the grill, but don’t skip over the flavoured butter. It will change your camping braais forever.
Get the recipe for steak with chargrilled spring onion butter here.

3. Grilled greens

Proof that a camping weekend doesn’t mean you have to forgo vegetables.
Grilled-greensGet the recipe for grilled greens here.

4. Sweet-potato salad with braaied garlic and salsa verde

Baked potatoes cooked in the fire is nothing new, but this braaied garlic salsa verde is a great update to butter alone.
Sweet-potato salad with braaied garlic and salsa verde recipeGet the recipe for sweet-potato salad with braaied garlic and salsa verde here.

5. Marinated charred vegetables with butter beans

Get this salad done while your fire is still heating up and let it sit at room temperature – the flavours will only improve.
Marinated charred vegetables with butter beansGet the recipe for marinated charred vegetables with butter beans here.

6. Lemony garlic marinated baby marrows

If you feel you need something fresh alongside all that braaied food, this punchy baby marrow dish requires no cooking at all.
Get the recipe for lemony garlic marinated baby marrows here.

7. Stokbrood with salted butter

If you went camping and didn’t make stokbrood, did you even go camping at all?


Get the recipe for stokbrood with salted butter here.

Jess Spiro

Article by Jess Spiro

Jess Spiro is a freelance food writer, chef and restaurant critic based in Cape Town, who can often be found in search of the next great plate of food. Follow her on Instagram @jess_spiro to see what she's eating.
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