Food for day two

[whoRya]

Alright folks, just looking a wee bit of menu advice.  I'll be away this weekend and I need to bring food for dinner on Saturday night.  I'll be cooking on a trangia so most stuff can be done.

I'm more used to single nights away and would often take something fresh to cook or reheat e.g. meat, stew, curry.  That stuff isn't really an option for day 2.

Any ideas of what to bring?  Anything available from the local supermarket that works well?  It'll be dinner for two hungry boys so a pot noodle probably won't cut it.

Thanks in advance.

[RedLeader]

A decent ribeye steak, smash potatoes and pepper sauce plus a few veg if needs be. A doddle to make in a Trangia and tastes fantastic plus is fairly lightweight. Only trouble is cleaning the pot the smash was in if you're not near water.

[whoRya]

A hearty meal tis true.  Not sure I'd carry a steak about unchilked for 24 hours before eating though.  Plus there being two of us we may come to blows once the first steak was ready

[Dowser]

A hearty meal tis true.  Not sure I'd carry a steak about unchilked for 24 hours before eating though.  Plus there being two of us we may come to blows once the first steak was ready

Replace the steak with Haggis, either tinned or vacuum packed and your on to a winner. Not normally an option here in Northern Ireland as its usually very difficult to get a hold of but, I've been reliably informed that the vacuum packed version was spotted in Tescos, Portadown, yesterday.

Guess where I will be visiting tonight to stock up on my favourite hill food of all time 

[Glenn B]

A hearty meal tis true.  Not sure I'd carry a steak about unchilked for 24 hours before eating though.  Plus there being two of us we may come to blows once the first steak was ready

Replace the steak with Haggis, either tinned or vacuum packed and your on to a winner. Not normally an option here in Northern Ireland as its usually very difficult to get a hold of but, I've been reliably informed that the vacuum packed version was spotted in Tescos, Portadown, yesterday.

Guess where I will be visiting tonight to stock up on my favourite hill food of all time 

Any local butcher should be able to get you your haggis all year round. Polished one off on Sunday there myself. Food Of The Gods.

[GMB]

M&S do Haggis all year round and its pretty good.

One of my favourites which I call 'Power Stew' and is quick, tasty and a pretty balanced meal for what it is...........1 tin of M&S stewed steak in gravy with 1 tin of green lentils drained (M&S, Tesco) threw in together and heated. Not to sure if it will tickle a child's palate but will fuel & heat you for hours 

[Rumblebum]

Tell your mate your NI Wild and make him watch as you eat your own socks, do it for the Forum!!!! 

[Typo-On]

Tell your mate your NI Wild and make him watch as you eat your own socks, do it for the Forum!!!! 

Even better eat HIS socks

I like cous-cous (as you know) although night not be one for the kids :-/ and I had never thought about just putting the water in the packet until seeing Fred do it our last camp saving a dirty mug or bowl!! tbh as long as its not roasting I think the steak would be fine. I've done sausages the next morning, what's a few hours....

[specimanYak]

I like cous-cous (as you know) although night not be one for the kids :-/ and I had never thought about just putting the water in the packet until seeing Fred do it our last camp saving a dirty mug or bowl!!

Brilliant, i've never thought of that either, i love simple gems of ideas like that.

[GMB]

Not sure I'd carry a steak about unchilked for 24 hours before eating though.

Buy one of those small wide top food flasks. Put steak in a ziplock bag, couple of ice cubes and cram it all into the flask. Mini backpack fridge.

OR you could go down the Carpaccio path 

[FlapJack]

Hotdog's smash and beans

[Dowser]

Quick update on the Haggis:

It seems that Primacy Meats of Bangor have struck a deal with Tesco's and are now stocking Primacy Haggis in the Tesco, Portadown, Branch.  I'm not sure about other branches but I'm guessing it will be across them all:

I was in last night and bought one and will be doing a taste test over the weekend.  It does not use the traditional lambs offal, as I believe it is illegal to process it here in Northern Ireland, but it does use the same bits of a Cow instead so I'm hoping it will past the test.

I checked with Marks and Spencers but they only bring it for Burns Night 

Unfortunately, the Primacy Meats Haggis is not the Long Life Vacuum Packed or Tinned Variety but should last till day two no probs.  If you wanted to be ultra cautious then I would suggest that you freeze the Haggis the night before setting off and it will be defrosted and ready to satisfy by day two.

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[RedLeader]

It does not use the traditional lambs offal, as I believe it is illegal to process it here in Northern Ireland, but it does use the same bits of a Cow instead

This is what I thought. For some reason the gov wont allow us to eat a foodstuff that has been being eating for centuries. Next thing they'll be telling us we can't sleep out in a forest. Oh wait..... 

[Ed]

I'm rather partial to a couple of lbs of stewing steak when I need to keep the price down.
It's tough, but if you bring it with you  in a ziplock bag with lemon juice in it, itll be nice and soft by the time you're ready to cook it up. Mix in an uncle bens mexican rice and you have a nice hearty feed full of fat, protein and carbs.

[velvetmonkey]

I sometimes freeze a precooked curry or stew and keep in a wide top food flask.
take it out to defrost it on day two and enjoy