{"id":214,"date":"2016-10-16T13:50:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T13:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/?p=214"},"modified":"2016-10-16T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T13:50:46","slug":"camping-food-lentils-kale-and-rice-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Camping food: lentils, kale, and rice noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a recipe I&#8217;m using for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trailcooking.com\/trail-cooking-101\/freezer-bag-cooking-101\/\">freezer bag cooking<\/a> while camping. The principle is to pack dehydrated meals in freezer bags, then at camp just boil water, let rehydrate and eat.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have a dehydrator, but I do have a convection oven which seems to work pretty well.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favourite quick dinners at home is lentils, spinach, and some starch with chili oil. I wanted to reproduce this on the trail. Unfortunately it seems that dehydrating spinach is a pain, but kale works very well! It&#8217;s also the right season for kale here in north Germany, so I bought myself a 1 kg bag of kale and dehydrated it in my convection oven. It takes about half an hour with the oven set to 75 Celsius and the door propped open.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>30 g dehydrated lentils (was about 1c cooked lentils)<\/li>\n<li>Handfuls of dehydrated kale &#8211; I added about 7g<\/li>\n<li>30g rice noodles<\/li>\n<li>15 mL <a href=\"http:\/\/ladyandpups.com\/2014\/10\/13\/xi-an-famous-hot-rice-ribbons\/\">chili oil<\/a> (I love this stuff and have taken to using it on everything!)<\/li>\n<li>pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note about the lentils: I&#8217;m not 100% sure whether they were fully dehydrated, though the weight seems reasonable. I need to do more tests to make sure that I got all the moisture I should out. Another thing I&#8217;d like to try is using raw red lentils. They only need 5-10 minutes to cook, which could mean that they&#8217;ll work just fine for freezer bag cooking without the long steps of cooking then dehydrating.<\/p>\n<p>Throw the dry ingredients into a freezer bag, and pack a small bottle of chili oil:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_219\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219\" src=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911-170x300.jpg\" alt=\"Adding 7 grams of dehydrated kale\" width=\"170\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911-768x1358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911-579x1024.jpg 579w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911-283x500.jpg 283w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911-326x577.jpg 326w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911-700x1238.jpg 700w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_131911.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding 7 grams of dehydrated kale<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_220\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-220\" src=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155-170x300.jpg\" alt=\"Adding 30 g of rice noodles\" width=\"170\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155-768x1358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155-579x1024.jpg 579w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155-283x500.jpg 283w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155-326x577.jpg 326w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155-700x1238.jpg 700w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_20161015_132155.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding 30 g of rice noodles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Go hiking! When you&#8217;re ready for dinner, boil up some water.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_218\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner in a forest clearing\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0456-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner in a forest clearing<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Add chili oil to taste (I like about 15 mL &#8211; 2 level large spoonfuls) and about 2 cups boiling water to the freezer bag and put it in something to keep it warm. I used my toque.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_217\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-217\" src=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner is prepared\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0455-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner is prepared<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wait about 10 minutes and enjoy! Because it was getting late, I packed everything up and hiked on for about 20-30 minutes (while drinking cocoa \ud83d\ude42 ) with the rehydrating meal in my bag before I ate it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_215\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-215\" src=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lentils, kale and rice noodles rehydrated\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0457-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lentils, kale and rice noodles rehydrated<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I cleverly forgot my spoon for this trip, so I poured the food into my mug and drank it like a soup. It was somewhat wet, and I can see an argument for reducing the water, but I quite liked it as it was. I&#8217;d call this a success!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_216\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-216\" src=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Camping dinner in a mug\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0459-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camping dinner in a mug<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_221\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-221\" src=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Neugrabener Heide - heather south of Hamburg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0461-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neugrabener Heide &#8211; heather south of Hamburg<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a recipe I&#8217;m using for freezer bag cooking while camping. The principle is to pack dehydrated meals in freezer bags, then at camp just boil water, let rehydrate and eat. I don&#8217;t have a dehydrator, but I do have a convection oven which seems to work pretty well. One of my favourite quick dinners [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[35,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222,"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions\/222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discontinuity.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}