Backcountry Broccoli Beef

A backpacking meal actually worth eating

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This recipe is meant to be cooked while backpacking but is also good while camping. It is a simplified version of the recipe found in this video which I believe has some ingredients that are to inconvenient to take out of the house. If you do use this recipe while backpacking be mindful that your broccoli could go bad after a couple of days and could stink up your pack, it will probably keep for longer if you wait to cut it until you are ready to cook it.

This recipe assumes that you are cooking it using a backpacking stove and a small pot in the wilderness. It also uses sauce small packets that can be acquired at chinese fast food restaurants like Panda Express.

What You'll Need

  • Broccoli
  • Teriyaki Flavored Beef Jerky
  • Minute Rice
  • One packet of Soy Sauce
  • One packet of Sriracha Sauce
  • Cooking Instructions

    Cut your broccoli into small pieces then place it into your pot with between a half inch and one inch of water. Bring that water to a boil, cover your pot, and let your broccoli steam for a minute or two. Once your broccoli is lightly steamed remove it from your pot and set it aside.

    Add a more water to your pot and bring it to a boil. Tear your beef jerky into bite sized pieces and add them to the boiling water. Boil the beef jerky until it has rehydrated enough to have a softer texture.

    Once your beef jerky has hydrated to your liking add an amount of minute rice to your pot that is about equal to the amount of water you have in the pot then throw your brocoli back in on top of everything. Cover your pot and allow the rice to cook.

    Once your rice has cooked add your packets of soy sauce and sriracha, mix everything together and enjoy.

    This recipe could be enhanced by using different sauces you find available in restaurants (I recently learned Panda Express carries packets of hot mustard that would likely taste good in place of the sriracha). Garlic and ginger powder could also easily be mixed into the instant rice when you are at home packing your food for some extra flavor. This basic recipe is solid but feel free to add your own twist to it.