Cooking in the Van

[Spriddler]

Just cook whatever we feel like, I was quite proud of cooking a cheese souffle in a TecTower over, and discovered how easy it is to make a rice pudding in a pressure cooker.

When on passage in very rough weather I managed to cook rice by putting it with a sachet of cup-a-soup and a teaspoon of curry powder in a wide-mouth Thermos, adding boiling water and leaving it for half an hour or so safely wrapped in my sleeping bag in a locker. It was fine once I had perfected the water to rice ratio.

 

[Gaston aires]

If we are on EHU, we use the slow cooker bungitallin method. Curries, casseroles, chilli, etc. Taste’s and smells great after a day out. MMM.
Phil upmeplate

 

[Puddleduck]

If we are on EHU, we use the slow cooker bungitallin method. Curries, casseroles, chilli, etc. Taste’s and smells great after a day out. MMM.
Phil upmeplate

My slow cooker is plated at 90W max so I run it from the inverter when traveling as it fits nicely into the sink. I always bring any liquid up to boiling (on the gas) before adding to the slow cooker which means I can use the cooker on low and probably use much less than the 90W.

 

[scotzsue]

Getting used to a hob only after having oven/grill hob in previous vans.

Wossa Remoska?

An overpriced hotplate for outside use, beloved by many funsters.

Overpriced? Possibly but my first one cost £95 had it for 12 years used at least twice every week, home and away so just under £8 a year, also instructions say to use inside, (I don't always) there are non Lakeland versions available for about that price now, but, horses for courses, love mine for both home and away, wouldn't give a pressure cooker house room, we are all different.
no hook up, generator or inverter, so no remoska when on rallies, will miss my oven and grill, but will be interesting seeing how we manage, i like a challenge though.
Essgeebee do a search, lots of info on here, seem to be, like so many other things, a bit marmite.

 

[Sleafordquin]

curry from home first night away, then usually a pub meal. then have steaks etc in the fridge so either cook inside or on the cadac outside

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[Reallyretired]

I thought that was a Cadac, Remoska is a glass lid electric oven thingy.

Standard Remoska Electric Cooker with Glass Lid

Perfect alternative to an oven, bread maker and for baking cakes. Order the Standard Remoska Electric Cooker 2L online at Lakeland. 3 year guarantee.

www.lakeland.co.uk

I actually know nothing about a Remoska, but wound up a few people though.

 

[Gaston aires]

My slow cooker is plated at 90W max so I run it from the inverter when traveling as it fits nicely into the sink. I always bring any liquid up to boiling (on the gas) before adding to the slow cooker which means I can use the cooker on low and probably use much less than the 90W.

We do the same, but I thought maybe some others didn’t have that luxury.
Phil

 

[Cookieboy68]

If you like Misty Ricardo also check out Dan Toombs the curry Guy https://greatcurryrecipes.net/

Really good books and videos I went on one of his tandoor cooking classes last year in Yorkshire and made the most amazing curries.

I to have the Curry Guy book,have just bought his other Curry book ,the Curry Bible.
Love the results im getting

 

[sedge]

At home Friday is Curry night-I spend all day ( literally) cooking from scratch -getting fresh curry leaves the hardest here ( no Indian shops in SoA ) and take frozen dal and side dishes in van, make main veggie curry in van and heat up home made nans in oven . Love curries!

You have a choice if you have a compliant car and can therefore go up the A34 to Sparkhill/Sparkbrook, otherwise drive to Coventry whatever car you have. Have you tried asking a normal greengrocer, though? - they all have suppliers!

 

[TheAleMan]

If you like Misty Ricardo also check out Dan Toombs the curry Guy https://greatcurryrecipes.net/

Really good books and videos I went on one of his tandoor cooking classes last year in Yorkshire and made the most amazing curries.

Yes, I’ve been meaning to catch up with this guy for a while now after hearing good things about him..thanks for the reminder.

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[DBK]

I usually make a tartiflette at least once on every trip. It's easy and very yummy. I cook it in the oven although I guess it might be be made on a stove top if the pan was cast iron. Probably could be done in a Remorska too.

 

[dunnah01]

We just cook the same as we do at home - because we full time .

Main was veggy lasagna (cooked in the oven) and desert was chocolate lava cakes (cooked in the air fryer) with ice cream.

 

[bigwood]

Our motorhome cooking is fairly basic but we have advanced to a small slow cooker to use when we are on hook up.
When we have been out for the day it’s nice to come back to something ready done. Last trip we did meat and potato pie. The pastry just needed shoving in the oven whist we got changed.

 

[Ven]

Anything I would cook at home, I cook in the van. I just have to be a lot more organised because of space and some things take a little longer.

Although I love cooking the one easy meal we always have on board is Stagg chilli which we can have with rice or jacket potatoes and I normally add a tin of mixed beans as the veg component.

 

[DDJC]

Wherever we are, we set up the Campingaz double ring and Weber BBQ on a dual gas hose from the mh gas outlet.

I do all the cooking, but don't like cooking inside unless it is howling a gale with driving rain. The Weber is our thing and we BBQ nearly every night.

Depending on how long we are away, I marinade and vacuum pack an assortment of:

• Adana Kebab
• Sticky Baby back ribs
• Barbecue Braciolette
• Barg Kebab
• BBQ Tuna Steaks
• Braciolette con Pepe Verde
• Breakfast Burger
• Cheese, Bean & Pepper Chimichanga
• Chicken & Pepper Shish
• Chilli Chicken Shish
• Chorizo & Pepper Chimichanga
• Crispy Duck
• Garlic and herb chicken breasts
• Gourmet burgers
• Jujeh Kebab
• King Prawn Adobo (for skewers)
• Kofte Kebab
• Koobideh Kebab
• Lamb Shish
• Mesquite Smoked Spiced Beef
• Pepper Steak Strips
• Quesadilla
• Souvlaki kebab
• Steaks in salt and pepper
• Sticky Chicken thighs
• Texas Chicken Thighs
• Toulouse Sausage Skewers

Happy to pass on recipes. I've got them all in .doc format.

We mix it up with salady stuff, and Friday night is nearly always steak, ribs & Rhone night.

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[robnchris]

Mostly we cook outside in the awning, we have two Induction hobs, a slow cooker and the Grand Remoska.
Don't see the point in cooking inside with all those cooking smells in the van.
Nothing better than cooking a whole chicken in the slow cooker for 6hrs, hardest part of the job is getting it out in one piece, we just wrap it in a teflon sheet so easy to pick up.
Use the Remoska to make bread and casseroles, we love a Risotto, a perfect evening sat in the awning with the front open, me making the Risotto and Chris pouring the wine, (she doesn't cook), Spotify playing the tunes.

 

[Mousy]

DDJC id love your recipes please.

 

[jockaneezer]

robnchris, you were doing so well until I saw the coriander

 

[orridge]

Wherever we are, we set up the Campingaz double ring and Weber BBQ on a dual gas hose from the mh gas outlet.

I do all the cooking, but don't like cooking inside unless it is howling a gale with driving rain. The Weber is our thing and we BBQ nearly every night.

Depending on how long we are away, I marinade and vacuum pack an assortment of:

• Adana Kebab
• Sticky Baby back ribs
• Barbecue Braciolette
• Barg Kebab
• BBQ Tuna Steaks
• Braciolette con Pepe Verde
• Breakfast Burger
• Cheese, Bean & Pepper Chimichanga
• Chicken & Pepper Shish
• Chilli Chicken Shish
• Chorizo & Pepper Chimichanga
• Crispy Duck
• Garlic and herb chicken breasts
• Gourmet burgers
• Jujeh Kebab
• King Prawn Adobo (for skewers)
• Kofte Kebab
• Koobideh Kebab
• Lamb Shish
• Mesquite Smoked Spiced Beef
• Pepper Steak Strips
• Quesadilla
• Souvlaki kebab
• Steaks in salt and pepper
• Sticky Chicken thighs
• Texas Chicken Thighs
• Toulouse Sausage Skewers

Happy to pass on recipes. I've got them all in .doc format.

We mix it up with salady stuff, and Friday night is nearly always steak, ribs & Rhone night.

Would like the recipes please

 

[Essgeebee]

Would like the recipes please

Me too. Sound delicious!

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[Gina M]

I do traybakes when we are in the van. When on EHU I put everything in the Remoska. When on gas I use a large foil tray and cook in the oven then chuck out the tray so no greasy washing up. I am always downloading tray bake recipes from the internet, I print them then put in my file in clear plastic file inserts which I can take out and clip to my clipboard to use, then wipe clean before I put them back My rule is no frying or steaming in the van on the hob because of the smell and grease. In the summer I use the BBQ outside for steaks, burgers, chicken and fish with lots of salad and locally bought bread, I have even got a BBQ roasting tin to use for my tray bakes outside.

 

[KiwiKampers]

As a quick, easy and cost-effective option, I make spaghetti Bolognese with 500gms of best quality beef mince in my wok and keep half for the following night when I add a can of red kidney beans and a heaped teaspoon of chopped chillies (usually out of a jar) to make Chilli con Carne.
Use my Weber BBQ as much as possible. We're never on power so can't use induction or Remoska (actually I've never seen one in NZ).

 

[138go]

I actually know nothing about a Remoska,

You don’t say!

 

[PaddyM]

Don't see the point in cooking inside with all those cooking smells in the van.

Do you cook in the kitchen in your house i wonder ????

 

[L' Hobo]

I cook whenever I'm hungry with whatever I have in the fridge, freezer or cupboard on whatever I have that is appropriate and what I have in the van. (never got on with BBQ's)

Kinda sums up my (retired, single person) life I guess?

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[DangerMousy]

Happy to pass on recipes. I've got them all in .doc format.

Ooh yes please, these sound wonderful!

 

[Shrimp]

Secret to a good curry is cook the onions a lot longer than you think you need to and a good stock of Indian spices.
Make a ‘real’ Chilli CC with stew meat in a slow pot.

 

[robnchris]

Do you cook in the kitchen in your house i wonder ????

Yes in the kitchen and not the lounge, with a big extractor fan over the cooker hob!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ven]

The smells are a pain but I love using my kitchen, some meals linger longer than others but febreeze, turbo fan and scented candles can help



As we are paying for 6amp electric this trip I am using my multi cooker as much as possible and have so far cooked rice dishes, pasta dishes, stews as well as roasts. It has exceeded my expectations for versatility.

I also love my MrD when off hook up and the Weber when the weather is conducive - we don’t tend to use it if we can’t sit out and enjoy a drink while cooking on it.

The MH hob and oven get a lot of use too, the only part I don’t tend to use is the grill.

Two recent successes were a pot roast that produced one of the most delicious gravies ever and a sweet potato and bacon frittata.

 

[L' Hobo]

Yes in the kitchen and not the lounge, with a big extractor fan over the cooker hob!!!!!!!!!

In my Murvi, I have an extractor fan in the skylight over the kitchen area (I thought most had?) and just put that on slow while cooking and I have never suffered smell or condensation? ( sometimes forget to lift up the top flap but that an age thing )

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