{"id":393,"date":"2017-06-05T20:17:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T20:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linksdragon.com\/?p=393"},"modified":"2025-06-19T16:51:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:51:38","slug":"cooking-with-the-trangia-billy-can-from-simply-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.linksdragon.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/05\/cooking-with-the-trangia-billy-can-from-simply-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking with the Trangia Billy Can from Simply Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve been blogging a while, but old habits die hard. I’m sometimes contacted by brands asking if I’d like to choose something to try out and review, I could be cheeky and ask for something nice to wear, something flashy or expensive. But I never do. Mainly, because I still get really uncomfortable asking for things, but mainly because I’m my mother’s daughter and always go for the practical option. So when Simply Hike<\/a> got in touch, I knew straight away what I wanted. Some women lust after jewellery or handbags, but I’ve been wanting a billy can<\/a> for ages.<\/p>\n

I know what you’re thinking. How have I survived so long without one?! I don’t know either.<\/p>\n

I thought I’d take the opportunity to show you a few recipes that are super easy to cook in a billy can while camping. It can be used on a stove or over a fire, whichever you prefer.<\/p>\n

Mussels<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve mentioned before that a steaming bowl of mussels and crusty bread is one of our camping recipe staples. Super easy to prepare, quick to cook and adds a little luxury to any camping trip. All you need is a pan with a lid and away you go. On our last trip I managed to forget our gas canister so our stove was out of use, however in a stroke of ad libbing genius, I just stuck our billy can on our mini barbecue for a few minutes. As soon as the mussels are all open you’re good to go (remember to throw away any that are open before you cook them).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Our billy can makes the perfect mussel pan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One Pot Wonders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another reason I was keen to get a billy can, was that I’m a massive fan of one pot cooking. I do it a lot at home, so it makes sense to use my tried and tested recipes while we’re camping as well. This is a great way to cook if you’re catering for a group.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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I’ve raided my own recipe book for some of my favourite one pot wonders (with a few tweaks to make extra simple)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Here are a couple of my favourites, super quick and easy and perfect for family camping trips.<\/p>\n

Sweet potato dahl one pot camping recipe<\/a>\u00a0(serves 2)<\/p>\n

Chicken, chorizo & chickpea one pot camping recipe<\/a>\u00a0(serves 4)<\/p>\n

Baking<\/strong><\/p>\n

One thing that was a revelation to me was finding out that you can bake in a billy can. Cakes at the campsite-what more could you want?!<\/p>\n

Ok, this is hardly GBBO standard, but stick with me here. All you need is a packet of cake mix and away you go!<\/p>\n

I find that it works best if you wait until the end of the night, when your coals are a little cooler. We generally do it using charcoal briquettes (the larger ones) once we’ve finished cooking on the barbecue. I take off the grill and take out some of the charcoal using a trowel, just leaving a few coals behind. I then put the billy can on top of the charcoal and put a couple of coals on top. You’ve then got your very own Dutch oven.<\/p>\n

Just make up your mix according to the instructions and pour in. I find it best to line the bottom of the pan with some foil to stop it sticking-and make cleaning up a bit easier. It doesn’t take long so keep an eye on it. I’ve found that any cake or muffin mix, or even a cookie mix works well. I’ve got a sweet tooth and I love having a sugar hit at the end of the day, especially if we’ve been out walking.<\/p>\n

If you have only one piece of equipment in your camping kitchen, it has to be a billy can.<\/p>\n

What are your favourite camping recipes?<\/p>\n

Disclosure: We were given a billy can free of charge for the purposes of this post. All opinions are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n

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