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Mar 9, 2019 at 4:59 pm #3582567
Adding on to the Hamburger Trick Post I figured someone may want to try my go to (meaning every single night of a trip) dinner.
Steve’s Famous Loaded Taco Guts Recipe:
I cook 2lbs (or more) of 90/10 hamburger and break it up like I am making taco or sloppy joe meat. Pour boiling water on it after tilting the pan to get a lot of the remaining grease out. Pour the entire bath into a strainer and then run hot (very hot) water from the tap over it to rinse off more of the fat.
After giving it a good shake in the strainer I dump it into a bog stainless bowl. Now, while it is still damp, I add my spices. And I add a lot of spices. Cumin, chili powder, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and then more cumin and chili because it like it like that. give it a really good stir, making sure as much of the meat is covered with spices. Then I throw it on the dehydrator for about 8-10 hours or so until it is crumbly and breaks apart dry.
After it is dry and cool, I separate the cooked two pounds of meat into four pint size vac seal bags. Add 1/3 cup freeze dried cheddar, 1/3 cup freeze dried black beans, 1/3-1/2 cup freeze dried spinach or zucchini, 1 heaping tablespoon of butter powder, 2 heaping teaspoons of sour cream powder, 1 teaspoon of dried jalapenos, a few healthy shakes of true lime powder, 1/2 cube of chicken or veg bullion (or 1/2 packed of bone broth powder), 1 scoop of collagen powder and heaping 1/8 teaspoon of good salt (like Maldon). Throw the bag on the vacuum sealer, label with meal and date and toss in the freezer.
In the field, cut off the top of the bag and add boiling water just to the top of the contents. fold closed and seal with mini binder clip then drop in coozy. Let sit for 20 min, after ten min squish the bag around to make sure you mix up and dried ingredients with the remaining liquid. Open and enjoy, then wish you made more.
By upping the salt a bit and adding in collagen powder I have found these to help with leg cramps and muscle recovery after a long day. I will note that I am Keto/Slow Carb when in eat IRL and only add the beans on trips of a longer or more strenuous nature as the beans since I eat very little other carbs throughout the day – other than Steve’s famous quinoa and nut butter breakfast (maybe another post) :)
Mar 22, 2019 at 12:42 pm #3585019Nice write up, I will have to try it out next time the wife goes with me, she’s Keto. Thanks for the recipe.
Mar 22, 2019 at 2:28 pm #3585037That sounds delish! Thanks Steve.
What is your source of the freeze dried ingredients?
Do you have a rough idea about the amount of the spices you use in that 2lb batch?
Mar 22, 2019 at 10:23 pm #3585093I have bought freeze dried cheese and veggies from Amazon, Pack it Gourmet and a few other sites online. Pack it gourmet definitely has the best product of what I have used but it is a bit pricy.
In regards to spice – do what you think is right to your taste. One idea is to look for a recipe that calls for spice you like for a pound of meat and then just multiply it by how many pounds you use.  Wish I could be more help but I always spice things by taste. I’ve never had a problem if one batch was a little more garlic or cumin than another.
Mar 23, 2019 at 3:22 pm #3585156I already have all those ingredients. I’m trying this! Thanks, Steve
Apr 11, 2019 at 11:37 pm #3588378Made this for a backpacking trip two weekends ago. It was delicious. Definitely going in the rotation for me!
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