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- Serves- 6 Scouts
- Cooking time- 45 minutes including preparation
- Cost- £5 per patrol (not including drink)
- Difficulty- 5/10
- Verdict- 8/10, Good fibre, makes sure every body "goes"
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- 500 gms (1lb) Minced meat
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 1 can baked beans
- 1 can kidney beans (or swap for more baked beans)
- 1 small can sliced mushrooms (optional)
- 1 large onion
- Squirt of garlic paste
- 1 beef Oxo cube
- 1 desert spoon normal chilli powder (more for hotter Chilli)
- 1 desert spoon sugar
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- 1 large billy
- 1 small billy or bowl
- Large wooden spoon
- Sharp knife
- Cutting board
- Can opener
- Washing up liquid
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- TIP: If you are using an open fire then rub washing up liquid onto the bottom of the billy before you start and it will be easier to clean afterwards
- Drain the tin of kidney beans by making a small hole on each side with a can opener and pouring the liquid away. Remove the lid completely, wash beans with fresh water in the bottom of a billy and drain
- Drain but don't wash the mushrooms
- Peel and chop the onion into pieces about the size of a pea
- Put the onions and meat in the billy and stir it over the heat until the meat turns brown.
- Stir in tomatoes, mushrooms, kidney beans, chilli powder, garlic, sugar and crumbled Oxo
- Cook for another 15 minutes, stirring every now and again to make sure it doesn't stick. The liquid should be gently bubbling
- Add the baked beans, and continue cooking for at least another 5 minutes or longer if you want it thicker
- TIP: Put warm water and a squirt of washing up liquid in dirty pans before you sit down to eat and they won't be so hard to clean
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Pick some of the following to complete the meal
- You will need a cold drink with this meal. (Sprite and 7up work very well)
- Serve in bowls rather than plates because it stays hotter and wont spill
- Serve with buttered rolls, or pitta bread
- OR rice OR pasta OR mashed potato
- Add a DASH of red wine during the cooking. (More for adults)
- Serve with salad
- Cook before going to camp and re-heat within 24 hours for an easy first night meal
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