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I demonstrate a simple process for dehydrating meals for the backcountry.
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Find the dehydrator I use in either of my Amazon stores.
My Amazon Stores
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Canada
Where you can find lots of the gear that I use.
I dehydrate the meat separately from the rest of the meal for better re-hydration. Check out that video here…
When I package the meal I weigh each portion and add spices and other ingredients before vacuum sealing.
I demonstrate with three meals how I follow this simple 5 step process…
1) Dehydrate the meat (160°F)
2) Pre cook some ingredients
-starch (rice, pasta, potatoes)
-Vegetables that taste better after sauté (onions and mushrooms)
3) Assemble the meal (without meat)
-Mix cooked and uncooked ingredients
4) Dehydrate the meal (135°F)
5) Package the meal adding meat and extras
-Egg and dairy substitutes, spices
How do I rehydrate my meals?
To see how I prepare these meals in the field and what they look like watch here…
Or check out my Coastal Hiking Trail series…
I often get asked for the recipe….
I have also made a separate video showing my shepherd’s pie recipe…
Here are the ingredients to my ‘Beef and Rice’ recipe…
1 cup brown rice
1 chopped onion
3 chopped cloves of garlic
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 pack of frozen spinach (thawed)
1 179 ml (28oz) can of chopped tomatoes
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
This works with 1 lb of ground beef.
I didn’t write down my Tuna Caserole recipe. (sometimes I wing it!) I think it has…
1 chopped onion
1 pack of mushrooms chopped
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 cup of frozen peas
some cooked egg noodles
salt and pepper
It isn’t about the recipe but rather the technique. Cut out the fat and reduce the oils and follow the steps I show and almost any recipe can be converted for backcountry meals.
Any opinions expressed in this video are mine and mine alone and are not related to my employer or any other organization or individual. I have not been paid to make this video or to endorse a product. If I am ever paid for an endorsement or provided other compensation I will state it clearly in the video. Any advice or demonstration I provide is just advice. The viewer should take responsibility for their own actions, follow any manufacturers warnings and directions and act safely and responsibly when travelling in the backcountry.
garam masala whole foods
I demonstrate a simple process for dehydrating meals for the backcountry.
Follow Me…
Facebook:
Instagram:
Find the dehydrator I use in either of my Amazon stores.
My Amazon Stores
USA
Canada
Where you can find lots of the gear that I use.
I dehydrate the meat separately from the rest of the meal for better re-hydration. Check out that video here…
When I package the meal I weigh each portion and add spices and other ingredients before vacuum sealing.
I demonstrate with three meals how I follow this simple 5 step process…
1) Dehydrate the meat (160°F)
2) Pre cook some ingredients
-starch (rice, pasta, potatoes)
-Vegetables that taste better after sauté (onions and mushrooms)
3) Assemble the meal (without meat)
-Mix cooked and uncooked ingredients
4) Dehydrate the meal (135°F)
5) Package the meal adding meat and extras
-Egg and dairy substitutes, spices
How do I rehydrate my meals?
To see how I prepare these meals in the field and what they look like watch here…
Or check out my Coastal Hiking Trail series…
I often get asked for the recipe….
I have also made a separate video showing my shepherd’s pie recipe…
Here are the ingredients to my ‘Beef and Rice’ recipe…
1 cup brown rice
1 chopped onion
3 chopped cloves of garlic
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 pack of frozen spinach (thawed)
1 179 ml (28oz) can of chopped tomatoes
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
This works with 1 lb of ground beef.
I didn’t write down my Tuna Caserole recipe. (sometimes I wing it!) I think it has…
1 chopped onion
1 pack of mushrooms chopped
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 cup of frozen peas
some cooked egg noodles
salt and pepper
It isn’t about the recipe but rather the technique. Cut out the fat and reduce the oils and follow the steps I show and almost any recipe can be converted for backcountry meals.
Any opinions expressed in this video are mine and mine alone and are not related to my employer or any other organization or individual. I have not been paid to make this video or to endorse a product. If I am ever paid for an endorsement or provided other compensation I will state it clearly in the video. Any advice or demonstration I provide is just advice. The viewer should take responsibility for their own actions, follow any manufacturers warnings and directions and act safely and responsibly when travelling in the backcountry.
44 Comments
Excellent food dehydration instruction!
Hi Kevin, does the pasta or rice not go soggy if you precook it after you rehydrate it?
How do you make it once your ready to cook it?
Thanks, do you have a video where you show the rehydrating process and what they look like after?
why would you dehyrdate rice? couldn't you just add it in uncooked after?
Hi there – when you are out on trail, how much water do you need to add to these meals to bring them to life? Thanks!!
Beef and Mac has no beef in it wtf
abb9987, ditto 😂
Never knew how this worked, looks pretty straight forward! Thanks for the explanation, will definitely try
very good process. I never dehyed any of my food. but I am going to start . ! am 71 now I cannot put in long hours hunting for two bites I spend most of my time micro-mining. So dehydration concept is perfect thank you for sharing
Very informative! Thank you! 👍
Lol, I came back to this video after 6 years. I am finally having the food dehydrating machie 🙂
Fantastic!
This is very useful information. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. I will put it to good use.
i like this because you can adjust salt. I have no idea why companies put so much salt in their meals. I'm not trying to have a heart attack on the trail where help is hours away.
Thanks for the ideas. To up the game of these meals toast your spices and the grind the shit out of them in a mortar. Since the spices won't be cooking really this will help bring out the flavors in the final product.
Hmmm… i would like a updated video on this 😀 higher video quality version?
Thank you for this wonderfully helpful video. Going on my first multi-day hike in a few months and have many food allergies so self-prep is a must. How long will the meals last dehydrated if not kept in the freezer? Also how long do they keep in a zip lock bag vs vacuum sealed? Thanks 😀
I wonder why my dehydrators take more like 24hrs guess I have to much humidity where I live but thanks for this vid, I am looking for meals I can dehydrate and vacuum seal in bags for those days I just don’t feel like cooking.
Older video I know, but I new to this and have seen it stated that you should put rice into the dehydrator while still hot. It looked like yours was cooked, but not hot. Any thoughts on that? Thanks
How long do you rehydrate for?
That’s awesome! I can’t wait to make some for my family. Thanks! 😊
How do you determine the rehydration ?
Cool!
Thankyou for sharing
Kevin can these meals be kept in a sealed glass jar with a metal lid long-term instead of being kept in the fridge/freezer?
i loved it!!
How long do the meals last outside of the refrigerator?
What about the meat
Do you have any videos dehydrating leftovers?
Total noob in dehydrating.
Can you dehydrate curry or foods with a decent amount of sauce.
I asked this question and it was your 1st item.
Thanks for your video!
Is the final dry product 150g per person?
How much hot water do you have to add to rehydrate your meals?
Thank you sir for the two recipes in the drop-down info menu. With regard to the tuna casserole recipe, does the recipe require one small can of tuna? It was the only ingredient that wasn’t spoken of in the recipe.
Don’t you worry about getting condensation in your freeze dried food, if you keep it in the freezer go once you take it out? After all, a person could be gone a week or two on a hike or even longer, and condensation in the food could really cause problems. I’m not asking to be difficult, I’m asking because I’m dehydrating meals for hiking, and camping, and am genuinely interested for practical reasons.
That was extremely useful; I'm getting ready for a month-long car camping trip and trying dehydrating for the first time.
I was very impressed, but why do you freeze them? My whole idea of dehydration is so I don't have to use my freezer? I have only ever sun dried fruit and vegetables and stored them in sealed plastic bags or glass jars out of the fridge or freezer with no spoilage. I came across this great video, but freezing defeats my purpose unfortunately, is it necessary?👍👍
Is Mylar the best way to package dehydrated food to last yeArs?
@KevinOutdoors
Do you need to keep the veg ones frozen too? Or will an oxygen eater packet suffice?
Cheers for the instructions mate. Sick of buying the pre made ones. Most appreciated o7
This was 5 years ago… I'm curious- has camping, prepping for camp inspired your Daughter or children to do the same? I have only seen this one video since I just got a dehydrator after being without for years, so you may still be making them and had updates. I think it was cool that you pulled her into the process! At that age the things Dads do with their kids can make a lifelong impact. Hope everything is well, thanks for taking the time to show us your approach to homemade "MRE's!"
Do you need to worry about food going bad when ingredients like coconut milk or creamy soup are added? I heard that if the meal is too fatty it goes rancid when dehydrated but after watching this video im wondering if its not as bad as I thought
Do you not add any salt?
What's the shelf life vacuum sealed without refrigeration?