CHEF: Tim Jackson
EATS: Peach cobbler PREP TIME: 40 minutes
INGREDIENTS: 2 cans of peaches, ½ can of Sprite, yellow cake mix, and butter.
HOW TO: Tim normally uses charcoal for his Dutch Oven meals but had to think outside the fire ring on this one because of burn restrictions. Instead, his camp stove and weed torch were enough to heat the cast iron. He had doubts, but the method and recipe proved successful. He chose the cobbler because “it’s really good, super easy, and you can fool your friends into thinking you are actually a talented chef.”
AWARD: Tastiest Dessert
After two days of trekking across the Utah backcountry, the participants of the 2021 Overland Adventure Presented by Jeep had made camp beneath Factory Butte and the only thing hotter than the fiery sunset were the meals they were about to create. It was time for the second-ever Camp Chef Showcase—a competition of sorts with no rules where each participant had a chance to show off their favorite camp meal, whether it was weenies on a stick or a multi-course production. Each chef was to prepare a meal as they would during any off-trail outing, document the process with judges. While the judges couldn’t taste-test the dishes, each participant filled out a questionnaire with details pertaining to the meal. In the end, everyone was a winner, and the prize was indulging in your own backcountry culinary creation. Here are a few of the submissions from the 2021 Overland Adventure Camp Chef Showcase.
