As part of my birthday present earlier this year, Fern got me a half day cooking course for Outdoor Dirty Cooking and smoking workshop from Howl Bushcraft, which took place a couple of Sundays ago. As part of the workshop, we learned to smoke fish, venison, and cook over an open fire using leaves to add flavour, and make cuts in meat, build vegetable and leaf wraps, and how to skewer effectively to ensure even cooking.
It was a delicious way to eat food. I think my favourite things were the smoked fish, the seabass and learning to make bannock bread, but it was all delicious. What was great was the ingredients were all largely supermarket bought – the flavour was added from the open plan cooking. Couple that with a beautiful surrounding of the Yorkshire countryside (the camp was located in the grounds of Harewood Estate), I had a fabulous time and would recommend it.
So another of my 50 before I’m 50 has been ticked off the list! I think from the above, definitely can do the leaf wraps on the barbecue (although I don’t trust myself to pick hedge garlic and burdock leaves you can replace with wilted cabbage) and I may try and build a rudimentary smoker, as the smoked haddock was incredible.