Juicy bratwursts, buttery potatoes, roasted cabbage, and sweet-tart apples – this foil packet dinner is an all-in-one Oktoberfest feast!
This Bavarian-inspired foil packet dinner combines the cheerful exuberance of Oktoberfest with the coziness of fall tenting. A crackling hearth, autumn foliage, a chilly Pilsner, and this feast of a meal—what may higher?!
These foil packets are an entire dinner and are loaded with bratwursts, Dutch Gold potatoes, pink cabbage, and Pink Woman apples. If you will discover caraway seeds, they make for an unimaginable addition!
What we love about foil packet meals is simply how simple and hands-off they’re to prepare dinner on the campsite. Simply sit again, chill out, converse, and be merry by the hearth. Preserve it low and gradual, and dinner will virtually prepare dinner itself.
It is a whole vibe meal for us. We regularly prepare dinner some variation of this Oktoberfest meal at residence, however we needed to discover a option to convey the identical feeling of celebratory togetherness to the campsite. We hope you possibly can share it with some pals the subsequent time you’re out!
-Megan & Michael
Suggestions for making this tenting
- Don’t go tossing these packets on a 900°F hearth; all the pieces will burn, and the potatoes will nonetheless be uncooked. Low and gradual is the way in which to go. Place foil packets over low to medium oblique warmth and prepare dinner for a full 25-Half-hour. Chill out. Possibly crack open your favourite Oktoberfest beer.
Pre-trip prep
- These foil packets could be totally assembled at residence. Prep, combine, and assemble into foil packets. Ensure that the perimeters have a great crimp round them, place them in a water-resistant zip-top bag, and retailer them within the cooler.
- Precooking the potatoes at residence will considerably scale back prepare dinner time at camp. Boil fingerling or Dutch Gold potatoes, permit them to chill, after which combine with different substances.
Useful tools
- ½ lbs Dutch Gold child potatoes quartered
- 1 small yellow onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup pink cabbage lower into chunks
- 1 small apple thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon effective sea salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon caraway seeds non-compulsory
- 1 lb bratwurst
To Serve
- Parsley
- Entire-grain or Dijon mustard
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Tear off 4 giant sheets of industrial quality foil (about 10-12 inches lengthy).
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In a bowl, toss quartered potatoes, sliced onion, pink cabbage, and sliced apple with olive oil, salt, pepper, and non-compulsory caraway seeds. Divide evenly between the 2 foil sheets.
½ lbs Dutch Gold child potatoes, 1 small yellow onion, 1 cup pink cabbage, 1 small apple, 2 tablespoons olive oil, ½ teaspoon effective sea salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon caraway seeds
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Divide the brats between the 2 packets, putting them on high of the potato-cabbage combination.
1 lb bratwurst
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High the packets with the remaining sheets of foil, and fold down in 1/2-inch folds to create a decent seal. Depart some room inside for steam circulation.
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Place packets immediately on medium campfire coals or over medium warmth on a grill. Prepare dinner for 25–Half-hour, flipping midway by way of, till potatoes are tender and brats attain an inner temperature of 160°F (use an instant-read thermometer).
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Rigorously open packets (look ahead to steam!), slice brats if desired, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve with mustard on the aspect.
On serving dimension: This recipe makes 4 servings however cooks greatest in two packets. Most brats are available in 5 hyperlink packages, so plan on one brat per individual, plus an additional for the hungriest individual!
