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Foil-Packet Sausage, Potatoes and Corn

Smoked sausage, little potatoes, corn on the cob and green beans with butter and paprika. Like a shrimp boil without the pot.

โฑ 50 min (15 min prep, 35 min cooking) ๐Ÿฝ Serves 4 ยท 1 packet kid friendlybudget

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Ingredients

Make 4 servings
  • 1 Smoked sausage, about 14 oz, sliced into coins
  • 1ยฝ lb Baby potatoes, halved
  • 2 ear Sweet corn on the cob, each cut in 4 rounds
  • 2 cup Frozen green beans, or fresh
  • 3 tbsp Butter, unsalted, melted, or olive oil
  • 1 tsp Smoked paprika
  • ยฝ tsp Garlic powder
  • ยฝ tsp Table salt

Make it yourself

Make the butter yourself โ†’

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Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

Youโ€™ll need: heavy-duty foil, long tongs, heat-proof gloves, food thermometer.

  1. At home, microwave or boil the halved potatoes 5 minutes, until just starting to soften, so they finish in the fire with everything else. Cool and pack them in the cooler.
  2. Toss the potatoes, corn, green beans and sausage with the butter, paprika, garlic powder and salt.
  3. Tear four sheets of heavy-duty foil about 18 inches long. (Or double up regular foil.) Divide everything among them and seal: long sides folded together twice, ends crimped.
  4. Cook over a bed of glowing coals in an established fire ring or on a camp grill, not over tall flames. Use long tongs and heat-proof gloves, and open packets away from your face: the steam is very hot. Cook 25 to 35 minutes, turning once, until the potatoes are tender. Smoked sausage is already cooked; heat it until steaming, 165ยฐF (USDA).

๐ŸŒก Safe temperaturesPrecooked sausage, reheated 165ยฐF. Check the thickest part with a food thermometer (USDA). More on food safety.

Make aheadPar-cook the potatoes and cut the corn at home.
โ†บ LeftoversLeftovers are safe only while the cooler still has ice; otherwise throw them out (USDA). Pack out all trash and food scraps (Leave No Trace).
๐Ÿง’ With kidsKids can shuck and help cut the corn (with a grown-up) and fill the packets.
Veggie swapUse plant-based sausage, or a drained can of chickpeas.

Goes well with

๐ŸŒ Campfire Banana Boats

Good to know

Cooking Fats Compared Salted vs. unsalted butter Table salt vs. kosher salt vs. sea salt Food Safety Basics

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our Camping and campfire cooking collection; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.