Foil Cooking Techniques from the Boy Scouts

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Boy Scouts demonstrate foil cooking techniques

Scouts show how to easily cook outdoors

Who better to learn how to cook over an open flame from than the Boy Scouts? They joined FOX & Friends to share their expert tips on foil cooking!

HAMBURGER STEW
Ingredients:
4 oz. ground beef
½ c. peas
1 onion, diced
1 medium potato, sliced
1 large carrot, sliced
Dash of salt and pepper

Instructions:
Shape 4 oz. of ground beef into a patty. Cut a medium potato and a carrot into thin strips. Peel and slice a small onion.
Arrange all the ingredients on a square of heavy-duty foil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Close the foil doing the Drugstore Wrap and lay the package on the grill. Cook for about 7 to 8 minutes, then turn it over and let it cook for another 7 to 8 minutes.
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APPLE PIE
Ingredients:
1 apple
½ c. raisins
1 tsp. butter
1 tsp. brown sugar
Dash of cinnamon

Instructions:
Cut the core out of an apple and fill the hole with butter.  Add raisins, cinnamon, and a teaspoon of brown sugar.
Wrap in foil using the Handle Wrap style. Bake in the coals for 30 minutes.
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HOW TO FOIL WRAP
Drugstore Wrap: Place food in center of foil and fold the sides up; fold and crimp the top several times, and fold and crimp the open edges to finish. Leave room for expanding gases as the food cooks.

Handle Wrap: Place food in center of a double piece of foil; crimp and fold into a shape with a built-in handle. Leave room for expanding gases as the food cooks.
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For more helpful tips and life hacks, check out the 13th Edition of the Boys Scouts Handbook. You can also catch their #HandbookHacks series on YouTube!