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Stratton
Lake Spaghetti Sauce
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Outdoor Adventure Canada
Stratton
Lake is a long lake near Algonquin Park's Barron Canyon. After
a long morning in the canoe we stopped at High Falls, just off
the lake, to play on a natural waterslide. By the time we got
to camp we were very tired and hungry. This recipe is a perfect
meal for the end of such a day. If you have the energy, make a
little Focaccia or serve with garlic bread.
Ingredients:
¼ cup
of extra virgin olive oil
5 gloves of garlic crushed or minced
1 small or medium onion finely chopped
1 can of diced tomatoes
6 - 14oz cans plain tomato sauce
2 tsp dried sweet basil
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
1 tsp crushed chili peppers
Pour olive oil in the
bottom of a large pot or Dutch oven and heat on medium. Add the
onion and garlic, then sauté being careful not to brown
the garlic. Add the tomatoes and spices. Simmer for a few hours
until it thickens, stirring occasionally. Let cool slightly.
Cut out parchment paper
sheets to fit your dehydrator trays. Place one cup of sauce on
each parchment paper lined tray and spread to about ¼ inch
thick. Turn the dehydrator to the manufacturers recommend setting
for fruit leather. Dehydrate for approximately 10 hours (the time
will depend on your dehydrator). The spaghetti will be done when
it becomes dry leather. Take 2 sheets and rip them into small
pieces and store in zipper bags. Be sure to mark 2 cups on the
outside of the bag.
To re-hydrate take
the contents of the bag and place in a 1 litre (32 oz) Nalgene
bottle. At lunch add liquid to the 500 ml (2 cup) mark on the
bottle. By dinner the sauce will be re-hydrated. Just heat it
up and cook some pasta. Sprinkle a little parmesan cheese on top
and enjoy.
Note: Pastas such as
Fusilli (corkscrews), Farfalle (bowties), or Penne Lisce (lined
tubes) travel best and they stand up to being repeatedly dropped
from the food hanging spots.
If you do take spaghetti be sure to wrap it well and place it
in a plastic container to prevent the noodles from breaking.
If you develop
a recipe you would like to share please send it into us via laurie@outdooradventurecanada.com
For more recipes
and cooking themed articles please view the backcountry
kitchen archive or
visit www.wildernesscooking.com.
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