Monday, August 18, 2008

The Tater Pig

Originally conceived who-knows-where, it was veganized on the PPK by SonOfSeitan (Mike). He tells us that the original form is a potato with a hole bored through it (as with an apple corer or the like), and then a sausage of some sort (usually a breakfast link?) is inserted through the hole. This is then baked as a normal potato. Serve with salsa, fake bacon bits, vegan sour cream, chili, etc.

Our campfire version used a Yves brand "meatless hot dog" in the centers. Lacking an apple corer, I first made a pilot hole through the potato with a clean tent stake, then attempted to enlarge the hole by twisting a small knife. The other people decided this was too much effort (it was), and instead cut the potatoes in half and used a knife and spoon to hollow out half-hot-dog-sized grooves in each half, then sandwiched the dog inside. Once wrapped in foil, these were then set on the coals for about 50 minutes, and they were damned delicious. Luckily the PPK's Nikitee was with us, and she made awesome chili that we used to top the tater pigs, and she also had vegan sour cream and avocados that we used for toppings as well. Thanks Nikki!

1 comment:

Karla said...

i think my friends are making me go camping next weekend, i need to remember to bring the fixin's for this! let me know if you have any other good ideas for camp food.