SC Campground Cookoff 1st Place Recipes

There’s nothing quite like the aroma and taste of food prepared over an open campfire.

During the weekend of September 18-20, 2009, outdoor cooking enthusiasts gathered at Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina to compete in the 2nd annual South Carolina Campground Cookoff. Great cash prizes of 1st place-$500, 2nd place-$300, 3rd place-$200 and Honorable Mention were awarded in each category!

We’d like to share the first-prize winning recipes with you from the main dish and dessert categories. We hope they might make it to your camping table.

Here they are for your enjoyment! Congratulations to the winners!

MAIN DISHES

1st Place
Fo-Me Chicken and Fixings – Fo-Me, Tiffany and Darryl Parsons, Jackson, SC 
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon dry orange peel
½ cup dry parsley flakes
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Cut back bone out of chicken and wash. Cut breast bone to lay flat. Mix 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil and 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar. Put on chicken. Mix dry seasonings and rub all over the chicken. Cook for one hour or until done.

Fixings: Popcorn Asparagus and One Bite Potato
Fresh asparagus
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and pepper to taste

Cook on grill and cover with foil. Cook to your liking – crunchy or soft

Little red skin potatoes
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and pepper to taste

Cook until done.

DESSERTS

1st Place
Campfire Chocolate Éclairs – Rhodes Family, Tim and Lois Rhodes, Calhoun Falls, SC

1 tube crescent rolls 
1 box instant vanilla pudding, made according to package directions
Chocolate frosting
Wrap crescent roll around a maple stick. Cook over fire until golden brown. Fill with vanilla pudding and spread chocolate frosting on top.