Winter Chilli - outdoor cooking on a frozen lake in northern Sweden (MSR whisperlite & Trangia) 4K

Smokey bean chili with pickled chiles and garlic bread….in 15 degrees below.
Camping in the snow and 15 below, that’s a clear cut case of freeze-dried or pe-made right? Hell no.
Cooking proper food is always possible. Rob is quick pickling green chiles, roasting and rehydrating dried smoked chiles, confiting garlic, all mostly while being able to keep his warm gloves on!
This chilly outing is part of a Nordic skating trip on lake Rogen in the Jämtland region of northern Sweden. Too much snow for skating tho, had to improvise and use skis instead. Much like u gotta improvise when all your ingredients froze on ya.
Quick pickled green chillies
Equal parts sugar, vinegar & water
Green chillies…that froze
Heat up pickling liquid and pour over chillies.
Smokey winter bean chilli
Carrot…that froze
Onion…that froze
Celery…that froze
Chopped tomatoes…that froze
Borlotto & kidney beans…that froze
Dried smoked ancho chiles and guajillo chiles, toasted, rehydrated and deseeded
Chipotle paste
Tip!! Dried chiles with different flavour profiles (few of them are very spicy), that you toast, rehydrate and deseed, are THE way to make a base for Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes.
Sauté carrots, onions and celery. Add rehydrated chilis and chipotle paste. Add chopped tomatoes. Cook for a while. Add beans right at the end. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Garlic bread
Whole garlic cloves in oil
Bread
Cook whole garlic cloves in the oil on low temp until they’re soft. Smear cloves on toasted bread.

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Lovely to see guys! & excellent hosting by Rob 👌🏼

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Thank you man! 🙏🏽