Campfire Masala Chicken and Potato Foil Packets

By Sprig Originals ✓ · cooked up in Sprig

Everything for dinner goes into four foil packets and straight onto the campfire coals: spice-rubbed chicken thighs, thin-sliced potatoes and sweet onion that steam in their own juices. No cooler shuffling, no pans to scrub, and a squeeze of lemon at the end makes it taste like it took far more effort than it did.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 2 tsp mild curry powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 lb small waxy potatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 1 large red onion, cut into thin wedges
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Instructions

1. Build your campfire early and let it burn down to a bed of glowing coals with no tall flames, raking them into an even layer (or preheat a portable stove burner to medium). Tear 8 sheets of heavy-duty foil about 18 by 14 inches and stack them into 4 doubled sheets.
2. In a large bowl or your camp pot, stir the ghee with the garam masala, curry powder, garlic powder, cayenne and salt into a thick paste. If the ghee is firm, mash it with a spoon until spreadable.
3. Add the chicken, sliced potatoes and onion wedges to the spice paste and toss with your hands or a spoon until everything is evenly coated. Keeping the potato slices thin is what lets them cook through in the same time as the chicken.
4. Pile a quarter of the mixture onto the centre of each doubled foil sheet, spreading it into a single flat layer no more than 1 1/2 inches thick. Bring the long sides up, fold over twice to seal, then fold in the ends tightly so no steam escapes.
5. Set the packets directly on the coals and cook 12 minutes, then flip with tongs and cook 12 to 16 minutes more, until the potatoes are tender and the chicken reaches 165°F. Rest the packets 5 minutes off the heat, open carefully away from your face, and squeeze a lemon wedge over each one.

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