Cook an Egg in a Bag

How to Cook an Egg in a Bag

We decided to experiment with another form of outdoor cooking. This is another flashback to my days at Girl Guide camp. This one is cooking eggs and bacon in a paper bag over a fire.

Materials:
Paper bag
Cooking spray, butter or shortening
2 strips of bacon
1 egg
Fire grill or roasting stick
Open fire

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How to cook breakfast in a bag:
1. On the inside of the paper bag, smear shortening or butter or spray cooking spray. Make sure you cover the bottom and up 1/4 of the sides.



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2. Lay two strips of uncooked bacon side by side on the bottom of the bag.

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3. Crack an egg and pour it over the bacon.

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4. Fold the top of the bag over several times.

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5. Let the fire smolder down to coals.
6. If you are using a roasting stick, spear the top of the bag and hold it over the coals. If using a grill, place the grill over the coals and rest the bag on top.

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7. Leave the bag over the coals for about 20 minutes. Peak inside to make sure the egg and bacon look cooked.

The end result:
The eggs and bacon cooked well. Even with the greased bag, it was still a bit tricky to get the food off the bag, so go slowly when you scrape it off.

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The bacon and eggs tasted a bit smokey, but it worked! Another unique and fun way to cook a meal outside.

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Recommendations:
In our experiment we used a roasting stick, however, in Girl Guides we always used a grill. I think the grill works much better as you can set the bag down and walk away, whereas with the stick you have to constantly stand there. I did find a spot to rest the bag on some logs, but this did not work as well.

 

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Happy Outdoor Cooking!

 

What ways have you experimented with?

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