Easy Backpacking Meals: TRAIL R&D - CARBONARA PASTA - Fast | Ultralight | Cheap

[@robby_outdoors]

I have watched a lot of food videos about hiking. This is the first one that really blew my mind. And said, I can lear something from this guy. Thank you for opening my horizons of possibilities.

[@ChefCorso]

Cheers RS! Appreciate the kind words and look forward to sharing more recipes with you this season.

[@bposey69]

You’re blowing my mind with every video. Light years beyond my oatmeal, snacks, and knorr side I been packing out

[@ChefCorso]

Cheers! Happy to have you along for some great meals!

[@stickyprickle]

I could not have said it better!

[@alejandrocorderorios7877]

I just made this and I am just blown away how good this was! Trail food to me has always been kinda bleh and now have this in my toolbelt is game changing! Thank you!

[@ChefCorso]

Hey ACR! Great! So glad you liked it and great to have you along.

[@Rialean]

I'm getting ready for my first backpacking trip in 30 years and I was told by my sister/bro-in-law to go with freeze dried meals, but after finding this channel i'm taking these ideas, and buying them your cookbooks.

[@ChefCorso]

Cheers Scott. There are a lot of better options than packaged meals and we can provide a tastier path. Let us know how your trip goes.

[@Ryan-yn1qc]

Could also pre-cold-soak the pasta in a bag prior to stopping for lunch to reduce boil time to 1-2 minutes to use much less fuel.

[@Mike_Blanda]

Awesome!!! Ty for this recipe and your right even a sausage add would be awesome too 👍 New subscriber!!!

[@toddweston2485]

I’ve watched several of your videos now, and I enjoy watching and getting the great recipes and ideas for trail foods. One thing that I keep wondering, is what about cleanup? It is easy to put this stuff together, but what about the dishes? Would be great if you could make a video that includes everything from ingredient sourcing and prepping, packing, cooking and ultimately the cleaning to get a true idea of the effort involved. Thanks for the great content, regardless!

[@ChefCorso]

Hey Todd! Cleaning is minimal with this method. HOW TO CLEAN A CAMPING STOVE / CAMPING POT | Backpacking, Hiking, Camping Tips kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJvJf6psoq-Gm6c

[@toddweston2485]

Thanks! I will check that one out!

[@garthhorsnell924]

Great meal thanks chef

[@jhickok2011]

Wow. My new favorite cooking show!

[@adammcmillen977]

I'm loving these R&D videos!

[@ChefCorso]

Cheers Adam!

[@octopurr6211]

Thank you for following LNT by drinking the pasta water. Going to totally try this on the trail , looks delicious!

[@stephendodd5544]

Thanks, just discovered your vids, absolutely inspiring!!

[@ChefCorso]

Cheers SD!

[@JasonFerguson1283]

You can’t get much greener than that forest!

[@ChefCorso]

Very pretty spot

[@averagecamper4265]

I will have to try this one. One of my new favorites on the trail i came up with is Cajun rice basically its Cajun seasoning, instant rice dehydrated vegs or fresh depending on my mood and what day im eating it, dehydrated bell peppers, and summer sausage

[@ChefCorso]

love it!

[@jennwatson6836]

How does using mustard seasoning compare to using the packet? Benefits of one over the other? Loving your videos! Planning to try several of your recipes.

[@ChefCorso]

the packet has a little bit of acid which is helpful for the dish. If not using a packet, i would use some dry mustard

[@mysterylovescompany2657]

Oh, wow. You know, I think this might just be your most stunning dining room yet. I'm not sure I could resist letting my pot boil dry while I go off looking for fairies lol.

[@ChefCorso]

This was a great spot.

[@lowrights33]

Any tips on cleaning the pot after a meal like this? Looks great but wondering about cleanup?

[@ChefCorso]

Sure! Check out my Re-Boil method for cleaning. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJvJf6psoq-Gm6c

[@SoerenGraves]

What cook system is that?

[@ChefCorso]

Camp Chef Stryker

[@petercabanillas244]

It my be horrifying but I’d add fresh onion and maybe some green pepper but that looked tasty. I’ve done the pot pie a couple times now with beef in it as well. I’ve been working out of town here in my state of Maine, motel life, brought the pocket rocket and the MSRjetboil just to escape fast food.

[@ChefCorso]

love it Peter. making it your own. And I use my camp stove often in hotel parking lots too to cook up a fresh meal rather than take out. So tasty.

[@GuitarsTheory]

What about cold soaking the pasta while you hike so all you need to do is warm it up at camp? I'm curious how long this would take and how much water...or if it would even work

[@ChefCorso]

Hey MK, you could but I don't normally advocate for it as the texture gets a little odd for me. With thin or small pasta, your cook time is pretty short.

[@eaglescoutbushcraft6228]

What about prosciutto ham as a stable meat for the carbonara?

[@ChefCorso]

absolutely! Great ingredient to use

[@richbanister]

It looks wonderful! But where does one find Dijon mustard packets?

[@ChefCorso]

I call these weasel ingredients. Because they can be hard to find. I have found them at sandwich/coffee shops or grocery stores in the deli area. You can also use yellow in this recipe, just maybe a little less as it packs a stronger punch. enjoy!

[@richbanister]

@@ChefCorso thanks for the tip! I am going to hit a breakfast joint soon looking for orange marmalade packets to make orange chicken.

[@ChefCorso]

@@richbanister love it! sounds like a new recipe to test

[@catnapping42]

Any tips on using fresh eggs for this recipe?

[@ChefCorso]

sure thing! I would recommend cracking and mixing before you go. Then pack in, in an old soda bottle or something with a tight thread. Additionally, you could use Egg Beaters or Just Eggs.

[@ctm364_video]

I tried this recipe but adding the dehydrated eggs directly to the pot made the powder clump up quite badly. Great videos though, really changing the way I view backcountry meals! Thanks!

[@ChefCorso]

Hey CM. Good call out. Any of the fine powders like grits/polenta, powdered milk and eggs need to be added slowly and stirring as you add to prevent clumping. Can also hydrate separately. Cheers!

[@joanmarshall6653]

Having trouble finding the recipe. A printable version.

[@ChefCorso]

Hi Joan. It is available in one of our cookbooks.

[@dakotarice2535]

Hello Corso, I am curious the reason you decided to modify so much of the Carbonara recipe? The biggest being the bacon, even with the small stove there, I would have thought that bringing fresh cured bacon and rendering out the fat in the pot before adding the noodles water, would be the first step. The second big change, was the egg powder. Though for packing it makes sense, I'd be curious to know if getting more of the yellows is possible within packing abilities. The whites discounting the richness that typically is the core of the dish.

[@ChefCorso]

Hello DR! Good Q. For it to be truly backpacker friendly and last multiple days, the bacon needs to be pre-cooked/packaged and the eggs need to be powdered. If your trip is shorter or you're car camping, you can definitely use raw bacon and eggs for your pasta bowl. Either way your pasta will be filling and tasty. Cheers!

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

You can get powdered egg yolk fyi.

[@charliefarrar4012]

It looks like you could also dehydrate this meal

[@ChefCorso]

sure can, although I don't own a dehydrator. I would rather you get outside and cook something fresh than spending all day in your kitchen dehydrating.

[@MrNvtty]

Chef how do you pack all those cheering kids? They don't trailer or pack well.

[@ChefCorso]

Very carefully

[@alejandrocorderorios7877]

Can you list the ingredients?

[@ChefCorso]

sure thing. added to the video notes below

[@alejandrocorderorios7877]

@@ChefCorso wow that was quick! Thanks!

[@SnoringVids]

Love your channel! Why eat garbage when you can have delicious food! Having said that.. we purchased way too much Kraft Mac and cheese. We've been experimenting with how to make it light and easy. We found boil pasta add to bag throw in packet and 2tbsp milk pow, 2 tbsp butter pow.. still not great though.. better with pepper and spice. Anyway to do a video on it? I'm considering freezing butter then vacuum packing. I'm not a wait hound but really just want to use it up and have a comfort meal

[@ChefCorso]

hello Aryn! consider using oil instead of butter and changing up the flavor of your mac bowl with mexican, indian, other spices, pesto, blue cheese and bacon or faijita veggies. Go nuts!

[@matteosassu5573]

Great recipe! Great channel! All is great But please, please, please, this is not a Carbonara.

[@ChefCorso]

hey MS, how could to tweak it hit the Carbonara for you?

[@matteosassu5573]

@@ChefCorso (Not my opinion) Ingredienti Carbonara: Pecorino Romano DOP (no parmesan s__t) Guanciale (no bacon 😭, not the same) Eggs (fresh eggs, obviously, but come on, this is an Outdoor recipe, so...) Pepper Salted water Pasta(the real pasta) No garlic😫 No mustard🤯 No capellini or similar (pasta all'uovo does not require too much time and the result is real Better)

[@ChefCorso]

@@matteosassu5573 indeed, that sounds like a great traditional recipe. I'd totally eat that. This recipe is meant to be easy to shop for and pack up for outdoor cooking. Pancetta can be tough to find in some areas but cooking it up before and packing it out sounds good to me!

[@mintberrycrunch3867]

trail?

[@Tofu_Pilot]

I like what you are about, Mr. Corso. I fuck with this channel now.

[@charlesgoodroejr9540]

This is not carbonara and you call yourself a chef.

[@ChefCorso]

for the trail, this is a pretty darned good version. give it a try!

[@charlesgoodroejr9540]

There is no garlic in carbonara nor bacon. This is a failure.

[@hindsfeetonhighplaces]

Gonna try this one out this weekend. Looking to find dijon mustard packages, but if not, I can pack out a small bottle.

[@ChefCorso]

you can also use yellow, but dijon is the best option

[@hindsfeetonhighplaces]

@@ChefCorso So I found myself in a "use what you got" and what I had was... not ideal. KFC Honey Mustard pack. It was still good, but I could tell the flavor profile was not right. Still, very filling and NOT a 12/meal backpacker meal.

[@ChefCorso]

@@hindsfeetonhighplaces good to know that all mustards are not created equal...but good on ya for trying!