Mess Kit Monday: Serbian Paprikash-Goulash in Yugoslavian Army Mess Kit

[@simonh6371]

Not following recipes with specific quantities and ingredients is the way to go for goulash, stews, curries, tagines and so on. I've cooked hundreds over the years and every single one is different because of the amount you can vary them. It's a great hearty meal and the mess tin is perfect for it. Nice one!

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much!!!

[@sirogojno2563]

Ave Serbia ☺

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you so much for checking out my video!

[@jameskeatts2677]

That was a nice looking meal. I could almost smell it. Great presentation.

[@SmellNRoses]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching and for your kind comment, I really appreciate it!

[@budgetfriendlybiking207]

Looks tasty! I've got an old mess kit from my grandpa's army days. Haven't had a reason to use it, but this looks like a great way to break it in.

[@SmellNRoses]

The meal turned out fantastic, much tastier than I expected. The old school mess kits are very interesting and fun to use from time to time. I appreciate you taking the time to check out this video and leave a comment, man. Thanks for watching!

[@billmcyrus]

So...2 years later...what have you cooked with it? I'm quite curious.

[@uwjtatsuya3975]

oh, look like a so delicious! 😋 I also have this Yugoslavian M69 mess kit. I want to cook it with this mess kit. 👍

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you so much for checking out my video. My goulash was nothing like the real recipe, but the meal turned out pretty tasty. The Yugo mess kit is a really nice piece of equipment, well made and fun to use.

[@CheezeheadChris]

That looks great! I had wanted to pick up one of those kits but when I went back to the store I had seen them, the stopped carrying army surplus gear! I also just star doing mess Mondays. I hope others join in.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for watching and for your comment. Yeah this was my first mess kit monday episode, it was fun and maybe I'll do some more. I'll check out your videos. These kits are still widely available online if you shop around, you can find them in both used and new condition, and with or without the utensils. I've only used it a couple of times but loving it and so far I highly recommend it. Thanks again for checking it out!

[@VirginiaOutdoors64]

Putting the miles on that bike...lunch looked good... thanks for sharing... Happy Trails...

[@SmellNRoses]

It was great to get the bike out there, I'm getting more and more comfortable with it on each ride. The food turned out fantastic, much better than I expected. Thanks so much for checking it out, man. I appreciate it!

[@couch2trailyoutubechannel281]

That looked really good! Very cool mess kit as well!

[@SmellNRoses]

The meal turned out fantastic. I'm loving this mess kit so far, cant wait to use it some more. Thanks so much for checking it out!

[@WyeExplorer]

My brother Paul swore by his mess kit. It was our dads who used it in the jungle. This packed nicely and sure did cook up a great meal. All the best. Mark

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for watching and for your great comment! I've only used this kit a few times but I'm really enjoying it so far and I highly recommend it. It is neat how so many useful components nest together very well, and it does not rattle or make noises while on the move. Thanks again for stopping by, I appreciate it!

[@WyeExplorer]

They are well designed. I mean they have to be used in combat so quietness is a must. A pleasure to comment!

[@MrSquareZB]

Actualy JNA ( Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija - Yugoslav People Army) kit was not intented for cooking in it ! Rather for serving meal cooked in field kitchen . Kit was usualy worn on belt , and use was following : open pouch , take kit out; remove bottle and put it back in pouch ; open kit , and attach plastic bowl on craddle / latch . Take ( so created) handle with palm od the hand from below; end grab small cup with fingers . So , now , you have all kit in one hand ! It is smart to use hand which is on side where serving line is , to speed up serving ( othervise, cook will give you few words!) . What was filled in 3 bowls ? In big plastic- soup; in metal one - main dish . In small cup- some salad ( of course , sour from can!) . Bred - in other hand . And , about paprikas you make - looks good ( you have right recepee) but it looks more like , another typical JNA dish - Bosanski lonac ( Bosnian pot) . Mix of all leftovers of vegetable, some fat beef and potato. Originaly , it is excelent dish ( also very good for cooking in nature ) , but in JNA we also use a nick-name DRNCH ! And DRNČ in fact , is military acronym for Armamamnet cleaning detergent ! So , you can imagin taste . But, some cooks was real Chef’s preparing it spectacularly !

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you so much for checking out my video and for your excellent comments. Very interesting info on the mess kit and its use. Oh I imagine some of those chefs could work magic with just a few ingredients, while others just cooked up some disgusting DRNCH! As for my recipe, yes I knew I was not able to make it exactly like the original, but I did the best I could while keeping it simple. It turned out very tasty.

[@billmcyrus]

Very cool! I just picked up a few of these for my family and me to camp with. What a handy design!

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you so much for checking out my vid!

[@billmcyrus]

@@SmellNRoses Most definitely. Thank you for making it! Such a great resource. This is especially helpful to me as I'm looking for as many fun ways as possible to have fun experiences with my son.

[@FlyingSquirrelOutdoors]

Merchants Millpond is gorgeous... And a great dish to break in a Yugoslavian kit! Looked great!

[@SmellNRoses]

This park has quickly become one of my favorite spots while I am visiting this area, its a really underrated place. The meal turned out great, better than I expected. Thank you so much for checking it out, I really appreciate your views and comments!

[@HikeCamp]

That looked great... I have not had breakfast yet and that made me hungry. 👍👍

[@SmellNRoses]

It's tough to watch cooking videos on an empty stomach LOL! This meal turned out great. Thanks so much for watching and for your comment, I really appreciate it!

[@HikeCamp]

👍👍

[@blackriverrambler3963]

Very cool kit! First time I seen one like that. Great take on the meal. Looked amazing!

[@SmellNRoses]

It is a really neat kit. A little on the heavy and bulky side but I like it. The meal turned out better than expected. I'm already planning some more recipes for future episodes. Thanks so much for checking it out, my friend!

[@Stormdrane]

Neat kit, and the meal looked tasty too, thanks for sharing!

[@SmellNRoses]

I'm loving this kit so far and highly recommend it. The meal turned out fantastic. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. I really appreciate it!

[@BluecollarBackcountry]

I like mess kit Monday and the goulash looked really good. Hope you can keep it going.

[@SmellNRoses]

I've always enjoyed watching the Mess Kit Mondays or the Canteen Cup Tuesdays, so I thought I'd give it a try. I may do some more episodes. The goulash turned out much better than I expected. Thanks so much for watching, my friend. I really appreciate it!

[@Scoutforlife]

That looked fantastic! Great job on mess kit Monday. Nice kit.👍peace.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for watching and for your kind comment! It turned out better than expected, was very tasty.

[@KevinsAdventures]

Great bike trek, looks like Hike with Mike will be emerging from the swamp any minute :P Sweet looking kit and great recipe to christen your new (old) kit. Your cup appeared to be a lot deeper than my traditional US canteen cup. That came out great, I wanted a bite.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks, man! This place definitely looks like something similar to Hike with Mike's area. I love this mess kit, and I'm looking forward to getting some more use out of it. The cook pot is pretty deep and perfect for making stews and such. Thanks for checking it out!

[@Adam-ve5gg]

That looked real good, and usually you dont need to measure amount of each ingredient you put in there. But it doesnt need to be made for gatherings and parties, it can be made as standard meal and its often made(at least thats how my mom does it) during the weekend there for no need to cook during the week.

[@LeeRalph100]

It looks like the weather is pretty nice there. I like seeing the bike in action. A very fitting meal to break in the cook set! That looked great, and I am not just saying that!! I think this is something I would like, it looked very tasty. I liked the addition of the peppers. i really liked this video and would enjoy seeing you do more of them Thanks for sharing this recipe with us! I am really going to try it out!

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you, my friend. I have actually eaten a lot of dishes from that part of the world: Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Turkish. Their food is mostly simple, yet hearty and a bit on the spicy side. I know you like spicy foods, as do I. I think you would enjoy some of their dishes, the Serbs in particular and very "meat and potatoes" kind of people. Anyway, I couldn't resist trying to cook a Balkans style recipe for the first use of the Yugoslavian mess kit. Now that it's properly broken in, I guess I'm free to do what ever I want LOL! We have had some wild temperature swings this winter, but that is kind of typical for us here in the southern mid-Atlantic area. Its pretty common for us to have freezing temps and snow storm one day, and then sunny and 60s degrees the next day. It was great to take the bike out there, I'm riding it every chance I get. Thanks so much for checking out the video, my friend. I hope you'll try this recipe, let me know how it turns out if you do.

[@LeeRalph100]

I have never had that style of a dish before, it sounds pretty good. Nothing wrong with meat a potatoes at all...adding a bit of spiciness is a plus LOL I am glad you chose this dish to make. I would like to try something like this. I want you to know, this has been a big motivation to me to try and do a bike to get more exercise. and I have a feeling this will be big inspiration for others to get out and give it a try!

[@SmellNRoses]

Lee Ralph I had many motivations for wanting to get into biking, one of them was for the exercise too. Even though I’m pretty active at work and I hike hundreds of miles every year, my first time on the bike I realized I would be using muscles I never knew I had and the cardio is as intense as hiking up a steep mountain. So I’m hoping this bike will be a fun way to get more exercise. It’s also going to open doors to new kinds of adventures, like riding trails that I would not care to hike on foot and also bike camping. Stay tuned!

[@LeeRalph100]

I will!!! I look forward to seeing this new part of your adventures!!!

[@edreese3514]

Nice-looking mess kit recipe I'll have to give that one a tryanother great video

[@SmellNRoses]

This recipe was definitely a success, though it could use a little tweaking next time I try it. Out there in the boonies I was working with limited resources, in more controlled environment you could really make this into an awesome hearty meal. Thanks so much for watching and for your great comment. I really appreciate it, my friend!

[@HappyTrailsHiking]

That was a great episode and a neat recipe! Thanks for sharing!

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. The meal turned out fantastic!

[@Studio_419]

Awesome backwoods dish for 1, definitely do not see that cuisine very often in the backcountry! ...I swear I could smell it lol, and that's a cool kit. Nice to have in the collection.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks, man. I appreciate your kind words, and thanks so much for watching! Yeah this dish was a bit complicated for small portion and in the backwoods, but I insisted on the idea of the first meal being a Balkans style dish in this Serbian mess kit. It turned out much better than I expected. It's a really cool cook set and I look forward to using it some more. We'll see what I come up with next time!

[@KrizAkoni]

Really cool kit! That thing looks awesome.

[@SmellNRoses]

This is a really cool kit. I'd been wanting an old surplus military cook set for a while but I couldn't make up my mind which one, I'm really happy with this one so far. Thanks so much for checking it out!

[@KentuckyWoodsman]

That looked great! I like that mess kit. It looks to be a really convenient size. Looks like you are enjoying that new mountain bike too.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting, my friend. Yeah I'm loving this bike, been getting it out every chance I get. It's already opening a lot of new opportunities, this spot I was in for this video was really awesome and I would not have gone there without the bike...five miles on a fire road is not something I'd typically care to do on foot, but it was fast, easy, and fun on the bike, and I got to see a remote section of the swamp and millpond. I've only used this mess kit a couple of times but I really like it so far. I plan to get a lot of use out of it. Thanks again for checking it out!

[@JenniferinIllinois]

I watch some military ration review channels and one of them has this kit. Pretty cool! Nice first meal in the kit too. :)

[@SmellNRoses]

This is a great kit, I really like it so far. This meal turned out great, much better than I expected. Thanks so much for checking it out, I really appreciate it!

[@FullSpectrumSurvival]

New sub. Bob808 sent me from his Facebook page! Thanks Bob and thanks SmellNRoses!

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks to Bob for sharing my video. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by my channel and subscribing. I subbed you as well, just watched your "I am your enemy - Solar" video, wow what a great series I can't wait to see more.

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

cool mess kit and the meal looked really good

[@SmellNRoses]

I'm loving this kit, man. Its too heavy and bulky for hiking but if I'm on my bike, or car camping, or something like that, then I'll be getting a lot of use out of it. The meal turned out better than expected. Thanks so much for watching!

[@uncleredneck3802]

Just subscribed to your channel and realy like it. Be wondering where Peackbager for Canser is. Havent seen any thing from him. Hope to see more videos from you. See you out there some time.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for subscribing and I hope you enjoy some of my videos. Peakbaggers for Cancer is a good friend of mine, though I have not talked to him recently. He has not uploaded a video in a very long time. He graduated from college, got married, and had a son all within the same year so I think he just got slammed by real life LOL! He has still been getting out and about a little, we even did an AT hike together, but he didn't shoot any video on that hike. Hopefully he'll get back on KZbin at some point.

[@Willys-Adventures]

that did look like a good lunch SNR thanks for sharing

[@SmellNRoses]

The meal turned out much better than I expected, it was tasty. Thanks for checking it out, man!

[@therealbennybraden]

That looks delicious brother! 🍴👍

[@SmellNRoses]

It turned out great, my friend. Much better than expected. Trying to broaden my horizons a bit LOL! Thanks for checking it out!

[@davegoodridge8352]

Looks great

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you!

[@uptrail7169]

It sure looks good to me!! Nice military mess kit! I have a large U.S. military collection and you may be able to find some of the old videos on my channel showing some of it.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks, man! The meal turned out really tasty, better than I expected. I love this mess kit so far, and I can't wait to use it some more. I'll try to look up some of your old videos, I'm always interested in old surplus gear. Thanks for watching, my friend!

[@hikewithmike4673]

awesome i love goulash!!!!!...........

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you, my friend! It turned out fantastic, very tasty.

[@themiwoodsman7222]

Looks pretty good indeed , nice ol mess kit as well ! Atb John

[@SmellNRoses]

This is an awesome kit, I really like it so far. The meal turned out fantastic, better than expected. Thanks so much for checking it out, my friend. I really appreciate it!

[@Ranger24]

Looks good. How much fuel did it take to cook this up?

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you. I was running a 110g fuel canister that was only about half full when I started, when I finished I could tell I had used a lot of fuel but still enough in the bottle for probably another meal. Sorry I can't be more specific. I using it with a MSR Pocket Rock stove, air temps in the upper 40s with no wind. The pot in this set is very heavy and takes a while to really heat up, but once it gets hot it didn't take a lot of flame to keep the temperature high.

[@wvoutdoorsman5326]

Looks tasty!!! May have to try that with canned venison

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to check it out. During my research of various recipes, I came across an article that said in one particular region of Serbia, it was very common to use venison or other wild game in the goulash. Give it a try sometime and let me know how it turns out.

[@DannyWalker1949]

I like the meal you made it looked really good❕ Except you didn't Bust Open the Pepper's and bite into them🌡 Darn, that is the Best Part😰of the meal🌶

[@SmellNRoses]

Thank you, my friend! The meal turned out great, and yes I did get into those peppers too, just didn't show it all on camera. Spicy peppers always add to almost any meal. Thanks so much for watching!

[@billyjoedenny]

plenty of goodness in the video ,, i say perfect. i like your mess kit , ..bill

[@SmellNRoses]

The meal turned out great! Better than expected. I love the mess kit, and can't wait to use it some more. Thanks so much for checking it out, I really appreciate it!

[@watchingyou9037]

Omg I live in North Carolina

[@SmellNRoses]

Y'all have no shortage of great places to visit down there in NC. Thanks for checking out my video!

[@Vukelic_]

How was the poop?

[@SmellNRoses]

Haha totally normal. Why not?

[@CrombatRations]

Just asking :D After real paprikash it can be real wild. :D

[@SmellNRoses]

Crombat Rations LOL! I imagine it could be with all the spices. Of course mine was just an approximation. I’d love to try the real one some day. Thanks for checking out my video!

[@sojjjer]

weird way to say kosovo

[@SmellNRoses]

Sojjer Nothing weird about pronouncing it the way all English speakers say it.