Best long life food ideas please

costco also do two different lamb packs that need no refrigeration one is Naverin the other shank last approx one year and really tasty with rice, pasta etc.

John
 
M & S have just started selling long life 'ready' meals such as curry, pork in ale etc. They don't need to be kept in a fridge and last for months. I've tried them and they're OK. Not fab you understand, but OK. But better than tinned.
 
Lidl tinned beef curry with lidl parboiled rice in a bag.

Bangers and beans for breakfast - I prefer the ASDA version

Eggs will keep for several weeks in temperate bilges

Tesco have some Indian recipes in bags and tins. The Sag Aloo (potatoes and spinach) is good, haven't tried the others yet.

For really evil conditions, hardcore hiking/expedition shops have self heating meals. The tinned ones are relatively bulky and heavy, but need less faffing about when the boat's got more vertical and axial movement than horizontal /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Only a small king's ransom required...
 
Great believer in pasta and baked potatoes. For a bit of luxury try the small flat tins of smoked oysters, squid etc. Asparagus in tins isn't bad either, as are artichoke hearts. And pizza is great when its rough or you are tired. Quick, slice on the chopping board on the bridge deck, and fingers!!
 
Spaghetti Putanesca is an anytime meal with non perishable ingredients.

Needs spaghetti, tin of tomatoes, tin of anchovies in oil, tin of black olives, jar of capers, dried chilli flakes and if on a boat, some lazy garlic.

Fry the chopped anchovies with the garlic and a sprinkle of chilli flakes. Anchovies will break down. Add capers and chopped olives, fry for a few minutes and then add tinned tomatoes. Reduce the tomato sauce and the stir it through some cooked spaghetti. Yummy, especailly with red wine. All the ingredients will last for ever.
 
Vacuum packed kippers for breakfast. I don't know how long they last, I've always eaten them well before any use by date!

You mentioned dried milk. A couple of years ago I read a taste report in some newspaper about dried milks. Tesco's came out very well. It's surprisingly good and lasts well. Far better than the muck we used to use back in my student days!

I would also second the comments about packets of flavoured rice. Easy and tasty.
 
I remembered seeing This on the Pardey's site for preserving butter.

Have never tried it as we have freezer and frig but believe that I have seen similar suggestions in older cruising stories. Haven't a clue how salty it gets to taste.

John
 
Wouldnt have thought it would get salty, the butter shouldn't absorb the salt water, anyway you need a fair amount of salt in hot climates anyway. I am going to try this.
 
alotta ppl take too much salt in hot climes, and end up making themselves ill
best way to test if you need salt is to put some on a finger and rub it around the tongue, if you cant taste it you need it.
 
I take salt tablets whilst working/sailing in hot climes. Or rather I used to, I find I get enough salt in my food these days, although crampo tells me when my salt intake is low, then I take some quinine sulphate for immediate relief, then increase my salt intake.
 
Vacuum packed potato sliced stuff (Sainsbury's) with bacon and onions or eggy version are lovely and once taken out of the box can be stored flat and take up hardly any space.
 
issuing of salt tablets on board merchant ships has been discontinued because of the problems associated with electrolite inbalance ...... thats why the tougue trick is handy ... its foolproof
 
We have used freeze-dried foods - available routinely from every supermarket - on a large number of trips, some on conventional cruisers, some on dinghy-camping cruisers - and apart from questions of preference, all have reconstituted well and easily. Most were very tasty. Boil-in-the-bag rice, from the same source, has proved equally successful.
 
Yes, I agree Colin, I wouldn't have thought the butter would get salty either given that oils repel water so shouldn't be absorbed.

If you do try it I would be very interested in knowing how well it works.

John
 
I recently read Brazil and Beyond by Annie Hill. It is peppered with recipes - they lived on a low tech boat but ate really well. Good recipe there for pickling fish - I recall she fried it lightly first. Sorry can't help further, the book is on the boat and I'm a long way from it...
 
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