SOLAR COOKING RECIPES
RICE 1 cup brown rice 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups water Place ingredients in 1-quart dark pot with lid in 250-275º solar oven for 1 hour or until done (water absorbed).
Crust (see notes below)
With electric mixer, beat softened cream cheese,
sugar, flour, and grated peels until smooth. Add eggs one at a time and
beat until fluffy. Pour into crust in baking pan (see notes) Cover and
bake in solar oven at 200 to 250 F. Bake 2 1/2 to 3 hours. The cheesecake
will rise some, and a toothpick inserted into center of cake should come
out clean. When done allow to cool uncovered, then unmold. Serve well chilled,
if desired, top with strawberries or whatever.
Notes:
I use a small aluminum, square sided skillet that
has been painted black with barbecue paint. The lid for the skillet is
also painted black. Use a dark container with lid that is approx. 7 or
8 inches in diameter.
The crust is simple- Heavily butter the walls of
the pan and flour generously with graham cracker crumbs. Pour the mixture
into this. Or the cheesecake can be made without the crust if the pan is
greased and floured.
ENJOY!
1 lean beef chuck or similar roast- about 3 lbs- cut the meat into 2
or 3 chunks-
put the roast into a black pot ( I use "Granite Ware") use whatever
you have in the way of a dark pot or you can even use an oven cooking bag
set into a pan or skillet.
Empty one package of dry onion soup mix over the meat, cover, and cook
in the solar oven for 4 to 6 hours or until tender. You won't believe how
good this is! Remember, you can vary this recipe with any thing that you
like. I used this example because it is the simplest. The oven can be 200
to 250 F.
Soak about 1/2 pound of pinto beans in water overnight. Drain the beans and add fresh water to cover the beans by about 1/2 inch. Add a pinch of salt- some chopped onion, a little garlic, and a slice of bacon if you like. This all goes into a covered dark pot and is cooked ALL day in the solar oven. If you notice the water has boiled away, just add more hot water. They are done when they are tender.
3 cups self-rising flour
2 TBSP sugar
1 12oz can of any beer
pinch of salt
1/2 to 3/4 cups of raw, unsalted sunflower kernels
Mix all ingredients to form a dough ball. Put dough into a greased 32 oz juice can that has been painted black on the outside with barbecue paint. Set can into preheated oven and bake until top is golden brown- 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours depending on how hot your oven is. Remove from solar oven and let cool. The bread shrinks a bit while cooling, and will slip right out of the can. Slice, and enjoy! Makes great burger, and sandwich buns.
About the container:Take a 32 oz can (like a large V8 juice can) remove the top and paint the outside of the can with BBQ or grill paint found in the BBQ section of your big Depot type hardware store. After the paint has dried bake the empty container in the solar oven to cure the paint. This is the best way to bake a loaf of bread in a solar oven.
Place several chicken legs in a single layer inside of a plastic cooking bag. Spread the chicken with a generous amount of pureed, raw garlic (about 1 tsp for each leg) Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Close cooking bag end with provided tie and place entire cooking bag flat on the bottom of the preheated solar oven. Put a small slit in the top of the bag. The oven can be anywhere in temperature from 200 to 350 degrees depending on the type of cooker that you are using. The legs will be done in 1 to 2.5 hours. These chicken legs are incredibly delicious! Intense in roasted garlic flavor!
Inside a dark, covered pot place 2 or three medium size, whole potatoes- any type. No need to preheat the oven. Let them bake all day in a slow oven of about 250 degrees F. Here is where you can set the oven due south and just leave it alone while your are at work or playing. When you come home you will have the most flavorful potatoes you have ever tasted! Garnish them however you prefer or just eat them plain. I often store these in the refrigerator to be used in other solar recipes, like the next one!
Slice a couple of those SOLAR BAKED POTATOES and place them into a dark pot. Drizzle the potatoes with olive oil, add a 1/2 cup of milk, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and a generous amount of parmesian cheese. Mix briefly, then cover and place into a preheated solar oven and bake until hot- about an hour or so. Real easy- REAL GOOD!
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Last updated by Doug Edwards on March 2008
