Re-hydrating DIY dehydrated meals

Jon Fong

Ultralighter
Another great item to eat that you don't have to worry about water proportions is dried canned garbanzo beans. The great thing about them is when re-hydrated, they still have that crunch. I old soak mine for a few hours and then drain out the water. For lunches, mix in a packet of tuna or chicken and add a packet of salad dressing. When rehydrating the garbanzo beans, you can also toss in dried carrots, peas or corn.
 

edh

Thru Hiker
@edh - how do you make them ? :)

Plenty of recipes online.
I use canned beans as life is short....
Chop any onions etc soffrito small.
Olive oil, though heavier fats are traditional. I've tried no oil for the veg and it's ok, add post hydrating. Used a bit of oil and that's been ok too (not stored long). Chipotle (smoky...) as I like it.
Chicken stock.
Easy on spices for me as I don't do well with them. backpacking.
 

TinTin

Thru Hiker
Another great item to eat that you don't have to worry about water proportions is dried canned garbanzo beans. The great thing about them is when re-hydrated, they still have that crunch. I old soak mine for a few hours and then drain out the water. For lunches, mix in a packet of tuna or chicken and add a packet of salad dressing. When rehydrating the garbanzo beans, you can also toss in dried carrots, peas or corn.
I think that we call garbanzo beans chickpeas in the UK.
 

cathyjc

Thru Hiker
Plenty of recipes online.
I use canned beans as life is short....
Chop any onions etc soffrito small.
Olive oil, though heavier fats are traditional. I've tried no oil for the veg and it's ok, add post hydrating. Used a bit of oil and that's been ok too (not stored long). Chipotle (smoky...) as I like it.
Chicken stock.
Easy on spices for me as I don't do well with them. backpacking.

Thanks.
 

ADz

Thru Hiker
Sorry for hijacking the post with a completely different theme but what foods do people eat during the day?

I’m happy with shop bought freeze dried meals on a night. We just buy them by the box load and pick up a slack handful when we go away for usually 1 to 3 nighters.

During the day I’m pasta and sauce type just add water meals which I’ve dispensed into ziplocks. Don’t mind them but always good to get some inspiration for my limited culinary skills.

Biltong
 
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