Dutch Oven Campfire Pork Chops: Tender, Juicy & Tasty Recipe

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Campfire Dutch Oven Pork Chops Cooking Tips

The secret to making really good pork chops in Dutch ovens is using bone-in cuts. The amount of flavor that comes from the bones does a LOT of the heavy lifting when it comes to adding so much taste.

And, if you have GF dietary restrictions, you’ll be happy to know this is one of our gluten free camping food recipes.

For low carb diets, this is just one of our yummy keto camping food options.

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Cooking Methods & Equipment

If you’re making this as one of your easy campfire recipes, you’ll set your Dutch oven on a grill grate over hot campfire coals or hang it from a tripod. If you like the uniform heat and temperature control from charcoal briquettes, you can use them as your heat source.

These mouth-watering pork chops are tender and juicy because they simmer in sauce inside a Dutch oven or large cast iron skillet with a tight-fitting lid. You’ll only need bottom heat so you can make this as one of your camp stove recipes if fire restrictions prevent you from using an open camp fire flame.

If you need tips on How To Camp When Camping Fire Restrictions Are Activated, we have them for you!

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Easy Dutch Oven Pork Chops Campfire Recipe

Step 1. Prepare Your Campfire

Step 2. Brown The Pork Chops

Dutch Oven Camp Cooking Tip: The entire surface area of meat must make contact with the Dutch oven to evenly brown it, so just brown the meat in smaller batches if you can’t fit it in the oven at the same time.

Use extra long BBQ tongs to stay a safe distance from the campfire. It’s more comfortable to stay further away from the heat of the campfire when cooking with longer campfire cooking equipment tools.

Step 3. Add Remaining Ingredients And Simmer Over Campfire

A Camp Dutch Oven Lid Lifter allows me to stay further away from the heat of the campfire when cooking this campfire pork chops recipe.

I remove the camp Dutch oven from the campfire as I am browning the meat and adding the other ingredients.

Lodge Camp Dutch Oven Lid Lifter

 

Step 4. Garnish And Serve

The chops are done when the internal temperature reaches at least 145 F degrees on a meat thermometer. The meat will be rare at 145 degrees, for medium cook to 150 F degrees and for well cook to 160 F degrees.

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Pairings

When these camp fire pork chops are finished cooking, you will have light brown, flavor-packed pan juices! I spoon it over the meat and my side dishes like mashed potatoes.

It’s nice to serve this with fresh veggies like my campfire corn on the cob or fresh steamed green beans with a little butter.

If you like making campfire foil packet meals with a large variety of vegetables, you’ll find broccoli, baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, garlic and butter in my Campfire Veggie Packets.

The classic combination of pork chops and a small bowl of apple sauce is always a crowd pleaser. Try chopping some fresh apples and stirring into a store bought sauce for extra flavor and texture.

If you want to make a thicker gravy, just remove the pork chops from the Dutch oven and whisk a little flour into the juices, cook until desired thickness.

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If you enjoy meat and potato kinds of meals, try this Grilled Flat Iron Camping Steak Recipe that takes only 5 minutes to prep and just a little longer to cook. The secret to making this usually tough cut of meat very tender is the simple homemade marinade.

Make a quick sauce to marinate the chicken then baste it while it is cooking. You’ll love this Simple Grilled Dijon Chicken With Garlic And Jalapeno Recipe.

This Pork Chops With Vinegar Peppers And Potatoes Recipe is a classic Italian comfort food we’ve made into a one pot dinner.

See all of our yummy breakfast, appetizer, dinner, side and dessert Dutch oven recipes for camping!

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