Campfire Discada is a traditional Mexican cooking technique that involves using a large, round disc as a cooking surface over an open campfire. This versatile cooking method allows for the preparation of a wide range of flavorful dishes popular for outdoor gatherings, camping trips, and social events, as it brings a unique and communal cooking experience.
To cook Campfire Discada, the disc is heated over the campfire until it reaches the desired temperature. The various meats of pork, bacon, chorizo, and smoked sausage along with the onion and bell pepper are then added to the disc in order of cooking time slowly building up a complete dish.
Campfire Discada offers a wonderful opportunity for creativity and experimentation in the outdoors. If you don’t have the traditional dish as shown in the photos, the recipe can also be cooked on any of the disc-shaped barbecues, a flat-top grill, or a large surface griddle or skillet.
Campfire Discada Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredient Preparation
- 2 brown onions
- 2 pounds mini bell peppers mixed colors
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 bunch spring onions
- 2 pounds bacon
- 2 pounds smoked sausage
To Cook
- 2 pounds ground pork
- 2 pounds chorizo
- 14 corn tortilla
Equipment
- discada cooking disk or skillet
Directions
Ingredient Preparation
- Prepare all the ingredients before starting to cook. Dice the onion. Remove the seeds from the bell peppers then slice.
- Thinly slice the garnishes of cilantro and spring onions. Put aside until needed.
- Slice the bacon and smoked sausage.
To Cook
- Light a campfire then place the discada cooking disk (Mexican-style cooking disc) over it. It will heat quickly but aim for a medium heat.
- Add the bacon and allow it to render slowly. The fat created is the foundation for cooking all the remaining ingredients.
- Add the onion and bell pepper then cook until starting to soften while stirring occasionally.
- Add the ground pork and chorizo to the center of the cooking disc and break up while cooking. Add the smoked sausage slices and brown.
- When all the meat is cooked, mix in with the onion and bell pepper.
- Reduce the campfire temperature to a simmer to hold the discada meat while cooking the tortillas.
- Drape the corn tortilla through the oil in the meat mixture then fry it until brown.
- You can serve as you go or cook all the tortilla and serve in one sitting.
- Garnish the meat mixture with the cilantro and spring onion before serving on the fried corn tortilla.
Nutritional Information
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