"Hobos"

Servings: 2
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: about 20 minutes on the grill, 40 on a campfire

This can be made in any quantity you'd like, we just make two at a time because that's all we use.

• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 2 potatoes
• 3-4 carrots
• 1 small onion
• seasoned salt
• pepper
• garlic powder
• 2 large pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil (or two disposable pie pans covered in foil)

Divide meat and prepare 2 patties. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic. Place in the center of each piece of foil.

Slice onion into thick rings, and potatoes and carrots into circles about 1/8 inch thick, divide into two servings, place on top of meat, season with salt and pepper.

Fold foil closed, sealing well on the top.

Cook over grill on medium high heat, or over campfire coals that have been raked out away from flames. Cooking time will differ; you know they are done when veggies are tender. Keep the peeking to a minimum as steam escapes when you open the packets.

This is one of my all-time favorite campfire recipes. We made it all the time on my Grandma's fire pit when I was growing up. The high heat of a campfire gives the meat a lovely caramelization on the bottom, and makes the potatoes yummy and soft. You can add other veggies too: like zucchini, squash, celery, or bell peppers. This is just the classic version. We call them "hobos" because supposedly people who jumped trains would make these on their campfires during the depression.