Hobo Stew

For my first real recipe post I thought I'd keep it simple. Hobo Stew also called Tin Foil Stew or Pocket Stew refers to any stew made in a pouch of tin foil. When camping it is cooked by being placed in the coals of a campfire, but at home it can be thrown on the grill or baked in the oven.
Hobo Stew was always a favorite in my old scout troop because everyone could make it however they wanted since it is made in single serving pouches. Here is my recipe for Pocket Stew, but feel free to make it your own (this is the perfect time to try out your secret spice from my last post).
Ingredients (per serving):
     1/4lb ground beef
     1 whole potato diced
     1/4 of a medium onion ( more or less depending how much u like onion)
     1 cup mixed veggies ( I like peas and carrots)
     1/2 cup of water
     Salt and pepper/seasonings to taste
     1 piece of tin foil about a foot and a half long
Directions
     First you need to do the prep. I'd recommend doing it at home and storing it all in one ziplock bag till you're cooking it.
     1. To make the pouch or pocket that the stew will cook in first fold the tin foil in half long ways the rolling the two side perpendicular to the fold inwards to form a pocket large enough to hold all the ingredients plus a good amount of extra room.
     2. Next throw all the ingredients into the pouch. I recommend adding the ground beef in small chunks so it cooks faster.
     3. Roll up the opening of the pouch and place on bed of coals being careful not to puncture the foil.
     4. The pouch will puff up if there are no holes in the foil. This means it should be just about done because the water has turned to steam and blew up the pouch. If it hasn't blown up after about 10 minutes you should start checking every few minutes to see if its done.
     5. Find one of the larger chunks of meat in the stew. If its cooked all the way through your stew is done, otherwise roll it back up and put it back on the coals for a few minutes, but it will not puff back up so remember to check it.

So that's a basic recipe for hobo stew. You can use any seasonings you would like, and feel free to try other ingredients. personally I like mine with some beans, a some cut up pieces of bacon, ad either hot sauce or BBQ sauce. I hope you like this recipe as much as I do.