| A handful of rice added early will help to thicken up the stew or casserole. It disintegrates into much, but adds some body to the fluid. Most people use corn flour for thickening, but an easier way is to use that mashed potato powder you can get at the supermarket (in farangland anyway).
Re the lack of an oven. You can make an improvised oven by using a big stainless steel dish or big pot. Put a rack of some kind in to keep the food off the bottom where the direct heat is. Use a cake rack or make one out of some old wire. And you need a lid to keep the heat in. Just put your food to be baked in a tray on the rack. Pop the pot or dish onto the gas flame and put the lid on. |