Native American Recipes

Recipes and information on Native American food. This is the food and recipes of food eaten preinvasion upto and including current popular Native American food.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

It's Fry Bread You Dummy

Navajo Fry Bread

2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon shortening
1 cup water
oil for frying

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening with 2 knives or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add enough water to make a soft dough. Knead on a lightly floured board until smooth and elastic. Pinch off dough, enough to make 11/2 inch balls. Roll or slap back and forth from hand to hand until each ball is a flat 4-inch round. Fry each round in a skillet, in 1/4-inch deep hot fat at 400 degrees until lightly browned on both sides, turning once. Bread becomes puffy as it fries. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot, plain, or with jam, honey, or your favorite tortilla topping.

Seminole Indian Fry Bread

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup instant lowfat powdered milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tsp double acting baking powder
1 tablespoon lard
3/4 cups luke warm water
vegetable oil for frying

In a small bowl mix together flour, powdered milk, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the lard until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add water and knead lightly for 1 minute. Turn out onto a well floured surface and knead until a smooth ball forms. Divide the dough into 8 equal parts and shape each into a small ball. Cover with an inverted bowl and let rest for about 10 minutes. On a floured surface roll each ball into a 6 inch circle. Poke a hole in the center of each round of dough. In a skillet heat about 1-1 1/2 inches of vegetable oil, until smoke appears. (375x F.) Fry the dough rounds one at a time until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and
serve hot. Yield: makes 8

Indian Mothers Bread

2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
milk (enough to mix)

Mix all ingredients. Divide the dough into parts and shape each into round pone about the size of your skillet and 1/8th of an inch thick. Fry the bread in about 1/4 inch hot cooking oil until golden brown on each side. Cut into wedges and serve hot. Delicious with butter, jams or other sweet spreads.

NAVAJO Whole Wheat FRY BREAD

1 cup white flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
vegetable oil

Mix dry ingredients. Add water to dry ingredients, mix well. Knead dough on a floured board till it becomes elastic. Let dough rest 10 minutes, covered. Roll out dough till it is 1/2 inch thick. Cut
into squares or circles. Deep-fry at 370F till golden brown; drain on paper towels. Drizzle with honey and serve.

Abubu Fry Bread

2 large eggs
2 pkgs yeast
8 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
4 cups milk
1 tablespoon oil

Mix everything together and let it rise punch it down an let it rise again it must rise 4 times total this is important after it has risen 4 times shape it into a circle the size of your pan or cut it into 5 inch circles if you are making indian tacos .Put the dough in a frying pan with enough already heated oil to go half way up the dough the oil should be hot already.Fry the dough till it is done then turn it over and fry the other side If you are making indian tacos take the 5 inch circles and fold them in half fill them with already cooked meat and cheese or whatever you want in them and pinch the edges shut like you do a pie crust then fry them in hot oil.If you are making Indian tacos you will need to make the dough way thinner.This is rez bread for dipping in wojapi.
Yield: 4 servings

Blackfoot Fry Bread

1 cup warm water
1 pkg dry yeast
2 tablespoon soft butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour

Place water in bowl. Sprinkle yeast over water and allow to stand in warm place for 5 minutes. Add butter, sugar, salt and 2 1/2 cups flour. Knead, adding enough flour to make stiff dough.
Allow to rise (in bowl with towel over top, in warm place) for one hour. Place oil in deep sauce pan and heat to 350 F. Form dough into 4 inch disks about 1/4 inch thick, and fry about 1 minute per side until golden brown.

Indian Fried Pumpkin Bread

4 cups self-rising flour
1 tablespoon baking powder (if using regular; flour)
1 16 oz. can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filli)
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup white or brown sugar
2 cups corn oil

1. In large mixing bowl, combine 3 1/2 cups of flour with the baking powder, pumpkin, and sugar. 2. Blend well and knead briefly, forking in the rest of the flour if needed ot make a smooth dough. Refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up the dough. 3. Divide dough into fourths and knead each
portion on a floured board or cloth for few minutes. 4. Using floured rolling pin, roll each portion into a cylinder 8 to 10 inches long. 5. Cut each cylinder into 6 slices. 6. Flour each slice and form into a cake no more than 1/2 inch thick. Dough cooks faster if thinner. 7. Heat 3/4 inch of oil in a deep, heavy frying pan until a bit of dough begins to bubble immediately. 8. Fry the cakes in hot oil. Turn after 2 or 3 minutes, when bottom side is brown. You can reduce spattering by covering the pan with a screen. 9. When both sides are brown, remove from pan with skimmer, drain
on paper.Notes: Miccosukee tribe.

Indian Yeast Fry Bread

2 T. honey
1/2 t. salt
1 pkg. yeast
1 t. baking powder
1 1/2 . oil
1 c. hot water
1 1/2 c. flour

Stir together honey, oil, salt and hot water. Add yeast and allow to stand 10 min. to dissolve yeast.Add flour and baking powder. Use enough flour to make a firm ball. Take enough dough to flatten as pizza crust 6-8 in. in diameter. Deep fry in more oil.

INDIAN FRY BREAD O'Odham Tash

4 tblsp honey
3 tabl oil
1 tabl salt
2 cups hot water
1 package active dry yeast
3 cups unbleached white flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
2-4 cups additional flour

Start the dough mixture about 2 to 2 1/2 hours before serving. Be sure to poke a hole in the center of your dough before you fry it...otherwise your fry bread may have a doughy undercooked center. Mix together the honey, oil, and salt. Stir in the hot water. Mix well. Sprinkle the yeast on top of this mixture. Cover with a cloth and allow to stand about 10
minutes or until yeast bubbles. Add Flour and baking powder. Stir well. Add more flour until mixture is firm and cleans hands. (2-4 cups of flour) Place dough in greased bowl, turning over to grease the top. Cover and allow to raise until double in bulk (about half an hour). Punch down and divide in half, then each half into 8 parts. Form each piece into a ball and place on waxed paper. Allow to raise until ready to cook. Head deep fat to frying temperature. Take a ball of dough and flatten with your hands using a stretching action until the dough is very thin and round (about six to eight inches in diameter). Poke a hole in the middle and drop in deep fat. Fry until golden, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot topped with honey, powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar. For a more substantial meal...cover with refried beans, meat, shredded lettuce, and shredded cheese and salsa. I might mention that the first cake I made was not very flat so I located my wife's rolling pin and used it on the remaining cakes and they turned out perfectly!

Red Corn Fry Bread

1/2 to 1 cup red corn meal
1 cup all purpose wheat flour
1 tsp. baking powder or culinary ashes
2/3 cup to 1 cup water
light oil for frying

(to use the ashes will enhance the red/pink color)
Mix dry ingredients together; form a well in the center and add the water, until you have a good doughy consistency (one that you can work with, either by patting or rolling--I usually pat). If the dough is too sticky, add more of the red corn meal; if it is too dry add more water.
Lightly knead dough and let sit for at least 10 minutes, either covered or lightly oiled on top. Meanwhile heat oil. The oil needs to be really hot or the breads will be rather heavy or not cooked through. Pat or roll the dough into rounds and fry in hot oil until puffed slightly
and golden rosy. Salt if you like--strictly optional. With the cornmeal in the mix, these are heavier than most all wheat frybreads, but I think they taste better.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Cooking with Blueberries


Blueberry Bannock (Indian Biscuits)

24 ounces of fresh blueberries
5 cups flour
1 cup maple sugar (available at food co-ops)
4 teaspoons baking powder
3-1/2 cups shortening
6 pcs eggs

Recipes for Blueberry Bannock, a fried biscuit, can be found in many American Indian cookbooks, says Sharon Shuck of Duluth. This version offered by Shuck, a Fond du Lac tribal elder, is quite old and can be eaten as a dessert or as bread with a meal. Press the blueberries to obtain approximately 1/2 cup juice. Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, maple sugar and baking powder). Put shortening in a deep frying pan and heat. Beat the eggs with the blueberry juice to get a cream. Mix the cream with dry ingredients and add blueberries. Drop this dough in hot oil, one tablespoon at a time, and brown. Flip over and lightly brown the other side. When all sides are lightly browned, place on paper towel for a few minutes for oil to drain. Serve hot.
Yield: makes about 4 dz

Blueberry Chipotle Sauce

1/2 3/4 cup blueberry preserves
1 pc chipotle en adobo sauce one chile from the can
1 tbsp adobo sauce from chipotle can

Mince chipotle and mix all ingredients. Taste and add more adobo sauce if desired. Serve with grilled game meat. The remaining chipotles and adobo sauce may be frozen in a plastic container for future use.

Blueberry-Buffalo Stew

1 1/2-2 pounds buffalo stew meat
1 cup blueberries
4 cups chicken or beef stock
2 tablespoons canola oil (or bacon drippings)
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Cut the meat into one inch chunks and season lightly with salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven or stew pot. Drizzle in oil or bacon dripping to coat the bottom. Working in batches, brown the meat well on all sides. Add oil as necessary. Do not over crowd the pan. Remove browned meat to a clean dish and cover.
Once all the meat is browned, return it all to the pan with any juices that have accumulated on the plate. Add stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and skim off any froth that has collected on the surface until the broth is clear. Add the blueberries, honey, sherry, and cayenne pepper and bring back to a boil. Simmer for 2 hours or until the meat is very tender and the broth has
reduced. Stir occasionally. This helps to break up the blueberries and incorporate them into the liquid. By the end of the cooking time the blueberries should be completely incorporated.

Serve with fry bread and wild greens salad.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Burning Tree Native Grill Recipes


Burning Tree Native Donut Holes

1 recipe fry bread
oil for frying
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Pinch off dough from fry bread a large as 1 1/2 in diameter. Heat oil to frying temperature and fry the dough balls. Once golden brown turn our on paper towel to absorb excess oil then while hot dust with cinnamon sugar and serve hot or cold as snacks.


Burning Tree Roast Leg Of Lamb

1 pc leg of lamb (6 lbs.)
salt and pepper to taste
2-4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 can beef consume
1 can soup can of water
2 T. vinegar
1 pc onion, sliced
basting sauce
1 cup catchup
1 cup burgundy wine
1 cup wild berry jelly; see note

Rub leg of lamb with salt, pepper and crushed garlic, You may substitute powdered garlic if you wish. Add consume, water, vinegar and onion slices to roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer to thickest part of lamb. Put lamb in preheated 450 oven and bake for 15 minutes. Baste with sauce and reduce
heat to 350 and continue roasting and basting until thermometer registers 145 to 150 degrees for medium rare, 160 to 170 degrees for well done. Serve on warmed platter and garnish with watercress. Drippings may be reduced if needed and passed in gravy boat.
Chefs note: huckleberry, serviceberry or current jelly or jam can be used.
Contributor: Burning tree Native Grill
Yield: serves 8 to 10

Burning Tree Chicken Squash

1 tablespoon oil
2 boneless chicken breast halves - cut into chunks
1/2 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small butternut squash, peeled and chopped
1 can hominy, (15.5 ounce) drained
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 ounce) with juice
1 can vegetable broth (14 ounce)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon New Mexican chili powder

1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken, onion, and garlic about 15 minutes, until browned.
2. Mix the squash, hominy, carrot, tomatoes with juice, broth, and sugar, into the skillet. Season with salt, cumin, and chili powder . Bring the mixture to a boil, and continue cooking 30 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Serve over cooked wild and brown rice.
Contributor: Burning Tree Native Grill

Burning Tree Wild Rice With Pine Nuts
1 envelop Lipton onion soup mix
3 cups water
1 cup uncooked wild rice
2 cups brown rice; hot cooked
1/2 cup cranberries, dried
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
2 T. finely chopped parsley or coriander; (cilantro)
1/4 cup butter or margarine

In large pan, blend onion recipe soup mix with water; bring to a boil. Stir in uncooked wild rice and cook covered at a slow boil 50 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice kernels appear split. Add remaining ingredients and toss well.
Contributor: Burning Tree Native Grill
Yield: makes about 12

Burning Tree Huckleberry Wine Sauce
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 1/2 cups huckleberries, fresh or frozen OR
1 cup huckleberry jam

In small saucepan, stir together sugar and cornstarch; stir in wine and lemon juice. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture thickens, clears and comes to slow boil. Stir in huckleberries and simmer, stirring, for 1 minute or until some of the berries burst. Let cool and refrigerate. Can be used for game meats and desserts.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Native American Christmas Recipes


American Indian Cold Christmas Cake Recipe
1 lb pecans or walnuts, chopped
1 lb shredded moist coconut
1 lb raisins
1 lb vanilla wafers
1 regular can sweetened condensed milk


Combine dry ingredients well. Pour in sweetened condensed milk and
work through with hands so that dry ingredients are thoroughly
saturated. Press into spring foam pan. Refrigerate for 2 days. My
Cherokee ancestors used hazelnuts, dates and thick goats milk, then
wrapped the cake in watertight leaves bound with vine and placed in
cold running stream for several days. This is delicious and easy.
Yield: 4 servings

Mom's Christmas Sausage Coffee Cake
1 lb bulk sausage
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 cup bisquick
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup grated swiss cheese
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 egg beaten
1 egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon tabasco
1 tablespoon water
1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Brown sausage and onions; drain. Add next 6 ingredients. Make batter
of Bisquick, milk and mayonnaise. Spread half of batter in 9 x 9 x 2-
inch greased pan. Pour in sausage mixture, then spread remaining
batter on top. Mix egg yolk and water and brush top. Bake at 400
degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake leaves edges of pan. Cool
5 minutes before cutting into 3-inch squares. This recipe doubles
easily in a 9 x 13-inch pan. Enjoy!!
From: "Manyfeathers1"
Yield: 4 servings

Kolab Christmas Salad
1/2 cup cider vinegar
7 tablespoons olive oil
1 jalapeno chili, seeded, minced
1 teaspoon white sage dried, crumbled
6 prickly pears ripe, sliced
1 head red leaf lettuce or boston lettuce
3 avocados, peeled, pitted, sliced
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1 small red onion, thinly sliced, rings separated

Combine vinegar, jalapeno and white sage in small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be
made 1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
Peel and cut lengthwise the pears then slice crosswise into half rounds.Line platter with lettuce. Arrange pear slices in center of
platter, overlapping slices. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and
chill.) Arrange avocado slices around pear slices, overlapping slices.
Top with nuts. Arrange onions over all. Drizzle dressing over.

Holiday Rump Roast
4 lb venison rump roast
1/2 teaspoon sage or several sprigs fresh sage
1 teaspoon juniper berries crushed fine
1 clove garlic, slivered
1/2 cup cooking oil
salt
pepper

Cut slits in top of roast and insert sliver of garlic and sage in the pockets. Rub the roast with cooking oil that has in it the juniper berries, salt and pepper and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour. Place the roast in a baking dish. Roast in a preheated 450 degree (F) oven for 15 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees and roast for 1 hour 15 minutes. If using a meat thermometer, the internal temperature should be 155 degrees for medium rare. For a larger roast, cook for about 18 minutes per pound at the 350 degree temperature. Allow roast to rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve with fresh cranberry sauce.
Yield: 5 servings

Native Holiday Cake
1 cup flour
1 cup corn flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ginger
pinch of salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tbs unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup maple sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree
1 apple, peeled, finely chopped
1 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped
1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
maple syrup icing
1/4 cup plus 2 tbs confectioners sugar
2 1/2 tbs maple syrup

Heat oven to 350 degrees.* Butter a bundt pan. Whisk first 7 ingredients in a bowl to blend. Beat butter and sugars in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat well. Beat in vanilla, pumpkin and apple. Add flour mixture, beat until blended. Stir in cranberries and pecans. Scrape into pan. Bake 70 min. or until done. Cool in pan 10 min. before inverting. ICING---Stir
confectioners sugar and maple syrup in a bowl until icing runs off tip of the spoon, adding more syrup if needed. Put cake on wax paper, drizzle with icing. SPRINKLE WITH COARSELY CHOPPED PECANS, LET ICING SET.
Yield: makes 12 servin

(Chickasaw) Pumpkin Cookies
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup cooked pumpkin
2 1/2 cup flour, less 2 tsp
4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup raisin or dates
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, pumpkin and spices. Blend well. Sift dry ingredients together and add to pumpkin mixture. Blend until smooth. Stir in raisins, nuts and flavoring. Drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
Yield: approximately 3

Pueblo Feast Pinion Cookies
2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup lard or vegetable shortening
1 egg
2 cups unbleached flour, sifted
4 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp anise seed
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup pinon nuts (pignoli),; chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon

The Pueblo Indians give much attention to food, especially on Feast Days, when they must feed their families, a circle of friends and even casual visitors. Field parties for planting or harvesting, kiva parties, a Kachina or Corn Dance, an initiation or wedding, the pueblo's Saint's Day - all require elaborate food preparation. In the Pueblo world, the households of men engaged in any ceremonial activity are the busiest, and at the conclusion of the feast, leftovers are distributed and carried home. Pueblo hospitality is identified, as everywhere, with food; under no circumstances may one refuse food or, asking for it, be refused. To a caller from the vicinity, watermelon, pinon, or peaches will be offered, and it is proper to eat before announcing the reason for the visit. For visitors from far away, whenever they arrive, a regular meal will be served. To be stingy with food is unacceptable. Visitors on Feast Days might be offered these special cookies, but we doubt there are ever any leftovers to be carried home. Preheat oven to 350. In a mixing bowl, cream 2/3 cup sugar and lard. Add egg and blend thoroughly. Stir in flour, baking powder, vanilla, and anise seed, blending thoroughly. Gradually add milk until a stiff dough is formed. Mix in the pinon nuts. Roll dough out on a lightly floured board to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch cookies with cookie cutter. Sprinkle tops with mixture of the remaining sugar and cinnamon. Bake cookies on a well-greased baking sheet for about 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool on a rack.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Cactus and Pinenut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette


1/4 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped red onion
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 cup vegetable oil
10 cups mixed baby greens
1 cup nopales, thinly sliced
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

Puree cranberries in processor until smooth. Add vinegar, onion, sugar and mustard and process until well blended. With processor running, gradually add oil and process until well blended. Transfer to medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to room temperature and whisk before using.) Combine greens and nopales in large bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve, passing remaining dressing separately.

Contributor: Burning Tree Native Grill

Yield: serves 6.

Cheesy Fry Bread


1 pound loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
3 tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
2 tbsp. finely chopped ramp or leek
2 to 3 tsp. chili powder
1/2 t. dried white sage
1/2 t. garlic powder
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

With its pretty color and cheesy topping, this buttery bread is delicious with soups.

Pat dough onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 14-inch pizza pan or 15x10-inch baking pan, forming a crust. Spread with butter. Sprinkle with onion, paprika, oregano and garlic powder. Prick the crust several times with a fork; sprinkle with cheese.

Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes. Bake at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Contributor: Burning Tree Native Grill

Yield: 8 servings

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Chicken and Ramps with Sweet Potatoes


2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp chopped fresh sage
2 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tsp grated lemon rind
2 tsp chili powder
4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
salt and freshly ground pepper
2 sweet potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes
4 ramps or 2 leeks, white and light green part only, sliced
1 cup chicken stock
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Preheat oven to 400F

Combine 1 tbsp olive oil, sasge, mustard, lemon rind, and chili.
Reserve 1 tbsp of mixture, and brush the rest over the chicken
breasts. Season with salt and pepper.

Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil in a large oven proof skillet over medium
heat. Add chicken breasts, and cook 2 minutes per side or until browned.
Remove from skillet and toss in sweet potatoes. Saute for 1 minute, add
ramps or leeks and saute for 2 minutes. Add stock, reserved mustard mixture
and balsamic vinegar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, return chicken
breasts to skillet and place over vegetables. Cover skillet.

Place in oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until chicken juices run
clear. Slice chicken breasts and serve over vegetables. Drizzle over the
pan liquid.

Contributor: Burning Tree Native Grill

Yield: serves 4.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Deviled Buffalo Burgers


1 pound ground buffalo
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon ketchup
2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (optional)
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
5 soft sandwich rolls

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients, except sandwich rolls, together. Form
into 5 patties and place on the unheated rack of a broiler pan (or in a
preheated skillet on the range-top).
2. Broil 3 to 4 inches from the heat for 12 to 15 minutes until internal
temperature reaches 160°F.
3. Serve patties in soft sandwich rolls.

Contributor: Nancy Snee, North Canton, Ohio

Yield: makes 5 patties

Acorn Hominy Bread


2 cups hominy; drained
2 tbl sorghum syrup
2 tbl oil
milk; to make loose paste
1/2 cup masa
1/2 cup hominy paste
1/2 cup acorn flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 pc egg
1 tbl sorghum syrup
1 tbl oil
1/2 tsp pumpkin spice
1 tbl gluten flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup dried cranberries

1. Blend first four (4) ingredients in a blender set at puree until a
smmoth loose paste is accomlished.

2. Mix the remaing ingredients with 1/2 cup of the homony paste and beat
with about 50 to 70 strokes adding more milk if to tight.

Devide into 3x5 oiled (spray) pans bake at preheated oven 375 F for 30
minutes or a tooth pick comes out clean.

Serve with vanilla ice cream drizzle with a huckleberry or blueberry sauce.

Contributor: Burning Tree Native Grill

Yield: 1 small loaf

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Sage and Sherry Creamed Mushrooms on Griddled Blue Corn



1 pound wild mushrooms
1 pound morrels
4 cups heavy cream
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh sage
2 Tbsp. dry sherry
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 1/2 cups blue corn meal
water

Cook the corn meal to a thick mush adding salt to taste.
Oil a 9-by-2-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Pour the corn meal mush into the dish to cover the bottom evenly, about 1 inch thick. Cool completely in dish before cutting. It's best if chilled overnight.

Put the mushrooms in a stainless steel pan large enough to hold all the mushrooms and the cream. Pour the cream over the mushrooms and bring to a boil. Add the morrel mushrooms. Bring to a boil again. Reduce the heat so the mixture is simmering. Cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour until the cream is slightly thickened. Stir often during the boiling and simmering to keep from scorching.

Add the sage and sherry and cook for 10 minutes more, stirring often. Salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.

Cut the corn meal mush into 8 squares, then into 16 triangles. Carefully remove from dish to waxed paper. Heat a griddle or skillet (non-stick works well) on medium heat. Rub both sides of the triangles with olive oil. Carefully place the triangles on griddle or skillet. Brown well on each side.

Serve on eight small plates, two triangles on each. Spoon some of the creamed mushrooms on each and garnish with whole sage leaf. You can also serve this on a platter for a buffet.

The leftover creamed mushrooms will keep up to one week in the refrigerator. It is also good on chicken, fish, toasted crusty French bread - or be creative.

Makes 8 starter servings

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Buffalo Stew With Fry Bread Crust



1 lb of buffalo stew meat
1 teaspoon of baking powder
4 potatoes
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 medium onion
2 tablespoons of oil
seasoning salt
tomato sauce or jar of spaghetti sauce
fry bread dough

Heat the oil in a stew pot, chop the onions add to heated oil. Cook for a couple of minutes. Rinse your stew meat add to the onions add the seasoning salt to taste and add tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce stir well covering all the meat add 1/2 cup of water get it boiling let cook for about 30 minutes add the potatoes, cover and let cook through.

Then make your bread crust.
A pinch of sugar gives the bread a yummy taste and makes it softer. Mix all the dry ingredients together then add your liquids make a soft dough roll out on a floured surface when 30 minutes has past take stew off the stove let it cool and let the dough rest for about 10 minutes then put your stew in a deep pie dish or casserole and top with the rolled out dough. Bake for about 20 - 30 minutes.

Contributor: John Koda Miller

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Pueblo Roasted Pepper Salsa



1 medium, each, red, yellow, green be; ll pepper,
1/3 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, or 1/2 tbsp dried
1 pc leek chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1 large tomato, seeded, chopped
2 Serrano chile peppers, seeded and chopped

Cut bell peppers in half and remove seeds. Place peppers cut side down on broiler pan. Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat for 5 to 8 minutes, or until charred. Place in brown paper bag, or plastic bag, and let cool down to touch. Peel, and chop.

Combine bell peppers and remaining ingredients; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until serving
time.

Salsa can be stored up to 1 week.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Wild Rice Chowder



2 cups cooked wild rice

3 potatoes, washed and cubed

1/2 cup onion, chopped

1 quart chicken broth

1 cup shredded Cheddar or Swiss cheese

3 slices cooked bacon cooked and crumbled

1/2 cup light cream or milk

Cook the potatoes in the broth until tender, 20 - 30 minutes. Add the onion cheese, bacon and cream (or milk). Simmer, stirring frequently, until cheese melts and soup is hot, not boiling. Season with salt and pepper if needed and a little parsley or wild asparagus (optional) to garnish.

Dale Carson

Thursday, November 09, 2006

White Corn and Ancho Flan



1 Ancho chili seeded and course chopped
2 cloves garlic peeled
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups fresh white corn
4 eggs
4 egg yolks
2 cups half and half cream
salt and pepper to taste
hot sauce (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Put chopped chili and peeled garlic on a cookie sheet.
Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 20 minutes. Separate and remove garlic and chilies.
2. In a food processor puree the garlic with olive oil on cookie sheet poured in.
With the machine running, add the eggs, egg yolks, cream, salt, pepper and hot sauce (if desired). Add the corn and chili and process briefly.
3. Ladle the custard into well buttered or oiled muffin or custard
cups. Bake in a hot water bath at 375°F for 30 to 40 minutes or until
set. Remove from water bath and let cool. Slide a knife around the
edges and invert onto a clean surface. Place each flan on a plate and
serve.

Serving Size: 1 flan
Number of Servings: 16

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Pueblo Pumpkin Pinion Nut Sweetbread



1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup finely mashed or pureed pumpkin
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)
2 eggs beaten foamy
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup pine nuts

Rio Grande Pueblo peoples traditionally serve a variant of this
sweetbread to parties of nut-pickers in September when piqon nuts are
bing picked from the mountain slope trees. Families camp for many weeks
in traditional areas reserved to clans.

In the recipe you can use either cooking-type pumpkin (these have
necks and thick, meaty bodies, not like jack o' lantern pumpkins) or a
sweet bright orange squash, like butternut or canned pumpkin.
Preheat oven to 350. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, baking
powder, sugar, spices. Stir in pumpkin, eggs, butter. Stir pine nuts
into thick batter. Scrape into a greased 6 x 9 loaf pan. Bake for 1
hour or until knif inserted in bread comes out clean.

This sweetish, spicy bread goes well with soups, stews, and can also
be a dessert, especially if you cut it apart and put yoghurt or
applesauce over it.


Yield: one loaf

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Norma's Pueblo Prune And Apple Pastelito


filling:
1 12 ounce package pitted prunes
3 to 4 cups water
3 to 4 ounces dried apple slices
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 to 1 1/2 cups sugar, to fast
crust:
2 to 21/4 cups all-purpose flour
10 tablespoons pure vegetable shortening (½ pound; )
1/2 cup cold water mixed with 1/2 teaspoon; cider vinegar
2 to 3 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

To make the tilling: Place prunes and water in a large saucepan and bring
to a boil over medium-high heat, Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until
prunes have softened, 1B1o20 minutes. Remove the prunes with a slotted
spoon and drain well. Add the dded apple slices to the prune liquid and
simmer undl softened, tUb 15 minutes. Brain well, discarding the liquid;
dice the apples and reserve. Mash the prunes. Stir in the cinnamon, vanilla
and allspice. Add sugar to taste. Stir in the diced apples.
To make the crust: Place 2 cups of the flour in a medium-size mixing bowl.
Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, cut the shortening into the
flour until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Using your hands or a fork,
gradually add in the water-vinegar mixture, Knead the dough gently until
supple, divide it in half, and gather it into two rounds. If not using
immediately. wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Remove the
dough from the refrigerator 20 to 30 minutes before rolling it out.
To assemble antt bake the pie: Preheat the oven to 350” F On a lightly
floured surface, roll one round of dough info a circle about 54-inch thick
and large enough to line a 12-inch pizza pan. Gently press the dough into
the pan. Prick the crust in several places with the fines of a fork. Spread
the filling evenly over the crust. Roll out the top crust and place it
over the filling. Trim any overhang­ing dough and flute the edges of the
pie. Use the points of kitchen scissors or a sharp knife to make decorative
slashes in the top crust, Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake on the middle
shelf of the oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven
and allow to cool. Use a pizza wheel or sharp knife to divide pie into
squares.
As an alternative to a single pie, you can make empanaditas. Roll the dough
1/8-inch thick and cut into 6-inch circles. Place ito 2 tablespoons of
filling in the middle of each circle and fold the dough over it to make a
turnover, Seal edges by fluting or pressing together with the tines of a
fork. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake in a preheated 350 F oven until
golden brown, 15 to 25 minutes.

Yield: makes l2 to 15. Recipe Author Norma Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Anasazi & Pinto Beans With Hominy and Chilies


1 1/2 c dried anasazi beans
1 1/2 c dried pinto beans
10 c water
1 ts salt
3 c dried indian hominy
3 green anaheim chiles for -garnish

Soak the beans overnight in water to cover. In the morning rinse the beans
with cold water and place in a large pot with fresh water to cover. Stir in
the salt cover and simmer slowly 2 to 2 1/2 hours until the beans are
tender. Add water when necessary and stir occasionally to prevent the beans
from burning. Add hominy and simmer covered 1 hour stirring occasionally.
The hominy and beans should be very soft and moist but not too watery.
While the beans and hominy are cooking roast peel seed and dice the chiles.
Sprinkle on top of the cooked beans for garnish. Most southwestern
Indians grow beans. The Hopis grow a variety of beans in terraces along
their high mesas where the crop is irrigated by natural springs. After the
harvest the beans are dried and stored. Some beans are used for ceremonial
purposes - from weddings to Kachina dances - while others are used for
their day-to-day meals. For suburban and city dwellers I've found that
pinto beans white beans or red beans work well but I suggest you also
experiment with some of the other varieties of beans - like anasazi beans -
that are now available commercially. Or you may want to be adventuresome
and grow your own variety. To round out this meal the beans can be served
with Lamb Stuffed Green Chiles Pan Fried Trout or Venison

Yield: 6 servings

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Wild Rice and Cranberries


Wild Rice With Dried Fruit
2 cups long-grain wild rice
6 cups water
1/2 cup dried currents
1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1/2 cup toasted sunflower seeds
1/2 cup roasted hickory nuts chopped
1/2 cup water
salt to taste

Wild rice is expensive but has a wonderful crunchy texture and nutty flavor. If you wish, cook 1 cup of wild rice and 1 cup of brown rice separately, then combine them with the fruit and seeds. Cook wild rice according to package directions, or until ends break open like flowers, about 1 hour; drain. Add wild rice with cherries and pecans. Add 1/2 cup water and salt. Cover pan; cook mixture over low heat or in
300-degree oven 15 minutes. Stir before serving.
Yield: serves 8.

Berries & Wild Rice
1 cup wild rice
1 cup fresh cranberries
3 cups water
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh raspberries2
1/2 cup maple syrup3
cinnamon to taste (approx. 1/2 teaspoon)

Cook rice and cranberries in water until rice is done. Take rice off heat and let sit for about 5 minutes (until all the water is soaked up by the rice). Mix in the remaining berries, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Can be eaten warm or cold.
1. If fresh cranberries are not available, substitute 1/2 cup dried cranberries.
2. If fresh raspberries are not available, substitute whole frozen raspberries. Avoid raspberries frozen in any kind of syrup. 3. You must use real maple syrup - not syrup that has been "flavored." Real maple syrup is a common addition to Native American recipes.

Sunflower Seed Wild Rice Pilaf
4 cup chicken broth
1 cup wild rice, rinsed well
1 3/4 cup wheat pilaf
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup cranberries, dried
1 scallion bunch, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Italian parsley, chopped
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
1 zest of 2 oranges, grated
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 black pepper, freshly ground

In a medium saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add wild rice to boiling broth. Bring back to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, for 50 minutes or until rice is tender. Do not over cook. Remove to a large bowl. While the rice is cooking, in another saucepan bring about 2 1/4 cups water to a boil. Stir in the pilaf, cover and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes, or until pilaf is tender. Remove from heat, let rest 15 minutes, and add to the (cooked) wild rice. Add remaining ingredients and toss well. Serve at room temperature.

Cranberry/Wild Rice Stuffing
1/2 c Wild Rice, uncooked
1 c Water
1/4 c Raisins, dark or golden
5 Green Onions (scallions), chopped
1 tb Vegetable Oil
1/2 c Celery ~or- Fennel Bulb, chopped
1 c Cranberries, fresh or frozen
1 ts Orange Rind, grated
1/2 t Dried Thyme

Put the wild rice in a saucepan. Add the water and raisins and cook over medium heat for 1 hour, or until the rice is tender. Drain Sauté the onions and celery (or fennel bulb) in the oil until tender. Add the cranberries, orange rind, thyme and rice. Stuff into two Cornish hens or a 3-pound chicken, or use with turkey breast. Bake in
a 350-degree oven for 1 hour, or until the poultry is done. Wild Rice And Toasted

Sunflower Pilaf
1 cup sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons unsalted butter; melted
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme; crumbled
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fresh cranberries chopped
1 large onion; halved lengthwise,
and sliced thin lengthwise
1 yellow bell pepper; cut julienne strips
1/4 cup olive oil
2 1/2 cups wild rice - (abt 1 lb); rinsed well in
several changes of water and drains
4 1/2 cups chicken broth

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a small baking pan toss the sunflower seeds
with the butter, the thyme, and the salt until they are coated well and toast them in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes, or until they are crisp and fragrant. In a flameproof casserole cook the onion and the bell pepper and cranberries in the oil
over moderately-low heat, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until they are just
softened, and with a slotted spoon transfer them to a bowl. Add the rice to the casserole and cook it, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in the broth, heated to boiling, and salt and pepper to taste and bring the mixture to a boil. Bake the mixture, covered, in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes. Stir in the onion mixture, bake the pilaf, covered, for 30 minutes more, or until the rice is tender and the broth has been absorbed, and stir in the sunflower seeds.
This recipe yields 8 servings.

Stir Fried Wild Rice With Sunflower And Sun Dried Crnberries

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons finely-minced onions
1 tablespoon azafran
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup sun-dried cranberries
1 1/2 cup cooked wild rice
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste

Heat sauté pan. Add olive oil and sauté minced onions and azafran until translucent. Add sunflower seeds, mushrooms and sun-dried cranberries and cook until mushrooms are cooked through. Add cooked wild rice and stir-fry until rice is hot and tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. This recipe yields 2 servings. Comments: This dish is a dish that can be served year round, even during the holidays. It has a variety of flavors. The recipe is a great accompaniment for meat, fish or poultry dishes.

Wild Rice With Cranberries
1 tablespoon oil
5 medium shallots peeled and finely chopped
2 single celery ribs; finely chopped
1 cup wild rice; rinsed
1/3 cup toasted sunflower seeds
1/4 cup dried cranberries
2 teaspoon aniseed
1/4 teaspoon sea salt; or to taste
4 cup water
1 teaspoon finely chopped orange zest or grate


In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, heat the oil. Add the shallots and celery and sauté for 1 minute. Add enough water to equal 3 cups and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice, dried cranberries, aniseed, and salt. Return to the boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until most of the grains have butter flied and almost all the liquid has been absorbed, about 50 minutes. Let stand, covered, off heat for 10 minutes. If there is still liquid left in the bottom of the pot, lift out the rice with a slotted spoon. Stir in toasted sunflower seeds and serve
Yield: 6 servings

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Squash Blossums Anishinaabeg Style



1 egg yolk
2 cups ice-cold water
1/8 tsp baking soda
1 2/3 cups white flour

Whip the egg yolk and baking soda into the water in a large dipping bowl. Sift in the flour, mix well. Batter should be thin, rather watery, run easily off a spoon. It should be used no more than 10 minutes after made, i.e. still bre quite cold when it hits the frying oil. Dip blossom, twirl to coat thoroughly, Turn after 1 minute and
fry 1 minute longer, lighter gold than the cornmeal coating in the Pueblo version. Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar while still draining and hot from the oil. Keep warm in oven. Alternatively: omit sugar, serve with small dipping bowls of or berry syrup.
Traditionally, the flowers were used in soups and stews in 2 ways. In the commonest, they were thickeners -- put in at the beginning, the fragile flowers cooked away into the broth and had no individual identity. Put in near the end, they were heated through, softened a bit (especially th female blossoms, which have tiny squashes or
pumpkins forming at the stem end) as a sort of vegetable -- although the rest of the soup or stew was likely to be full of dried berries, so maybe I should say as another fruit.
Up north here, these fritters were traditionally made with pumpkin and squash flowers too. No chile or cumin was used, and about 1/2 tsp (or no) salt. A batter of flour would be more likely to be used than cornmeal if there was a good trade supply of it, because although some corn was raised, it was nowhere near as much as in the southwest, and a bit farther north of the Great Lakes, the growing season is too
short for curcurbitae.
The blossoms were most often eaten as a sweet with maple syrup or sprinkled with maple sugar -- and that's still a great way to eat these fritters, too -- blossom-beignets. You can also sprinkle them with sifted powdered sugar, as with New Orleans beignets.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Blueberry Cornbread



2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup blue cornmeal
3/4 cups sugar
1 tbl. baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs (large)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries or hucleberries

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease and flour 2 8X3 loaf pans

In a large bowl stir first 6 (dry) ingredients together and set aside. In a medium bowl whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Gently incorporate the wet mixture into the dry and stir until moistened. Fold in the blueberries and place batter into pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on rack for a few minutes and remove from pans and continue cooling.

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Friday, May 26, 2006

Native Amercan Meat Pie



1 lb. ground buffalo or beef
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. azafran
1 tsp. ground garlic
1 tbsp. celery salt
2 tbsp. basil
4 c. biscuit dough

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix first 7 ingredients. Roll dough. Cut in 2 inch square. Spoon meat mix on each. Fold in half. Seal edges. 1/2 inch apart on greased cookie sheet; bake 15 minutes. Serve immediately. May be made up to 6 hours in advance. But bake just before serving.

If using prepared biscuits, separate each biscuit into 2 biscuits.

Instead of biscuits, this can be cooked before and placed on party rye.

Monday, May 15, 2006

Three Sisters Corn Casserole


1 pound frozen whole kernel corn
1 pound frozen green beans
4 cups summer squash, diced (about 1 pound)
1 pint fat free sour cream
1/2 Cup egg substitute, beaten
4 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup Jalapeno peppers, diced
1/2 cup reduced fat Montery Jack cheese, diced
Vegetable oil spray

In a large mixing bowl, mix sour cream and egg substitute together. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Coat a baking pan or casserole dish with vegetable oil spray and fill with mixture. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes until golden brown.

Three Sisters Cookbook

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Apache Acorn Ravioli In Clear Broth


2 green anaheim chiles
1 tb unsalted butter
1 tb acorns shelled and finely chopped Or
1 tb pistacio nuts unsalted
3 oz to 4 oz soft white goat cheese
1 recipe basic egg ravioli dough
2 ts kosher salt
1 qt water
CLEAR BROTH
6 c chicken stock
1 scallion, green part only, diagonal; ly sliced
1/2 ts azafran

Roast the chiles then peel, seed, devein and coarsely chop them, Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat and add the acorns. Saute 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the green chiles and saute another minute. Remove from the ehat, mix together with the goat cheese and set aside.
Prepare a stencil by cutting adesign out of a piece of cardboard. For the ravioli in the photograph, we cfut a stencil 5 inches in length, 3 inches in height, with 1-inch steps.
Roll out the ravioli dough as thinly as possible. Fold the dough in half, place the stencil over the dough and, with a sharp knife, cut around it. Repeat this process 11 times to make 24 identical pieces of dough.
Lay 12 cut out pieces of dough on a board and place about 1 tablespoon of the acorn filling in the center of each. Moisten the outer edges of each piece of the dough. Place the other 12 pieces on top, and press the edges together with your fingers. If the edges are slightly uneven, trim them. Set aside.
Add the salt to the water in a wide, large saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the ravioli and cook 3 minutes, until tender and translucent around the edges. Drain and set aside.
Bring the stock to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the scallions and azafran and simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour 1 cup of the broth into each bowl.
Add some ravioli and serve.

Contributor: 'Native American Cooking,' by Lois Ellen Frank

Yield: 6 servings

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Green Beans with Leeks and Toasted Pinenuts




1 ea leek, trimmed
1 pound green beans, trimmed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon pine nuts

Interesting presentation of green beans with Native American flavour, leeks (ramps) and pinenuts. The sweetness of fresh green beans is enhanced by cooking them with leeks. Pine nuts are a welcome addition both for texture and flavor. Serve this
side dish with roasted meats, fish or as part of a buffet. Preparation Cook: 25 Min
1. Bring a medium-sized pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, slice the
leek very thin and soak the slices in a bowl of cold water. Allow the dirt
to settle before removing the leek with a small strainer without
disturbing the dirt.
2. Blanch the green beans in the boiling water until very green and just
tender with a slight crisp to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Using tongs, transfer beans to a bowl of ice water to stop their
cooking. Do not pour out the boiling water.
4. Bring the water back to a boil and cook the leeks for 3 minutes; drain
well. Heat the butter, oil, and pine nuts together in a large saute pan
over medium-high heat. Keep the pan in constant motion to toast the pine
nuts, about 2 minutes.
5. Stir in green beans and leeks. Cook until heated, about 4 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and pepper; serve immediately.

Contributor: The Culinary Institute of America

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Hualapai Rabbit Stew



1 pc rabbit; cut in quarters
1/4 cup pine kernels
1 pc medium onion; chopped
2 stems celery; chopped
Salt and Pepper; to taste
1/4 cup flour
2 tbl oil
2 cups water

Cut rabbit into quarters coat with flour salt and pepper add to large pot with oil and brown well add onion, pine nuts and celery cook until onion is translucent add water and simmer until meat starts to fall from bones adjust with salt and pepper. Serve with frybread or corn bread.

Contributor: Donna Eagle Point Hualapai Tribe Peach Springs AZ

Friday, March 24, 2006

Burning Tree Fry Bread


4 cups flour
3 tbl powder milk
1 tbl baking powder
1 tsp Salt
1/4 cup oil
1 1/2 cups hot water
3 tbl blue corn meal; for bluecorn frybread onl

Mix first four ingreadients add the oil and hot water and knead slightly as for bisquit dough. Devide into 6 balls of dough, brush with oil and store in air tight container. Punch down the dough ball into flat pancake and cook in hot oil turning once to brown both sides.
Contributor: Burning Tree Restaurant (Award Winning)
Yield: 6 fry bread

Burning Tree Anasazi Beans


2 cup dried anasazi beans
10 seeds coriander; grind
8 seeds juniper berries; grind
1 Pc onion; chopped
1 tblsp salad oil
1 Tsp red chili powder
1 Tsp oregano; dried
2 1/2 qt Water
1 Tsp Salt
1 cup cooked black beans optional

Rinse and soak beans overnite. Warm oil in soup pot add onion and spices and cook 3 or 4 minutes. Drain beans and add with water to pot cook until done. Mash beans and cook until thicken to consistency desired. Add cooked black beans if desired.
Contributor: Burning Tree Restaurant

Burning Tree Native Pizza


1 pc Burning Tree Frybread; cooked and hot
1/2 cup anasazi beans; mashed and hot
1/2 cup cheddar cheese; grated
1/2 cup buffalo sausage; cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup backon; cooked and chopped
1/4 cup jalapinos; pickled and sliced

Cook the frybread do not allow to bubble too large after brown on both sides and while hot spread with beans and sprinkle cheese then add sausage, bacon and jalapinos evenly over the cheese. Place in a broiler until cheese is melted. Slice and serve. Remember the fry bread is cooked and brown so cover all areas with beans and cheese and don't over cook.