Ojibwe Traditional Foods Recipes

TRADITIONAL BANNOCK AND BERRIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. (It's also possible to bake or cook the bannock over an open flame).
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a medium-sized bowl.
• Add water and mix until dough becomes thick and sticky. Do not over mix or the dough will become tough.
• Roll the dough into a large ball and slice into 12 equal pieces.
• Flatten each ball of dough with your hands.
• Drop dough into the oil and fry until it is golden brown on both sides and soft, but cooked inside.
• For the raspberry compote cook the berries in a saucepan over medium heat until soft.
• Add sugar, lemon juice, rind, and salt.
• Continue cooking until the sugar is dissolved.
• Serve bannock drizzled with compote.

WILD RICE - OJIBWA STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Rinse wild rice under running water. Bring rice and water to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer slowly until rice curls and forks at the ends
• 2. While rice is cooking, take a large handful of bacon ends and pieces and fry until bacon is fully cooked. Remove meat and slice into small bits.
• 3. Mix fat and bacon bits into rice at anytime while it is still cooking.