Poyha Old Native American Recipe Meat Cormeal Recipes

POYHA (OLD NATIVE AMERICAN RECIPE) MEAT & CORMEAL

Steps:

• In blender or food chopper, chop the corn until it is very small pieces.(do not overdo) You don't want liquid.Set aside.
• (I prefer to use the frozen thawed corn).
• In large mixing bowl, add chopped corn, chopped grapes, onion, eggs and pepper. Beat until eggs are mixed. Set aside. If you want to add optional paprika and garlic salt, add to mixing bowl.
• Cast Iron Skillet or Dutch Oven:.
• Brown ground meat in the oil or in the raw chopped bacon pieces. Cook just until brown. Do not overcook. Add drained meat to corn mixture. Wipe out skillet or dutch oven with a paper towel. Season with a little grease or oil.
• Add cornmeal to meat and corn mixture. Mix well. I use my hands. Add more cornmeal, a little at a time ie. 1 tablespoon at a time,if the mixture is runny. Should be moist.(note: you might have to use a total of 1 1/2 cups cornmeal or a little more if the corn is very moist.
• Pack into cast iron dutch oven. Cover.
• Note: I put a heat proof dish that will fit down inside on top of meat, then cover.
• Put on grill medium heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Over hot coals 45 minutes.Cool at least 15 minutes. Cut slices in the dutch oven, then lift slices out to serving dish.
• Meat Loaf pans:.
• Spray with Pam. Pack into two loaf pans.
• Bake 350* 45 minutes.
• Bake 350* 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes if packed in a very large loaf pan.
• Make sure you cool at least 15 minutes or longer. The loaf must set up.
• Serve with gravy, white sauce, ketchup.
• Slice for sandwiches, or add with fried potatoes.
• I like to serve with fried potatoes and white gravy or just plain on a slice of.
• bread or hogie roll.
• This is a very moist meat loaf and definitely a full meal. You can add salsa or peppers after slicing if you prefer or any meat sauce. You may put the meat on fry bread and top with salsa also.

INDIAN CORN STEW

Steps:

• Place butter in large sauce pan and begin to melt.
• Add onions and peppers and cooking until tender.
• Add ground beef and cook until browned.
• Add corn,tomato soup, sugar, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
• Note: any of your favorite seasonings can be added to this at the same time you add the salt and pepper.

NAVAJO DRIED CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash dried corn thoroughly, soak overnight, drain when ready to use.
• Boil dried corn until tender - about 3 1/2 hours in 6 cups water.
• Brown meat, add onion and garlic, saut‚ together until tender, drain off excess fat.
• Add pork, chili pods, oregano, salt, pepper and 6 cups water to cooked corn.
• Simmer for 1 hour or until the meat and corn are tender.
• servings based on one cup not soup bowl.
• Note:.
• Dried corn may be cooked in a pressure cooker for 45 minutes at about 15 lb. pressure.
• Phil's notes: An Old Smoky Ham soup base may be used in place of the salt pork. Please when dealing with the chilie pods make sure you don't touch your eyes. Wash your hands first and if for some reason you are cutting them, you might need a second washing to get rid of the burn. Note with the Old Smoky Ham base I also used Copes Toasted Dried Corn.

MOOSE MEAT ONE DISH MEAL (OJIBWAY)

Steps:

• Brown meat, onion and celery in oil in frypan. Transfer to casserole dish.
• Mix remaining 9 ingredients together in a bowl. Pour over meat and bake in a 350 oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until rice is cooked.
• Add veggies of your choice, diced small, and herbs/spices to taste. This can be cooked in Slow Cooker all day....meat is tenderer.
• Serve with bannock or baking powder bisquits.

SMOKED BUCKET CHICKEN (NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Well, you're going to need as well:.
• A 5 gallon metal bucket (paint burned off).
• 3 wooden stakes.
• Tin foil (15x15).
• 8 lb. bag of matchlight charcoal.
• Cotton string (about 3-4 ft.).
• Make or acquire 3 sturdy wooden stakes. Drive them into ground after laying down foil.
• Place the stakes close enough together so that you can fit the three chickens on them and still fit bucket over them].
• Place seasoned chickens, breasts outwards, on stakes, and tie string around them tightly so that when cooking, nothing falls off.
• Once chickens are placed and tied, spray a lot of butter all around the chickens and season them some more.
• You're almost there!
• Place hickory chips around and underneath the chickens.
• Put bucket over chickens and pour all the charcoal around the bucket.
• Light it up!
• The chickens should cook for at least 3-3 1/2 hours.

CHEROKEE YAM CAKES (BISCUITS)

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking soda, sugar and salt into a bowl.
• Pour oil and milk into a measuring cup (do not stir).
• Add to yams and blend well.
• Add to flour mixture and mix lightly with fork (until mixture holds together) Turn dough out onto a floured board and knead until smooth (about 12 kneading strokes).
• Roll dough about 1/4" thick and cut into rounds with floured biscuit cutter (or rim of drinking glass) Place rounds on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 425º for 10-20 minutes.
• Serve hot, or split when cold and toast.

SWEET WATERMELON ICE [ NATIVE AMERICAN]

Steps:

• Pour the watermelon juice into a shallow glass baking dish. Add the sugar and lemon juice and stir well. Place the dish in the freezer and chill.
• Remove the pan every 1/2 hour and stir. The juice will form light, grainy ice crystals as it freezes. Repeat this process until the juice is fully frozen, about 4 hours, depending on the temperature of your freezer. You can also use an ice cream maker, following the manufacturer's directions.
• Serve immediately, or store in the freezer in a covered container up to several weeks.
• Number of servings depend on how hungry you are.