Native American food is wonderful and almost everyone who tries it loves it. These Native American recipes make very hearty meals.
There are a total of 47 native american recipes.
Apache Corn Soup
Peel the acorns and grind them. The outer part of the acorn is not used.
1 (2 1/2 pound) beef roast
2 quarts water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 cup ground acorn meal
Cover beef with water and ...
Apache Corn Soup
Bannock
The Chippewa took these fried cakes along when the tribe was moving or warriors were hunting. They are, however, best eaten hot.
1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup water
4 tablespoons melted butter or bacon drippings
4 table...
Bannock
Batter Bread
This is a staple of the Cheyenne Indians.
1 quart milk or water
2 cups yellow or white cornmeal
3 eggs, separated
4 tablespoons melted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Preheat oven to 3...
Batter Bread
Bear Paw Bread
This pueblo bread originated in the Rio Grande area of New Mexico and has always been made in the shape of a bear's paw. It is crusty, easy to make, delicious to eat, and most impressive in appearance! This recipe can easily ...
Bear Paw Bread
Black or White Bean Cakes
1 1/4 cups dried pea beans or black beans
1 1/2 cups cornmeal
3/4 cup milk or water
2 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
2 to 3 tablespoons bacon drippings or vegetable ...
Black Or White Bean Cakes
Buckskin Bread
The name comes from the color of the baked loaf. This bread has a finecrumbed texture and a silky, light tan crust. It is popular with many Northwest Coast tribes.
2 cups unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
...
Buckskin Bread
Cactus Fruit Jelly
The Tohono O'Odham in southern Arizona harvest this fruit every year.
6 to 10 redripe prickly pear cactus fruits (tuna)
1/2 cup lemon juice
4 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 (3 fluid ounce) package liquid fruit...
Cactus Fruit Jelly
Carne Adobado (Spiced Pork)
This is great as a filling for Indian Fry Bread.
2 cups red chile purée or
12 tablespoons chile powder
3 pounds fresh, lean pork
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon oregano
2 cloves garlic, ma...
Carne Adobado
Carrot Bread
1 pound carrots, peeled and grated
1 1/4 cups milk
1 1/4 cups unbleached flour
1 1/4 cups cornmeal
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons melted butter or lard
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup d...
Carrot Bread
Cherokee Bean Bread
2 cups cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 beaten eggs
2 cups seasoned cooked pinto beans
1 cup liquid from beans
In a large bowl, mix cornmeal, baking powder and...
Cherokee Bean Bread
Corn and Pumpkin Dessert
1 small pumpkin
2 ears corn, cut from cob
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
Sugar or honey
Peel, seed and slice pumpkin. Cover with water and simmer until tender.
Place corn kernels in a pie plate and b...
Corn And Pumpkin Dessert
Corn Cob Jelly
This is a Cherokee recipe which is light in texture and has a flavor similar to apple jelly.
12 ears fresh corn
4 cups water
4 cups granulated sugar
1 (3 fl. ounce) package liquid fruit pectin
Cut corn fr...
Corn Cob Jelly
Corn Griddle Cakes
2 cups cornmeal
1/4 cup unbleached flour
1 package active dry yeast
2 teaspoons granulated sugar (optional)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
1 pint milk
Maple syrup (optional)
In a mixing bowl, combine cornm...
Corn Griddle Cakes
Cranberry Fritters
3/4 cup fresh cranberries
1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
Oil (for deep frying...
Cranberry Fritters
Cranberry Jelly
4 cups cranberries
4 cups water
5 cups granulated sugar
Combine berries and water in a heavy saucepan. Bring cranberries to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until all the berries are soft, 10 ...
Cranberry Jelly
Feast Day Cookies
The Pueblo Indians make these for kiva parties, Kachina or Corn Dances, weddings, the pueblo's Saint's Day, and field parties for planting or harvesting crops.
2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup lard or...
Feast Day Cookies
Fried Frog Legs (Seminole)
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Eggs, well beaten
2 tablespoons milk or more if needed
2/3 cup cornmeal
Salt and pepper to taste
2 1/2 pounds frog legs
1 cup vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 150 d...
Fried Frog Legs
Fry Bread
This bread is used as the basis for Navajo Tacos and can also be folded over a stuffing and eaten as a sandwich. At special events through the Southwest they are cooked in large round pots over open mesquite fires by Native Americ...
Fry Bread
Green Chili Stew
2 pounds pork, mutton, lamb or beef,
cut into small pieces
3 ears corn (scrape kernels from cob)
or about 3 cups frozen or canned corn
3 stalks celery, diced
3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
2 m...
Green Chili Stew
Hoe Cakes
The Algonquians call these Nokake. The dough was spread on a board and set beside the fire to bake. When it was cooked on one side, it was turned over and baked on the other side. The blade of a hoe was often used to prop up the b...
Hoe Cakes
Hopi Hotcakes
Using the blue cornmeal will give a beautiful bluish tint to your hotcakes. Add blueberries for a matching color and memorable flavor.
1/3 cup quickcooking rolled oats
1/3 cup allpurpose flour
1/3 cup blue cornmeal...
Hopi Hotcakes
Huckleberry Fritters
2 cups huckleberries or blueberries
3 cups unbleached flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3 eggs
1/2 cup water
Oil (for deep frying)
Wash berries and allow to drain well....
Huckleberry Fritters
HuckleberryHoney Cake
This is a wonderful Cherokee recipe. Blueberries may be substituted for the huckleberries.
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup honey
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups plu...
Huckleberryhoney Cake
Kneel Down Bread (Navajo Tamales)
7 ears fresh corn
2 tablespoons lard or shortening
1 cup water
Salt, to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Scrape corn kernels from cob with a sharp knife, reserving husks.
Grin...
Kneel Down Bread Navajo Tamales
Leaf Bread
The Iroquois make this from green corn. It is really more of a vegetable than a bread.
6 ears fresh sweet corn
1 to 3 tablespoons cornmeal (optional)
Salt and ground pepper
Melted butter
Shuck corn, reserving...
Leaf Bread
Maple Popcorn Balls
This is an old Algonquian treat â?? the original Cracker Jack.
1/4 cup popping corn
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons butter
Pop corn according to package directions. Sea...
Maple Popcorn Balls
Maple Sugar Smoked Fish
To smoke fish, Native Americans constructed a tepee made of crossed sticks covered with birch bark. Fish were hung, head down, from the top of the tepee over a smoky wood fire built in a bucket or kettle below. Canva...
Maple Sugar Smoked Fish
Maple Syrup Candy
This is called maple "snow candy" in Vermont. It is an early Eastern Woodland Native American treat. After the syrup had been boiled to the proper consistency, it was drizzled onto the snow and left to harden.
1 1/2 ...
Maple Syrup Candy
Native American Pudding
4 cups milk
1 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups raisins or dried currants
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Butter a ...
Native American Pudding
Native American Tacos
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound ground beef
4 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon whole cumin
1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
2 to 3 tablespoons New Mexico chile powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
3 cups Fr...
Native American Tacos
Navajo Bread
2 cups allpurpose flour, not sifted
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Lard and water
Mix dry ingredients and add 1/2 cup warm water. Make soft dough consistency. Work and knead out air bubbles. Slap to ...
Navajo Bread
Navajo Peach Pudding
1/2 cup honey
1 pound fresh peaches, pitted and peeled
1 package unflavored gelatine
1 cup water
1 cup whipping cream
In a food processor, purée the honey and peaches together. Set aside.
In a s...
Navajo Peach Pudding
Navajo Tacos
2 cups unbleached flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup evaporated milk
About 3/4 cup water
Mix dry ingredients with fingers. Stir in water with a fork. Knead and divide into 6 parts. Pat ...
Navajo Tacos
Osage Bread
This is a recipe taken from the El Reno Tribune, El Reno, Oklahoma. Note that Native Americans dip the bread in "sop," a mixture of corn syrup and bacon drippings.
4 cups allpurpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoo...
Osage Bread
Paper Bread (Piki)
5 tablespoons Masa Harina®
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Pour in the hot water and whisk the batter for a few seconds until it is smooth. Heat a ...
Paper Bread Piki
Popped Corn
1 tablespoon corn oil
1/4 to 1/2 cup corn kernels
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 to 4 tablespoons butter
1/2 to 1 teaspoon pure ground chile
Use a heavy castiron skillet with a lid. Fill the skillet with a single l...
Popped Corn
Pueblo Chile Balls
The Pueblo Indians of New Mexico have been making these for centuries. They serve them as a dessert for feasts and weddings.
1 cup chopped green New Mexican chile,
roasted, peeled, stems and seeds removed
...
Pueblo Chile Balls
Pueblo Pinon Cakes
1 cup piñon nuts
1/3 cup powdered milk
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
Vegetable oil
Blend all ingredients in a food processor until a dough is formed, stopping once to scrape...
Pueblo Pinon Cakes
Pueblo Pumpkin Candy
This is an old Pueblo treat. Traditionally the strips of pumpkin are soaked in a bath of water and wood ashes to soften. Today many Indian cooks substitute baking soda for the ashes. If you prefer a less sweet candy, ad...
Pueblo Pumpkin Candy
Red Chili Stew
2 pounds pork, cut into small pieces (save some fat)
5 dried red chiles
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt, to taste
Wash chiles, removing stems and seeds. Place in blender with 1 cup water a...
Red Chili Stew
Rock Soup
3 or 4 smooth, clean rocks (about
the size of a medium potato)
1 large onion, diced
3 large tomatoes, diced
3 carrots, cleaned and cut up
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup hominy
1 stalk celery, cut up
Salt and...
Rock Soup
Sacaton Relish
Sacaton is a village on the Gila River Reservation near Sacaton, Arizona (Pima Indians). This is usually served as an accompaniment to eggs or grilled meat.
2 tablespoons bacon drippings or vegetable oil
1 cup choppe...
Sacaton Relish
Sautauthig (Cornmeal Blueberry Mush)
Source: Plimoth Plantation web site
A favorite dish of the Native Americans during colonial times was Sautauthig (pronounced sawÃtawteeg), a simple pudding made with dried, crushed blueberries, d...
Sautauthig
Shuck Bread
This is traditional cornbread. The Choctaws call it BuNaHa.
8 dried or fresh corn shucks
2 cups white cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup partially cooked blackeyed peas
or fro...
Shuck Bread
Strawberries in Honey Syrup
1/3 cup honey
2/3 cup water
1 quart fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
Place honey and water in a saucepan and boil rapidly for 5 minutes over mediumhigh heat. Reduce heat. Drop in the whole berrie...
Strawberries In Honey Syrup
Whipped Raspberry Soup
This is a wonderful Northwest Indian recipe.
1 quart raspberries, washed and drained
1/2 cup honey
Place the berries in an electric mixer bowl along with the honey. Mash the berries and then whip them u...
Whipped Raspberry Soup
Wild Sage Bread
1 envelope dry yeast
1 cup cottage cheese
1 egg
1 tablespoon melted shortening
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons crushed dried sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups allpur...
Wild Sage Bread
