Apache Stew
Keys: Native Stews Usa American States North American Usa Yield: 8
Servings
Ingredients:
2 x Red bell peppers
5 x Green anaheim chiles
1/4 cup Sunflower oil
1 lb Venison, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
1 x Onion, diced
3 x Garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 x Carrots, sliced
3 cup Cooked Indian hominy
8 cup Water
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp White pepper
1 cup Tumbleweed greens, thoroughly cleaned, or curly
endive
Method:
Roast the peppers, then peel, seed, and cut into long strips. Roast the
chiles, then peel, seed, devein and dice.
Heat the oil in a large stew pot over medium-high heat. When the oil is
almost smoking, add the venison and cook until the meat is lightly
browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and saute 2 minutes
more.
Stir in the carrots, peppers, and chiles and cook 1 minute more. Add the
hominy, water, salt, and pepper and bring the mixture ot a boil. Reduce
the heat to low and let the stew simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring
occasionally to prevent burning, until the meat is very tender. Just
before serving, add the tumbleweed greens, stir 1 minute and spoon into
bowls.
*****
The Apache people lived in many regions throughout southeastern Arizona
and New Mexico. The men hunted the animals that roamed the mountains,
and the women gathered and harvested both wild foods and the foods that
they cultivated on the land.
This recipe is based on a traditional stew that was taught to me by a
San Carlos medicine man during one of my visits to his ranch. When I
prepare the stew now, I can vividly remember the tapping of his
traditional water drum and the songs he chanted in his native Apache
tongue. Through his songs, he asked for all people to walk in harmony
with Mother Earth and be guided by the spirit of the mountains and the
spirit of his drum. I still remember the sincerity and yearning of his
songs.
Depending on what type of produce was available, the ingredients added
to the venison varied each time the stew was prepared.
This recipe includes
the basics of the stew, but you can substitute other vegetables.
~Angelique~
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