Recipe for Native American Elk Stew With Acorn Dumplings

4.00		Slices bacon, halved
1.50	lb	Elk or beef chuck steak,
		-trimmed and cubes
1.00	qt	Water plus 1/2 cup
1.25	c	Chopped onions
2.00		Bay leaves
1.00	ts	Salt
3.00		Potatoes, peeled and diced
2.00		Carrots, peeled and diced
1.00	lg	Turnip, diced
0.25	c	Acorn meal or finely ground
		-hazelnuts
0.50	c	Acorn meal or finely ground
		-hazelnuts
0.50	c	Whole wheat flour
1.75	ts	Baking powder
1.00		Egg, beaten
2.00	tb	Milk
2.00	tb	Vegetable oil

Instructions:
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until some of its fat is rendered.
Add elk and brown with the bacon.
Add 1 quart of water, onion, bay leaves, and salt.
Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Add potatoes, carrot and turnip and cook 30 minutes longer.
Combine remaining water with acorn meal and stir into the simmering stew.
In a bowl, combine dumpling ingredients and beat until smooth.
Drop by tablespoonfuls into the simmering stew.
Cover tightly and steam 12 to 15 minutes.
From "" Spirit of The Harvest: North American Indian Cooking," by Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs.

Related Sites:

RECIPE SEARCH ENGINE

By category
By recipe/ingredient name

COCKTAILS

Why not wash down your meal with a fruity summers cocktail?

Whether it's a Bahama Mama, Bloody Maria or even a Kamikaze Slammer, you're bound to find something here!

Cocktail List

RECENT SEARCHES

Most recent searches:

beef, bean, pork roast, tomato, greens, lemon ice box, chicken fried rice, beef vegetable soup, pickled peppers, greek tomato sauce, bread, brie, siciliano, broil, chocolate cheesecake, round steak, lamb steaks, nutritional yeast, pancakes, thai soup, braunschweiger, br, cake frosting, chicken curry, veal pot roast, colombia, nut, dipping sauces, wedding cake, pork chops, curry, cereal, dessert, shrimp curry, fried shrimp, sour dough, hot, vegetable stock, corn flakes, meatball,