Assiniboin Bear Stew (American Indian)
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
This is an authentic Cherokee Indian recipe, as you can tell by the ingredients
Source: Indian Cookin' cookbook
Categories: Game Meats- Bear
Ingredients
- 5 lbs. bear meat
- 3 cups maple or birch sap
- 4 cups water
- 2 thumbnails coltsfoot salt
- 5 medium dandelion roots, sliced
- 26 medium arrowroot tubers, sliced
- 1 handful fresh mint leaves
- 3 wild leeks, cut up
Directions
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Trim all fat from meat and wash in cold water. Cut the meat into 2 inch cubes. Skewer the meat on a sapling and sear on all sides over an open fire.
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Pour the sap and water into the plastic liner and add remaining ingredients. put the sapling basket in the kettle and drop the red hot stones into the basket. As the stones cool, change them to keep the stew simmering for about 45 minutes. Remove the basket and stones and serve the stew as hot as possible.
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- See Indian Cookin’ book for instructions on making kettle and basket.