Post by Wetdog on Jul 4, 2011 10:24:29 GMT 1
Hi Irena---thanks.
I tried to put this on facebook, but it was too long to fit, so I'm putting it here instead. Maybe some of our other friends would like to try it too. Nobody I know of ever died after eating it----but there have been some no one has ever seen or heard from again.
Indian Corn
2 large cans Kidney Beans
1 large can of sweet corn---drained but save the liquid
2 sweet bell peppers--sliced to small strips (the seeds can be kind of hot---you might want to try it first before you let a lot of seeds get in----see if you like it or not)
1 regular can of diced stewed tomatos---drained, save the liquid(you can use fresh tomatos----but it is best to blanch and peel them first to take off the skin. To blanch them---you just dip them in boiling water about 30 seconds to a minute to loosen the skin, then peel the skin off. Slice into medium size cubes and take off the seeds.
2 medium onions, peeled and diced
2-6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed or sliced.(start with less, if you like it add more to suit your taste)
Just put everything together in a pan and heat it long enough to mix the flavors together----maybe 10 or 15 minutes. It doesn't need to be cooked a long time--it will get mushy and I like things sort of crisp.
When you serve it, sprinkle generously with pine nuts(pinion pine nuts were a staple food among the Piute, Ute, Nez Perce and other mountain tribes)----or sunflower seeds(what the plains tribe Indians would have used) I know you can find sunflower seeds over there----and you can maybe find pine nuts with salad dressings and garnishes----they are very often on the salad bars over here, especially out here in the West where they are native.
I don't think you'll find a "recipe" anywhere---some of us were looking for a food that would have been used by Native Americans and Mountain Men using things that would have been readily available in the natural environment here---and this is what we came up with. Beans and pine nuts or sunflower seeds are high in protein, and the nuts contain a lot of Omega 3 oils---similar to olives and fish.
Experiment around with it---nothing is engraved in stone, you can add your own touches. You like squash---you could add squash or potato(both of which would also have been familiar foods to the Native American tribes)----or make baked squash or potato and serve as a side. The Indians would have had cattail roots---something you won't find in stores, but you might find Jerusalem artichokes which would be very similar. I'd say, get some J. artichokes, wrap them in aluminum foil and bake it just like you would a potato and try it.
You can also add a little dried crushed dill weed---will give it a sort of herb type flavor. Dried dill can be sort of potent, start with just a little and add more if you like it, or leave it out if you don't.
Just make a large pot using the basic stuff, and take some out to do a little experimenting around with to find the way that you like it---you're just adding your own touch and tastes to it.
I tried to put this on facebook, but it was too long to fit, so I'm putting it here instead. Maybe some of our other friends would like to try it too. Nobody I know of ever died after eating it----but there have been some no one has ever seen or heard from again.
Indian Corn
2 large cans Kidney Beans
1 large can of sweet corn---drained but save the liquid
2 sweet bell peppers--sliced to small strips (the seeds can be kind of hot---you might want to try it first before you let a lot of seeds get in----see if you like it or not)
1 regular can of diced stewed tomatos---drained, save the liquid(you can use fresh tomatos----but it is best to blanch and peel them first to take off the skin. To blanch them---you just dip them in boiling water about 30 seconds to a minute to loosen the skin, then peel the skin off. Slice into medium size cubes and take off the seeds.
2 medium onions, peeled and diced
2-6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed or sliced.(start with less, if you like it add more to suit your taste)
Just put everything together in a pan and heat it long enough to mix the flavors together----maybe 10 or 15 minutes. It doesn't need to be cooked a long time--it will get mushy and I like things sort of crisp.
When you serve it, sprinkle generously with pine nuts(pinion pine nuts were a staple food among the Piute, Ute, Nez Perce and other mountain tribes)----or sunflower seeds(what the plains tribe Indians would have used) I know you can find sunflower seeds over there----and you can maybe find pine nuts with salad dressings and garnishes----they are very often on the salad bars over here, especially out here in the West where they are native.
I don't think you'll find a "recipe" anywhere---some of us were looking for a food that would have been used by Native Americans and Mountain Men using things that would have been readily available in the natural environment here---and this is what we came up with. Beans and pine nuts or sunflower seeds are high in protein, and the nuts contain a lot of Omega 3 oils---similar to olives and fish.
Experiment around with it---nothing is engraved in stone, you can add your own touches. You like squash---you could add squash or potato(both of which would also have been familiar foods to the Native American tribes)----or make baked squash or potato and serve as a side. The Indians would have had cattail roots---something you won't find in stores, but you might find Jerusalem artichokes which would be very similar. I'd say, get some J. artichokes, wrap them in aluminum foil and bake it just like you would a potato and try it.
You can also add a little dried crushed dill weed---will give it a sort of herb type flavor. Dried dill can be sort of potent, start with just a little and add more if you like it, or leave it out if you don't.
Just make a large pot using the basic stuff, and take some out to do a little experimenting around with to find the way that you like it---you're just adding your own touch and tastes to it.