Canku Ota - January 25, 2003

	Canku Ota
	(Many Paths)
	An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
	January 25, 2003 - Issue 79


	'Tis the Season For Hearty Soups and Stews

'Tis the season ... for simmering pots of soups and stews to warm your tummy and your heart. And, for some lagniappe (a little something extra), these come from "The Chief Cooks Traditional Cherokee Recipes" by former Principal Cherokee Chief, Wilma Mankiller..

Peanut Soup
	Ingredients: 1 lb. Roasted Peanuts 4 cups Water 4 cups Milk 2 cups Chicken Broth
Directions:
Chop the nuts very fine, mash to paste about ¼ cup of the nuts. Place everything in a large kettle, heat, stir often. Cook about 30 minutes. Soup is very rich.

Beef Stew
Ingredients: 1 lb. Beef, Chuck 3 Medium Onions 4 Medium Potatoes, Cut Up 1 lb. Vegetables (carrots, green beans, peas, squash) 1 Tbs. Fat 3 Tbs. Flour 6 cups Water Garlic Powder Salt Pepper
Directions:
Cut beef into bite size pieces, brown in fat. Add water, simmer for 1 hour. Add onions, potatoes and vegetables, cook 30 minutes more or until all ingredients are soft, make a paste of ½ cup water and 3 tsp. flour. Add to stew while still simmering. Simmer until desired consistency.

Cooweescoowee Deer Chili
	Ingredients: 10 lbs. Ground Deer 2 lbs. Ground Pork 4 Onions (diced) 15 cups Water 2 tbsp. Vinegar 4 cups Tomato Sauce 1 cup Chili Powder Salt
Directions:
Cook meat until brown. Put in large kettle, add all remaining ingredients, cook over low heat for 1 hour stirring occassionally. Will serve 20.

Cherokee Style Squirrel or Rabbit Stew
Ingredients: 5 Rabbits or 4 Squirrels (disjointed) 1 can of corn ½ lb. Salt pork 1 Can or jar of canned tomatoes 2 lb. Onions chopped 1 lb. Lima Beans (optional) 3 Medium Potatoes, cut in pieces Salt Pepper Flour
Directions:
Put meat in big kettle with water, do not fill to the top. Boil until meat is tender. Remove meat from kettle, remove meat from bones. Put all other ingredients back in with the stock. Cook for 1 1/2 hours, thicken with flour if desired. Will serve a large family. Good with fry bread and honey






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