Indian Taco

Recipe courtesy Roberta Kesselring

Show: The Best OfEpisode: Places to Take Dad

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  • on July 24, 2011

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    Ive been making Indian Tacos all my life with my family at Pow Wow and other festivals. Ive never used seasoning nor refried beans. If you want the best tasting tacos make everything fresh. Buy a bag of pinto beans soak them and then cook them slow. Add Ham Hocks (cook first the add to beans for flavor. Cook hamburger meat then add to your beans with an hour left to cook. I cook my beans from 6 to 8 hours. I use fresh shredded cheese, diced onions (fresh, chopped lettuce, fresh chopped tomatoes. NEVER USE CANNED BEANS. In the Frybread all I use is Blue Bird Flour (the best Baking Powder, Salt and warm water. Cook dough in Conala Oil. I dont measure I just add by eye. Thats the way I was tought. Others do your powdered milk and sugar. They all taste great but I never make it that way. Just the way I was tought. Hope you try this and like it.

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  • on June 16, 2011

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    This isn't Mexican~! It is Native American... I am also from Oklahoma and have been making frybread with my grandmother since I was little... This may be a way to make fry bread but not the way I knew...

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  • on April 29, 2011

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    I'm sorry but I have been making fry bread since I was a teenager. I grew up in Oklahoma and I am Native American (which you don't have to be to make this... but I learned my recipe from an elder. You just need the basics - flour, salt, egg, milk and some sugar. You don't even need to roll it out. Once mixed just put on surface with flour until no longer sticky, divide into balls and press into the size you want with your hands. Poke couple holes in center and fry in hot oil or grease. Then fry ground beef, drain. To make it easy just add pkg. of taco season with a little water and a can of kidney beans, drained, simmer until liquid is asorbed. Put meat mixture on fry bread add toppings desired, I add picante, shredded cheese, sliced black olives, onions, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Simple, easy and delish! Also yummy when drizzled with honey.

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  • on April 08, 2011

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    The fry bread was very nice and golden, but still soft inside after only about 1 to 1 & a half minutes of frying at medium to medium high heat (only flipping once to brown each side, which is perfect. Did not put the beans in with the meat, instead I just spread some beans on each shell and that worked well to keep the meat in the taco. Also used butter instead of margarine or lard. The bread also tastes really good on its own with some honey or maple syrup drizzled on it (almost like a pancake. ^_^

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  • on June 19, 2007

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    Get tired of hard or soft shell tacos? This is a great spin on a great traditional meal!

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  • on January 30, 2007

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    I followed the recipe exactly...... the fry bread will burn at this temp and the center will not get cooked thoroughly. Also the re-fried beans dry out the meat mixture... I say ditch the beans and use the taco meat topped with ranch style beans instead. Also fry the bread at a slightly cooler temp.

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  • on January 12, 2007

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    This recipe is awesome! I love the bread. No more stale taco shells for us! This bread is even good for breakfast the next morning. Thanks for the recipe. It was a nice break from the 'usual' taco!

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  • on September 23, 2006

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    Omit the sugar & fry in lard, will be exactly as made by the Navajos I learned from, can also use canned chili with beans and no other spices.

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  • on August 05, 2005

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    I just moved to Louisiana from Arizona and was craving some southwestern style foods, I tried this out and not only was it delicious, but the entire family was stuffed and most couldn't even finish one fry bread piece. I substituted chicken for the ground beef, great recipe.

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  • on January 20, 2005

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    It was easy to make, and fun. It was
    nice to have a little spin on regular
    tacos for a change.

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