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Three Sisters Stew

Name: How to cook Three Sisters Stew - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

skunkmonkey101

Three Sisters Stew

The three sisters. The native American people made mounds to grow their food. The corn grew tall. This allows the beans to grow upward like on a pole. The squash leaves covers the ground not allowing weeds to grow as easily. Also produced nitrogen so the plants grew in harmony. This was the staple crops that fed millions of people throughout their existence.

Ingredient

8 cups

water

2-1/2 cup

dried pinto beans

4 cups

winter squash

2 ears

corn

large onion

medium carrots

2/3 pound

ground sirloin/buffalo/ venison either one

1/4 pound

smoked bacon

48 ounces

beef broth

1/2 teaspoon

salt

1 teaspoon

ground sage

1 teaspoons

whole leaf dried oregano

1 teaspoons

ground cayenne pepper

1 teaspoons

finely ground black pepper

1 cup

yellow cornmeal

1 tablespoon

molasses

1 tablespoon

sugar

1/2 teaspoon

cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon

ground paprika

large eggs

1 teaspoon

double acting baking powder

1/4 cup

hot water

1 cup

self rising cornbread mix

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Wash and look the beans over remove any debris, bad beans, or stones. Add to a pot add 8 cups water. Bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Cover and turn off heat and let soak for 1 hour. Drain after an hour and rinse the beans. Add to a pot.

* Step 2

While you wait peel and remove seeds from the winter squash. Save the seeds to plant or toast.

* Step 3

Now that it is peeled slice and cube the squash.

* Step 4

Remove the corn from the cob.

* Step 5

Dice the bacon. Add the squash, beans, and corn to the broth.

* Step 6

Add the spices, the wash, peel, and dice the carrots. Dice the bacon and add them to the stew. Rest of the ingredients are added now for the stew. Let simmer for 45 minutes.

* Step 7

Everything is done.

* Step 8

Now for the fall apart dumplings. Add all the ingredients except the hot water and cornbread mix. I had a 1/2 cup of hot water, but only used 1/4 cup. The more water I had it was easier to hold heat. Ease the water in till you use a 1/4 cup.

* Step 9

Let rest 15 minutes so the baking powder and cornmeal can work keep covered. Add in the cornbread mix.

* Step 10

It will tighten up just a bit. Spoon in the fall apart dumplings till you have about this much in the picture left. That's for frying. Add 2 cups of water to the stew to help it not burn or get too thick.

* Step 11

Heat a skillet add the remaining mixture to the hot skillet and fry. When the bubble craters appear it's time to turn. Turn it, cover it for 3 minutes. Then just turn off the heat. Let rest in skillet covered till ready to eat. This will let it rise a bit and get done.