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Native American Venison Stew
Photo: Kevin McCutcheon

Native American Venison Stew

19 ingredients 9 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

548
Calories
42g
Protein
8g
Fat
82g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 18 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Venison 100g cooked 158
Winter Squash 1 cup cubed (140g) butternut 76
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Buffalo not in our table 0
Marjoram not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Stew not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 1 lb venison cut
  • 4 med turnips cut into small pieces
  • 7 x potatoes peeled and cut into small pieces
  • 1 sm winter squash peeled.
  • 5 x onions peeled and chopped
  • 1 whl bulb of smoked garlic
  • 2 tbl buffalo jerky scraps
  • 2 sm hot chili peppers
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder optional
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbl bacon fat (2-3)
  • 3 tbl fresh sage
  • 3 tbl ) fresh thyme
  • 3 tbl fresh marjoram
  • 3 x bay leaves
  • 2 doz cornhusks soaked in water
  • water to cover stew
  • =

Directions

1

Put meat, vegetables and garlic in clay pot with a top.

2

Add jerky, peppers, chili powder and salt and pepper.

3

Stir in bacon fat.

4

Wash herbs well and place them, on top of other ingredients.

5

Fill the cooker with water.

6

Put top on pot.

7

Dig a hole about 1 foot deep in your yard.

8

Line hole with rocks, warmed with the coals of a wood fire, and bury clay pot in the pit

9

After 7 to 8 hours, dig up the pot.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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