County Fair Indian Tacos Recipes

INDIAN FRY BREAD - MAKES ABOUT 12 - COWBOY KENT ROLLINS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• Stir in the oil and 1 ½ cups of the warm water just until its combined. With your hands begin mixing and needed. You may need to slowly add more water to create a soft and slightly tacky dough.
• Cover the dough and let rest 2 hours in a warm location.
• Pour the butter over the dough and knead for a couple minutes.
• Pinch the dough off slightly larger than golf ball-sized. Roll in your hand to create a ball. And place on a floured surface.
• Pat each ball out slightly and then roll out thinly with a rolling pin.
• Fill a cast iron skillet with 1 - 2 inches deep with the fry oil and heat to about 325 degrees.
• Fry the bread until lightly golden brown on each side. Cool slightly on a wire rack or paper towel.

OKLAHOMA INDIAN TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat with onion until the meat is brown and crumbly, about 10 minutes; drain excess grease. Stir in chili seasoning mix, ranch-style beans, and diced tomatoes with green chilies. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the ground beef mixture is thick, about 10 minutes; let simmer while you finish remaining steps.
• Mix self-rising flour with buttermilk in a bowl (dough will be very sticky). Scoop up about 1/4 cup of dough and gently pat into a 5-inch circle on a well-floured work surface.
• Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet until a deep-frying thermometer placed in the center of the oil, not touching the bottom, reads 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Gently place a dough circles into the hot oil and fry until golden brown on both sides, turning once, about 3 minutes per side. Fry bread will expand in size as it cooks. Drain the fried bread pieces on paper towels and place on baking sheets. Transfer to the oven to keep warm while you finish frying the bread.
• Top fried bread with ground beef mixture to serve.

INDIAN TACOS

Steps:

• Combine meat, onion, salt, pepper and Tabasco in a skillet; brown.
• Cover and let simmer while making fry bread.
• ---------Fry bread (Directions) ----------------.
• Beat eggs; add milk.
• Stir in baking powder, flour, salt; mix well.
• Roll out very thin on a floured board.
• Cut into desired shapes.
• Cut a slash in center of each.
• Fry in oil until brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• These are crisp tacos.
• When fry bread is done, layer with meat, beans, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. Enjoy!

INDIAN FRY BREAD TACOS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir in hot water to form a soft dough. Cover and let stand for 1 hour., In a small skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in taco seasoning and water; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Keep warm., Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 4-in. circle. , In an electric skillet, heat 1 in. of oil to 350°. Fry bread circles in hot oil for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden; drain on paper towels. Top each with meat mixture, lettuce and tomato. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

COUNTY FAIR INDIAN TACOS

Steps:

• Place frozen rolls on a greased cookie sheet.
• Let rise until nearly double.
• In the meantime, brown the ground beef, drain, add taco mix and 1/4 cup water.
• Heat about 2" cooking oil in skillet or frying pan.
• Stretch the dough quite thin, fry until golden brown, turning once.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Top each taco with seasoned meat mixture, layer with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.
• You may garnish with black olives, taco sauce and sour cream.

FAVORITE FRY BREAD TACOS

Steps:

• Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl; stir in water just until a fairly sticky dough forms. Set aside to rest while oil preheats.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Divide dough into 6 equal portions. Flatten each portion into a round disc the size of your palm.
• Fry dough discs, one at a time, in hot oil until browned on one side, about 2 minutes; turn over with tongs and cook until browned on both sides, about 1 minute more. Drain fry bread on paper towels; repeat with remaining dough.
• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat; stir in chili seasoning and kidney beans and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Place fry bread on a plate; top each fry bread with a portion of chili mixture, shredded Cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.