Navajo Tacos (Indian Fry Bread)
This Navajo style dish is easy to make in the kitchen but it’s also easy to make if you’re camping and only working with a campfire and basic kitchen supplies. It’s a rustic and simple dish which tastes great.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 can pinto beans drained
- 2 sliced tomatoes lettuce and sour cream, to serve
Instructions
- Mix the flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.
- Pour in the water and mix to make a dough.
- Let it sit for 5 minutes.
- Put the dough on a floured surface and break off golf ball-sized pieces.
- Roll each one out to a ½-inch thick 6-inch round.
- Heat the oil in a 2-inch deep pan and fry each bread disc until puffed up and golden.
- Flip to cook the other side, then drain on paper towels.
- Brown the beef with some salt and black pepper in a skillet, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
- Add the beans and cook for 10 minutes.
- Spread the meat mixture over the fry bread and top with tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream, then serve hot.
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