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New native Kitchen : celebrating modern recipes of the American Indian
2021
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Bitsoie, former executive chef of Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, explores the vastness of indigenous cuisine in his exceptional debut. As he draws inspiration from both his Navajo background and a wide sampling of native communities, territorial distinctions become clear and ingredient lists blossom with items both familiar and obscure: hominy, chokecherry, cactus paddles, cranberry beans. A chapter of soups features the "three sisters" of native cooking--corn, squash, and beans--alongside meatier options such as Cheyenne beef and sage. Among the 10 salads are a Seminole-inspired swamp cabbage (known today as hearts of palm) dressed with lemon vinaigrette. An expansive chapter of land and sea dishes brings exciting regional flavors to meat, chicken, and fish in such notable dishes as grilled beef tenderloin with juniper sauce and sumac-braised beef short ribs. Meanwhile, a surprising array of desserts are filled with fruit and often draw their sweetness from agave nectar. Insightful, single-page cultural and culinary histories of various territories are seeded throughout, from the Cherokee in the Appalachians to the Chumash in California ("Malibu in Chumash means 'the surf sounds lovely' "). A diverse and flavorful cultural history comes alive in this riveting celebration of the country's past and present. (Nov.)
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From Freddie Bitsoie, the executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the Smithsonian's Natural Museum of the American Indian, and James Beard Award-winning author James O. Fraioli, New Native Kitchen is a celebration of Indigenous cuisine. Offering delicious dishes like Cherrystone Clam Soup from the Northeastern Wampanoag and Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin from the Pueblo peoples, Bitsoie showcases the variety of flavor and culinary history from 566 federally recognized tribes and provides modern interpretations of 100 recipes that have long fed this country.

Recipes like Chocolate Bison Chili, Prickly Pear Sweet Pork Chops, and Sumac Seared Trout with Onion and Bacon Sauce combine the old with the new, holding fast to traditions while also experimenting with modern methods. In this essential cookbook, Bitsoie shares his expertise and culinary insights into Native American cooking and suggests new approaches for every home cook. With recipes as varied as the tribes that inspired them, New Native Kitchen celebrates the Indigenous heritage of American cuisine.

Table of Contents
Introductionp. 6
Native American Pantryp. 12
Chapter 1Soups
Acorn Squash and Tepary Beanp. 28
Aztec Bean and Roasted Green Chilip. 30
How to Roast Chiliesp. 32
Chaco Canyon / Ancestral Puebloansp. 34
Cheyenne Beef and Sagep. 36
Forest Acornp. 38
Beef vs. Bison-Which Is Betterp. 40
Cheyennep. 42
Onion, Celery Root, and Parsnipp. 44
Pinto Bean and Onionp. 46
Rahbit Stew with Corn Dumplingsp. 48
Red Potatop. 50
Sweet Summer Corn Brothp. 52
Three Sisters Bean Stewp. 54
Hopip. 56
Wampanoag Cherrystone Clamp. 58
Wampanoag and Haudenosauneep. 60
Chapter 2Salads and Vinaigrettes
Amaranth with White Wine Vinaigrettep. 66
Cholla Buds with Pinon Nuts and Lime Vinaigrettep. 68
Dungeness Crab and Applep. 72
Great Northern Beans with Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrettep. 74
Hominy with Bacon Bitsp. 76
Manoomin Rice Fritter Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrettep. 78
Manoomin Rice Salad with Apple-Honey Vinaigrettep. 82
Mixed Greens and Dandelion with Jicama and Prickly Pear Vinaigrettep. 84
Swamp Cabbage Salad with Lemon Vinaigrettep. 86
Seminoles and Muscogeep. 88
Three Sisters Salad with Shallot Vinaigrettep. 90
Chapter 3Vegetables and Starches
Baked Farmer Gourdsp. 96
Blue Cornmealp. 98
Calabasas Squash, Tomatoes, and Queso Frescop. 100
Chumashp. 102
Glazed Root Vegetablesp. 104
Grilled Butternut Squashp. 106
Grilled Cactus Paddlesp. 108
Cleaning Cactus Paddlesp. 110
Manoomin Rice Cakesp. 112
Mashed Cranberry Beans with Coconut Milkp. 114
Sautéed Acorn Squash with Maple Syrupp. 116
Sautéed Fiddleheads with Applep. 118
Blanching Fiddlehead Fernsp. 120
Steamed Manoomin Rice with Thymep. 122
Anishinaabeg-Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteauxp. 124
Stewed Beans with Thyme, Sage, and Tomatop. 126
Summer Corn and Squashp. 128
Summer Squash Mashp. 130
Sunchoke and Potato Pureep. 131
Wilted Dandelion, Mustard, and Spinach Greensp. 132
Zunip. 134
Chapter 4Land and Sea
Beef
Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Juniper Saucep. 142
Southern Ute Breaded Beef with Butter and Sage Saucep. 144
Utep. 146
Stewed Beef with Golden Beetsp. 148
Sumac-Braised Beef Short Ribsp. 152
Bison
Bison Burgers with Caramelized Sweet Onionsp. 154
The American Bisonp. 156
Braised Bison Short Ribsp. 158
Chocolate Bison Chilip. 160
Chickasaw and Chocktaw Nationsp. 162
Chicken
Braised Chicken with Sage and Chokecherry Saucep. 164
Cedar Berry-Rubbed Roasted Chickenp. 166
Trussing a Birdp. 168
Golden Chicken Tamalesp. 170
Green Chili Chicken Pozolep. 174
Saguaro Seed-Crusted Chicken Thighsp. 176
Tohono O'odham Nationp. 178
Stewed Chicken with Golden Tomatoesp. 180
Potlatches, Powwows, and Other Celebratory Feastsp. 182
Duck
Grilled Duck with Apple and Sagep. 186
Roasted Duck with Summer Berry Saucep. 188
Whole Duck with Juniper Berriesp. 190
Lamb
Braised Lamb Shanks with Navajo Steam Cornp. 192
Lamb Soup with Blue Corn Dumplingsp. 194
Lamb with Heirloom Tomatop. 196
Sumac Navajo Leg of Lamb with Onion Saucep. 198
Navajop. 200
Pork
Banana Leaf and Ginger-Braised Pork Shanksp. 202
Grilled Pork Loin with Agave Glaze and Roasted Turnipsp. 204
Apachep. 208
Pork Chops with Caramelized Onion and Prickly Pear Saucep. 210
Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloinp. 214
Rabbit
Braised Rabbit with Mustard Saucep. 216
Grilled Rabbit with Prickly Pear Barbecue Saucep. 218
Sectioning a Rabbitp. 220
Seared Rabbit Loin with Sunchokesp. 222
Fish and Shellfish
Alaskan King Salmon with Crushed Pecansp. 226
Cedar Plank Sockeye Salmonp. 228
Cooking with Wood Planksp. 230
Kwakawaka'wakwp. 232
Cornmeal-Crusted Walleye with Roasted Corn and Green Chiliesp. 234
Piscataway and Nanticoke-Lenapep. 236
Makah Crab Boilp. 238
Makahp. 240
Pacific Halibut Cakes with Caper Mayonnaisep. 242
Pan-Roasted Cumin-Crusted Sablefishp. 244
Sautéed Garlic Spot Prawnsp. 246
Chapter 5Puddings and Sweets
Chia Seed Smoothiep. 252
Chocolate and Piñon Nutcakep. 254
Juneberry and Blackberry Pudding with Lemon and Agavep. 256
Siouxp. 258
Prickly Pear and Cheese Mousse Tartsp. 260
Pumpkin Bread Puddingp. 262
Rice Pudding with Cranberryp. 266
Steamed Indian Corn Puddingp. 268
Summer Peach Crispp. 270
Cherokeep. 272
Toasted Blue Cornmeal with Mixed Berries and Agavep. 274
Warm Apple Bread Puddingp. 276
Further Readingp. 278
Acknowledgmentsp. 280
Indexp. 282
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