Navajo Food

By : Alex Fox

Navajo Mutton Stew Recipe – Slide 1 . navajo Orchata ( ground rice drink) – slide 2 . Navajo succatosh – slice 3. Navajo Fry Bread – slide 4 .

Contents

Hearty mutton stew is loaded with vegetables

and flavor. Mutton is simply older lamb, so if you cannot find mutton, most navajo people substituted lamb.

Ingredients 1 16 oz can –stewed tomato 1 ½ cups of chopped celery 1 ½ cups of sliced carrots 2 cups – cubed potatoes 1 16 oz. beef gravy 2 lb of beef stew meat , cubed . ½ cup chopped onion ½ diced yellow squash (optional)

Navajo Mutton Stew

Orchata (or Orxata in Catalan) is a popular soft drink

from the navajo which is popular throughout Four Corners. There is some confusion amongst foreigners as to what orchata is actually made of.

Ingredients ½ cup sugar 1 cup long grain rice 1 cup of water 4 cups milk ½ teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla

Navajo Orchata ( ground rice drink)

Succotash is a food dish consisting of corn and

lima beans or other beans. Other ingredients may be added such as tomatoes and green or red peppers.

Ingredients 2 cups fresh lima beans 4 cups fresh corn off the cob 3 tablespoons butter ¼ cup whipping cream ½ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Navajo Succatosh