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Miwuk Indian Tacos

from James McGrath, Chef, Lone Wolf Restaurant, Jackson Rancheria

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup self rising flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
Vegetable oil for frying

Sift together the flour and salt into a large bowl. Pour the water over the flour mixture all at once and stir the dough with a fork until it starts to form one big clump. 

Flour your hands. Using your hands, begin to mix the dough, trying to get all the flour into the mixture to form a ball.  You want to mix this well, but you do NOT want to knead it. Kneading it will make for a heavy Fry Bread when cooked. The inside of the dough ball should still be sticky after it is formed, while the outside will be well floured.

Cut the dough into four (4) pieces. Using your floured hands, shape, stretch, pat, and form a disk of about 5 to 7 inches in diameter. 

Heat the vegetable oil to about 350 degrees F. You can check by either dropping a small piece of dough in the hot oil and seeing if it begins to fry, or by dipping the end of a wooden spoon in and seeing if that bubbles. Your oil should be about 1-inch deep in a large cast-iron skillet or other large fryer. 

Take the formed dough and gently place it into the oil, being careful not to splatter the hot oil. Press down on the dough as it fries so the top is submersed into the hot oil. Fry until brown, and then flip to fry the other side. Each side will take about 3 to 4 minutes. 

Indian Fry Bread can be kept warm in a 200 degree F. oven for up to 1 hour. They refrigerate well and can be reheated in a 350 degree F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. 

PORK MARINADE 

1 cup Soy Sauce
2 cup pineapple juice
½ tablespoon cumin
¾ tablespoon minced garlic
1/4 cup lime juice
4 ½ inch slices of Pork Butt

Mix all ingredients together thoroughly then add pork and marinate for 2 hours. For a zing 1 ea. ground ancho chilies can be added. Grill pork until cooked about 4 minutes each side. When done rough chop the pork.

1 cup shredded lettuce
1 cup shredded cheese
1 cup salsa

Place Miwuk Indian Taco on a plate.  Top with pork, shredded lettuce, cheese and salsa.