Best County Fair Indian Tacos Recipes

NAVAJO TACOS (INDIAN FRY BREAD)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the warm water and mix using a fork until a dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, then transfer to a clean bowl and cover tightly in plastic wrap. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
• Divide the dough into 8 equal sections by pinching off golf-ball sized balls of dough, then pat and roll out the dough balls into roughly 6-inch discs on a lightly floured surface. Keep them covered with plastic wrap while you prepare to fry them.
• Heat 3 cups of oil in a large skillet or frying pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the oil temperature reaches between 350 and 360 degrees F. Working in batches, fry each disc in the hot oil until the dough is golden brown on one side, then carefully flip with tongs and fry on the other side. Set on a paper towel to drain oil and stick in a warm oven to stay hot while the other fry bread is cooked.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat, then add the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes, just until they begin to soften. Add the meat and brown with the onions.
• When the meat is no longer pink, add all of the spices, kidney beans, tomatoes, and chilies, and decrease the heat to medium-low. Stir everything together, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then use to top Indian fry bread for Navajo tacos.
• Add any toppings you like to the base of fry bread and taco mixture, piling it high.

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.

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.

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.

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 TACO

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Stir in enough water to make a dough. Divide dough into 4 pieces and form into 6-inch patties.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry patties in batches until puffed and golden, about 5 minutes per side.
• Place bannocks on serving plates and top with chili, tomato, Cheddar cheese, and lettuce.

EASY INDIAN TACOS

Steps:

• Thaw bread dough until workable.
• Combine hamburger, taco seasoning and pinto beans and cook until meat is done.
• Remove meat and beans from heat and let cool.
• Shape bread dough into the shape of a silver dollar pancake (maybe a little bigger depending on your appetite and frying pan).
• Place dough in fryer and cook on each side until golden brown (not all parts of the dough will get brown).
• Remove bread from grease and place on paper towel.
• Top bread with taco meat and beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, shredded cheese, sour cream, olives, guacamole, hot sauces whatever you like.

INDIAN TACOS

Steps:

• Combine meat, onion, salt, pepper and Tabasco in a skillet; brown.
• Cover and let simmer while making fry bread.
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• 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!