Katya's Kitchen

Ground bison with orange peel and added spice… This recipe turned out to be a favorite in my household. Simplicity of lean protein combines with a hint of spices that resemble a mixture of Aztec and South Indian cultures.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground bison
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro
• 1 teaspoon orange peel

Directions

Step 1

Place 1 lb ground bison on the large. frying pan. Turn the heat to medium. I prefer not to preheat my pan before I place the meat on it. It allows for more delicate texture at the end. Using a hard spatula, “shred” the meat, so there are no bulks larger than a nickel.

Step 2

Add 1 tsp salt (freshly ground sea salt is the best), 1/2 tsp ground pepper (I prefer coarse freshly ground black peppercorns, but white or rainbow pepper works well, as well as finely ground supermarket one). Mix salt and pepper well into the meat. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper to taste, or some hot pepper flakes. Add 1/2 tsp dried cilantro, or a small bunch of fresh cilantro. Fresh cilantro is magnificent in this recipe.

Step 3

Add 1 tsp orange peel. Dried Valencia orange peel works well. Fresh orange peel tastes very good here, measure the amount based on your likeness of orange bitterness. Cook for 5-7 minutes total or until all meat is brown and shrunk in size. Enjoy by itself, on top of a salad, or in a taco