Moose and Rabbit Pie

Ingredients

• 2 ounces salt fat pork
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 lb moose, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 medium rabbit, skinned and quartered
• water

ROUX

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

PIE DOUGH

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg, beaten
• milk

Directions

1. 1

   Cut salt fat pork into thin slices, about 1/8 inch thick, and render out fat in a large pot, turning slices often. Remove and discard the remaining salt fat pork.

2. 2

   To the fat in the pot, add onion, moose and rabbit, and sauté until browned. Add enough water to barely cover, and simmer until meat is tender. Remove bones from rabbit; cut meat into 1/2 ich pieces and return to pot.

3. 3

   MAKE ROUX:

4. 4

   In a separate small pot, melt butter; add flour and cook, stirring for about 2 minutes, until bubbly. Add to pot with meat, stirring to make gravy.

5. 5

   TO MAKE DOUGH:.

6. 6

   In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter and shortening. Add beathen egg, tossing lightly with a fork.

7. 7

   Make a well in center; add enough milk to make a medium-textured biscuit dough. Roll out half the dough and line a 9-inch pie plate. Fill with meat mixture.

8. 8

   Top with remaining dough, sealing edges well. Cut slits in top to vent. Bake at 350F until dough is nicely browned, about 25 minutes.