Recipe: Moose Meat Perok

perokThis is the recipe used at the CIRI and The CIRI Foundation Friendship Potlatches each fall.

Start to finish: 75 minutes (30 minutes active)

Servings: Approximately 6

Ingredients:

2 frozen pie crusts, thawed
1 pound ground moose meat
1 pound ground beef
3 cups long-grain white rice, partially cooked
1-2 shakes soy sauce, or to taste
½ celery stalk, chopped
¼ large onion, diced
1-2 eggs, beaten
1-2 shakes Worcestershire sauce
½-1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 package beef au jus mix
1-2 shakes garlic powder
1-2 shakes onion powder
cups water
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 375 F.
  2. Place rice in large bowl and cover the top layer with soy sauce (1-2 shakes or to taste).
  3. Mix in celery, onion, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, garlic power, onion power, beef au jus mix, and salt and pepper.
  4. Combine rice mixture with moose meat, beef and water.
  5. Place in 9×13-inch pan.
  6. Cover with pastry crust. Trim overhang and crimp edges.
  7. Bake 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.