Recipe: Braised Caribou

Title: Braised Caribou
Categories: Game, Caribou, stews, Steak, Jw
Yield: 8 servings

4 lb Caribou roast
4 Strips salt pork or bacon
Salt and pepper
1/8 ts Cloves
2 Bay leaves
2/3 c Claret
1/2 c Water
1 Onion; sliced
1 c Water
1 c Cranberry juice

Lard the caribou with salt pork or bacon. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and
cloves. Marinate in claret with the two bay leaves for 2 to 3 days in a cool
place. Drain, place in a baking pan, add water and sliced onion; cover and
cook in slow oven (300 degrees) about 1 hour. Add the marinade and the
cranberry juice, cover and cook until tender, about 1 hour longer.