Dakota Buffalo and Beer Pie

Ingredients

 * 2 lbs commercially raised buffalo meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
 * 2 tsp salt
 * ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
 * 1 tsp sage
 * ⅓ cup flour
 * ¼ cup oil
 * 1 large onion, chopped
 * 1 carrot, chopped
 * 1 stalk celery, diced
 * 1 large potato, cubed
 * 2 cup beef broth
 * ¼ cup tomato purée
 * 1 cup beer
 * 1 clove garlic, crushed
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 3 sprigs parsley
 * 1 whole clove
 * ½ tsp thyme
 * pastry for a single crust 9 inch pie

Directions

 * 1) Season the meat cubes with salt, pepper, and sage, and dredge in ¼ cup of the flour.
 * 2) Heat oil in a large skillet and brown the meat on all sides.
 * 3) Using a slotted spoon, transfer meat to a heavy dutch oven.
 * 4) In the remaining oil in the skillet, saute onion, carrot, celery, and potato until lightly browned.
 * 5) Using a slotted spoon, add vegetables to meat in dutch oven.
 * 6) Sprinkle remaining flour over drippings in skillet and cook stirring, until lightly browned.
 * 7) Stir in the broth, tomato purée, beer, garlic, bay leaf, parsley, clove, and thyme.
 * 8) Pour over meat and vegetables.
 * 9) Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer until meat is tender, about 1½ hours.
 * 10) Pour into a deep 9 inch pie dish and let cool.
 * 11) When meat is cool, roll out pastry and cover dish.
 * 12) Cut steam vents in crust and bake in preheated 425°F oven for 30 – 35 minutes, until pastry is browned.