CREOLE TURTLE SOUP
This is a classic Creole turtle soup from New Orleans. It's super easy to make... once you have a turtle. See the recipe notes for some suggestions.
Provided by Hank Shaw
Categories Main Course Soup
Time 3h20m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Start by making the turtle stock. Put the turtle meat into a large pot and cover with 8 cups of water. Add the bay leaves and about a tablespoon of salt. Bring to a boil and skim the scum that floats to the top. Drop the heat to a bare simmer and cook until the turtle meat wants to fall off the bone, about 2 to 3 hours.
- Remove the meat from the pot and pull it off the bones. Chop as coarse or as fine as you want. Strain the turtle broth and put it into a pot set over low heat to keep warm.
- In a Dutch oven or other soup pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat and stir in the flour. Cook this, stirring almost constantly, to make a roux the color of peanut butter, which will take about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add the green pepper, celery and onion and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the chopped turtle meat and stir to combine.
- Stir in a cup of the turtle stock at a time until you the soup is the consistency of gravy. Add the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne and paprika. Add more turtle broth until the soup thins a bit. It should be thicker than water, thinner than gravy -- like chicken and dumplings if you are familiar with that. Simmer gently for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft.
- Finish the soup with the sherry, parsley, lemon zest and hard-boiled eggs. Add them all, stir to combine and simmer for a minute or two. Add salt, black pepper and lemon juice to taste. Serve alone or with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 408 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Protein 33 g, Fat 19 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 211 mg, Sodium 308 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
TURTLE SOUP
This hearty soup has a real "snappy" flavor from the cayenne pepper and lemon juice. It's a treat and good use of turtle meat. With a salad and fresh bread, a steaming bowlful makes a nice meal. -Dave Wood, Elmwood Park, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 2h40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a heavy 4-qt. saucepan, bring turtle meat and water to a boil. Skim off foam. Chop 1 onion and set aside. Quarter the other onion; add to saucepan along with bay leaf, cayenne pepper and salt. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Remove meat with a slotted spoon and cut into 1/2-in. cubes; set aside. Strain broth and set aside. Rinse and dry saucepan; melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook chopped onion until tender. Add flour; cook and stir until bubbly and lightly browned. Whisk in reserved broth; cook and stir until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer,, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add chicken broth, eggs, lemon juice and meat. Simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325 calories, Fat 18g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 156mg cholesterol, Sodium 898mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 27g protein.
LOUISIANA TURTLE STEW
For the gastronomically adventurous. From the US Regional Cookbook, Chicago Culinary Arts Institute, 1947
Provided by Molly53
Categories Stew
Time 3h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Parboil the turtle meat; drain.
- Make a brown roux of the fat and flour.
- Add onions, garlic, tomato paste, and tomatoes.
- Cook slowly for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Add turtle meat and add enough boiling salted water to cover the meat.
- Reduce by half.
- Add celery, green onions, peppers, wine and seasoning.
- Cover and cook over medium high heat for approximately 30 minutes.
- Mash the egg yolks, chop the whites and add to thicken the stew.
- If the stew gets too thick, add additional water.
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about three hours.
- Half an hour before serving, add the sliced lemon and butter.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 608.5, Fat 28.6, SaturatedFat 12.4, Cholesterol 318.3, Sodium 707.8, Carbohydrate 26.8, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 13.5, Protein 54.7
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