Creole Turtle Soup Recipe

Turtles are said to contain about 7 different flavors of meat, so it would be very easy to slip a more inexpensive meat in with the Turtle, I’ve even heard of some places slipping in some Alligator. Finding Turtle Meat in your area, you may have a bit of a challenge. If you have a great Asian Market in your area, it’s probably your best bet, they may even have them live if you would like to butcher them yourself.

 It’s a messy business job, with a lot of blood and lot of squirming. Keep the fuss down you can buy frozen.


Creole Turtle Soup Recipe

Roux:
1 Cup cooking oil

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

(By now you should know how to make Roux)

1 lb Turtle Meat Cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1 1/2 Cup Onion, Finely Diced

1 Cup Celery, Finely Diced

1/4 Cup Green Onion, Finely Sliced

2 tsp Garlic, Minced

1 1/2 Cup Fresh Tomato, Diced

1 Qt Beef Broth

1/8  Cayenne pepper

2 Tbsp Fresh Thyme Leaves

1 Tbsp Fresh Marjoram, Chopped

Salt and Black Pepper to taste

1/4 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice

4 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce


 Lemon Slices

Parsley Finely Chopped

4 tablespoon unsalted Butter


Made The Roux...


In a large saucepan or dutch oven, melt  butter over medium-high heat, add the diced Turtle Meat and saute until nicely browned.

On medium heat, add onions, the celery, and garlic. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Saute until the vegetables are tender.

Add the tomatoes, cook for 10 mins.add the Beef broth, Worcestershire, Cayenne, and Bay Leaves.

Bring to a boil  simmer for 20-30 mins, stirring occasionally and skimming off any impurities that may rise to the surface.

Whisk in the Roux, simmer until thickened and smooth. Add the Thyme, and Marjoram, simmer for 15-20 minutes more.

Add the Lemon Juice and simmer

Serve with green onions and fresh Parsley  on top
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Serve garnished with Lemon Slices and Parsley.

You can make this soup a stew by adding whole potatoes and carrots during the 20-30 mins boil.