Bayou Turtle Soup

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs turtle meat
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 8 tablespoons flour
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup shallot, chopped
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery & tops, fine chopped
• 3 large bell peppers, fine chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons cloves
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 cups beef stock
• 2 lemons
• 6 tablespoons sherry wine
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 1/4 cup green onion, tops
• 3 hard-boiled eggs

Recipe

• 1 melt butter/add flour to make roux (don't burn).
• 2 add onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, celery and garlic.
• 3 cook over med heat about 30 minutes.
• 4 add meat in small pieces, then add salt, black pepper, red pepper, bay leaves, thyme, cloves, allspice, grated nutmeg, beef stock, and water.
• 5 bring to boil then simmer 2 1/2 hours.
• 6 thirty minutes before soup is done, add worcestershire, lemon and sherry.
• 7 turn off fire add parsley an green onion tops to add more flavor add mor water if needed.
• 8 prior to serving, add sliced eggs.
• 9 serve with garlic french bread.