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Turtle Soup Recipe

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Ingredients

* 1 1/3 pounds turtle meat
* 4 1/2 cups water
* 2 medium onions
* 1 bay leaf
* 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
* 5 tablespoons butter or margarine
* 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons tomato puree
* 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
* 1/3 cup chicken broth
* 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
* 1/4 cup lemon juice
* Chopped fresh parsley
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Directions

1. 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.
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Number Of Servings:
1
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25mins.

 

 

 

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