Commander's Palace shows us how to make turtle soup

turtle meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is more accessible and lower in fat.

sherry

🥗Healthier: white wine

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

White wine offers a similar acidity, while apple cider vinegar is more affordable.

Start with a really good veal stock, let it go for about 24 hours.

Prepare a creole mirepoix with onion, celery, and green bell pepper; sweat it down with a good amount of garlic.

Add real Cowan snapping turtle to the mirepoix.

Finish the soup with fresh eggs, hot sauce, a splash of Worcestershire sauce, Creole seasoning, and fresh ground black pepper.

Add crushed eggs, lemon, and a little bit of sherry to the soup.

Incorporate spinach to make the soup nice and bright.

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