How I Cook Turtle Meat | Instant Pot Turtle Stew Recipe

turtle meat

💰Cheaper: chicken

Chicken is more widely available and less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is cheaper.

diced tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are often less expensive.

chicken stock

💰Cheaper: water

Using water is a cost-saving alternative.

Take out 2 pounds of boneless turtle meat from the package and rinse it off, cleaning up any fat.

Season the turtle meat with a splash of apple vinegar, carnal seasoning, sea salt, black pepper, citrus peel, and curry powder.

Add tomato basil garlic seasoning, onion powder, honey, Worcestershire sauce, and Nando's peri-peri sauce to the turtle meat.

Mix all the seasonings into the turtle meat thoroughly, avoiding using hands for sanitation reasons.

Put the seasoned turtle meat in the fridge overnight to marinate.

The next morning, take the marinated turtle meat out of the fridge.

In the stainless steel pot of the pressure cooker, add coconut oil and a couple of chunks of Amish-style roll butter.

Add pre-chopped onions and bell peppers to the pot.

Add the marinated turtle meat to the pot, seasoning with a little more salt if desired.

Prepare rice by adding chunks of butter and chopped onions to Jasmine rice in a separate pot.

Add 2 scoops of rice and 2 bottles of water to the rice pot, letting the water sit out to reach room temperature before cooking.

Close the lid of the pressure cooker and set it to cook for 40 minutes.

Once the cooking time is up, release the pressure from the cooker and check the turtle meat for tenderness.

Stir the rice and serve the turtle stew on top of the rice.

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