How to Make Creole 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.

Dice up the turtle meat.

In a pot, combine 3 cups of water, bell pepper, celery, onions, bay leaves, cracked black pepper, and garlic.

Bring the mixture to a boil and then allow it to simmer for about an hour and a half.

Strain off the stock and save it.

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a pot.

Add diced onion, bell pepper, celery, and 2 tablespoons of garlic to the pot.

Add thyme, salt, 1/4 cup of tomato paste, and red wine to the mixture.

Add more cracked black pepper, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, cherry, and canned diced tomatoes to the pot.

Stir in Cajun seasoning and bring the mixture to a simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.

Add 5 cups of turtle stock to the pot while the mixture is simmering.

Make a blonde roux by blending 1/4 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of melted butter until combined.

After 30 minutes of simmering, stir in the blonde roux.

Add the turtle meat that was boiled for the stock to the pot.

Cover the pot and allow it to simmer for 30 minutes.

Top the soup with additional dry cherry and chopped egg before serving.

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