Homemade Turtle Soup

Published on August 23, 2013 | By The Social Chef |

- Prep Time
- 30 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 360 Minutes

For some folks, myself included, the thought of eating turtle soup seems a little odd. But there are so many types of cuisine that just don’t fit into some of our beliefs as a food. I’ve had many rather unusual types of cuisine in my life and I have yet to be able to tackle eating organs of any kind. That being said, I had turtle soup pretty often growing up and this was my first time trying to make it. I will not lie, I assited my friend who made it. I only chopped and diced and watched as he made it. Turtle soup if not prepared properly is rather tough. So makig it in a crockpot for hours breaks down the muscle and it is very tender. You can just pull the turtle meat apart with ease and it will slowly do it on it’s own the longer it cooks. If it doens’t, allow it to cook longer. Turtle isn’t always easy to find and when you do, removing it from its shell is a daunting task but well worth the effort. If you never make it and you see it on a menu some where, give it a try, it really is very tasty. Don’t forget to drizzle on a little dry Sherry.

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Ingredients

1 ½ lbs turtle meat cut into 1 inch cubes
1 ½ cup chopped sweet onion
½ cup chopped celery
¼ cup chopped red peppers
28oz can chopped tomatoes in puree
4 garlic cloves minced
½ cup chopped parsley
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon thyme
½ cup Worcestershire sauce
½ cup dry sherry
1 lemon juiced plus zest
Flour to dust turtle meat
Salt & pepper
8 tablespoon butter
Turtle Stock
8 cups water
2 celery stalks
1 onion quartered
2 carrots
Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Season turtle cubes with salt and pepper
2. Dust turtle cubes in flour and add to a large heated skillet over medium high with 1/3 of butter melted (saute in batches adding more butter each time just to brown the meat and set aside)
3. Add onion, garlic, celery, peppers, pinch of salt and saute for 3-minutes just to absorb some of the flavor from the meat.
4. Add to a crockpot on medium heat
5. Add remaining ingredients and turtle meat, cover and cook for 4-hours stiring occasionally

Servings : 16
Ready in : 360
Course : Appetizer, Entrée
Recipe Type : Seafood, Soup

Instructions

1. Season turtle cubes with salt and pepper
2. Dust turtle cubes in flour and add to a large heated skillet over medium high with 1/3 of butter melted (saute in batches adding more butter each time just to brown the meat and set aside)
3. Add onion, garlic, celery, peppers, pinch of salt and saute for 3-minutes just to absorb some of the flavor from the meat.
4. Add to a crockpot on medium heat
5. Add remaining ingredients and turtle meat, cover and cook for 4-hours stiring occasionally

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The Social Chef

Michael Van Horn (aka MJ) 'The Social Chef', has incorporated his passion for culinary with his love and artistic ability of photography, his infatuation with writing, his charismatic ways of ...