Name: Turtle Soup
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
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, cubed -; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour -; 3 tablespoons tomato puree -; 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce -; 1/3 cup chicken broth -; 2 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped -; 1/4 cup lemon juice -; Chopped fresh parsley, optional -

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25 min.

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Ingredients for - Turtle Soup

1. 1-1/3 pounds turtle meat -

2. 4-1/2 cups water -

3. 2 medium onions -

4. 1 bay leaf -

5. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper -

6. 1-1/4 teaspoons salt -

7. 5 tablespoons butter, cubed -

8. 1/3 cup all-purpose flour -

9. 3 tablespoons tomato puree -

10. 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce -

11. 1/3 cup chicken broth -

12. 2 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped -

13. 1/4 cup lemon juice -

14. Chopped fresh parsley, optional -

How to cook deliciously - Turtle Soup

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

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.