Turtle Soup

brennansneworleans.com

Haynes

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 ½ pounds turtle meat, trimmed of all sinew and cut into ¼-inch cubes

8 cloves garlicminced

2 medium-size onions, chopped fine

4 stalks celery, chopped fine

2 medium-size green peppers, chopped fine

1 ½ tablespoons kosher salt, plus to taste

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 medium-size Creole tomatoes, seeded and chopped fine

¾ cup all-purpose flour

3 quarts beef stock

1 cup worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons Crystal brand pepper sauce, or other relatively mild pepper sauce

2 tablespoons finely chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley leaves

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves

5 large eggs, hard-boiled, chopped fine

6 ounces fresh spinach, washed, stemmed and leaves sliced fine

zest from 3 lemons, chopped fine

⅓ cup fresh lemon juice

½ cup good-quality sherry

Directions at brennansneworleans.com

Never lose a recipe again, not even if the original website goes away! Use the Copy Me That button to create your own complete copy of any recipe that you find online. Learn more! It's free!

Page footer