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Terrapins are dishes dating to the late 19th-early 20th Centuries. At that time, turtle dishes were a delicacy. Terrapins were dishes using more common meats, cooked in the same manner as the turtle would have been. In its day, this was considered a very elegant dish.

Servings: 4

Servings: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. - boneless veal
  • 1 - onion
  • 3 stalks - celery
  • 3 - hard-boiled eggs
  • 3 tbsp. - butter
  • 3 tbsp. - flour
  • ½ c. - evaporated milk
  • ⅛ tsp. - mace OR nutmeg
  • cooked rice
  • dash - cayenne
  • 3 tbsp. - sherry
  • salt
  • black pepper
Steps
  1. Place whole veal, onion, & celery in large stew pot. Cover with cold water & sprinkle with salt. Bring to boil & simmer till meat is very tender.
  2. Cool vegetables & meat in broth.
  3. Remove meat from broth & cut into thin, 2-in. long slivers.
  4. Remove vegetables from broth; then simmer broth down to 1½-c.
  5. Melt butter in top of double boiler; then stir in reduced broth, flour, & evaporated milk. Cook, stirring constantly, till thickened.
  6. Stir mace/nutmeg & cayenne into broth; then stir in salt & pepper to taste.
  7. Remove yolks from eggs, press through sieve, & stir thoroughly into broth.
  8. Cut egg whites into strips, stir into sauce; then stir in cooked veal.
  9. Simmer sauce with meat for 5-mins.; then stir in sherry.
  10. Serve over hot rice.
Notes
  • SOURCE: Donegal Cookbook (This recipe was submitted to the cookbook by Betty J. Wilson.)
 

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