Authentic Turtle Soup Recipe

ingredients

1 pound turtle meat (preferably loggerhead)
1 jumbo onion, minced
3 stalks celery, minced
1/2 cup butter
3 ounces beef base
1 1/2 ounce lobster base
3 bay leaves
1/2 tablespoon oregano leaves
1/2 tablespoon thyme leaves
1/2 ounce Tabasco sauce
2 ounces Worcestershire sauce
1 can (10 ounce size) tomato sauce
2 quarts water
1 cup flour
2 cups water
1/4 lemon (pureed in blender with a little water)
4 boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
1/4 package fresh spinach, chopped
1/2 cup cooking sherry

directions

Brown the first three ingredients in butter in a large stockpot. Add next 8 ingredients and cook for approximately 10 minutes. Stir often.

Add 2 quarts water and cook at medium-high heat for 1 hour.

Combine flour and 2 cups water, and slowly add to soup, whisking constantly. Cook for 20 minutes at medium heat.

Remove from heat and add last four ingredients before serving.

nutrition data

Nutritional data has not been calculated yet.