Turtle Sauce Piquante

Ingredients

5 lb turtle meat
3 pt water
32 oz tomatoes
1 ts garlic
6 oz tomato sauce
1/2 c celery
12 oz mushrooms liquid
1/2 c shallots
4 onions
3/8 c bell pepper
1/4 c parsley
3 lemon peel

Instructions

Cayenne pepper/generous Salt & pepper to taste Fry meat in minimum oil til tender to fork. Usually 20 35 minutes. Remove. Make a roux of 6 Tbsp oil to equal amount flour. When deep (not dark) brown, add onion. Cook until transparent but don't burn. Add 3 pints cold water and bring to a boil. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, celery, bell pepper, shallots, garlic, mushrooms. Let boil about 15 or 16 minutes. Add fried turtle meat, parsley, lemon peel and salt & pepper to taste. Let simmer over low fire for at least one hour. Serve over hot rice. Also for: Any tough meat, such as large alligator, raccoon. Recipe date: 12/12/87