Ingredients
- 4 onions
- 3 lemon peel
- 1,400 ml water
- 1,400 gr turtle meat
- 600 gr tomatoes
- 170 ml tomato sauce
- 120 gr mushrooms liquid
- 65 gr shallots
- 50 gr celery
- 45 gr bell pepper
- 7 gr parsley
- 3 gr garlic
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 Tablespoon 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: 0.011494252873563