Thread: Turtle Soup

Ingredients: 5 cups water, 1-1/2 lbs turtle meat, diced, 1-1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp hot sauce, 1 white onion, diced, 2 cloves garlic, minced, 1/3 cup butter, 1 cup diced red onion, 1/3 cup flour, 1 cup hot salsa, 1/4 cup tomato puree, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 tbsps worcestershire sauce, 2 hard-cooked eggs, coarsely chopped, 1 tbsp capers, drained, 1 tbsp parsley, minced.

Directions: In a soup pot, place the turtle meat, water, salt and hot sauce. Bring to a boil. Cook on a low rolling boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and skim off fat and foam. Add the white onion and garlic. Simmer, covered for 2 hours. Skim again. In a skillet, heat butter to a fast bubble. Add the red onion and cook until tender. Add the flour and cook on low for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the salsa, stir to combine then add the skillet ingredients to the soup pot. Add the tomato puree, lemon juice, and worcestershire sauce and simmer for 20 minutes, uncovered. Garnish with hard-cooked egg, capers and parsley.