Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

5 lb Turtle meat, cut 2" cubes
3 pt Water, cold
32 oz Tomatoes, whole, can
1 ts Garlic, finely chopped
6 oz Tomato sauce
1/2 c Celery, finely chopped
12 oz Mushrooms + liquid
1/2 c Shallots, finely chopped
4 ea Onions, white, finely chop
1/3 c Bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 c Parsley, finely chopped
3 ea Lemon peel, small slivers
1 x Cayenne pepper/generous
1 x 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

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