Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

------------------------INGREDIENTS-----------------------------
3 lb Turtle meat - boned cut 2 qt Water
-in 1 inch cubes 1/4 c Beef extract
1 c Shorteninng - or salad oil 2 ts Celery salt
-or Crisco 4 ea Bay leaves
Do not use olive oil 2 ea Lemons - cut in half
1 c Onions - diced 1 ts Thyme
1 c Celery - diced 1/2 c Parsley - chopped
6 ea Garlic cloves - chopped Salt and lemon peper to
1 c Flour -taste
1 cn Tomato sauce - (16 oz. can) Garnish

-------------------------DIRECTIONS------------------------------

Saute turtle in shortening until very brown and set aside. Brown
flour (add more if needed). When brown add onion, celery and garlic
and cook 10 minutes. Add tomato sauce, water, beef extract and then
meat and all other ingredients, except garnish. Simmer about two
hours or until meat is very tender. Garnish with lemon and chopped
egg and add sherry to each plate before serving. This makes one
gallon and freezes well. From The Official Louisiana Seafood and Wild
Game Cookbook.

Submitted By MICHAEL LOO On 08-21-95

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