A recipe for Mock Creole Turtle Soup. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Mock Creole Turtle Soup shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
1/4 lb. Butter1/2 c. Flour
2 lb. Lean stewing beef, cubes
1/2 c. Tasso minced
1 1/2 c. Onions chopped
3/4 c. Celery chopped
1/2 c. Carrot chopped fine
3 cl Garlic minced
1 1/2 c. Tomatoes peel, seeded chopped
2 Tsp. Tomato paste
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1 Lemon seeded chopped fine, including juice and skin
1 Tbs. Fresh parsley chopped
1 Tsp. Dried leaf thyme
1 1/2 qt Beef stock
1 Tsp. White pepper
1 1/4 Tsp. Cayenne pepper
3 Bay leaves
3 Eggs hard-boil chop
Green onions chopped for garnish
Sherry
Directions
Heat butter in heavy sauce pan brown beef cubes and remove. Add flour and cook while stirring until roux is medium brown. Add onions celery carrots and garlic and cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add meat and all remaining ingredients except eggs green onions and sherry. Stir to blend and simmer until meat is very tender about 1-1/2 hours add a little water if needed during cooking. Taste for salt and pepper and if desired Tabasco. Add eggs and cook for 5 more minutes. Garnish with green onions and pass the sherry. Source: Upperline Restaurant N.O.LA.WALDINE VAN GEFFEN
