Turtle Soup
Turtle Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 20g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 250 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of hard-cooked eggs, water, cayenne pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the onions you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Instructions
In a heavy 4-qt. saucepan, bring turtle meat and water to a boil. Skim off foam. Chop 1 onion and set aside. Quarter the other onion; add to saucepan along with bay leaf, cayenne pepper and salt. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
Remove meat with a slotted spoon and cut into 1/2-in. cubes; set aside. Strain broth and set aside. Rinse and dry saucepan; melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook chopped onion until tender.
Add flour; cook and stir until bubbly and lightly browned.
Whisk in reserved broth; cook and stir until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer,
uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Add chicken broth, eggs, lemon juice and meat. Simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
Garnish with parsley if desired.