You will love the taste of turtle soup and making our grandmothers turtle soup recipe is healthy and easy.
Turtle soup is soup made from the meat of turtles with spices and fresh vegetables. Our classic turtle soup recipe stewed Tanzania style, like they serve off the river and lakes throughout Africa. In the kitchen, we are
the followers of the wisdom of our ancestors. Cooking is highly socialized and practical art. Each day, while it adds to our food experience it should also
increase African ancestor food knowledge.
Now that intercommunication between
distant nations has become easier and frequent, the rural and city dweller of
Africa commands greater attention to culinary art. One art of cooking Africa offers is how to cook turtle soup. In Africa, snapping
turtles live shallow ponds and streams. Boneless snapping turtle meat
can be fried or stewed, however low heat and
slow cooking methods have the best cooking results.
The four legs and the tail of the snapping turtle are dark meat, the neck and back straps are white meat. Snapping
turtles can average 10 to 12 inches in upper shell length and weigh between 15
to 25 pounds. Two pounds of boneless turtle meat cost between $38 and $50. Turtle meat is healthy with one cup of turtle
meat has around 220 calories, 33 grams of protein and 2 grams of saturated fat.
Turtle Soup Recipe From Our Kitchen
Ingredients
2 cups boneless snapping turtle
meat
1 medium chopped red onion
3 diced carrots
Directions
In a large pot with
a heavy lid over medium high heat add butter, melt then add seasonings. Add flour and turtle meat
stirring well until turtle meat is slightly brown. Add stock and remaining
ingredients. Continue to cook over medium-high heat until the mixture boils,
then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 hours. Dish into serving bowls
and enjoy The African Gourmet easy recipe of turtle soup.
Now that intercommunication between distant nations has become easier and frequent, the rural and city dweller of Africa commands greater attention to culinary art. One art of cooking Africa offers is how to cook turtle soup. In Africa, snapping turtles live shallow ponds and streams. Boneless snapping turtle meat can be fried or stewed, however low heat and slow cooking methods have the best cooking results.
The four legs and the tail of the snapping turtle are dark meat, the neck and back straps are white meat. Snapping turtles can average 10 to 12 inches in upper shell length and weigh between 15 to 25 pounds. Two pounds of boneless turtle meat cost between $38 and $50. Turtle meat is healthy with one cup of turtle meat has around 220 calories, 33 grams of protein and 2 grams of saturated fat.
Turtle Soup Recipe From Our Kitchen
Ingredients
2 cups boneless snapping turtle
meat
4 cups vegetable
stock
2 tablespoons
all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons salted
butter
4 stalks chopped
celery
1 medium chopped
white onion
1 medium chopped red onion
1 medium chopped red onion
3 diced carrots
2 medium red
tomatoes
2 tablespoons minced
garlic
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon
allspice
1 teaspoon freshly
minced parsley leaves
2 teaspoons ground
nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground
ginger
Salt and black
pepper to taste
Directions
In a large pot with
a heavy lid over medium high heat add butter, melt then add seasonings. Add flour and turtle meat
stirring well until turtle meat is slightly brown. Add stock and remaining
ingredients. Continue to cook over medium-high heat until the mixture boils,
then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 hours. Dish into serving bowls
and enjoy The African Gourmet easy recipe of turtle soup.
