Luckytrim
Grill Master
Snapping Turtle Soup
1 good-sized snapper
2 large carrots
2 fist-sized potatoes
1 large onion
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 TBL old bay seasoning
pepper to taste
the turtle;
cut hole in near the toes of a hind foot and pass a heavy string through.
tie to wash line or pole. cut off head and let turtle bleed out overnight.
scald in boiling water and remove skin. cut around shell where it meets the
skin.
remove guts in one piece. remove lungs. cut meat into six pieces: neck,
four legs and tail. boil until meat can be picked off bone, about an hour.
remove meat from bones.
slice and cook all vegetables in broth till tender.
add cloves and spices.
when vegetables are about done, put meat back in.
will feed 4 to 61 good-sized snapper
2 large carrots
2 fist-sized potatoes
1 large onion
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 TBL old bay seasoning
pepper to taste
the turtle;
cut hole in near the toes of a hind foot and pass a heavy string through.
tie to wash line or pole. cut off head and let turtle bleed out overnight.
scald in boiling water and remove skin. cut around shell where it meets the
skin.
remove guts in one piece. remove lungs. cut meat into six pieces: neck,
four legs and tail. boil until meat can be picked off bone, about an hour.
remove meat from bones.
slice and cook all vegetables in broth till tender.
add cloves and spices.
when vegetables are about done, put meat back in.
Snapper Soup is served in the most elegant restaurants............... and they ain't talking about red snapper, the fish, neither !
