Turtle Sauce Piquante

Name: Turtle Sauce Piquante
Cook time: P1H30M
Total time: P1H45M
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: turtle meat; water; tomatoes, canned; garlic; tomato sauce; celery; mushrooms; shallots; white onion; sweet red bell peppers; parsley leaves; lemon zest; cayenne pepper; salt and black pepper

Yield

servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

90 min

Ready

105 min

Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
5	pounds	turtle meat cut in 2 inch cubes	*
3	pints	water cold	*
32	ounces	tomatoes, canned whole
1	teaspoon	garlic finely chopped
6	ounces	tomato sauce
½	cup	celery finely chopped
12	ounces	mushrooms plus liquid
½	cup	shallots finely chopped	*
4	each	white onion finely chopped
⅓	cup	sweet red bell peppers finely chopped	*
¼	cup	parsley leaves finely chopped
3	each	lemon zest small slivers	*
1	x	cayenne pepper generous	*
1	x	salt and black pepper to taste	*

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
2.3	kg	turtle meat cut in 2 inch cubes	*
1.4	l	water cold	*
924.8	ml/g	tomatoes, canned whole
5	ml	garlic finely chopped
173.4	ml/g	tomato sauce
118	ml	celery finely chopped
346.8	ml/g	mushrooms plus liquid
118	ml	shallots finely chopped	*
4	each	white onion finely chopped
79	ml	sweet red bell peppers finely chopped	*
59	ml	parsley leaves finely chopped
3	each	lemon zest small slivers	*
1	x	cayenne pepper generous	*
1	x	salt and black pepper to taste	*

Directions

Fry meat in minimum oil til tender to fork, usually 20 to 35 minutes.

Remove.

Make a roux of 6 tablespoon oil to equal amount flour.

When deep (not dark) brown, add onion.

Cook until transparent but don't burn.

Add 3 pints cold water and bring to a boil.

Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, celery, bell pepper, shallots, garlic, mushrooms.

Let boil about 15 or 16 minutes.

Add fried turtle meat, parsley, lemon peel and salt and pepper to taste.

Let simmer over low fire for at least one hour.

Serve over hot rice.

Also for: Any tough meat, such as large alligator, raccoon.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Nutrition Facts

645g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1704% of calories from fat

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 1g 1%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 388mg 16%

Total Carbohydrate 13g 13%

Dietary Fiber 7g 26%

Sugars g

Protein 12g

Vitamin A 17% • Vitamin C 83%

Calcium 16% • Iron 22%

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