To Dress Turtle Steaks

Ingredients

• Turtle Steaks (Turtle fin)
• Pepper (season to desired taste)
  
• Salt (season to desired taste)
  
• Mace (season to desired taste)
• 2lb bag of Flour
  
• 1/4 cup of Butter
  
• 1/4 cup of Lard
• 1 Lemon
  

Directions

1. Remove the steaks from the thickest part of the turtle fins.
2. Season the steaks with your desired amount of pepper, salt and mace.
3. Flour the steaks.
4. Mix 1/4 cup of lard and 1/4 cup of butter together.
5. Pour the lard and butter mixture into a hot skillet.
   
6. Fry the floured steaks in the melted lard and butter mixture.
7. Pour just enough water, over the fried steaks and allow them to simmer for 15mins.
8. Squeeze a lemon over the steaks before serving.
   

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Ty Hughes
Louisiana Anthology
January 14, 2021