Turtle Soup No. 2

 Ingredients

• 8 lbs. of Beef or Veal
• 1 lb. of Ham or Bacon
• 8 Onions
• Pepper
• Salt
• Sweet Herbs
• Liquor of a Boiled Turtle
• Wine
• Spice
• Cayenne
• Ketchup
• Flesh of Turtle
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Directions

• Stew the beef or veal, ham or bacon, and onions.
• Season with pepper, salt, and sweet herbs.
• Make a rich soup of this and then add the liquor of a boiled turtle.
• Season  with wine, spice, cayenne and ketchup.
• Put in the flesh of the turtle as in recipe No. 1.
• Let this boil until tender.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Mark Hesser
Louisiana Anthology
September 26, 2022