Turtle Soup

13 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. veal bones, cracked
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 4 c. beef stock, cold
  • 5 c. tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 3 whole cloves
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 c. sherry
  • 1 c. cooked turtle meat
  • 1/2 lemon, sliced
  • 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    Brown bones, onions and carrots very slowly in butter in heavy pan.
  2. 2
    Add flour and stir until blended.
  3. 3
    Add cold beef stock, tomatoes, cloves, salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    Heat slowly to boiling; skim, cover, and simmer 2 hours.
  5. 5
    Strain stock through a fine sieve and cool quickly.
  6. 6
    When cold, remove fat and if necessary clarify soup. Add turtle meat and sherry, bring to a boil and serve with a slice of lemon and chopped egg.
  7. 7
    Serves 6.

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