Does anyone out there can tell me how to prepare a turtle,is it fried,or made into asoup how do i dress it??

Question

I live in Tenn and we have turtles all over and i would like to try prepareing one to eat & need some advice about how and maqybe a recpie and which kind of turtle can be eaten ,softshell or snapper ??

Answer 1

BBQ Turtle Steak

For those of you that haven't had the opportunity to have BBQ turtle steak, you don't know what your missing. Green, hawksbill, loggerhead, pond, or stream turtle can be used.

Ingredients:

3 lbs. turtle steak
6 limes
¼ cup of olive oil
½ teaspoon garlic powder
clove of garlic
dash of white pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Clean and rinse the turtle well. Cut into steaks ½ to ¾-inch in thickness. Squeeze the lime juice into a 9-12" baking dish. Rub the cut lime into the steak, "you should get the oil of the peel into the steak". Rub the steaks with cut garlic clove, lightly sprinkle with salt and place them into the lime juice, refrigerate for 1 hour.

Remove from lime juice, brush with lots of olive oil, sprinkle with white pepper and garlic powder, add more salt if necessary. BBQ over hot coals until the steaks are tender.

A fresh green salad, corn fritters or hush puppies along with some herb rice are excellent compliments for BBQ turtle. ENJOY!!!


also


Turtle Fricassee With Wine
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients:
2 ½ to 3 pounds turtle meat
salt
red pepper
flour for dredging
½ cup dry white wine
¼ cup onion, chopped
juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon parsley, finely chopped
3 tablespoon butter or margarine
¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
Directions:
Rinse turtle pieces and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and red pepper. Dredge in flour. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown pieces on all sides - about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Drain off oil. Add remaining ingredients, cover, and continue to cook for about 45 minutes or until tender.
This fricassee, which is simple and honest in flavor, is delicious with boiled potatoes, a green salad, and a crusty, homemade bread.

Answer 2

Rick's Smothered Turtle, Cajun Style

2 lb turtle steaks
1 x salt
1 x ground black pepper
2 lrg sweet onions
1 lrg sweet pepper
4 med tomatoes
3 x bay leaves
1 x clove garlic, crushed
1 cup mushrooms
2 x lemons

Trim turtle steaks into 1 1/2-inch squares, season well with salt and pepper, squeeze lemons over meat and let stand awhile. Add plenty of chopped onion, sweet pepper, chopped, 4 tomatoes cut into eighths, 3 bay leaves, crushed garlic clove and mushrooms. Moisten well with stock made by boiling salted turtle trimmings and smother very slowly in a tightly covered skillet until turtle is tender. Serve with big mounds of rice. This will feed 4 farm boys.


Comments: For those of you that haven't had the opportunity to have turtle, you don't know what your missing. Green, hawkbill, loggerhead, pond, or stream turtle can be used.

Answer 3

I personally prefer it battered in catfish batter and fried in peanut oil. I know snapper turtle is safe to eat. Usually found in large lakes. Watch out, they'll take your finger off! Turtle soup recipe is below.

Answer 4

snapper i think... i heard that some softshell turtle are poisonous... u better be careful.... prepare it by : frying it... it tastes nice... add some chillies and fry in olive oil...put some flour to cover it

Answer 5

OMFG dont eat turtles!!! i love them you cant eat them!!

Answer 6

oh what is the world coming to!!!! haven't you ever heard of BURGER KING?