Mock Creole Turtle Soup
--- -----WALDINE VAN GEFFEN VGHC42A---------------- 1/4 lb Butter 1/2 c Flour 2 lb Lean stewing beef -- 1" cubes 1/2 c Tasso -- minced 1 1/2 c Onions -- chopped 3/4 c Celery -- cho...
Ingredients
- 1/2cup flour
- 2lblean stewing beef -- 1" cubes
- 1/2cup tasso -- minced
- 11/2 c onions -- chopped
- 3/4cup celery -- chopped
- 1/2cup carrot -- chop fine
- 3cl garlic -- minced
- 11/2 c tomatoes -- peel, seed, chop
Directions
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WALDINE VAN GEFFEN VGHC42A---------------- 1/4 lb Butter 1/2 c Flour 2 lb Lean stewing beef -- 1" cubes 1/2 c Tasso -- minced 1 1/2 c Onions
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Add flour and cook while stirring until roux is medium brown
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Add onions, celery, carrots and garlic and cook for 5 minutes until soft
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Add meat and all remaining ingredients except eggs, green onions and sherry
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Stir to blend and simmer until meat is very tender, about 1-1/2 hours, add a little water if needed during cooking
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Taste for salt and pepper and, if desired, Tabasco
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Add eggs and cook for 5 more minutes
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Garnish with green onions and pass the sherry