C'est Bon (Smoked Turtle soup)

Badgerjacob · Jan 16, 2017

Livin' on the water in south Louisiana has it advantages and disadvantages. On the negative side we have to deal with the rising tides, the floodwaters and the hurricanes that whip up in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. On the positive note, we shall never ever go hungry.

I caught this guy less than twenty feet from my backdoor while fishing for catfish. I like to smoke my turtle whole before I cubed it up and only for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees. It adds a very mild yet noticeable smoke flavor to the roux.

And the roux is a butter based.

Most of the local Cajun restaurants do not serve over rice, they eat it like a soup. I prefer over rice which actually makes it more like a gumbo than a soup.

Lordkifar · Jan 16, 2017

Never had turtle....curious to know, what does it taste like meaning, what taste comes close to it?

Badgerjacob · Jan 16, 2017

Lordkifar said:
Never had turtle....curious to know, what does it taste like meaning, what taste comes close to it?

As a stand alone meat, it has a very similar taste to veal.

ModelMaker · Jan 16, 2017

I have no words.....
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Gore · Jan 16, 2017

Haven't had turtle soup probably 40 years. The stuff we got in Mexico had a pretty strong flavor, completely unique. We used to eat it quite a bit. I have no idea how to describe it, but I still have the taste memory after all those years. I'm sure the flavor depended on the type of turtle and what it ate.

Lordkifar · Jan 16, 2017

Badgerjacob said:
As a stand alone meat, it has a very similar taste to veal.

Gore said:
Haven't had turtle soup probably 40 years. The stuff we got in Mexico had a pretty strong flavor, completely unique. We used to eat it quite a bit. I have no idea how to describe it, but I still have the taste memory after all those years. I'm sure the flavor depended on the type of turtle and what it ate.

It is now going on my list of things to try....

Clasko2 · Jan 16, 2017

That looks amazing.

Badgerjacob · Jan 16, 2017

Lordkifar said:
It is now going on my list of things to try....

I only eat two varieties of turtle. The snapping turtle and the soft shell.

scp · Jan 16, 2017

Lordkifar said:
Never had turtle....curious to know, what does it taste like meaning, what taste comes close to it?

I always heard there are seven different kinds of meat in a turtle....not sure where that came from...but that was always the legend around here.

I ate turtle soup once at local pub..couldn't tell as it was blazing spicy...and I like spicy.

bigdog10 · Jan 16, 2017

My Grandpa used to make turtle soup. thank's for bringing that wonderful memory back..

Grain Belt · Jan 16, 2017

Wonderful looking meal by the OP. Seeing this post brought back some great memories. An older friend of mine had a rural MN phone maintenance route. He would always drive from rural town to rural town via back roads to go by sloughs and swamps. He would pick up snapping turtles and keep them alive in his basement and change out the water for a couple weeks. He would then butcher them and then save the meat for a big feed on Super Bowl Sunday. He would make a turtle stew that was excellent.

Badgerjacob · Jan 16, 2017

Grain Belt said:
Wonderful looking meal by the OP. Seeing this post brought back some great memories. An older friend of mine had a rural MN phone maintenance route. He would always drive from rural town to rural town via back roads to go by sloughs and swamps. He would pick up snapping turtles and keep them alive in his basement and change out the water for a couple weeks. He would then butcher them and then save the meat for a big feed on Super Bowl Sunday. He would make a turtle stew that was excellent.

Turtle meat is awesome, and very expensive if you had to buy it.

Norm · Jan 16, 2017

I've made it a couple of times but wish you lived closer to show the technique for butchering one.

Awesome meal btw!

Badgerjacob · Jan 16, 2017

Norm said:
I've made it a couple of times but wish you lived closer to show the technique for butchering one.

Awesome meal btw!

I learned from youtube. :mrgreen:

dadsr4 · Jan 16, 2017

Norm said:
I've made it a couple of times but wish you lived closer to show the technique for butchering one.

Awesome meal btw!

All I can remember is that my grandma started with this.

woodbutcher1 · Jan 16, 2017

dadsr4 said:
All I can remember is that my grandma started with this.

Any sharp tool to detach the head is a plus. I always used a machete for that task. I trapped snapping turtles for several years and had a blast. Turtle soup has unique taste,due to the different types of meat all being cooked together. We also enjoyed just to dust it off with seasoned flower,
egg wash, bread crumbs,fry it up in a cast iron chicken fryer, when golden brown, place pieces on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for an additional 1 1/2 to 2 hrs until tender.Some awesome eating.

T.Mac · Jan 16, 2017

Looking good! Haven't had turtle soup in years and definitely wouldn't turn down a plate of that. :thumb:

Titch · Jan 16, 2017

Great post, most of my questions have been asked
I,m surprised how red the meat is

BillN · Jan 16, 2017

Beautiful looking roux Badger, definitely something I would like to try. Thank you for posting.

Big George's BBQ · Jan 16, 2017

YUM I love turtle soup With rice it would be excellent too

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