TURTLE SOUP

• 2 ½ sticks of unsalted butter
• ¾ of a cup all purpose flour
• 1 pound fresh turtle meat cut into dice sized cubes
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 minced medium onions
• 2 cloves of minced garlic
• 1 tsp oregano
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 cup tomato paste
• 1 quart beef stock
• ¾ cup lemon juice
• 5 finely chopped hard boiled eggs
• 4 pinches of parsley
• 6 tsp dry sherry

In a thick sauce pan melt the butter. After the butter has melted add the flour, and stir often. When the mixture is a light brown set it aside. Get a deep sauce pan (6-8 Quarts) and add celery, garlic, onions, pepper and oregano. And cook on medium heat until the vegetables are see-through. Add the tomato paste and let simmer for 12 minutes. Add the beef stock and simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Add the mixture of flour and butter and cook on low heat, stirring often, until soup is as thick as stew. The soup should also be smooth. Now add eggs, lemon juice and parsley. Use salt and pepper to adjust the taste to your preference. After the soup is served before it is eaten put one teaspoon of sherry in each bowl and enjoy

Burnin' BBQ Sauce

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion very finely chopped
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tbsp paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper powder
• ½ tsp Habanero powder
• ¾ cup catsup
• ½ cup beer
• ¼ cup apple vinegar
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Heat oil in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Sauté onion for about 5 minutes. Add paprika, garlic, Cayenne and Habenero to the onions and mix well. Add beer, vinegar, catsup and Worcestershire sauce, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 30 minutes and stir occasionally. Cover and refrigerate for four days.



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Candied Almonds

• 2 cups almonds
• ¼ cup Honey (Any Kind)
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon (Optional)

First spread out almonds in a shallow cookie pan. Place the pan in the oven THEN turn the heat to 350 degrees. Roast almonds for 12-20 minutes and stir occasionally. In a smaller sauce pan boil honey and butter together over medium heat. Lower the temperature and let simmer for 2 minutes. Add the almonds to the mixture and simmer and stir for another 2 minutes. Pour the almonds and honey mixture onto a cookie sheet sprayed with a non-stick spray. Let the almonds cool the toss them in a sugar, cinnamon mixture. Put them back on the cookie sheet and cook the almonds until the sugar caramelizes. ENJOY.



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Virgin Julep (Beverage)

• ½ orange freshly squeezed
• ½ lime freshly squeezed
• 3 tablespoons pineapple juice
• ½ ounce of flavored club soda (your choice of flavor)

Mix all ingredients, except the club soda, in a drink shaker half filled with ice. Pour drink into a glass and gently stir in the soda and top it off with a mint leaf for looks.



 

By: Justin Wedow